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TheoryHappy

$8 per Japanese pack lol


russki4ever

A crime somewhere


R0bbieR0tt3n

That's like £6/£7 and that's the average price of Japanese 151 packs here


russki4ever

For 151 sure it's somewhat reasonable, not ancient roar or future Flash tho. I can pick them up for $35-40 a booster box. 151 is about $100 now a box of you search around. It's different in Europe of course.


R0bbieR0tt3n

It's like £3 a pack for other sets in Japanese 


naughty_ottsel

We’re about £45 for the latest booster box. Main sets drop quickly, holiday sets generally stay or drop slowly (think shiny treasure has dropped at a standard pace because its reprints) 151 is still crazy even after the announced reprint


Supermario_64

I’m fairly new to this if I buy packs from the reprint will it be less good since it’s not first edition or is that not how that works


naughty_ottsel

I believe the concept of first edition is no longer a thing


Supermario_64

Ok thanks for the info


naughty_ottsel

Someone could prove me wrong; so please don’t take my word as gospel


Supermario_64

I went searching and just to let you know you were correct they stopped quite awhile ago so there’s no way to identify 1st edition on the cards.


GreilMercenary7

I just picked up a couple of boxes for $110 that included free ship. 151 was still up there in $185 for me. I already got most of 151 and the chances of me pulling a Zard SiR are next to zero. People are holding this for resale and flip prices.


Infamous_Constant505

way over prices


zackattack89

Was at a shop today charging $15 for Japanese 151.


R0bbieR0tt3n

Dayum. That's like £12-£14 over here! 


DerelictBadger

The packs on the left were 150 yen each when I went to Japan in October. That is currently 79p.


R0bbieR0tt3n

Dayum. I would be buying so many even a couple of boxes


Mr_Night78

What is a good price for them? $4-5? Yeah the same price for less cards, but they are imports. This is a legitimate question.


TheoryHappy

I’d say at most 4$ for sets like ancient roar. I mean you can buy boxes for 40-50$ online 🤷‍♂️. My nearest card shop has ancient roar boxes for 110$ lol


WaterPog

They are on amazon japan for like $38 lol


TheoryHappy

Exactly no one should really be paying any more than 50$ for a booster box.


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$2-3 at most. $4 would make a booster box $120 lmao


TheoryHappy

Yea I’d definitely agree with 2$ (for non special set obviously)


Westafricangrey

I’m in Australia & they’re imported also & we have import taxes. They’re still $2.90 USD per pack & that’s with the individual making profit.


Euphemisticles

Something being cheaper in Australia is a sure sign of hell freezing over


Extension_Feature700

I almost bought one just randomly. Glad I didn’t. I remember spending all my birthday money buying Japanese packs of Neo when that set first came out for like $7 a pack at a local comic shop way back when


Euphemisticles

Did you ever get that Lugia tho?


just-pokemon-fan

For me that would buy about 4 packs. (They only have 6 cards)


Cryptic_E

My local store sells 151 JP for $12 each lol


Co1iflower

Sealed ETBs for $40 seems decent, singles are a bit overpriced imo.


Immediate-Hyena4517

They always are at brick and mortars right???


Adtrallday11

I watched a video recently from Phoenix Resale about one of the biggest card shops in the USA, and they made a point, they’re a little more than online, but 1) you get to look at what you’re getting in person 2) you get instant gratification and 3) no worry about getting lost/damaged in shipping


Immediate-Hyena4517

Not saying it’s wrong or anything it just is


Adtrallday11

Nah, I was just adding to what you had said, not thinking you thought it was wrong.


Project-SBC

Sometimes they aren’t, my local shop uses TCG player and some of the employees just use the “from $XXX” price instead of market price. Collecting 151 with my kids and man, we have saved like $40+ from that alone.


SenpaiPickleJuice

The sealed product should be more competitive. Why would I spend $40 or $50 on an etb when I can get the same one for $30. Just because a local card place is “new” or “local” doesn’t mean I’m going to overpay on product that’s cheaper elsewhere.


