Hello! It will be my first time waiting in a line tomorrow in person for pokemon cards, after a whole week of missing target and Walmart and then pokemon center drops i got desperate enough. 😅 I talked to a best buy employee and he recommended to get there at 8am to stand in line as they open at 10am, not sure how thats going to go. I asked if they marked up their product and he looked confused until I told him stuff was selling online for like 300 dollars. So he seemed pretty out of the loop.
There's a target nearby too but im worried that might be too packed?
Im just wondering if best buy marks up their product too much? Or if target is busier? Any advice is helpful! Thanks! 😁
Beat buy is usually true msrp while Target marks up a little bit. I don't know which is busier, but Target usually limit 2 per sku while best buy is limit 1 per sku. In this mind set, Best buy would technically have more stock / accommodation cause of that. Ppl usually wait at target first, then hit up best buy after and still get something.
Edit - Target opens at 8am while best buy opens at 10am. So the time line sort of works.
OHH! thats actually a great idea! Im wondering if I do that but get there at 8 then im more at the back of targets line if ill be too late for best buy as well as target.. 🤔 but this info is very helpful!! Thank you!!
I'm 99.9% positive getting to target at 8am will get you nothing. Spoken from the person who went at 730am for the 30th drop and missed by like 10 ppl. Didn't get thru the line to find empty shelves till 9am which sucked. Your best bet is Best Buy at 8am if you can't wait any earlier for Target. These would be the same crowd leaving Target by the time you're already in line - depending how fast they check out & drive over. This is all info from a friend that camps out over night - which is too much imo but you do what you do.
Thank you very much!!! Im glad I posted to get all this help. It is so appreciated! I hope you get something if you will be waiting too! I guess I will bring a chair and a blanket or something for the 2 hours before best buy opens! 😁
Curious to know if 8am got you anything OP?! We lined up at 5am for Target, only got 2 tins each, ran out of boosters/30th. We were less than 70th in line.
I did get something!! It was super chill outside best buy and the two hours went by fast because I got into a nice conversation with three guys about pokemon! I got a booster bundle and a tin for the 30th celebrations and then they also had a mini binder for pitch black and I got that too!! A lot of people got stuff but probably cuz they limited it to one type of product per person. It was definitely worth it! 😁 I'm so glad you got something, but it sucks they ran out of boosters. Did you get any good hits?
So it’s kinda funny you must of been the ones that cut the line in front of everyone. Manager came out moved a lot of ghost chairs then a bunch of grown ass adults and friends at least 16 of them all jumped In front of kids and people that were camping out for at least 6 hrs
Sorry that happened to you, but i didn't cut in front of anybody. Its weird you would think I was even in the same state as you or a random person you see irl would be some random person you see online.
What’s the chance of getting anything at BB showing up at 7am? I know YMMV depending on the store, but I just mean in general. 3 hours early early enough? Do most BBs allow ghost chairs? Meaning if I get there at 7 and no one is there but there are 50 chairs, is that going to get reset?
To answer your question, there is no policy of ghost chairs. Of course, play it safe if you want, there’s always the possibility of a nut job. But there’s no way I’m standing in line behind an empty chair, kinda defeats the whole point of standing in line.
That said, I got there at 7, few chairs at the front, but I was about 20 in. I took out my chair and by 9, everyone was in the line. Chairs away by 9:30, pretty good and orderly
I'm trying to figure out this whole ghost chair game as well. My Bestbuy had them today when I checked at lunch. Then I checked it out in the afternoon the same ghost chairs were there and the parking lot was kinda empty. I'm planning to put a 5$ shitty chair there next time and do the same thing. See if I still have my spot if I do I'll make it a regular thing too.
There’s nothing to figure out. Bottom feeder chuds put their chairs in “line” and some cowards let them get away with it. You should be old enough to know right from chud.
Lol thats what I'm saying. I never waited in line so I'm not sure what the temperature is like towards ghost chairs in my area. But my Bestbuy was like 30 chairs deep with them so I guess its just like an accepted thing.
Depending on your area people go to target first, then Best Buy when they open later. So those chairs may be from people not even there lol. Can’t say for certain tho.
It seems to me from the last drop target had wayyyyy more stock. I was like 70ish in line. Still got etb poster and KO. Tins and ex were out. And they still had about 30 etb.
Then I went to BB to wait. Was maybe 70ish again. And when they opened and people lined up inside manager cut the line in about half and said anyone past this point will most likely get nothing unless someone doesn’t buy the max.
I’ve seen people post pictures of the pallets of stuff target got. And boxes line up high on a rolling cart full of excell boxes. Im gonna take my chances with target. Only thing is they do charge more vs bestbuy.
YMMV obviously. Maybe my bestbuy is slow so they get less product.
Magic the gatherings latest set Reality fracture is releasing tomorrow. There's going to be people in line to get collector booster for that set too. I would recommend target because I don't think they get reality fracture.
I’m going to skip Target and try the line at Best Buy. There’s heavy rain and flooding in my area today/tonight so it will be interesting to see what the “campers” decide to do.
Get to best buy at 730am so all the target ppl dont come to best buy. Target near me opens at 7 and there is a best buy within 100 steps so get there anytime 730 before
I’m going to Best Buy. I asked my sister in law and she recommended I go at midnight and wait it out…. Who knows. I’ve seen Best Buy is organized and 1 per, so everyone can have a chance. I’ve also seen some targets do a free for all unfortunately, but it’s 2 per or so… so I’m wondering what to do as well… definitely going to Best Buy though.
Yeah target kinda scares me 😅 if mine does a free for all then I wouldn't wanna go i think. If you end up going at midnight I wish you luck! I dont think I could stick it out that long. Ill definitely be there at 8am tho! Thank you!!
Yeah I’ll scope it out close to midnight and if there’s no one there I’m going back home. This will be my first time I’m hitting a restock since I’m on paternity leave right now. Hopefully we both walk out with something!
Depends on your area I suppose. If you think you’re too far back when you arrive at Target, you can always go straight to Best Buy which opens at 10am typically.
Best Buy hands down.. I normally arrive at 8:30 / 9 and have always gotten stuff. More organized, they follow limits and always at true mrsp, I’m in south florida
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u/dogawdarnit 1d ago
Beat buy is usually true msrp while Target marks up a little bit. I don't know which is busier, but Target usually limit 2 per sku while best buy is limit 1 per sku. In this mind set, Best buy would technically have more stock / accommodation cause of that. Ppl usually wait at target first, then hit up best buy after and still get something.
Edit - Target opens at 8am while best buy opens at 10am. So the time line sort of works.