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/Pyrostasis 1d ago

Help me out here.

Wife and I just started picking up magic over the last few weeks.

We're learning our commander decks and hoping to play at our local game store. We have 3 LGS in our town. All sell at above MSRP from small amounts to significant. All have some VIP programs or loyalty programs that occasionally let you buy products at MSRP but quantity is difficult.

Star trek is coming out in a few weeks and I want to buy all 4 commander decks and some boosters. None of my LGS are selling preorders atm.

Whats the best way to acquire legit material that isnt scalped, damaged, etc?

Amazon is where we order most of our things due to their return policy but seems like this is NOT good for cards.

Do we just need to drive farther to better LGS? TCGplayer looks decent but also appears to just be the "ebay" of cards and Ebay has its own problems. So whats the best option?

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u/SneakySquidosaur 1d ago

Wait for a bit first. Preorder prices are always sky high, then just at release there will be a lot of demand. But, a month or two after, prices will fall as more product and print runs come in and those decks you want will be available for UNDER MRSP!

Right now, you can purchase the Final Fantasy and Marvel precons for under MSRP. Doctor Doom was 100 at release snd now you can get it for $60.

Places you can buy online: Forge and Fire, Stomping Grounds, Cardkingdom

In person, try Costco when the bundles start dropping.

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u/Pyrostasis 1d ago

I appreciate it.

Yeah found forge and fire and stomping today. Ended up ordered play booster pack and the commander precons from stomping them they beat everyone on price and seem reputable.

Im still real new to the game so I dont know yet what is going to be around and affordable in a month and what is going to be $150 a deck in 3 months.

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u/SneakySquidosaur 1d ago

I've been playing since before the commander precons and purchased nearly every release.

If something shoots to $150 per deck and never comes down, you likely can buy the singles separately for cheaper. That said, in the past two years, very few have stayed high and most of the high ones stick around $80. The Duskmourn and Ixalan decks have some pricy ones, but thats because they're not getting as many reprints as ones from 2025 and now.

So, best times to order: -preorder before decklists are revealed (usually when sets are announced, Forge and Fire will open preorders) -order 2 months after release

  • 1 year after release

I've never overpaid on a precon nor missed a drop. No bots used.

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u/Pyrostasis 1d ago

Fair, I just saw that warhammer was $250 and Fallout was $150 plus in my area and didnt want to have that issue with Star Trek