The Greater Memphis Magic Arena — Local services in Memphis

I came here this past weekend with my bonus son to get him a deck of trainer Pokémon cards. I know a little about Pokémon but virtually nothing about TCG. We were greeted warmly by Joe and were taken through all the basics.

Joe was a completely genuine, extremely knowledgeable shopkeeper. Not once were we talked down to or upsold on anything we didn’t need. I felt welcomed and well informed. Joe told us about all the gaming days and assured us that the community around Pokémon gamers was warm and helpful. For someone about to launch into this new thing, Joe made us feel excited about diving in!

I can’t comment much on the shop as I have little to compare it to. The selection seemed very good, they seemed well stocked. The store was clean and there were a couple groups of people playing on tables in the back. The atmosphere was calm and friendly and chill. We will be back! Thank you...

They had the item I wanted (one of the 2017 Commander decks) but told me explicitly they would not sell me the ONE copy I was asking to buy of the specific deck until either someone bought a different deck in front of me so they had a reason to reach behind the counter and grab one or I bought the whole case for $140 when I only wanted one. When I asked why this policy exists, he insisted I could be poaching when I made it clear I only wanted the one copy of the one deck. Completely insane an, despite going there routinely to check singles and buy what I need, I will never go back there again. Not for a release, not for FNM, not to use the bathroom in an emergency. They lost a customer for some insane reason they could barely explain...

Say you wanted to trade for a $20 card and you brought $20 worth of cards of trade credit, they’ll still want you to pay the $2 of sales tax instead of just doing a straight up trade. Which is a little stingy imo and takes the fun out of trading. Especially considering you’re already selling your cards at like 50-60%. But they are still one of the few shops in the Memphis area that has Pokémon and magic singles and their prices are fair and...