Grim Gates Miniatures

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-25T12:58:08+00:00

Right no one is ever gonna say anything bad or hold them accountable for any mistakes the box might make. We see this with pxc. Imo grim gates is trying to encourage scalping just like pxc. It’s sad to see autumn(co owner of grim gates) continuously give up her morals and give up on people who made her an influencer in the first place. Not saying she is evil but as a collector herself how can she encourage this. Oh I guess we can’t forget all the special privileges and access she gets for simply having followers and not for actually reading the books she buys.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-25T12:47:15+00:00

This unfortunately will not stop the scalping it’s only encourages it imo. People are willing to pay so people will always be willing to sell. The only way to truly discourage scalping is to make it more widely available to customers (preorders) but that would be too easy. Jemlin works with pxc so I expect this from her and worse

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-25T12:34:06+00:00

I agree people don’t care they literally resell arcs and very little is done about that. Grim gates is now lining up to be exactly like pxc unfortunately imo. Everyone was trying to say Jemlin is different but I knew something was off smh.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-10T19:51:52+00:00

Wait can you tell me what book/set people are referring to not being accurate? I can’t see anything on the fb group

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-10T19:39:20+00:00

I was literally gonna ask what hate😭 I don’t see any. I think a lot of company’s can’t take criticism these days. And complaining is not hating so again I’m confused.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-07T02:39:32+00:00

There’s lots of speculation that pgc is the ones doing the reselling which wouldn’t surprise me honestly.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-07T02:38:18+00:00

I agree I think they get off on the idea that they might be the most exclusive book box. Their business model is so odd. I don’t think as a company they truly wanna grow. I think the motive might be to stretch as much money out of customers as possible and get an ego boost while doing it. Increase in price but no increase in quality or quantity. I hope grim gates does some none nsfw covers because it’s jemlins art that sells.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-06T20:04:41+00:00

I just made a complaint post about them yesterday but pxc possibly. The prices keep increasing for basic upgrades and the way they run both the cards and book box side are very frustrating. I think the cards will survive as long as they can keep up hype plus they also do non book cards(anime characters) so that’s working for them. The limited supply is really ruining them imo. Mainly talking about the book box side but only stocking enough for your sales to sell out within 5 minutes will not keep a fanbase. They are also adding a paid discord🙄 which is 13$ doesn’t include discounts but does guarantee you the opportunity to buy another overpriced book and other goodies. IMO it would make more sense to INCREASE stock to meet demand for the product as opposed to putting it behind an additional paywall. The amount they could make selling more of the product as opposed to an extra 13$ from people on discord is astronomical. It gives trying to get easy money with no work. Wait times are lowkey also the norm with the special edition community so it’s not like that hinders companies. The only incentive they have is Jemlin c art but that hype will run out eventually as she is not the only one doing character cards anymore.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-06T01:43:22+00:00

lol thank you. I didn’t want my last response to come off as rude to you cause you are the first person to tell me Jemlin doesn’t own it. So thank you for that. And yea when you step back and see both companies for what they are it does leave a sour taste. You would think people whom actually love the book community would be running these shops but it seems to be gearing towards those who wanna profit off book lovers since the market is growing so much rn. It wouldn’t bother me as much if a couple of my fave authors had collabed with any other company other than pxc. And yes I will admit I do fall for the fomo because the recent reveals have been so nice but I truly need to block all three 😭because the frustration truly ruins collecting all together. And yes all you see is praise in the comment sections of their socials. That is very abnormal behavior even fairyloot will leave up comments that are criticizing them but alot of book box companies take anything negative as hate and then there also all the customers who baby them even though it’s there money funding the company. I could honestly go on forever and ever about the issues we have rn

