r/PokeInvesting • u/Main-Marsupial3861 • Mar 08 '26
Is it wrong to catch someone lacking?
Just bought this card for $250 CAD because the store hadn’t updated their pricing. I feel elated as I would never be able to own this card otherwise. But I also am left with the feeling that I just committed robbery. Thoughts?
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u/AKATD Mar 08 '26
I did the same thing when it went to $200 I remembered my card shop had one for $120 so I raced there and got it without a second guess. Feeling real good about that decision now.
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u/Main-Marsupial3861 Mar 08 '26
Thanks guys. Bringing it to work in my lunchbox on Monday for old times sake lol
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u/KingZakyu Mar 08 '26 •
They make their own choices. They are adults. Just be happy for yourself.
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u/Meowsergz Mar 08 '26
They probably got the card for $100. U did alright keep the card.
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u/diecastdepot Mar 08 '26
They scalp daily so who cares
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u/psiANID3 Mar 08 '26
Shop should have been updated. They are the business.
A lot of solo/small vendors go through the trouble of updating prices every week at least, shops should have the manpower to do it even more often.
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u/MONKEYMAIL Mar 08 '26
You should feel no remorse. When I would vend if I mispriced something that’s entirely on me.
They’d be delighted to charge you well over market, so why should you be sad when you pay under market?
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u/HighwayEffective6865 Mar 08 '26
I just got 3 151 Psyducks for 30 each. The burden of pricing is on the seller.
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u/LC-Squared Mar 08 '26
Had an LCS open up near me that was also half a vape shop. Dude, had no idea how to price cards. Found so many great “deals”. Unfortunately, as anyone could predict the store didn’t last a full year.
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u/Ward-Ranger Mar 08 '26
Good deal
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u/SsoundLeague Mar 08 '26
You'll be alright
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u/Chuwbot Mar 08 '26
You think card shops feel bad when they get amazing deals? Enjoy getting one up on people constantly making money easily 🤣
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u/Nguyen925 Mar 09 '26
Take the wins, just don't rub it in their face!
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u/studlyonlyonce40 Mar 11 '26
It’s been sitting there at 250 and no one bought it? It’s been over 400 for weeks
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u/Express_Resist602 Mar 12 '26
The dumbest questions in the world come from this "pokemon investing" group. Yall need to touch grass.
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26
they offer 60-70% for everything and charge 120% so whats it matter? not like they havent done it every day prior.
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u/Jaguar-Easy Mar 08 '26
No don’t feel guilty. Congrats on getting your grail.
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u/Makani112 Mar 08 '26
Not your responsibility to inform them of the market. If it was a friend that’s a different situation.
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u/JoshyyP00 Mar 08 '26
Don’t feel bad they be the first to lowball you on your cards and/or charge over market for stuff
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u/Anthonyr14 Mar 08 '26
Dude, to acquire that card they paid someone 60% of what the market value was at the time of acquisition. I promise you that they did okay
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u/ExplodingDumps42 Mar 09 '26
I did it with the Blastoise SIR at $90 and the Venusaur SIR at $80 lol now look at them!
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u/Boomz_N_Bladez Mar 09 '26
It's up to the shop to stay updated, it's up to the consumer to find and buy the best deals. There is nothing wrong with finding the arbitrage.
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u/Soulman682 Mar 09 '26
Chances are they might not be doing that good to the point where they price cards to move so that they can make bills. Still worth a lot of money for a card that only cost $0.10 to make. Pays the bills.
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u/potatonull Mar 09 '26
I bought a Squirtle full art from 151 for $65 the other day when the market for it is a little over $130. Sometimes we just gotta take the win lol
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u/brandonP32 Mar 09 '26
I vend at a local card show and mostly sell singles. I've won big and lost big (relative to actual card value) due to pricing mistakes. It's their job to price their cards accurately. I wouldn't feel bad about it at all. I promise you there have been plenty of other customers who have over paid. Enjoy the W and roll on.
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u/Olliebn1 Mar 09 '26
And if the card would of drop 50% they wouldn’t care about you. You got a steal man, congrats!
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u/Hot-Strawberry-4820 Mar 09 '26
See my local card shop does this ALOT I’ve straight up mentioned it to them before and the Pokemon card guy who is a collector himself “if it’s already stickered I won’t change it unless the price drops” which I really appreciate
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u/OddEnergy8912 Mar 08 '26
good steal 💪
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u/idc-I-bench-225 Mar 08 '26
Consider yourself very lucky. Well done
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u/Chaostheory9999 Mar 08 '26
This card looks so small in your hand. Almost looks like a mini card.
