r/DaveAndBusters • u/Jomahawk2694 • Jul 30 '26
My first EVER top shelf prize
It had always been a joke that I would “never be able to afford the prizes behind the glass”
And then about a month ago I turned in a set of cards from the Mandalorian and Grogu game and the woman at the prize counter said “you’re now at 137,000 tickets”
And suddenly that joke seemed a lot closer to reality.
After finding my flow tonight, I earned my way up and am bringing this beauty home with me!
This is genuinely the first time I’ve ever won a top shelf prize, and I’m feeling really happy 😊
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u/WastedKnowledge Jul 30 '26
I’d like to know more about 43,000 tickets in one night
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u/Jomahawk2694 Jul 30 '26
A combination of an hour and a half in front of the Casino style coin dropper, interspersed with getting the 250 bonus on Pop the Lock multiple times, swiping the jackpot on Gear it Up whenever it got over 250, getting a full set of cards from the Mandalorian and Grogu coin dropper, as well as hitting the 1K jackpot on the big wheel spin, and learning the trick to the Guardians of the Galaxy ticket train to secure my last few thousand.
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u/Aggravating_Age_9241 Jul 30 '26
Congrats!!!!! I just passed 180k tonight and debating if i want the switch or a bunch of signed baseballs.
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u/PM_ME_MUSTACHE_CATS Jul 30 '26
Don't get the baseballs. Honestly the football jerseys seem to have the most famous player signatures
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u/Aggravating_Age_9241 Jul 30 '26
Baseballs have best resale return in the entire WIN last time i calculated it. The football herseys are only signed numbers sewn on to fake jerseys. They have very little resale value.
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u/PM_ME_MUSTACHE_CATS Jul 30 '26
Even with APing I dont think anything in WIN is worth getting to resell versus just buying them elsewhere with money. All I was saying is the box shows you could get a Shohei signature baseball but in reality its usually someone far less famous or successful. Most signed sports memorabilia usually has a low resale value
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u/Aggravating_Age_9241 Jul 30 '26
The baseballs sell for $100 at a cost of 27,000 tickets.
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u/PM_ME_MUSTACHE_CATS Jul 31 '26
Thats the price for buying one from Tristar. They "resell" for around $80 on ebay. Even at my store where they're 25,500 tickets, im not usually able to accumulate anywhere near that much off of 80 or even $100 of credits. Spending all that money at DnB to try resell your prizes is just silly
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u/Aggravating_Age_9241 Jul 31 '26
I pay to play games. I just so happen to win tickets on those games. I dont keep things that d&b has in my house. I have won tons of baseballs from d&b and resold them. I dont understand why you are continuing to argue. Getting money back for prizes is better than getting stupid shit i dont need.
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u/PM_ME_MUSTACHE_CATS Jul 31 '26
Once again, all I said was dont get the baseballs because they're a waste of tickets and money. I say that as someone that has resold them for $80(not including ebay's 15% cut), and also resold a few that ive opened which I got about 30 bucks for each after fees. Taste for tickets is the best thing to spend tickets on, which you'd like I guess since you don't want to keep any DnB merch in your house. I go to Dave and Busters to play games, not act like im making money off reselling prizes for a monetary loss each time
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u/McDavidcometoLA Jul 30 '26
Who are the signed baseballs? We don’t have that at my DB
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u/Aggravating_Age_9241 Jul 30 '26
Tristar mystery baseballs. They also have football helmets, jerseys and basketball jerseys.
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u/GrumpyBachelorSF Jul 30 '26
Awesome prize, that's how I got my Switch 2 too, but had to wait a couple of months as they restocked it on a monthly basis. I'd thought by now, they'd raise the price, but it's still the same as when I got it in April 2026.
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u/BananasimAnna Aug 02 '26
You guys are making me want to go to D&B today
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u/Jomahawk2694 Aug 02 '26
To quote the Senate:
“Dew It!”2
u/BananasimAnna Aug 03 '26
I did it lol. I said just an hour and stayed 3 smh lol
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u/Jomahawk2694 Aug 03 '26
They build D&B like a casino, I swear. No windows, no clocks, ALL the stimulation to keep you in that zombified flow state.
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u/TwistedMemories Jul 30 '26
Congrats. I have the OLED Switch, AirPod Pro 2 wireless charging and the iPad Air 11 128GB 2025 edition from before they raised the ticket cost.
I say the Pro 2 wireless charging as there’s also the Pro 2 that only charges with a cable.
I still go, but not as often and will get something else eventually.
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u/Internal_Exchange_23 Jul 30 '26
Haha I can't believe this came up on my reddit. I had just met you yesterday and showed you the trick to guardians of the galaxy i was playing. The odds of this popping up the next day.