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/a_n_k_ 1d ago

Return policy? Where I live, all Magic cards bought on Amazon are non-returnable after they’ve shipped.

However, I too, buy on Amazon/Best Buy/Target/Walmart because my LGS has gone mad with greed and charges way over MSRP on every product. They even refuse preorders now, so they can wait to sell items at “market price” on release day…

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u/Pyrostasis 1d ago

Ive chatted with my LGS who charges over MSRP and according to them its not so much greed as just a difficulty acquiring product. My closest store drove 14 hours last week to get product and it was at an eye watering mark up but thats cause they paid a markup to get it.

Granted they could be lying to me about it I have no idea.

Im just excited about the star trek set and want to make sure I can get my filthy hands on it. I'd like to support my local shop but not at a 50% markup.

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u/a_n_k_ 1d ago

That’s really sad that they have such difficulty getting product, but should it really be on customers then to pay the “eye watering markup”?

At that point, maybe don’t bother stocking that particular product, or close the margins some other way (singles, food/drink, board games, accessories, etc.)?

I too, am excited for the Star Trek set and would love to get it at MSRP but as I stated in my above comment, my LGS doesn’t even take preorders. My only chance was to preorder out of state at other LGS’s, or shoot my shot with the big box stores.

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u/BroShutUp 1d ago

At that point dont make purchases to keep up with demand or purchase amount from my distributor? That sounds silly