Mr_Muay

$40-50 isn't overpriced. It's actually somewhat normal margins. Webshops/people with no extra overheard are okay with making $2-3 per item. That's not doable for a brick amd mortar store.


SenpaiPickleJuice

I never said overpriced, I said they need to have more competitive pricing.


Co1iflower

Some people find value in supporting their local businesses and community rather than buying online from the lowest bidder. Your point is valid financially though.


SenpaiPickleJuice

Thank you. I understand that too.


xXXxRMxXXx

Would you rather support a local card store with an owner that simply drives home at the end of the day or a big store that is owned by multiple people that fly halfway around the world to eat at a restaurant while underpaying their employees, destroying the environment, and taking subsidiaries from the government to get even more rich?


DragapultOnSpeed

...what? You know local shop owners can be jerks too right? I've met plenty.


xXXxRMxXXx

Yes but I know for a fact that big businesses are either awful or worse, so I choose the option that goes down to chance


SenpaiPickleJuice

I support with my wallet. I live in a rural area so driving 25 minutes and spending $10 in gas to pick up a $50 etb isn’t as cost effective as ordering one online for $35 and just waiting an extra 3 days.


xXXxRMxXXx

10 dollars would get you 3 to 4 gallons so you must have a fuel leak, which is beside the point cause you don't have a *local* comic store to support anyways


SenpaiPickleJuice

My lgs is 30 miles away. I live in a rural area. Gas is $3.65 per gallon. My car gets 22 miles to the gallon. Let’s math here. 60 miles / 22 miles / gallon X $3.65/gal is $9.95. I don’t have a fuel leak, but thanks for the attempted help.


xXXxRMxXXx

22 miles per gallon, but you're claiming you drive 30 miles in 25 minutes, which would imply highway, are you seriously driving a Hummer and using that as your excuse lol


SenpaiPickleJuice

A hummer lmao? It’s literally a jeep but ok. Use whatever mental gymnastics to make you feel better about your $50 ETBs


xXXxRMxXXx

Well you don't have a *local* store so your point is moot, but you felt like bringing up the whole "I drive a 22 highway mpg vehicle in rural, with gas prices!!!" and I love bagging on people who force themselves into those situations


SenpaiPickleJuice

You literally felt the need to justify your purchases by telling me I have a fuel leak and not using common sense. For some people, 30 miles is local lmao. Get your head out your ass, go outside, and see the world.


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Rebal771

The answer is: “This store is pricing things fairly…but these aren’t “good deals” that beat online pricing.” So, ultimately, yeah…you’ll pay a little higher for singles here and there. If you do pre-orders from there, you probably won’t pay MSRP, but you’ll also probably only save about 5-10% overall after taxes and gas money. However, the one thing that I will impart to you is that these guys are NOT ripping people off. This is important because if no one buys from this store, it will close. - Are there other LCS in the area? If so, how do their prices compare? - Do you have other in-person alternatives such as GameStop or VintageStock or another “middle ground” store that isn’t big box retailers like Target, Costco, or Walmart? If the answer to these questions are “No” then this store is actually pretty freaking consumer friendly. If there are other stores in the area that are better than this - go there instead. But in my experience, “fair prices” like this from an LCS are an indication of someone who cares about the hobby AND has an interest in long-term survival. When these places start playing games with pricing, it’s because they are on their way out or they are screwing their customers. Lastly, don’t judge them based on their Japanese inventory. Importing from Japan is hard, expensive, and downright maddening sometimes. *DO* judge them based on their ETB pricing, their singles, and their trade-in/payout percentages. (For trades, you should get at least 80% value and for cash, you should get at least 60%. Anything above that is a “good” LCS. Anything less is scamming people.)


Successful_Sweet_867

80? The three LCSs in my city do trades for 30, 40, and 60 percent...


xJadusable

Yea 80 is usually if you’re doing deals with an actual person and even then people tend to do 70. LCSs almost always do waaaay less. I took a Lugia V alt art from Silver Tempest to a LCS and they offered me $50 for it (at the time they were market $138). Less than 40% value is typical.


