>>46617902>>46617903>>46617919fucking pokemon brought so many fucking tourists man. I can tell you have never been to a card shop or talked to someone who ran one. If you just want to get your cards cheap then buy from scalpers. It's hilarious that they are the ones that get that bad rap when they are selling you that "close to retail price".
>>46617923"retail stores actually enforces customer limits"
Yes that's why you can find tons of pictures of people hauling out half the stock on release day.
>>46617947arbitrage is the ability to buy from walmart to sell to you dumb ass for more. It's the core fundamental to capitalist to abuse the "cost" of acquiring the item and the profit from selling that item for more.
>>46617974Most LGS sell at Suggested retail price. The margins LGS get from the distributor are razor thin. Usually it's a 5-10% profit margin max on boxes selling at retail price. Would you rather give more money to people who have a love for the hobby or to some random fuck who bought pokemon product for hype.
