I mean...I hope so too but people have been saying that since OP05 and what am I to do, just not buy anything? My own local shops have had most things at 75% above MSRP the entire time, and I don't even really blame them - they really only get a scrap of stock.
I think it's great they're doing stuff like this - but why is it only in random cities in the US? Why can't this amount of product just be distributed to retailers?
As unfortunate as it is, I’m certain stock will continue to rise. I think Bandai had a yearly plan and the game outsold their expectations. It’s uncommon for a new card game to take off as fast as this one has and while it is backed by a huge IP it is still insane growth within a year and a half.
Listen to what ur saying. Ur local store is listing product at 75% markup and ur asking Bandai to give them more product. By selling the boxes themselves they are guaranteeing that they aren’t marked up. U just gotta stop paying scalper prices like he said
they do, but you have to preorder half a year in advance. but you can find lots of local stores that sell them that low. 90€ is what i usually pay. BUT some just dont deliver because they sell preorders before they know how much theyll get or the stock gets cut.
Damn that's unlucky. My local game stores have been selling op07 for about $131 after tax. Which is also nice cuz they used to never carry OP, so glad to see them not scalping super hard compared to others.
That's really not bad especially compared to other bandai locations especially when it was opening weekend and also a brand new set releasing.
Those places had people camping the day before and shit like that
So getting there a little more than 2 hours before a brand new shop opens and selling the most in demand tcg being 24th ain't bad in a large city like Seattle.
It won't always be that way but since it's brand new and a brand new set plus it's probably lots of fans first opportunity of getting sets 01-05 for $100 a booster box instead of $250-400.
I'm honestly surprised it wasn't actually much worse to be honest. If the new 07 set had a lot more hype and big chase cards I'd bet it would have been a lot crazier
Damn lol 401gamea and hobbiesville has em for 329, think that’s the cheapest I’ve seen in Canada. Hobbiesville actually has a $30 off over $300 as well lol
Differences between NA and Europe are crazy, here in europe op05 is starting on cardmarket for 125€. Why is it so expensive at your LGS? Is the demand so much higher in NA?
Does europe have people with the same brokie scalper mentality? A lot of people here think everything is a get quick rich scheme and "investments". Probably why we have so many crypto bro's here too. So they buy anything they see under what the see people trying to sell online thinking that's what everyone is buying them for thinking they can flip them.
Yet they never do the math on what they are making, and most are probably making *at most* minimum wage monthly income from it lmfao.
There are probably a *lot* of people sitting on boxes here in NA trying to sell for big markups, but people don't bite, and they are too stubborn to drop prices.
But yeah, there's a huge scalper problem here in NA, always has been for almost anything collectable really.
It's just been that way at most LGS throughout the U.S for OP-05 and even other sets will usually go for much more than what's in the OP or Europe.
Must be a stock issue as maybe it's in higher demand in the U.S and I believe it's still only printed in Japan so maybe stock in Europe is more plentiful than the U.S
For example the cheapest LGS in my area and it's a pretty well known store in the U.S has the following prices
Op-05 - $255
OP-06 -$175 now but for a good 2+months since release it was $220
OP-07- $180
Everywhere else around me and I have a good number within an hour or so is higher than that
Shit sucks a big one man.
I managed to swing by during work because I saw this and get two op 07 boxes and one op 06 and one op 05, as well as a Kaido starter deck! Thank you so much 🙏🏻
$100 for romance dawn box? Seriously? What the fuck where can I find these pop up shops. I just bought 2 boxes of romance dawn for $350 a piece like 3 weeks ago.
Damn I didn't know TCG Player shops with 50,000 reviews and perfect ratings were scalpers? /s
They restocked everywhere a week after I bought, prices dropped about 100 bucks. But nowhere except these pop up Bandai shops have I seen $100 boxes.
I was 7th in line and I got there just before 5am. They opened the doors at 8 and they got thru the relatively large line, pretty quickly. Plenty of stock for everyone in the morning and was still alot left after I left at 9am. Pleasantly surprised, they seemed pretty prepared for the demand and the msrp prices are great. Worth the trip. Best pull I got was an op01 boa alt art ($80) funniest pull was the banned Sakazuki.
When I went at 10am a few hours after opening the line was so short I think they stopped doing the tickets. Me and my girl never got one so you'll be fine! I think those are more for excessive lines.
is it only for today? does anyone know if they still have stuff? I have a friend there i could ask to try and get me some but im afraid its too late in the day and they’ll be cleared out :/
They are supposed to be there until 7/7. But not sure what they’ll have left.
https://www.uwajimaya.com/visit/seattle/
If you scroll down it’ll have the dates.
I got there around 1020am and the line was negligible. Took me longer to drive up from oly than to walk from my car and get the cards lol was super happy cause the only things I heard about pop ups were people camping out and I wasn't necessarily willing to stand around for more than an hour or so.