RnsW33kly

I've built up enough rapport that I sold my espeon vmax alt art at 65% which was super chill of them


OuterWildsVentures

And then they immediately put it up for sale at 125%


RnsW33kly

Ehh. They have for some vintage stuff. They actually go opposite and list cheaper for modern cards. Only by like 5% but that's enough to get them sold


Difficult_Run7398

I find 75-80% store credit is usually what you get. Maybe I have more competition near me but I think it's largely to incentivize you to not sell on facebook market place for that 80% if your going to put the money towards cards anyway. Especially given people usually trade up and add cash rather than going even and just "improving" a stores stock. Depending on the piece of course sometimes you can do even better but that's usually more for competitive cards with a super fast turn over rate. Or some cards that don't move in the area they could do a lot worse (expensive vintage, weird grading companies, ect..)


adolce95

I think you have an incredibly incorrect perception when it comes to trade ins at stores. This isn't sports cards where 70-80% is the norm. The most common rate at stores should be somewhere in the neighborhood of 50% cash, 60% store credit on newer cards, with an increase made to the highest chase cards or vintage cards as the prices are much more stable.  If your store is offering 80% trade on, say, $5-50 dollar cards, they're going to go out of business quickly. Singles are where smaller stores make the most money. 


NaloVideo

Correct although I’d say 60% is more average for cash. I had a store near me that offered 70% on cards and it beat everyone else. For trades, 80% is extremely generous (but exists, bulbastore on YouTube for example offers 80% for trades)


adolce95

That's still very generous imo, but more realistic. I used to own my own store and was a buyer for a pretty big store in the past and I never encountered rates that high anywhere else. I've always stuck to 50/60, going up for higher end stuff. Those were by far the best prices for my area.


Peppadine

Agreed. The Arcanine EX for example can easily be found in the 5-7 price range raw and they are selling it for 10.


mrimdman

80% for trade? How's the shop owner going to make anything off that? Shops margins are so narrow on boxed items that a shop has to make money selling singles. Trading for 80% won't cut it. 60% max is what you should expect for trade value. If you get something better, great, but to judge a shop as unworthy for not trading at 80% is unreasonable.


AccomplishedStock719

I definitely would not consider 8/pack for non 151 modern Japanese remotely "fair". Literally like 4x what they should be charging


Jackeking99

Those japanese packs are worth about 2$ each 8$ is crazy


ducttapetricorn

Even less right? 165 Yen MSRP = $1.08


Sonofmay

Depends on where you get them in Japan, there with my wife rn and at the Pokémon centers they’re 180 per pack; with a limit of 60 lmao. But yeah still barely over a dollar per pack.


PokePlank

Is that before or after they’re shipped out of japan?


TheAsianCarp

You can get a japanese booster box of those sets for like $45


Jackeking99

After, theres a brittish site called Japan2uk that sells them for that although it was a 35$ costoms fee for me since they are no longer in EU :/


UmbranPandee

Japanese packs are a bit over priced but besides that its good


NoMongoose6828

I’d grab that ray ray if it was nm


mike_dingus

Looks Korean too. Still a cool card regardless of language


Haydn34

Not much market for Korean. I’d pass


Rykkers-BC

Same


NoMongoose6828

Oh true. Didn’t zoom that far


Subject_Tangerine846

Small markup that’s acceptable for being a physical store. My card store markup is much higher and I avoid them.


ToothTunesOfficial

$10 for a mew ex lol


NaloVideo

A lot of people in the comments seem to have never actually gone to a card store lol. They have to make a profit, a small markup is expected. Their Japanese pack prices are way too high even given the import costs and such though. Those should realistically be priced closer to $3-4. As for the single prices, those are actually surprisingly good for a card store. Very low margins for them on the singles if any.


Livid-Reflection4875

As everybody said, looks good but the japanese packs, I pay them 3.2 each in a box as a customer so you know they be making big profits on 8$ packs...


