General Forum

I sort of feel like Target is letting happen what they were sort of trying to prevent.

You still have to go to service to ask for stuff like Pokémon cards, but they just left the baseball cards out for some reason. And even with the limit of how many you can buy at a given time, what's gonna stop someone from doing multiple purchases at once?

The Wal-Mart at Sherwood Park along H16 had the same issue with all four boxes of the 2021  Optics cards, could tell instantly that they had all been weighed. But what do you do? Bitch and ask for a discount goes nowhere because its 3rd party sales and they have no authority. Blah blah blah.

My heart goes out to so many of You loyal TCDB Comrades!  For those of Us that can, let's support Our LCS as much as possible, as those are the ones that can give Us personalized attention as Collectors, especially as We continue to establish good relationships with Them . . .

Yours in The Journey - Felix

I have given up collecting.

The new stuff anyway. It's never on the store shelf, it's over inflated and most of it is being bought up by the investors not leaving anything for the hobbyist.

The only new stuff I have is when I pick up bulk cheap lots from a local collector who buys and only pulls out the good stuff. I'm probably paying around 10 cards for a penny and I get a lot of junk era stuff in those lots too but I get hours of enjoyment going through it all.

Is it cheaper just buying what you want instead of paying the outrageous prices for unopened these days? I understand part of the fun is opening up a pack for the big hit. I haven't bought much new for a couple years so I'm just curious if there is any value in buying and opening anymore?

I haven't bought packs for years now but I am not an investor, I am a collector.  I rather buy the cards I need knowing that I am getting a step closer to my goal of finishing a set or adding to my PC.  I too buy large lots from these investors who pull the good cards and dump the rest for pennies on the dollar. 

Same with me, I would rather Buy or trade for cards I need than buy new. The price for most products make it hard to justify the price. 99% of the time the hit you get isn't someone you collect , But trying to find someone willing to trade or buy is even harder to find. I have started to dabble in some breaks. But alot are random so again unless you are a collector "which I am" you may never get the person or the team you are looking for. 

Nobody has put any blame on the card companies.  They're the ones that hype the MEM and manufacture the scarcity.  There is no reason they can't use decoys in every pack to make every pack equal.

I watch a lot of breaks. Every breaker can tell by feel which pack has the MEM and saves it for last.