tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post5857375409942046980..comments2023-11-02T15:40:34.031-05:00Comments on Play at the Plate: Why I Hate My Local Card ShopPlay at the Platehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-52092517578953871092013-10-01T22:29:30.006-05:002013-10-01T22:29:30.006-05:00I have a couple of card shops close by. One is gre...I have a couple of card shops close by. One is great and the other sounds a little like you are describing. Not the prices, but the guy who owns it can be annoying sometimes. He's rude to customers and doesn't know what he's talking about some of the time. I would love to own my own card shop, hence the name of my blog.Daniel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549258123389659977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-21064172773123298532013-09-14T09:39:22.722-05:002013-09-14T09:39:22.722-05:00Time to name names. These reviews need to show up...Time to name names. These reviews need to show up on google when people search for the shop. Josh D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13718628093230589490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-6036221242133601842013-09-14T00:45:34.920-05:002013-09-14T00:45:34.920-05:00My local LCS is much the same way. Last time I was...My local LCS is much the same way. Last time I was in there I was looking at the boxes they had on hand, all behind the counter of course making me have to squint, and they wanted $85 for a hobby box of 2012 Topps S2 and $220, (TWO HUNDRED TWENTY!!!!) for a 2013 Bowman jumbo box. Ridiculous. <br /><br />The shop is run by a father and son. The son is pretty knowledgeable but he is almost never there when I stop by. The father on the other hand seems to know next to nothing about the hobby. Its just a business to him.<br /><br />It is sad that so many LCS have closed and likely will close. But many of the owners bring it on themselves with their asinine pricing practices. They can't compete with the online retailers/resellers and the retail scene and it is, at least in some cases, their own fault.Need More Cardboardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540048778639635835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-44618884780376973952013-09-13T22:51:49.609-05:002013-09-13T22:51:49.609-05:00I use Amazon for a lot of things outside of books ...I use Amazon for a lot of things outside of books and movies, including card supplies. There is usually plenty of selection and decent prices to be found on most things, especially considering the gas and time it takes to go out of my way to the LCS, which often doesn't even have the card supplies I want on-hand. Card pages? Sorry, all out. Penny sleeves? Nope. Card boxes? Check at the comic shop on the other side of town.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-83179140635971372162013-09-13T18:45:17.977-05:002013-09-13T18:45:17.977-05:00My LCS is like your LCS ... except with fewer card...My LCS is like your LCS ... except with fewer cards.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-60001550408871045842013-09-13T18:23:27.312-05:002013-09-13T18:23:27.312-05:00I don't have one either but I may save your de...I don't have one either but I may save your description in case I ever think about starting one. BASEBALL DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663247939777653886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-22715599129488482222013-09-13T15:00:48.905-05:002013-09-13T15:00:48.905-05:00That sucks. You should move.That sucks. You should move.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-68673439403171301792013-09-13T13:59:59.792-05:002013-09-13T13:59:59.792-05:00DUDE! Am I your local Angels collector?? Great p...DUDE! Am I your local Angels collector?? Great post. Shows you how desperate we can get when it comes to scratching that constant itch.The Angels In Orderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266787671936519341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-64811507738190800772013-09-13T09:23:07.451-05:002013-09-13T09:23:07.451-05:00Having no actual LCS myself, I've actually fou...Having no actual LCS myself, I've actually found halfway acceptable prices on supplies on Amazon. A couple years ago, when I was buying diapers and stuff for our kiddo, we signed up as Amazon Prime members, which gets you free 2nd-day shipping on everything. I kept the membership, and just this week I got 2 100 count boxes of binder pages and two BCW "Super Shoebox" boxes. I think the pages were $15 per box (same price @ blowout) and the boxes were $6 each (blowout only sells bundles of 25). So, for $42 and zero shipping, I was able to stock up.<br /><br />Overpaying sucks, and it sucks that your LCS doesn't seem to care, or even adjust prices. I'd check out some of the alternatives out there. Paying for Amazon Prime, upfront, might seem more expensive, but getting hundreds of dollars in free shipping each year seems to even it out, at least for me. Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508137958006427979noreply@blogger.com