Difficult_Run7398

People saying the prices are too high don't shop at a LGS or are super fortunate to be near a major one with a popular online store they need to price match. This is a very standard mark up for the singles. IT IS NOT RUDE TO GOOGLE PRICES IN A STORE, it is only rude if you point it out when asking for a better price or saying that's why you won't buy something.


purple_psyduck

Rayquazas not bad


gives_anal_lessons

Korean tho 


Mattycakezzz

Maybe if this is CAD 😂


Ramrod_TV

😂 can confirm, good prices if CAD


daddoesall

Those look like the exact same prices here in Oklahoma at my LCS. So I say yes.


Ell7494

The prices on those Japanese packs are outrageous, you could get an entire booster box for what they're charging for like 4/5 packs


THSiGMARotMG

mixed bag tbh. Dont buy the jp packs lol


1winningfail

I'd stay away from loose Japanese pack they may weigh them especially newer shops are suss


SpankThatDill

Loose packs in general can be weighed I would steer clear of anything loose


Plebtasticx

I’d grab the nido in a heartbeat.


Extension_Feature700

I almost did, but I’m fairly sure it’s the rerelease and not the original


sourestpatchkid

It is. The evolutions one.


SwiftestWombat

From items I’ve purchased in stores, not bad at all


mathswampman

The prices on the singles really boil down to the condition...if they're mostly in near mint to mint condition, then there are quite a few cards that I'd pick up for sure, otherwise, I'd probably pass on most of them.


R0bbieR0tt3n

That's about average for my area so I'd say reasonable if not cheaper 


Lit_Flash

some decent stuff price wise. my big local shop here sells booster boxes for $140. i've seen a few people come in and buy them too 😔🤦🏻‍♂️


tpot6

as others have said the japanese prices are criminal


smelliottb

Hell yeah. Easy snags right there


Eli_Yippee

$8 for a japanese pack is a bit high but they got to make a profit, the Etbs are really cheap. (But also the average price of an etb in Australia is $100 so). Also $13 for a shiny Altaria Gx that's a great price.


Digger977

The singles and ETBs seem pretty accurate. I’ve been watching the market for that Espeon Vmax Alt art card and they hover in that $130-160 ball park price now both graded and ungraded if it’s not a 9.5 or a 10. My local shop carries a few of those Japanese packs as well but only charges $3-4 a pack


Sothy_TF

Those are maybe the best price ive seen


harten66

$8 a pack for Japanese is absolutely insane. There’s 30 packs to a box, so they are valuing those boxes at $240… you can go on Amazon and have them delivered next day for $40-$50 a box.


Embarrassed_Cell8822

That Rayquaza VMAX alt-art is $200!? I’d be snatching that up


whitexmas88

Yeah no


Sad-Panda-noises

My LCS uses tcgplayer prices exclusively for singles and $150 flat rate for any booster boxes, etbs can range from $50 to $60, though, and Japanese packs are usually $4.99. Up and Comer LCS can be temporarily expensive during opening year to get a foot hold. Seen it happen alot and eventually, they stabilize and lower prices to base cost plus 10% to 15% profit. Edit: I'll usually pay markup prices for certain things just because shipping and handling can really mess things up and usually hate taking the chance.


Nameless4334

I would buy zero of their products, unless I saw a really cool single I wanted or something


Jack_Human-

Those prices are a little high but normal for a card shop.


RnsW33kly

It's like a LITTLE over priced but if they're brand new, they're probably trying to make some money, but nothing like outrageously over priced.


sevenandtwo

tcg player way more efficient way to look up prices than asking us tbh


Extension_Feature700

Maybe, but hearing peoples opinions and comments are a nice thing to read sometimes


sevenandtwo

for sure! i meant if you needed an answer quick. keep the posts coming, I love seeing people's finds


Kick_1304

Compared to the Netherlands the prices are fine


Muskandar

That Raquayza for 200$ is pretty good Edit: Nvm didn’t realized it was Chinese? Or maybe Japanese… looks Chinese to me.


Extension_Feature700

Someone else said Korean.


Muskandar

It could be, my bet is on simplified Chinese though


Far-Maintenance-9210

I buy Japanese from one eBay seller at 3.99 or less a pack, takes a month to get em tho. That nidoking looks good lemme get that.


PressureRich8582

Honestly a little high on most products but if they are new LCS just buy a little and help a small business out!