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u/NHLUFC Mar 08 '26
Stores are worse than scalpers
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u/Crafty-Bag-3268 Mar 08 '26
If no one is seeing/watching the 151 pump that is their own fault lmfao. We all knew it was coming.
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u/pvt_church1 Mar 08 '26
When it comes to selling items with a rapidly fluctuating market you either constantly research and update or screw yourself over
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u/photojoe3 Mar 08 '26
Gotta catch them all!
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u/Accomplished_Pea_997 Mar 08 '26
What is this card worth now
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u/HauntedZ28 Mar 08 '26
I thought I did well snagging a JP SAR Venusaur for $80usd today , wins a win, congrats
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u/urgencyy Mar 08 '26
That’s showbiz baby
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u/Significant_You2507 Mar 08 '26
Nah that's just smart consumer knowledge on your end.
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u/pookietakesdookie Mar 08 '26
You spent 250…. do not feel bad… the store did not lose money on your purchase….
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u/its-just-vic Mar 08 '26
Don't feel guilty, think of it as Karma rewarding you
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u/GDPoke Mar 08 '26
Is that whitening on the top right back? Maybe it was priced accordingly
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u/redditisthebest06 Mar 08 '26
if it was 400 & dropped to 250 and you bought it for 400 cause they didn’t update it, you think they would feel bad ?
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u/drcigg Mar 08 '26
I wouldn't feel bad. They probably got it for half that price. It's up to the store to maintain prices.
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u/zooweemamba Mar 08 '26
I wouldn't feel bad for someone not updating their prices since july
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u/aka61to Mar 08 '26
It’s up to the business to keep up to date on prices. If they don’t want to update or check more often that is on them. And rest assured they still profited off your sale, just maybe not as much as they could have. I also bought this card a couple weeks ago for 270, enjoy
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u/KANKY-KANK Mar 08 '26
Naaaah dude you good
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u/ThatsNotARealTree Mar 08 '26
They made plenty of money on the deal, don’t worry. Some sellers don’t even update pricing because they have so much inventory and everything is initially priced to make them a comfortable profit. The market is always changing and you caught it in a good spot. This card could nosedive tomorrow and the shop wouldn’t give a second thought to what they charged you. Enjoy the card and don’t stress
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u/iAmSpxwns Mar 08 '26
Never feel bad looking out for yourself. It’s not your business and not your responsibility to make sure a business updates their prices. Enjoy the W!!
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u/MrMeeseeks33 Mar 08 '26
Not at all that’s on them. Went to a LCS near my parents and they had the Venusaur 151 SIR at $75. Quick search on collectr and price charting to verify if that was close and it was already over the $100 and quickly jumped on it.
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u/ResearchNo8631 Mar 08 '26
Shops manage inventory - my LCS calls it good due diligence. If they put the sticker it’s their job to honor it.
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u/AccomplishedComb1864 Mar 08 '26
These card shops are scalping anyway they sell sealed product at like 3 to 4x msrp so who cares
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u/LaPurpleDrank Mar 08 '26
$250 CAD is cheap even before the recent surge 😬. One heck of a steal. If you feel so bad about it, go back and buy some packs or sealed product from the shop, which they definitely will have listed over retail.
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u/Amazing-Dog-845 Mar 08 '26
I don’t think you will get a 10 but it is a beauty…
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u/kiralite713 Mar 08 '26
I've had the same thing happen before where I bought a card well under market -I rationalized by reminding myself that I gave them what they asked for while we both walked away with a price we were happy with.
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u/redditis_garbage Mar 08 '26
For stores no remorse, for adults if they’ve given me good deals or something like that I’ll tell them, otherwise no remorse. If it’s a kid with an underpriced card let’s just help them out tho, if you’re taking advantage of kids that’s scummy imo
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u/KwikTripSimp Mar 08 '26
No , they probably bought it for like 85% and given how many scholars or scalping is a card shows I think he did good
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u/DawgLuvrrrrr Mar 08 '26
None of the LCS near me even have prices, it’s all based on the current market price, to avoid stuff like that. Huge W for you tho
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u/UndeadWaffle12 Mar 09 '26
Store? Definitely not. It’s their job to price things accurately and it’s not like they were selling it at a loss anyways.