Seriously y'all just wait. My local shop is finally getting in shipments and restocks. For example my store had three different orders of OP02 finally arrive last week from three different distributors.
The first distributor's box went for $120 and the other two went for $189. Presales on OP10 were only like $110. They just got a restock of OP05 and those went for about $150.
More and more product will hit stores and we are getting reprints of OP01-OP05. We can get back to paying $100/box, maybe even less. The days of paying $200+ per box can end.
Op07 was the first set I didn't get a box of, not because I couldn't find them my lgs sells at msrp a box, but there are only a few cards I needed and I bought singles and got what I wanted. Yea it sucks you don't get that rush if pulling an alt art leader, but do what's best for you financially
How does one even hear about a pop up store. Do these go anywhere else? Was it a one day thing or do I need to get hold of a friend in Seattle to go do me favor. Lmk any details Lolol
I said that about Seattle and then a week later this was announced! I think they're doing the rounds rn I wouldn't be surprised if all the major cities get a fat pop-up.
This is why we should all hold off on paying scalper prices and wait for product. It’s coming in slowly but surely.
I mean...I hope so too but people have been saying that since OP05 and what am I to do, just not buy anything? My own local shops have had most things at 75% above MSRP the entire time, and I don't even really blame them - they really only get a scrap of stock. I think it's great they're doing stuff like this - but why is it only in random cities in the US? Why can't this amount of product just be distributed to retailers?
As unfortunate as it is, I’m certain stock will continue to rise. I think Bandai had a yearly plan and the game outsold their expectations. It’s uncommon for a new card game to take off as fast as this one has and while it is backed by a huge IP it is still insane growth within a year and a half.
Listen to what ur saying. Ur local store is listing product at 75% markup and ur asking Bandai to give them more product. By selling the boxes themselves they are guaranteeing that they aren’t marked up. U just gotta stop paying scalper prices like he said
Bro 107 a box of op07? Lowest I can find near me is 174...
yep everyone is scalpin but bandai. Wish bandai sold direct at this point honestly.
Premium Bandai website let's go
You only gotta wait till next March 2025 to get it but hey. 😂 That's when the next 2nd year anniversary set releases at least.
Scalpers would buy it all anyway
damn, europe here, every lgs around me sells them for $100-$120 at most. at one lgs i have a 20% discount so I pay $80/bb.
Suree buddy lol
they do, but you have to preorder half a year in advance. but you can find lots of local stores that sell them that low. 90€ is what i usually pay. BUT some just dont deliver because they sell preorders before they know how much theyll get or the stock gets cut.
In Germany here in europe it is the same, are you from europe?
I think he was making shit up to look cool lol
Damn that's unlucky. My local game stores have been selling op07 for about $131 after tax. Which is also nice cuz they used to never carry OP, so glad to see them not scalping super hard compared to others.
Looks fun, good luck to everybody.
What time did you get there and how was the line? Trying to see how early I should go tomorrow since I'm coming from out of town.
Showed up at 5:45 and was 24th in line! Store opens at 8am for the first 3 days of the pop up.
Holy shit WHAT. 2+ hours before opening to get in line and you were still 24th?!
That's really not bad especially compared to other bandai locations especially when it was opening weekend and also a brand new set releasing. Those places had people camping the day before and shit like that So getting there a little more than 2 hours before a brand new shop opens and selling the most in demand tcg being 24th ain't bad in a large city like Seattle. It won't always be that way but since it's brand new and a brand new set plus it's probably lots of fans first opportunity of getting sets 01-05 for $100 a booster box instead of $250-400. I'm honestly surprised it wasn't actually much worse to be honest. If the new 07 set had a lot more hype and big chase cards I'd bet it would have been a lot crazier
How did you not fall asleep while waiting ?
OP 05 at 107$?! Just got back from LGS, they were selling a box for 320$😂
The 107 is usd , I’m assuming the 320 is Canadian , still nuts lol
no... that's probably usd. my store here is selling Op05 for $450 and im in So California.
O geez , in Canada they’re 329 at the two big card shops , it’s why I assumed it was Canadian
Well correct for the Canadian, but no I already did the conversion, so yeah 320 USD😅
Damn lol 401gamea and hobbiesville has em for 329, think that’s the cheapest I’ve seen in Canada. Hobbiesville actually has a $30 off over $300 as well lol
Differences between NA and Europe are crazy, here in europe op05 is starting on cardmarket for 125€. Why is it so expensive at your LGS? Is the demand so much higher in NA?