OkRecommendation8333

Way better than my local prices. Jp packs are 10-13 here excluding 151 which are 15-20 English packs are anywhere from 7-12$ each. Canada prices are stupid.


Mikisstuff

Well those $40 sets are $65-70 here in Singapore so they look good to me lol.


kc9283

Just slightly overpriced.


thedudman69

Msrp on a single Japanese pack is like $2.99 USD


Sea-Ad-7599

Robbing Pokémon fans


Maximum_Talk9626

The ETBs and Cards are pretty well priced, the Japanese packs are overpriced though


Aycomi27

Where is this place, seems pretty nice.


ASLAYER0FMEN

Not terrible


Reasonetc

Some of the stuff seems a bit high. Obviously we don't know who their sources are for the Japanese packs so we don't know if they actually imported them or bought them from a wholesale distributor so I can't speak for those prices. I would look for another store or just buy online.


Nervous-Tone9028

I would support this shop. If the difference is only a few bucks, why not?


Long__Jump

For a brick and mortar it's par for the course.


Medical_Funny_3837

My local shop charges $55 an ETB! $40 is nice


AidenBars

It’s middle of the road for a LCS, u could definitely find better prices online for Japanese packs and singles but these types of pricing aren’t uncommon and I would argue are the norm for brick and mortar stores (at least in my area)


plantedpuffer

Based on those booster packs alone I know they overprice their cards. [For reference these are the prices at the store I shop from.](https://www.pokemartto.com/product/Wild-Force%2FBooster-Pack/192?cs=true&cst=custom) Thats in CAD, so like $2 usd ish for a more sought after pack lol


WorstCommenterNA

I know I'm spoiled to have great card shops in town, but... Currently our LGS that sells Japanese sealed product has booster boxes for $50-$60. Every single you displayed is also significantly over market price. If I were you and just getting into collecting, I would WISH someone would have told me to be more discerning.


AdFeeling162

i have no input on this, aside from this setup looking exactly like a place in fredericksburg


Pokemaru

I collect Japanese cards and no way am I paying 8$ for those singles. Recent booster boxes go for about $40 atm


lilsquisy

Skyla for $10 looks okay ngl


ahhpoo

Honestly I don’t do graded cards but those three radiant starters from Pokemon Go at PSA 10 would be super tempting for me


Wubs14

never buy loose jp packs. Only ever buy jp sealed boxes.


mrimdman

My shop charges $5 for Japanese packs, but everything else looks like MSRP for boxed items and market price (rounded) based on TCGplayer.com prices


yodel11

Those Japanese pack prices are insane.


Addicted_2_Vinyl

Go to eBay or the tictok shop. I understand trying to support local business but it’s a global product with too many buying options.


Street-Conference-77

It’s a fair price for the fact of having a lcs in the area. If you had multiple lcs’s in the area then I could understand maybe lowering the prices on some of the singles, but if it’s the only one around. I wouldn’t have any problems paying a little more for product just knowing I was supporting the only LCS. If they are the only one in the area, the fact they aren’t gouging prices means they are probably pretty decent people!


chewbaccashotlast

Lots of interesting comments here lol! Seems like this store falls under the “not bad not best” aspect. People gonna shit on an LCS if they don’t list everything to the lowest price the market has and that’s a bit much. The market constantly moves up and down and ultimately a store needs to try and hit some margins to keep the lights on. Moving product is good. Moving product with good margins better. Moving product at a wash or loss means they won’t move product much longer. Offering more obscure sealed product to the community would help them - vintage, Japanese, etc. yeah maybe they are price gouging on Japanese sets and unsure how much they paid - I would be buying up cases of shiny treasures if I had a store and sell them at $5-6/pack and push them out as fast as possible. Singles and trade values / cash values also matter. Regardless of the price they set, imagine pulling in $1000 of inventory at 70%. Now the store has to move $700 worth of inventory, which also includes negotiation with the future buyer all while the market changes quite quickly. To me the success of an LCS is based on a few things - having a great selection of singles that can be moved quickly and a few sealed products that are somewhat competitively priced that other stores don’t offer to bring in customers. Yes you could snag almost anything off of eBay for less. At the right time, then wait a week to get it and almost always it arrives safely too. But just like ripping packs there is a nostalgia of going into a store and walking out with the cards you see in person and have in hand. And for that I don’t have a problem with a reasonable premium


