With the release of pokemon mega evolutions I was diligent in calling the store to confirm dates, pricing, and availability of what they would have for sale. I was told they would be selling booster boxes of this set, but they couldn't reveal any pricing to the public. I really just wanted an idea of what to expect to spend on a box to pull money out of savings for it. I was told they believed everything would be at MSRP on release day. after waiting three hours in line to be the second in the store, we were immediately told they would not be selling boxes and limiting product to 1 of each individual item plus a limit of 12 packs. All fine, I completely understand wanting to have product for more customers. We were told the buy a box promos for the enhanced boosters couldnt be sold yet and that they would be used for events instead. Annoying but I get it. Then when they go to ring up everything I start noticing the prices coming up are crazy prices. 90 for ETB, 45 for booster bundle and packs almost 9 a piece. the most packs you could get is 27 and that runs a little over 250. a box of 36 packs at msrp is 160. almost double the price for less packs. I do not reccomend spending money here because they do not in fact care about the actual players or fans of the games and is essentially a price gouging storefront. The prices are always market on release, and they do everything they can to combat people hogging product while keeping prices fair. They have everything you need for games and it won't break your bank to do it. To summarize I DO NOT recommend shopping here. EDIT: I am not affiliated or work for discordia. Blue sky absolutely DOES NOT price things off of the standard market. Instead of using the industry standard of TCG market to price this store uses sites known to have higher market values because they don’t base market on sold product like TCG. It’s extremely concerning that instead of addressing my complaint you immediately go to bashing another shop. To make sure it’s VERY CLEAR, I don’t recommend anyone shopping here. Plenty of your own shops reviews mention how horrible the pricing is at this place. Instead of fixing your actual problem you prioritize profit over players. It’s quite refreshing to see that the response was nothing but blaming another store, so at-least people can see more how scummy this place is.
I worked at a Collectibles store for half a decade, attending many shows and other stores, and I firmly believe that Game Wizard/Blue Sky is the absolute scummiest scalper store I've ever been to. I've had a few experiences with them, and I've always noticed that they love to mark their product up from MSRP, typically at least 2x. I've been to multiple other collectible stores and none of them do this - many put limits on packs, or prioritize regulars, yes, but they don't charge these extreme prices. I was invited by some friends to their Gundam sealed event that happened today for the new set, and despite having poor experiences in the past, I figured it was worth a shot. One reason I felt comfortable doing this was because Bandai requires store to use their app, where they take applications and list pricing. The website said 35$, which is the standard rate for this event (and what every other store in the area is charging). I figured this was okay since at least the pricing was just - unfortunately, I then found out they weren't taking applicants through online, and so I had to call to schedule. Fine, I guess, I will, and I signed up. Today I arrived at the store only for the man at the counter to inform me they were charging FIFTY EIGHT DOLLARS for the event. Almost double what the event is meant to cost AND what the event was listed on the app to cost. I found this out after paying 9.99 to pay for parking next door to the store so that I could make sure to be there in time. I asked the clerk to remove my name from the list, and his response was "yeah, card games are expensive, aren't they?" Yes, they are, but only because of stores and people like Blue Sky, who want to squeeze as much money out of every product as they want, no matter who they scam. I've been here a few times and I certainly will never return, and I will make sure to guide my friends to the other local stores that charge fair prices and treat their customers better. Edit: Before the owner accuses me of being a troll that works for another company, I'm not. I moved from South Carolina less than a year ago and am not affiliated with any of the card stores in the area. Unfortunately it seems the owner thinks all bad reviews are simply trolls / employees from other compnaies and not just people they've treated poorly and attempted to scam.
This is a great game store with nice variety of bites and drinks downstairs. Upstairs they have an espresso bar and its so good and affordable! They have a good selection of games. Just needs some more queer role playing game books. But I enjoy browsing and seeing or finding something new.
With the release of pokemon mega evolutions I was diligent in calling the store to confirm dates, pricing, and availability of what they would have for sale. I was told they would be selling booster boxes of this set, but they couldn't reveal any pricing to the public. I really just wanted an idea of what to expect to spend on a box to pull money out of savings for it. I was told they believed everything would be at MSRP on release day. after waiting three hours in line to be the second in the store, we were immediately told they would not be selling boxes and limiting product to 1 of each individual item plus a limit of 12 packs. All fine, I completely understand wanting to have product for more customers. We were told the buy a box promos for the enhanced boosters couldnt be sold yet and that they would be used for events instead. Annoying but I get it. Then when they go to ring up everything I start noticing the prices coming up are crazy prices. 90 for ETB, 45 for booster bundle and packs almost 9 a piece. the most packs you could get is 27 and that runs a little over 250. a box of 36 packs at msrp is 160. almost double the price for less packs. I do not reccomend spending money here because they do not in fact care about the actual players or fans of the games and is essentially a price gouging storefront. The prices are always market on release, and they do everything they can to combat people hogging product while keeping prices fair. They have everything you need for games and it won't break your bank to do it. To summarize I DO NOT recommend shopping here. EDIT: I am not affiliated or work for discordia. Blue sky absolutely DOES NOT price things off of the standard market. Instead of using the industry standard of TCG market to price this store uses sites known to have higher market values because they don’t base market on sold product like TCG. It’s extremely concerning that instead of addressing my complaint you immediately go to bashing another shop. To make sure it’s VERY CLEAR, I don’t recommend anyone shopping here. Plenty of your own shops reviews mention how horrible the pricing is at this place. Instead of fixing your actual problem you prioritize profit over players. It’s quite refreshing to see that the response was nothing but blaming another store, so at-least people can see more how scummy this place is.
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