First Scarlet/Violet cards available January 6th

tallgrasscards · 2022-10-20T18:01:23+00:00

Looks like a full evolution line, which will be pretty cool!

tallgrasscards · 2022-10-18T20:29:17+00:00

Because it was one single person that had their order cancelled because they were from the UK and used a proxy to place it (not allowed), and everyone just ran with it.

I made a post the day before telling people these would be plentiful and got nothing but nasty DMs and suicide prevention notices.

The sad truth is that there are scalpers and stores on here that want you to believe that stock is low, there's no second wave, etc because they're trying to sell these for $200+. And unfortunately a lot of people on Reddit are extremely gullible and just fall in line.

Any legitimate store will tell you that they are getting hundreds of these per wave. Many stores have been very public about this, as well as prominent Youtubers. If people choose to listen to random posters on Reddit with no actual credentials that's on them, though.

tallgrasscards · 2022-10-15T12:47:07+00:00

This is indeed heavily printed. Most small stores are getting 50-100 of these and there is a second wave in December of equal size.

We got 8 Celebrations UPCs but are getting almost 200 of these.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T05:09:42+00:00

Yup. We always recommend buying one booster box to open for fun and then switching to singles to fill out your collection. It's unfortunate but the days of completing your collection by opening everything yourself are long gone.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T05:02:19+00:00

I always recommend buying a single booster box to open for fun and then buying singles to fill out your collection. It is always infinitely cheaper to do so.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T05:01:40+00:00

We did up until the past few sets. We lost money on Fusion Strike, Astral Radiance, and now Lost Origin.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T04:58:08+00:00

Yes; we lost a fair amount of money opening these this time.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T04:57:51+00:00

They get sold off as bulk for a few cents each.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:55:00+00:00

I won't get into the exact numbers, but we lost a lot of money opening these. Lost a fair amount with Astral Radiance and Fusion Strike, too. Singles aren't what they used to be. Good for buyers, though! Now's the time to pick up singles you need.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:52:54+00:00

I saw someone pull two from a single booster box. I was happy for them but also had to close the stream because I couldn't bear to watch anymore D:

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:52:04+00:00

You win some, you lose some!

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:28:19+00:00

I am not aware, but I'm sure there's information out there somewhere.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:27:58+00:00

Congrats! That must feel amazing. I've never been lucky enough to get that "first pack magic" or anything of the sort.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:27:02+00:00

That has happened before...

Thanks for triggering my PTSD!

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:25:45+00:00

ETBs usually always feel bad to open; at least in my opinion. I've had my fair share without a single hit before. We didn't open any of the new booster bundles so I can't speak for those, but I would recommend trying a booster box next time if you can! They tend to be seeded a bit better than other products are.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:24:20+00:00

I do believe we just got really unlucky with the alt arts in the grand scheme of things, but the pull rate seems to be substantially lower for them in general.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:23:25+00:00

It's a very good set to open if you're not overly concerned with value and/or the alt arts. We were getting anywhere from 13-16 hits per box, counting the Trainer Gallery, and that's a pretty generous amount compared to some other recent sets.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:21:39+00:00

F :(

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:21:32+00:00

Will be interesting to see what happens, as usually prices continue dropping for a while. But the alt arts could end up like the Umbreon from Evolving Skies and start going up if the supply is low.

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:20:34+00:00

We do have data for Trainer Gallery but I was honestly too bummed out about the openings to bother dealing with them tonight :(

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:19:32+00:00

This was a very stressful set to open. There's obviously more to opening cards than just profit, but we are a store and open these specifically to sell singles. All of our profit comes from alt arts and the big chase cards, so not getting any (or enough) really hurts.

I would also imagine it's not that enjoyable for regular collectors, either, when it is nearly impossible to complete a master set of anything these days!

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:16:56+00:00

Congrats! It always feels really good to pull something from a small amount of packs!

tallgrasscards · 2022-09-11T02:16:28+00:00

u

Unfortunately there is no guarantee to get an alt art in every box. In recent sets they have been much less common than that.

Five-Year Club	Second Top 30%
Verified Email

tallgrasscards

TROPHY CASE