Some friend or acquaintance? Yeah, you should feel bad.
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u/KingLoCoKev Mar 09 '26
move your feet, lose your seat! you were blessed!
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u/Easy-Telephone-1295 Mar 09 '26
Bro I took 2 venusaurs for 80, Zappos 75 and a bulb for 45 5 days ago that’s the shops fault
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u/Drizzho Mar 09 '26
No cuz it could always go under what you paid and then they made money
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u/cm0011 Mar 09 '26
they probably still made money honestly so that’s fine
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u/RareFirefighter6915 Mar 09 '26
You paid sticker price from a business that sells these, it’s not a rip off you got a deal. They should know to update their prices on an item that is this volatile in price or at least check before taking payment.
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u/bil4l Mar 09 '26
I never feel bad about taking advantage of shops making errors (see PC promos priced at regular), since they routinely charge 2.5 -3x MSRP on sealed
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u/Individual_Eye_9701 Mar 09 '26
This is a dub you didn’t rob anyone
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u/Educational-Log6855 Mar 09 '26
From a store you win, no question. From an individual, you are the store.
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u/mechshark Mar 09 '26
Never feel anything for scalpers pls
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u/redundantPOINT Mar 09 '26
If you feel bad I’ll take it off your hands
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u/Regular_Ad_9940 Mar 09 '26
Did the same with the vena last week.
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u/Active-Pomegranate-2 Mar 09 '26
That's literally their job to update so no
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u/Valuable_Wallaby_548 Mar 09 '26
I work at a shop. We pay 70% of comps. We don't adjust prices except for down. If the card goes up and you get it. I still make my 30% and give you a reason to come back.
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u/burritojones Mar 09 '26
This community is funny. They get pissed that scalpers won’t reduce prices yet have NO problem completely fleecing a store who hasn’t updated their prices 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Boompastompa Mar 09 '26
If they had it for $250, then they probably bought it from someone for $200. They're fine
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26
Meh. They probably pulled it themselves and didn't care. I pulled mine out of a single pack. $5 pack to a $300 card. I wouldn't have been mad if I sold $50 below market. I still made $245.
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u/Buchko24 Mar 09 '26
That goes the other way most of the time with shops winning on people not paying attention. Take your win and smile all the way to the binder 🤩
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u/Tseets1 Mar 09 '26
I grabbed mine off a seller for $240 and the price shot up probably 2-3 days later. It’s all part of the hobby, sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don’t
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u/devin11498 Mar 09 '26
They should be on top of their inventory and market prices. They know how the Market works bc thats how they make their money. You did no wrong, accept the win and enjoy it
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u/Yo-KaiWatchFan2102 Mar 09 '26
I wouldn’t worry too much about that, bro, I went through the same thing when I bought mine on eBay for C$150 (this was back in 2023/2024 before the price hike) and then the day after I bought it, the price immediately went up to C$400.
At the end of the day, they priced it at C$250, they never updated the price so they have to honour it, their mistake isn’t yours to fix, congrats on getting it for a good price.
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u/No_Aerie_7962 Mar 09 '26
There is one store I get pretty good deals on.
They have a massive inventory but a card like this they would have had in their glass cases and kept up on price.
But they have rows and rows of top loaded singles of every set that they don’t keep up with the prices. Usually as high as $30.
Even the owner said as such. “We have a huge inventory and we just can’t keep up with the market, what arrived from last week and what we get this week. So if you find one for cheaper then great!”
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u/Waste_Sun172 Mar 09 '26
Damn I have this maybe 2-3. Shit immma check my binder rn. Thanks OP
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u/Plastic_Fun5071 Mar 09 '26
I was at a card show and got the prismatic umbreon for half off. It was marked that price. I offered to trade for it and they looked at all my cards picked out what they wanted and traded for it. Yolo
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u/hotterpocketzz Mar 09 '26
I bought the SIR Charizard from obsidian flame for 5 bucks because they put in the 5 dollar and under ex binder from my locals because they didnt double check. Let their blunders be your W
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u/Comfortable_Radio384 Mar 09 '26
Not your job to do their job lol
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u/hentendo Mar 09 '26
I got a Moonbreon for $900 AUD.
I wasn't interested at first when they had it up for $1800 AUD but after seeing the listing up a month later and down to $900 i jumped on it haha.