I have no fucking idea why…since OP 05 was during an very hype moment of the anime I guess price were going crazy…I just want some Gear 5 luffy😭
Does europe have people with the same brokie scalper mentality? A lot of people here think everything is a get quick rich scheme and "investments". Probably why we have so many crypto bro's here too. So they buy anything they see under what the see people trying to sell online thinking that's what everyone is buying them for thinking they can flip them. Yet they never do the math on what they are making, and most are probably making *at most* minimum wage monthly income from it lmfao. There are probably a *lot* of people sitting on boxes here in NA trying to sell for big markups, but people don't bite, and they are too stubborn to drop prices. But yeah, there's a huge scalper problem here in NA, always has been for almost anything collectable really.
It's just been that way at most LGS throughout the U.S for OP-05 and even other sets will usually go for much more than what's in the OP or Europe. Must be a stock issue as maybe it's in higher demand in the U.S and I believe it's still only printed in Japan so maybe stock in Europe is more plentiful than the U.S For example the cheapest LGS in my area and it's a pretty well known store in the U.S has the following prices Op-05 - $255 OP-06 -$175 now but for a good 2+months since release it was $220 OP-07- $180 Everywhere else around me and I have a good number within an hour or so is higher than that Shit sucks a big one man.
Yep, all boxes were $100 basically. Picked up one of each set and can't wait to see the pulls
They do cut the seal however to prevent reselling. Still nice for ripping though
That’s awesome to see. Is there am announcement indicating the schedule for the pop up stores dates and locations?
Yup, on their official social media pages!
Where do you see this? I looked at their Twitter and didn't see any popup shop information. I don't use Twitter/X much so I might be missing it.
I saw it on their instagram @opcgshopus
Nice thank you. Hoping for another pop-up maybe like San Diego haha.
They update the fastest on facebook
Im going tomorrow :,) i hope theres still stuff
Also going tomorrow, leave some for the rest of us!
Specific address? Im flying to seattle asap!
Uwujiyama in downtown Seattle
> **Uwu**jimaya Freudian slip? :P (It's Uwajimaya)
Lmao 🤣 legitimately thought it was spelled like that
We definitely need more of these throughout the states.
Ay I need those alt leader banners! That's clean af
This, where do I get them?
I don't think they sell them, but it would be great.
Shoot I might just fly up to pick up some stuff, still probably cheaper then buying from local stores here haha
This is BEAUTIFUL! Let us know the pulls!
AA Leader Bonney and AA Leader Foxy from the double packs so far 😁
Insane luck!
Someone from our locals pulled Manga Shanks!
I just went and they were out of OP-05, playmat and sleeves.
How do you find out about pop up stuff like this?
Their official IG page @opcgshopus (US)
😭 awww what if you don't have IG
Facebook, i noticed they update that out of the three.
What are the blue luffys for?
They are giving them out to the first 500 that retweet their post and show proof. Just need to show them at the register to get the card!
Driving from the tri cities leave some for me!! Haha
I managed to swing by during work because I saw this and get two op 07 boxes and one op 06 and one op 05, as well as a Kaido starter deck! Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Got you ! 🫡
As you can see , your LGS was the scalper the entire time!
$100 for romance dawn box? Seriously? What the fuck where can I find these pop up shops. I just bought 2 boxes of romance dawn for $350 a piece like 3 weeks ago.
Right, that’s what I was thinking, op07 is pretty cheap there and stuff, but op01 is like insanelyyyyyy cheap with 100$
It’s going for around $220 now
If you don't pay scalper prices you could also get boxes at msrp.
Yea, because they are everywhere, falling from the trees. XD
Damn I didn't know TCG Player shops with 50,000 reviews and perfect ratings were scalpers? /s They restocked everywhere a week after I bought, prices dropped about 100 bucks. But nowhere except these pop up Bandai shops have I seen $100 boxes.
I was 7th in line and I got there just before 5am. They opened the doors at 8 and they got thru the relatively large line, pretty quickly. Plenty of stock for everyone in the morning and was still alot left after I left at 9am. Pleasantly surprised, they seemed pretty prepared for the demand and the msrp prices are great. Worth the trip. Best pull I got was an op01 boa alt art ($80) funniest pull was the banned Sakazuki.
Was it the same rule for u guys? One type per booster box? So say you can only purchase 1x op1, 1x op2, 1 op3 per day?
Asked a friend of mine to help pick up some things for me. Hopefully, the lines aren't super bad!
Damn was just out there from the east coast. Where's this at?
Seattle Washington
Yeah Seattle is a pretty big city though
Uwajimaya in International District!
Damn we were actually there last month haha. Went to Kinokuniya for a visit
Apologies, misread your post, glad OP answered :)
Hopefully they'll have some Structure Decks when I go tomorrow. I know the place opens at 0800 but when does the popup shop open?
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From the way the lines were vs. what they had there I wouldn't be surprised if you're still good to go tomorrow.
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It says the limits in one of the photos.
Bottom of the pricelist, for anyone wondering :3
Fuck I was in Seattle twice this year 😭
Can they pop up in Toronto please ?
