Game Time Hobbies — Local services in Opelika

Game time is selling cards for scalpers prices! This is a brick and mortar store with distributors and still selling products for scalpers price. On launch day of Prismatic Evolutions They was selling the ETBs for $110 or more. MSRP for a ETB is $55. One week later I found them at Walmart for MSRP. I recommend not buying from Game Time unless it's MSRP or slightly and I mean slightly above it! I used to buy from this store a lot and last booster box I bought of surging sparks was marked up here to what it was selling online for and that was launch weekend too.

Edit after the owner replied. I do not agree with you meeting online stores prices and scalpers prices to prevent scalpers from scalping. You're literally just being a scalper yourself. They're are plenty of was to avoid scalpers at your store.

Limit one per sku to one person's party. Make PA of the stock you have for the limited print runs to sell to the public at certain times or hold events for it and sell it during those events. Hold a Raffle for being able to purchase more than one of that sku at msrp or slightly above it. Sell those tickets and that's extra revenue for barley nothing.

I understand a company has to make money, but do something like a $10 mark up on a ETB, just make it reasonable. Your customer base knows that you probably paid less than msrp from your distributor for those products. Then immediately sell them for scalper prices on launch day is disrespectful to...

Staff is great, but prices are terrible. Just can't brazenly price things at 40-50% over MSRP.

Edit after response from owner: Respectfully disagree. You're explaining how you are actively price gouging. Other local games stores don't have this bold of an upcharge, and the market prices you're describing reflect secondary resellers. MSRP on a One Piece single pack is $4.49, Gametime charges $8. Double packs MSRP $9.99, Gametime $20. Magic Commander Decks MSRP $40-$60. Gametime lists $70-$100+. Single card prices are the worst around. Brick and mortar stores need to be reasonable for the local community who play in store every week and not price products around digital sources. I want your store to succeed, but it's more economical to shop elsewhere. Not pleased with the expalantion...

As a person who has traveled to many different game stores because of work I regularly go into a store's event without being a local or regular customer of said store. As an outsider sometimes it is hard to get a game started because sometimes people already know each other and they play in their groups, so it is sometimes tough as an outsider to fit in. That being said, I really appreciate when the community and staff are friendly, and they welcome you with open arms. I could not recommend this store enough to someone who likes mtg, they are upfront about how the price stuff, and they have a great community of players who are great to hang around with. If I would be in the area again, I would stop by this game...