D King Gallery Rock Posters

I took a long lunch one day and drove with a friend to D King Gallery in Berkeley just to check the place out.
Parking was the worst ever and had to park far away and pump the parking meter!!!
The Gallery was nice enough and had a lot of neat stuff but the owner was not present and the person working was ignorant about everything.
Nothing i wanted was priced and he did not know what to charge. he spent most of the time trying to call his boss on his crappy cel phone that had no reception.(for god’s sake dude… get a land line)
I flipped through the comics and nothing was priced there either. Quite disappointing so we left with nothing but wasted time.
So last week i tried again to go there but first i called to make sure that things would be different and got the owner on the phone. He informed me that NONE of the comics had prices as he did not feel it was important to do that ahead of time.
I guess he does not want our money.
i went up to the Escapist comic book shop on claremont and got satisfaction. The guys at the Escapist are pros and have there crap together.
Not like the D King Gallery which seems to be clueless on how to run a pseudo comic shop.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

D King Gallery is a nifty little cross-​section of music, pop culture and nerdy coolness. It’s mainly a shop for rock posters– which you will see plastered over every inch of the vaulted wall space– but they also have band and graphic tees, vinyl records, new graphic novels, vintage comic books, trading cards, art books, toys figures and models, and random collectible whatnots. D King Galley is basically your cool older brother’s room when you were a kid.
This shop is a place where you can easily drop some major bills, but there are some deals to be found. I found a vintage Prince LP for only $ 6– sploosh! Bring your inner child to D King Gallery, and buy that super awesome thing you didn’t have the chance (and disposable income) to purchase as a kid!

Saw a sign on the corner and wandered in because I am a vintage geek at heart. Looked around the store and was very impressed with the range, quality, and uniqueness of the merchandise displayed. The rock posters are all beautiful and prominently displayed, the toys behind the counter were incredible and of a caliber I’ve rarely seen. I even found an original Star Wars soundtrack vinyl that made me uncharacteristically giddy.
I asked for a specific comic series that I was looking for and was directed to it right away. The staff was friendly and conversational and the owner was very professional. I have been to some ‘comic’ stores where the employees make me feel very uncomfortable because my look doesn’t match the stereotypical collector profile. None of that pretentiousness exists here.
This is not a thrift store. Do not come here hoping to find a sweet deal on some forgotten treasure. Expect to pay out some bills. It’s very easy to go in with one thing in mind and find 3 more things you never knew you wanted. Well done!

This place is awesome. Such a great collection. I found my poster from their online gallery as they have a much wider selection listed there. But going into the store is a good experience as you get an idea of what you may be looking for. Employees were super friendly and remembered my name after coming in on a couple of occasions. I mean, really, there isn’t one negative thing about this place. Prices are very fair and selection ranges from pop, rock, hip hop to The Simpsons and Family Guy. I will be back.

If you are looking for a quality online shopping experience D. King Gallery is not your place. Or a place where you can trust the store owner.
I ordered a set of sleeves from Mr. King and returned them in the original box without even taking the sleeves out of the box. I had found a better solution for storing my posters. The sleeves were untouched. It took me 4 phone calls to reach Mr King. I left multiple message and emails. None of them were returned.
Finally once I did reach Mr. King, he told me they don’t usually take back the sleeves but since they were untouched, he would take them back. BUT he insisted I get insurance on the package. This sounded very odd.
Of course I did get insurance and sent the package back. After confirming the package was delivered I again called multiple times. One I got him on the phone, Mr. King said he received the package and that it was damaged. Wait? So you don’t call your customers to tell them this? You make them call you to track down the package?
He was admit that UPS would handle this as a claim and that they «stop by the store» every day. Well of course, UPS didn’t approve the claim because they insisted the package was not packed right. Mr. King packed it! So long story short, an online purchase later has lost me a couple hundred dollars. Thank you Mr. King.
D. King Gallery is no where close to having the quality of service you grow to expect from businesses in Berkeley and those deal in great art. Very disappointing experience. I hope no one ever has to go through the same ordeal as I have or lose out on a couple hundred dollars.

Dennis has the one of the finest selection of vintage ephemera to be found anywhere. As a customer of Dennis King since 1977, I highly respect his expertise on all vintage and rare paper memorabilia. I went to his gallery last week and we had a big laugh about the Eden Hashish Centre posters from Kathmandu, Nepal. The posters were dirt cheap when I bought them from Dennis in the 70s.
D King Gallery currently specializes in vintage rock posters, but Dennis also has a vast selection of sports and non-​sports cards, and other sports collectibles. If he does not have it in his gallery, I am certain he knows somebody that does.