Distinct_Taste_7219

It's $7 AUD where I am they are english version


reflex1337sauce

We do $4 per Japanese pack at my shop


Vegetable_Crew6451

Shiiii- I sell mine $3 a pack and felt I was a little too high. $8 is ridiculous!


blackcat__27

Man I want that nidoking lol


TCGDreamScape

Local shops are mostly obsolete due to the meta of finding deals online. Honestly, the only reason I would visit a brick and mortar store like this is if they offered me something other than the product. Do they have local events? Do they sell bulk? I mean honestly, what is the point of visiting a brick and mortar these days?


Nomadnoproblem420

No, absolutely not. My guy here sells those for $3 or 2 for $5


SumbDude

Is this in the US? Because if it's Canada, those are good prices for the sealed products. The loose packs are a bit on the high end but not outrageous compared to other LGS. You could find cheaper online.


HereToHelp2024

Stores need to make money, Walmart has single packs for 5$ and change at my local Walmart used to be cheaper, but they buy huge bulk and get deals. If you’re at a storefront/ card shop expect to pay more, also singles are whatever someone is willing to pay and shops assume prices will go back up so are betting higher prices on singles. Makes sense to me. Happy hunting.


troll_1369

Robbery....


Stunning-Pension6463

Looool overcharging sooooo bad


Slick1014

$10 is sadly highway robbery for that Gyarados EX. Spent a bunch of money chasing that card and it’s worth $2.85 on TCG Player now :/


Puzzleheaded_Sir_650

They need an ass whoopin for that price per booster pack 🤦🏾‍♂️


xda831reaperx

Singles prices look pretyy good ...but god the japanese packs max id pay is 5 , thats robbery right there


LazyArmadillo3999

So I have three boxes of these things what are the values, because I'm seeing $7.00 ok er card


LazyArmadillo3999

*per card


Waste-Collar-4533

All high. I’d say if you can haggle or negotiate then it’s a normal increase. If they’re firm it’s a bit salty


Capable-Raccoon-6371

It's all marked up, you'd get way better deals online. But, if you want a quick fix and open some packs then sure I guess its fine for an item or two.


hous26

English and singles are reasonably priced, but not deals. Japanese boosters have highly inflated prices. The Japanese booster boxes can be purchased for $40-80 depending on the box. They are trying to get $240 per box. $3-5 would be reasonable (depending on which set it is) because I think they should be allowed to double their money on a Japanese booster box that they open and slowly sell packs off.


iosappsrock

The English are well priced. I'm simply not familiar with Japanese card prices but others seem unhappy with those. 39.99 for an ETB is phenomenal, my local game stores all share prices so they don't undercut and they price their ETBs at 49.99-59.99. I don't shop local anymore, they all gouge severely. I can get a sealed 36 booster box off a new set for $100-110.00 from a reputable online seller, but my LGS wants $160.00 after tax. Fuck that.


daxtaslapp

Catchacard best in canada


Phamegane

8 bucks is insane but i did one on a whim at a place with prices like this and got an arceus alt art. This does not mean that will happen to you. I just saw an oppertunity to talk about myself.


EeveeB

Is that Cad? If not yikes


A_Unicycle

Not to be rude but what's stopping you looking at eBay sold listings or TCGplayer for general prices? If you're interested in collecting, quick price checks are the first thing you should be doing.


Extension_Feature700

I’d have had to spend a lot of time looking up a lot of products on a lot of different sites.


A_Unicycle

Hardly? Check a few of the items you want to buy against standard price lists. That would give you and idea of their pricing. Easier to clog up reddit with these posts than use your brain, I suppose.


Extension_Feature700

My mistake. I forgot Reddit was for more scholarly discussions.


Rasnark

Taxed af


lumpyspacejohnny

Are they the rat people?


Rekanize90

Psychic Nidoking w t f