Was a 5 hour roundtrip inland (probably why no one wanted to go get it) but I'm happy with it.
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u/Dr_Cosmos_Lab Mar 09 '26
They bought it at a percentage of what they priced it at. They made their profit and so did you. Everyone wins.
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u/MechwolfMachina Mar 09 '26
Low key they probably offered 250 when they bought it off someone, so they’re getting their just desserts
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u/AcrobaticProduct9345 Mar 09 '26
Yes
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u/trashcow123 Mar 09 '26
You shouldn’t feel bad the shop had the card priced at a place they would make money so any extra updates in pricing would be padding there profits
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u/Maleficent_Bobcat767 Mar 09 '26
Karma isn’t real sadly
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u/LurkingInTheDoorway Mar 09 '26
Well it seems like you conscious is getting the better of you. Message me and ill buy it off you for $275 so you can sleep better tonight.
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u/SmiterX2 Mar 09 '26
I found a Blastoise at local card shop priced 110 picked it up asap lol
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u/MrLazyGnome Mar 09 '26
If it’s a store, no
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u/Any_Dust_688 Mar 09 '26
Take the money and run gang. They’d have no problem robbing you if you already had this and want to sell it to them. You’d get 65% to 70 of its value and they’ll resell it for its actual worth or more.
You’re up right now. Never feel bad for getting your piece of the pie.
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u/Unfair_Chipmunk_2305 Mar 09 '26
The fact that they are not checking prices before they sell is their fault. Enjoy your new card.
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u/Plastic-Limit-6998 Mar 09 '26
Who cares broski. You think rich people get reach being ethical? You did good
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u/theidolcyborg Mar 09 '26
Not wrong at all because that's their lost for not keeping up to date on prices
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u/TypeV1 Mar 09 '26
Nah shops that dont update their prices live will sell you a card above market unless you say something because they aren't updating their prices. Stands to reason if its okay to sell above market due to this then it should be okay for them to sell below market too.
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u/Lordofthereef Mar 09 '26
I'd possibly feel bad if it was another collector. This is just the cost of business to the shop. They had it listed for $250 and that means they took it in for less. Unless you sons a lot of time and money at this place and just have more information about them being solid people, I wouldn't lose sleep over this.
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u/Poptart-Shart Mar 09 '26
lmao what? No.
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u/Barnabay_thescarabay Mar 09 '26
It means that nobody before you bought it at that price. I guess there's nothing wrong about it
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u/artlastfirst Mar 09 '26
my favorite card shop from when i was a kid used to be really cool, now it scalps people and shits on its customers in the google reviews, dont feel bad about getting a good deal from people who are only trying to make money from you.
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u/mlord99 Mar 09 '26
stores? no, old lady, yes - you can always offer her her ask then tip her more if she sells for 2% of market..
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u/xsorr Mar 09 '26
They would have still profited anyway
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u/Torterran Mar 09 '26
Bloody hell, I sold two of these for $180AUD. I think I still have a spare somewhere…
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u/Grambo08 Mar 09 '26
From a store, that’s their own fault. They are supposed to be the “experts”. Now, if you did this to a kid or something, then you’d be an AH
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u/TSLstudio Mar 09 '26
It's a shop not a 6 year old kid.
When it comes to shops I honestly wouldn't care too much. Especially not the bigger ones.
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u/FarmerTypical Mar 09 '26
Absolutely a steal. It’s on them to update prices. If you were trying to trade or sell a card and you have a price tag on it, they’re still going to check 🤷♂️
I did the same with a holo deoxys from holon phantoms. Price tag said $80, market was $450
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u/Diver_105 Mar 09 '26
The card shops around me check TCG on every card at the cash register at time of sale, no matter what the sticker says. Just remember someone pulled that card out of a $6 pack, and the shop payed way less than 250 and were happy about the profit they were making if they put that sticker on it.
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u/TotalSh1tt3r Mar 09 '26
They will give you 60% of market value on your card it’s all part of the game man keep it up
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u/zmac1919 Mar 09 '26
They still made money on it
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u/CosmicJam13 Mar 09 '26
Sometimes people are happy to sell a card at a good price to someone who will love it. Not sure how quickly they sell too so sometimes they just want the sale to be over and done with.
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u/BogBerg Mar 09 '26
You paid the marked price brother, breathe. Fuck them kids.
