Anyone see these at Marshall’s? Tempted to see how much of a ripoff they are. I didn’t even bother to see how much they were selling for but hopefully they go on clearance and I will find out hahaha

A kid in the neighborhood came over on Sunday despondent because of an interaction with a card shop here in LA. I have my opinion on if the shop acted appropriately, but I'm curious what the group thinks.

Scenario
Kid (13) is looking at Pokemon singles and sees one he recognizes, and immediately gets excited because he thinks it's underpriced. Card is listed for $70 but he saw one sell for $120 earlier that week, and says something along the lines of "Wow! I saw that card sell for $120 on eBay!"

Card shop employee overhears (or was part of the convo, unsure), and immediately takes the card out of the case, checks the value and reprices it for the current comp.

Shop employee than says to the kid, "Next time you should keep that info to yourself and buy the card. You gave up your negotiating leverage." Will only sell the kid the card for the new price.

Neighbor is crushed. Learned a lesson but the hard way.

Question
Was the shopkeep right to change the price as the kid was looking to buy it, when the kid was the only reason they knew it was priced wrong? Or should they have offered it to the kid at the price they had it up for, and if he passed then list it for the larger price?

Hi All,

First post here.

I went into Fanatics London to pick up some cards shipped from my Fanatics Vault so I thought I'd share some examples of their singles inventory. Just one case of NFL/MLB/NBA, the store is very dominated by soccer. They must be trying to exploit tourists rather than appeal to actual collectors who wouldn't touch anything if they bother to check a simple comp.

Prices I checked:
- 2021 Obsidian Mahomes Color Blast Black #CB1 PSA9 £1715 / $2,247
- 2023 Donruss Mahomes Superbowl Downtown #SBDPM.£3,000 / $3,930
- 2020 Panini Chronicles Joe Burrow Prizm Black PSA10 #PB1 £160 / $209
- 2024 Star Wars Galactic Antiquities Hobby Box £4,000 / $5,241

It looks like the same kind of retail experience as Card Vault by Tom Brady. Are the prices in those crazy as well?

Hey everyone! I am new to this app and wanted to ask some questions to my fellow bowman collectors! I'm seeing more and more big money hits coming out of bowman blaster boxes and retail this year, anyone else?

I’m excited and nervous about opening my card shop! Calling it SNL Sports, website being built www.buyselltradecards.com … sorting and preparing cards is no joke, bring on inventory..