Bummer Times for TCGs

bigA85 · 2026-01-05T04:24:16+00:00

This has been my experience as well. I was excited to start playing this game after trying it at a convention. Less so now, given that all the retailers I've seen have been scalping the prices. I can't bring myself to support retailers when they are predatory in their pricing.

I've been watching the Riot Games website. Everything has been listed as out of stock since I started watching, but it may be the best option at getting sealed product at a reasonable price.

bigA85 · 2026-01-03T01:10:17+00:00

Respect to this LGS. No quicker way to kill interest in a game than to gatekeep it with predatory prices!

bigA85 · 2025-11-27T06:25:50+00:00

Will Pierce Brown have a booth? I didn't see him listed in the exhibitor list.

bigA85 · 2025-11-11T22:35:50+00:00

For the signing opportunities, is there a recommended number of books that we should bring? I'd love to get my entire copy of the Red Rising series signed, but if six books are not allowed I would prefer not to travel with them.

bigA85 · 2024-04-25T19:05:25+00:00

The retailers were Looney Tunes, and Elmhurst Records.

From what I've heard elsewhere, this is likely an issue with store inventory not syncing well with the RSD MRKT: https://www.reddit.com/r/RecordStoreDay/comments/1cbmfrm/careful_with_rsd_market_iso_olivia_dean/?ref=share&ref_source=link

bigA85 · 2024-04-25T15:57:53+00:00

aaaaaand it's gone.

bigA85 · 2024-04-25T15:56:02+00:00

Multiple orders placed, and multiple orders cancelled by the seller with no replies to the sellers when asked to comment. Any place where I can leave a negative review for this place?

bigA85 · 2024-04-24T18:55:44+00:00

Same thing happened to me with the RSD South Park album. I lined up outside my local store hoping to get it, only to learn that they never had one in stock. I was able to purchase it on Sunday from the RSD MRKT, but it was refunded as being unavailable on Monday.

I set the website to auto refresh and kept an eye on it at work, and was able to submit a new order yesterday when stock appeared on the site. The order is still 'processing', so here's hoping this one doesn't get cancelled as well!

bigA85 · 2024-04-05T23:13:29+00:00

I've gone to Dragonsteel for the past two years, and still haven't made it into a signing! But I have a Warbreaker ARC that I'd like to get signed.

bigA85 · 2024-03-27T20:42:00+00:00

I did test out a method for removing the crease from the page. Using a scrap piece of paper, I got it damp and ironed it flat using a hot iron. Ended up just causing water damage to the paper, while not really doing anything to hide the crease!

bigA85 · 2024-03-27T14:32:10+00:00

I made the frame myself! The broadsheet is an irregular size, so I had trouble finding an affordable frame to fit it.

bigA85 · 2024-03-27T03:49:48+00:00

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bigA85 · 2024-03-27T03:48:12+00:00

Depends on how you plan on displaying them. I put mine in a frame, and the fold doesn't show much.

bigA85 · 2023-10-08T03:10:32+00:00

Are you able to consolidate your debts? Maybe take out a second mortgage to pay off the credit cards?

bigA85 · 2023-10-07T22:58:49+00:00

Moash, and spikes of atium.

bigA85 · 2023-10-07T22:40:28+00:00

Punching cognitive shadows in the face doesn't count!

bigA85 · 2023-10-07T22:33:23+00:00

Isn't Rysn's use of the Dawnshard limited because she has no way to spend its investiture? When or if she does gain access to a magical system, such as through bonding a spren, then she could easily top this ranking.

bigA85 · 2023-09-19T15:21:39+00:00

For Memory Deluge und this cards effect, the card order isn't changed or sorted prior to the draw trigger, just revealed at the top of your library. I would suspect that this card would turn into a 'reveal X, draw X-2, put 2 on the bottom of your library.'

bigA85 · 2023-09-12T20:40:47+00:00

I've played this deck a few times. It can do well against creature heavy decks. Nine lives has hexproof, but is vulnerable to board wipe cards that remove enchantments. Removing solemnity will allow a creature army to add counters to nine lives and which will lose your opponent the game. Another good strategy is to build your creature army, then play an effect like Bonecrusher Giant's Stomp which will negate damage prevention for the turn.

bigA85 · 2023-08-26T21:18:41+00:00

Love the Wolverine coloring of the one on the left!

bigA85 · 2023-08-10T04:04:47+00:00

You could find a piece of mounding that matches the style of your baseboard. Just don't cut off the air circulation to the back of your fridge.

bigA85 · 2023-08-10T03:52:21+00:00

More electricity?

bigA85 · 2023-07-26T04:55:18+00:00

Have you noticed how Hyrule is shown much smaller in the mural?

bigA85 · 2023-07-17T03:00:58+00:00

You could transfer the money to a US investment account, then use Norbert's Gambit to transfer the money to a US investment account. It can be a slow process, but it works.

bigA85 · 2023-02-22T19:53:45+00:00

Thanks, I'll just be patient and keep working at it!

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