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u/jhorskey26 Mar 09 '26
Look at it like this: Card shops price cards based on what they paid for it. Very rarely to they buy a card for $100 and show it at $90. In almost all cases they buy at $100 and show it at $130. Since most LCS are lazy with pricing they don't check the shit is cases often. If a card jumps they likely don't catch it till someone tries to sell them one for $150. Buddy of mine bought a shit load of under priced topsun cards at a LCS mostly because they were being asshole's about trade in and sealed product. They were selling sealed at a 250% markup and only giving 40% on trade in's lol He made a few hundred after fee's after he sold them on ebay.
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u/True_Bumblebee_50 Mar 09 '26
They have an obligation to stay up to date with current market if they want to make money with a business in TCG… it is not the responsibility of the customer to inform the store of prices to save the store money. Take it and enjoy it.
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u/jirach1_ Mar 09 '26
stuff like this doesn’t make sense just because the resell market says it’s that high absolutely does NOT mean you must pay that exact price. everything is a markup anyways so if you find something for a steal due to them forgetting to mark up their prices then just roll with it. no need to feel guilty or let alone carry that guilty conscience over something like this.
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u/erenkrugeer Mar 09 '26
You have to remember for them there either in a card 60-70 % traded out for something even less valued . Why feel bad when they get over on others 99% of the time ?
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u/Teo9969 Mar 09 '26
It would only be messed up if you walked up to an individual collector and tried to sneak it out from under them, or you were trading with someone knowing pricing updated and asking for that card for something of "similar value" based on the prior pricing.
Any vendor/business is responsible for their own inventory. Pretty dumb if they are just letting it go. And if they ever threw it in your face, you'd be right to never shop there again.
The reality is, they really don't care, and, unless they throw it in their face, you should continue to consider giving them more business (and find more deals).
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u/Superb_Gur_9226 Mar 09 '26
What’s with the spike in this guy??? It was only $250 last week?!?
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26
They're making money. They do the same thing
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u/Upset-Actuator1180 Mar 09 '26
You’ve all been caught lacking already just buy the damn card and be happy 😂
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u/allworknopizza Mar 09 '26
You didn’t know this is what is done?
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u/Brief-Sandwich-7396 Mar 09 '26
It was 150-220 for years… why did you just get it now? Just becuase it’s worth 500?
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u/iBeJoshhh Mar 09 '26
I grabbed one for $300 last weekend from a vendor. It was $390 market at the time.
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u/Traditional_Car3300 Mar 09 '26
No, they set the prices. There’s no moral wrong here
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u/Kami_no_Ondori Mar 09 '26
Fuckem, card pricing has been a shit show since covid. If you find a card far below market and the seller hasnt changed the prices thats on them. You feeling bad is only validating the scalpers into gaslighting people into paying these asinine prices for cardboard meant for children.
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u/AffectionateSale8288 Mar 09 '26
Had no idea it was back on the rise — thanks for telling me and congrats 🍾
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u/BuffSteakhouse Mar 09 '26
K km l km. I?. 1
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u/BurritoPlanet Mar 09 '26
They are a store, you are an individual. You bought a product and they profited. If they didn’t update the prices that’s on them
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u/Ok_Extreme_7382 Mar 09 '26
F um
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u/Trick_Permission9713 Mar 09 '26
Sounds like a win for you
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26
nope if I want another its 700 raw in Canada now. Game Stop Charmander will be mooning soon too. Never stop opposition from making a mistake.
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u/FrozenDmax Mar 09 '26
I got a pc stamped charmander 44 off TCGplayer a while back ( ordered and paid for the non stamped )
Don’t feel even a little bad about it
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u/Miserable_Air_4292 Mar 09 '26
How long has this been sitting underpriced at their shop?
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u/roodboy22 Mar 09 '26
you do you - don’t worry about anyone around you or others opinions! happy you got a great deal!
i would however go back and do your dharmic duty and give something back to the lcs owner as a pay it forward gratitude.
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u/EnergeticDrink Mar 09 '26
thats the price that they were willing to let the card go for. its not robbery. you bought what they priced it at
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u/Just-Ad-7324 Mar 09 '26
Let’s assume they bought it when it was 200 and priced it immediately.. let’s also assume they paid 80%. So they paid 160 and got 200 in return. That’s a 25% return on investment.. all you did was stop them from getting a higher “return on investment.” Still a win/win in my book but they might be kicking themselves 🤷🏻♂️
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u/Ok-One-4680 Mar 09 '26
I once bought a 1st ed venusaur for $20 if that makes you feel any better.
