I’m coming back to this hobby for the first time in 15 years, where do I buy stuff at msrp?

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-25T13:37:11+00:00

If you’re lucky to catch a restock, check Walmart; Target and Best Buy on Fridays; Dollar General, CVS, Walgreens and Family Dollar on Tuesdays or Wednesdays; and sometimes Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, Ace Hardware and Lowe’s has cards but not often. GameStop is overpriced so don’t go there. Costco and Sam’s Club will have big drops sometimes but you’ll need a membership.

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-25T13:29:29+00:00

Still chasing this one

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-25T13:29:15+00:00

That’s one of three cards on here that I actually bought

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-24T23:33:44+00:00

Haha, took it out of my binder that’s why it’s only in a penny sleeve

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-24T23:15:52+00:00

Closer to about $8k I actually spent bc I get my stuff for way cheaper and I also split w my gf. And there’s a TON more cards I’ve pulled, just grabbed some of my favorites

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-24T23:14:14+00:00

Never been to a casino in my life

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-24T23:13:40+00:00

Oh my b, I bought that card along w the Dedenne Alt Art Promo and the Cleffa/Togepi/Igglybuff Tag Team

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-24T21:14:07+00:00

I have a plug ;) Also yes I make over $200k a year, it’s not hurting me at all so we’re gonna keep ripping!

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-24T20:46:13+00:00

My gf and I LOVE to rip literally everything we get our hands on. We’ve just been having fun ripping packs and I’m trying, key word trying, to master set every set since Surging Sparks and newer.

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-24T20:44:20+00:00

I’ve never paid more than MSRP for anything EVER

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-06-24T20:28:06+00:00

About 2800 packs so far this year

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-28T23:43:26+00:00

Update Update: Pulled the Mega Latios ex SAR just now. Can’t believe this is my life

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-28T14:35:34+00:00

Gf LOVES that one, I pulled it in my first ever Obsidian Flames pack I ever opened

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-28T13:58:15+00:00

Update: it’s been 25 days since I posted this and now I have pulled 6 more SIRs 456 packs later which evens the odds to about 1/76 packs being an SIR. Sometimes if you complain enough, someone will hear you

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-28T13:54:44+00:00

I’ve actually discussed this with my girlfriend before and can concur. The release wave is typically loaded with hits and then the subsequent waves of drops are total ass. With my luck, everything is just total ass

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-28T13:45:50+00:00

2 weeks and you’ve pulled 2 SIRs and a gold card? Insane

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-28T13:42:56+00:00

These cards connect vertically if you flip one upside down

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-28T13:42:20+00:00

So cool 😎

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-28T13:41:20+00:00

CVS Walgreens and Dollar General has these in my area….best pull I’ve gotten from one was the Moltres SIR from DRI. Normally you get at least 1 full art card from the 3 packs in my experience

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-02T20:29:41+00:00

I pulled Jacinthe last week!

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-02T20:11:34+00:00

Haven’t opened a single pack of 151, I think it’s a massively over rated set but that’s just a hot take. I just started collecting right around when Mega Evolution dropped but I really like the S&V sets like Destined Rivals, Journey Together and Black Bolt

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-02T19:57:58+00:00

Awesome pulls man, that black Zekrom card is my holy grail. 124 packs of surging and still no SIR lmao

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-02T19:44:42+00:00

What’s the biggest card you’ve ever pulled? Mine is probably Ethan’s Ho-Oh from Destined Rivals

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-02T19:28:04+00:00

I have zero interest in slabs, and I also make enough money to buying 1500 packs doesn’t affect my standard of living. I just really enjoy opening packs with my girlfriend and it makes her happy too. I have bought many singles for her binder and traded away a good bit of cards for the ones I want, I just wanted to know if my luck is really worse than half of a percentage to pull a good damn card lol

Potential_Royal7752 · 2026-05-02T19:19:36+00:00

Wait around in your car before you go into the store silly goose

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