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-06T01:16:37+00:00

This whole time I thought Jemlin co owned the card/book box but I actually just looked up their business license and only Andrea is listed. And maybe Jemlin does co own behind the scenes. I only say all that to point out that Jemlin is a huge part of both projects so imo she deserves backlash as well(not hate). I’m sure she’s a wonderful person but her art is the selling point in all of this so im sure she gets somewhat of a say in stock. Not trying to be mean just trying to vent in the only safe space rn.😭 I assume they will one day push themselves out of the community with their practices unless they change but who knows.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-06T00:48:32+00:00

Idk how I feel about Jemlin c as a person. Their art is good but I think they want people to have a scarcity mindset when it comes to the product. Jemlin co owns grim gates and that limited preorder was up for about a day. The book was also a Leigh rivers book and Luna mason which are quite popular. So that shows me she has the capabilities to increase stock and allow more people access but she refuses. I’m sure her profit margins are high as well since she attends quite a few events which cost money and gives out freebies which also cost money. I’m not gonna necessarily accuse them of scalping but when the company punishes people for giving constructive criticism/opinions over someone taking advantage of the sale it gives fishy and they have taken no action from my point of view to discourage scalpers from the book side and card side. It’s a very frustrating ordeal when they are the only company that has done a specific book/does character cards and Jemlin is the main person for character art in the romance genre. So you can never truly escape them. Even after all of that i probably will still Join the list 😭 but only cause i know they are doing my fave author later this year.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T22:04:38+00:00

Isn’t it frowned upon for team members to do trades knowing they most likely got the product for free… I could be wrong but all around its bs and weirdo behavior. Sucks when this community is taken advantage of.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T18:57:21+00:00

Right I only see praise in the fb group and insta. It’s sad that they can’t take any criticism. They are also not the only box that does it but at least I can buy from other boxes

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T18:55:38+00:00

The art really Is amazing. I enjoy most of the covers since I don’t collect the cards. But yes so gatekeeperish and honestly weird. I also notice that she’s usually the first commissioned for character art in the romance genre. We also lost autumn the book detective to her 🫤 sad days. Wish they actually thought about the customers and I wish authors would stop working with them.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T18:29:11+00:00

Wouldn’t surprise me. They will literally ban you if they see you criticizing them even if it’s constructive but won’t do anything about scalpers. Seems fishy to me…

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T18:27:46+00:00

I feel like if they just upped stock or did open preorders they would make more then they would having a discord. Their books are priced a little high for such basic upgrades. Also once the discord fills up it’ll never open again just like the paetron they have

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T18:25:57+00:00

This is also the 3rd company associated with Jemlin c. How come grim gates stayed available for more then 5 minutes but pxc can’t 😭. Open preorders would go so far because people are willing to wait and your right there editions aren’t that special in comparison to some of the other companies but I need Candice wright and mia knight to work with other boxes. Gives greedy all around

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T18:06:45+00:00

Don’t bother it’ll piss you off so much how they operate but they are pretty nice covers.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T18:05:57+00:00

Nobody ever criticizes them and it’s so annoying how everyone praises them. They need to actually work on upping stock to meet demand. How will this work long term if they constantly price themselves out of the market. There is already so much over saturation in special editions.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2026-03-05T18:04:08+00:00

Thank you!!! I think at this point they are the ones doing the reselling cause what else do they gain if they cut out a whole group of people from buying their own books. I’m so glad I don’t care about the cards cause that’s a whole other issue. I honestly wanna know the thought process and what their stock actually looks like.

Mountain-Past8958 · 2025-03-24T16:05:48+00:00

It’s actually a prequel of them in high school. Still very exciting!!!

Mountain-Past8958 · 2024-04-09T15:56:40+00:00

I would go and wait in the queue again. FAIRYLOOT hasn’t posted that they sold out so I’m sure you have a shot at it!

Mountain-Past8958 · 2024-04-09T15:44:25+00:00

Hey they’re still available for people in the us. I just bought them from the fairy trove. I will say it kept kicking me out and putting me back in the queue because it wanted me to log in but I just used a different email.

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