Perfect Rares Card Center — Local services in Artesia

Shopped at this card shop a few times and would not recommend for things Weiss schwarz or pokemon related.

The pros: wide selection, lots of singles, lots of sealed products, tables to play (not too many tho)

The cons: If you know about Weiss Schwarz theres a certain amount of the "really rare" cards in each case/box I have a suspicion(may not be true) that they sell dead/semi dead boxes/ packs. I bought a few boxes and handful of packs from here and got nothing. A few others I know had a similar experience. If you follow them on IG you can even see that they post hits from the other tcg games their customer gets but rarely see any about weiss. This could be untrue but would be careful when buying weiss here. For pokemon, I am not sure if it was just the specific worker did not know much about it or not but I legitimately got scammed. They said they matched tcgplayer prices and I was charged 28. I went to another card shop and saw the same card but in better condition LP for 9 dollars and bought it. Either the worker assumed the card they sold me base set shadowless or I was charged near mint prices but the card was without a doubt at best LP but more MP (parts of the back corners was chipped , multiple parts)

I cant speak for the other card games but if youre here for pokemon and weiss I would highly encourage you to find another card shop , my favorite one where I was sold the 9 dollar card is just 10...

Friendly staff who are always willing to help you, it does get busy at times so you may have to wait a few minutes to be helped but they take their time to help you and are super attentive and knowledgeable about whatever you may ask or need! (:

One Piece has a home in this store, as there are three days dedicated to One Piece tournaments that are always packed! The community is really nice and welcoming here, you should stop by whether you’re looking to practice competitively or play for the first time. There is a huge diversity of players who are social and helpful!

Also, for any women who are potentially a bit intimidated of visiting new card stores out of fear of misogyny or etc, there definitely are welcoming female players here and there are female staff as well! The male players and staff are also nice and will treat you like they would anyone else! They are girlypop approved. :3c

Additional information, they buy One Piece cards for 70% credit or cash, which is a bit of a step up from all the other local shops around, so if you’re interested in selling to a shop, you should consider...

I cannot begin to describe how much I love this place. When I think of the ideal LGS, this business is everything I expect. The staff really go out of their way to treat you as a guest and make you feel welcome. They are honest and friendly and I can feel that they really want you to have fun while you're there. I wish I could remember the name of the gentleman who helped us out on my last visit, but at the very least I can say thank you for the trade of that illustration rare snorlax! 😂

Perfect Rares is the perfect place to enjoy a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and get in some rounds of pokemon and other popular tcgs. I will...