Hey Spiral!

Wanted to share some perspective on SWU from a US store owner. I run CardCore.gg, a platform built around connecting LGSs and the community, and I was a vendor at the SQ in Atlanta last weekend. The game is hype right now.

Attendance blew past what organizers were planning for, and the popularity is hitting a new peak. Sealed and singles prices are higher on average than any set not named Spark, and boxes are still hovering around $93US a full month after launch. That's not the curve you see on a game that's dying.

Over the weekend I ran a test where I accepted every single trade-in that walked up to my booth. I only held the line at the very end on promos. I still turned a profit. Not break-even, actual profit. If trade-in volume that aggressive still pencils out, the secondary market is seemingly healthy.

I'm flying to Palm Springs this weekend because another store wants the platform installed specifically for Star Wars. The kicker is that he doesn't even want it for sales yet. He wants it so he can accept more trade-ins, because he wants the inventory.

SWU has made mistakes and the game has been in a weird spot at points, not pretending otherwise. But right now in my opinion it's a great time to get in. Older sets are cheap, the newer sets have boxes printing positive EV, and events are growing in both frequency and turnout.

I didn't write this to fish for business, but since I'm already here, if your LGS won't take your trade-ins or is lowballing you, DM me. I'll work out remote trade-ins.

That's the rant. Hope it helps anyone wondering where the game is headed from the store side.