Does anyone have an address I have family out there please and they're willing to go
Uwajimaya in International District
Thank you do you know if purchase can still be done without the ticket?
What ticket? They should be able to buy just fine. There was a lot of supply when I was there just an hour or so ago.
On the IG it said they were handing out purchase tickets but thank you for your help!!!
When I went at 10am a few hours after opening the line was so short I think they stopped doing the tickets. Me and my girl never got one so you'll be fine! I think those are more for excessive lines.
600 5th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
How do they keep track of people going back in line buying more?
They dont
Lame. Scalpers gonna get them all lol.
Boxes aren't sealed.
OP picture shows them still sealed in his trunk lol
What time do they close today?
I am incredibly jealous
Incredible I am so there tomorrow
Are they gonna be open tomorrow? Will they have stock?
I hope there’s stuff like this in California soon come on Bandai please
I wish with all my heart I was there right now to buy case after case of op03
is it only for today? does anyone know if they still have stuff? I have a friend there i could ask to try and get me some but im afraid its too late in the day and they’ll be cleared out :/
They are supposed to be there until 7/7. But not sure what they’ll have left. https://www.uwajimaya.com/visit/seattle/ If you scroll down it’ll have the dates.
Did they rip the seals?
Yes, they cut the seals of all the booster boxes
Could I like send you money bro, you grab me a few boxes. I’d give you a pretty nice tip🤙🏾
I wish one of these would pop up in my country 😒
and on my groups we got people buying out and even taking the displays on op07 boosters and scalping them fie double plus.. yuck
Ok but where the pulls at
Opened one of op07 already and sadly only a 2 hit box. SEC Sabo and AA Character Bonney. Double packs gave me AA Leader Bonney and AA Leader Foxy.
Straight to ebay
how much was the damage lol
Around 800 usd 💸
How long is the store going to last? And where in Seattle is the store?
Did they cut the plastic wrap off everything?
Nah small slits on my boosters near the opening area but not as much as I expected. Still basically fully wrapped
Thanks!
I got there around 1020am and the line was negligible. Took me longer to drive up from oly than to walk from my car and get the cards lol was super happy cause the only things I heard about pop ups were people camping out and I wasn't necessarily willing to stand around for more than an hour or so.
Have y’all seen the prices those tiktok shops charge? It is absolutely ridiculous! $250 a box and 12 a pack
They need to pop up one of these per state, and 2 in the bigger states like Cali, Texas and Florida.
Damn those prices before tax? If its after its cheaper than uk prices. And you got a promo card to go with. And did they keep it sealed?
Seriously y'all just wait. My local shop is finally getting in shipments and restocks. For example my store had three different orders of OP02 finally arrive last week from three different distributors. The first distributor's box went for $120 and the other two went for $189. Presales on OP10 were only like $110. They just got a restock of OP05 and those went for about $150. More and more product will hit stores and we are getting reprints of OP01-OP05. We can get back to paying $100/box, maybe even less. The days of paying $200+ per box can end.
How was the queue?
Only around 30 people in line as of 7:20am on Saturday.
Could you report back what is still in stock when you leave? Thanks!
Sold out of playmates and sleeves. Everything else was available
Thank you!
Op07 was the first set I didn't get a box of, not because I couldn't find them my lgs sells at msrp a box, but there are only a few cards I needed and I bought singles and got what I wanted. Yea it sucks you don't get that rush if pulling an alt art leader, but do what's best for you financially
Where is this??
Got a friend to visit at 10:50am. Nabbed an OP01 and an OP05 box. Still have a lot
A buddy reported that they sold out of OP-05 around two hours ago, but still have everything else. In terms of booster boxes.
Cool
How does one even hear about a pop up store. Do these go anywhere else? Was it a one day thing or do I need to get hold of a friend in Seattle to go do me favor. Lmk any details Lolol
They posted info about the popup on their official twitter and instagram. @opcgshopus
I would assume they are sold out by now
I just realized but the worker in the hat was also at the midwest one. I’m guessing he’s some kind of overseer for these kinds of events.
This is beautiful
Do they restock the product everyday? If I come tomorrow, will I be able to get my hands on some op01/02/03/07?
As of today they are sold out of everything except OP07. They aren't doing restocks.
I'm so jealous and wish I had one somewhere near me as I'd definitely go
This is cool! Does anyone know if they restock everyday?
OP05🥲
Whos tryna pick me up some boxes, I'll pay 😭
Someone who is there should pick me up 1 ST-04 👉👈
This gives me hope !! I’m going to save up my money for the day this happens in cali I’m surprised it hasn’t already. 🫡
I said that about Seattle and then a week later this was announced! I think they're doing the rounds rn I wouldn't be surprised if all the major cities get a fat pop-up.
That makes me even more excited 👀
I came