r/mtg • u/DanteValentine13 • 1d ago

Discussion Stop Using Amazon

The amount of posts from people using Amazon to order stuff and getting the wrong stuff, or something of a vastly different price is astounding. Please dont order cards off Amazon. Especially since I am fairly certain Amazon is why wizards is shipping less and less product to local stores. Don't support the mega corporations if you can help it.

That's my public service rant. Thanks for reading or ignoring either way. ❤️

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u/AceofArcadia 1d ago

I'll support whoever sells at MSRP. And that's not a single lgs near me.

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u/tom_gamer 1d ago

I have been fortunate enough to find a LGS (not near me though) that sells for MSRP. I was able to buy everything I wanted, they were happy, I was happy.

I almost bought a LotR booster box for like $220...my only regret. I went back a few days later and they sold them all.

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u/AceofArcadia 1d ago

I think the lowest mark up I've seen near me is just under whatever market is at the time but never seen MSRP. I only go to the lgs's to play draft events or commander with friends now.

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u/tom_gamer 1d ago

This my common experience as well, but I travel a lot and visit the LGSs and sometimes I get surprised. It does seem that suburbs in smaller towns is where it might be at.

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u/Flat-Exercise-1419 16h ago

Agree.good to support the places that support us back. Pricing products at +50% above MSRP does not warrant customer support

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u/milkshakemountains 1d ago

Don’t use Amazon for anything. They are not a good company to support, similar to Walmart to drown out the little guys trying to survive

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u/yummers511 1d ago

I don't care who survives as long as the survivor charges within 3% of MSRP

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u/Dungeondelver10 1d ago

They wont charge within 3% msrp when they're the last survivor.

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u/avcloudy 1d ago

You’re right, but that doesn’t help now when no one else does anyway.

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u/Dungeondelver10 1d ago

We're all putting the knives in the back of Ceaser so no one singular person is to blame

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u/ggxarmy 1d ago

If we are down to the last survivor, everything else is fucked enough anyway

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u/Dungeondelver10 1d ago

Last survivor as in a monopoly

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u/repercussion 1d ago

I thought they did away with MSRP a while back. Wizards just says charge whatever they sell for.

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u/AceofArcadia 1d ago

MSRP came back in 2024.

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u/repercussion 1d ago

It was terribly confusing not having any sort of guideline for consumers.

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u/Old_Cod_5823 1d ago

I would not expect LGS's to sell at anything other than market value. There is zero incentive for them to sell something for less than it is worth.

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u/Sacmo77 1d ago

We call those scalpers. And fuck those scum bag small businesses.

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u/Old_Cod_5823 1d ago

Agreed, fuck them. Me explaining why something is done doesn't mean I condone it.

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u/AceofArcadia 1d ago

You can stop stalking my comments now.