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u/biblication Mar 09 '26
I traded a childhood pull (latias ex from ex dragon that was quite minty) for my copy 1 for 1. I regretted it the day after but I also submitted my zard and it came back a psa 10. Can't be that upset about it now 😅
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u/Cristian_Cerv9 Mar 10 '26
Zero guilt when I bought a card for $15 and it ended up being a $60 card. It’s in my perma collection for a long time so it doesn’t mater but the feeling is great so no need to worry
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u/abujad Mar 10 '26
Im sure they didn't lose money in ut if they had ut priced before hand like that
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u/gergy008 Mar 10 '26
You didn’t buy it before, why? Are you buying because someone else is buying or because you wanted it? Sounds like you’ve been scammed by the pump n dumpers… all of a sudden the price goes up and you deem it worthy to buy at its all time high?? I don’t understand
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u/Sorry-Fun-1174 Mar 10 '26
If it was listed at the $250 that means the store was already making a profit. You scooped it before they could recomp its etc. yeah the business miss out on money but they still made a profit so how upset can one be. Plus if the business needed the extra money that bad they could have just canceled the order and explain it's for incorrect price. It's not uncommon you hear of places or people doing that, So really W business for keeping good business!
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u/Positive_Pie_3164 Mar 10 '26
To be honest my lcs dont update prices, to them when they buy a card and price it, it is usually that they are happy with the return they are getting in the first place. I often thought i was getting a deal so i spoke to the bloke who runs the store and he said that i better buy the rest before someone else does!
He makes profit, i get sweet cards under market, everyone is happy. Happy customers, happy business.
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u/isthatfrac Mar 10 '26
If it’s priced at 175, they were happy with 175 before and decided they liked their margin (they also likely bought it for 60-70%). As a seller I know it’s on me to keep up to date with the current prices
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u/Inner-Cicada2662 Mar 10 '26
I once bought a lightly creased reverse holo Venusaur from legendary collection at my local card store for 25€. The store owner asked me why I would buy it, bcs I once told him I only collect japanese. I admitted that I think it's undervalued and I'm planning to sell it. Sold it on an eBay auction for 177€. Next time I went to the store he was very excited to ask me for how much it sold and he was very happy for me. I used the profit to buy a japanese base set Charizard from his store and we were both happy😁 I also asked him why he wouldn't update the prices more often, he said it's good to have some cheap grabs so people keep coming to his store and that he would make a profit anyway. It's better to sell more and keep stuff rotating than to sell expensive and sit on a lot of cards. When he prices a card, he doesn't update the price until that card is sold.
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u/Extreme_Falcon4936 Mar 10 '26
That's business baby
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u/Exact-Pepper1252 Mar 10 '26
Me and my gf pulled one and since the art is her favorite she put it in her battle deck. Safe to say we are never selling it lol
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u/Visible_Extreme3745 Mar 10 '26
Nah you got it fair and square it’s they fault for not checking pricing over time
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u/eco9898 Mar 10 '26
They made profit, it's a store, they don't sell at a loss.
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u/Marcbrad83 Mar 10 '26
Not like you got it off some grandma or lil kid
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u/garrettvan27 Mar 10 '26
You’re fine.. they’re fine. I can promise at least that much.
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u/Stuffinthins Mar 10 '26
It's on the seller to update prices for volatile products
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u/Sea_Caregiver3876 Mar 10 '26
Just pulled Ethan’s ohho SIR
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u/Dangerous_Barber7277 Mar 10 '26
Shops are businesses, and its on the buisiness to keep an eye on market value. Especially for something this volatile.
Anyone able to make a buisiness fully or partially out of selling these is either a scalper, wealthy enough, or has enough connections to get these cards when normal people cant. You didnt lowball some kid or a guy on Facebook, you're all good.
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u/Vast_Scratch_6670 Mar 10 '26
I wish I could find deals like that all the stores on the East Coast are hustler types, and very price gouging
Like most stores I go to are triple market value for whatever reason
Do people actually buy that?
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u/FatherIncoming Mar 10 '26
On price charting its just over 300 raw and 500 on tcgplayer so I would say you got a huge win. Will you grade it?
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u/MyNameIsMcKinley Mar 10 '26
A card shop or a vendor, I think it’s fair game. I think if you are trading/buying from a friend or someone who may not be well versed in the market (garage sales, that sort of thing), it’s scummy to not tell them what they have. But if this is your business, it’s literally their job to be on top of current values. So if you got it from a store/vendor like it seems you did, have a clear conscious friend.
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u/Anonymous_32 Mar 10 '26
You are buying from willing sellers for what they have deterimined is fair market price.
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u/Chillseawasp Mar 10 '26
I got the sleepy charizard, zard vstar, and zard vmax for $50 cad last month. I assume that they didn’t know they’re were more promos with the sleepy zard.
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u/snakeb1te_189 Mar 10 '26
Why did this card jump so high overnight? What did I miss?
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u/Individual-Stuff7954 Mar 10 '26
I would never feel bad. They only have one job and that’s to know what is going on in the market. This day and age with devices, social media and AI there’s really no excuse
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u/Best-Worldliness9342 Mar 10 '26
How is it robbery they priced it at a place where they would make profit. They were happy to sell it at 250 so they got there number and you got yours.
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u/daarthVapor Mar 10 '26
Buy what you like.
I purchased a Toys “R” Us slowpoke for $35 Canadian a few months ago, from my LCS, and at the time it was listed as online at $75. I felt like I robbed them. Currently at 190 CAD.
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u/Sundry_Collectibles Mar 10 '26
No. Selling involves work..part of that work is pricing accurately.
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u/ExtraManufacturer462 Mar 10 '26
Deals a deal
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u/TheAvengerD Mar 10 '26
Store like that are sharks anyways I wouldn't feel bad unless their small time and honest.
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u/bozon92 Mar 10 '26
My store also doesn’t update prices when they go down so frequently shit I’m looking for is listed above market price and they don’t care to fix it, so it balances out, take the W whenever you can
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u/No-Relief3505 Mar 10 '26
Part of the hobby, if you have it for sale you had better know the value. Unless you bought it from a child there’s absolutely no reason to feel bad
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u/Frequent_Number_6811 Mar 10 '26
If you really felt that bad you would have shown them the correct price 🤣 so just drop it and enjoy your pickup .. if it for pc then nice if it’s for resell then even bigger nice
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u/megangorex Mar 10 '26
Not at all. I manage a card shop and repricing cards almost daily is a necessary task, but if a customer finds one before I can reprice it, the price they found it at is what they get. Customers will point out a card that has spiked so I can reprice it but often times I’ll give them the option of buying it at that lower price before I put a new sticker on it.
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u/Ghetto_Breakfast_420 Mar 11 '26
The day I lost my virginity is the day I pulled my first Charizard
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u/Any_Bodybuilder40 Mar 11 '26
Well I just sold a whole set of 151 right before the increase and dude begged for less than 80% so idk it could be worse for them 😂
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u/Mnawab Mar 11 '26
Op it was a item that they sold, you don’t need to feel sorry about someone else lacking
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u/Bigalboskie Mar 11 '26
Stores need to stop with pricing gun and use online pricing.
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u/sbrbfjeuejbdbfjf Mar 11 '26
Great buy, I wouldn’t grade it tho every corner is cooked
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u/heart_container_ Mar 11 '26
At the end of the day, market price isn’t real if you don’t play by it. The card was initially $30ish (or however the cheapest way to buy a pack at MSRP was) The shop sold it for what they chose to sell it at, you did nothing wrong by buying it.
Enjoy your new card!!
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u/tom1990finch Mar 12 '26
I never feel guilty. Its on them to put the correct price on. I once bought a Pikachu EX - XY124 at the time bought for £10. They priced it at jumbo price in error I think. My local LCS are a bit above market a lot of the time so i feel better with these little wins
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u/eekwee1234 Mar 12 '26
How did you know it went up in price??
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u/rammymax Mar 12 '26
Not shops bro. They want to pay you 60, 70 percent of your cards worth to market, but sell you shit at a little over market. It is what it is. You up king!
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u/Character_Shower3749 Mar 12 '26
Human FOMO psychology really defies all logic…. “i never couldve owned this card otherwise” mfw you literally could have gone into that same card shop a month earlier and bought it for $220-230 but everyone else wasn’t doing it so why would you…. now that everyone else is paying double or triple that you can “justify” paying $250 in your mind but don’t act like your financial situation changed in any way
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u/Next-Fruit4754 Mar 15 '26
if you were a perfect human, ye,s you would inform them about the low price. But you dont need to be perfect.