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Top Shelf Collection
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TCG & Hobby store located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Sharing our takes from a LGS business perspective!
Sharing our takes from a LGS business perspective!
What Canada’s HST/GST Sales Tax Holiday Means for You! TCG, Warhammer, Board Games and More!
Canada’s HST/GST Sales Tax (up to 13%) Holiday is here, and we’re breaking down what it means for collectors and hobbyists.
If you’re into Pokemon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Bandai One Piece TCG, Altered TCG, or collecting Warhammer Miniatures and Gundam (HIGH Grade), this is your chance to save big. We’re also featuring Pokemon Plushies, board games, and other must-have items-all with no sales tax (GST/HST only) during this limited-time event.
In this video, we’ll cover what the HST/GST Sales Tax Holiday is and how it applies to your favorite products, along with our very own personal recommendations.
Find our more from CRA here: www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/child-and-family-b...
If you’re into Pokemon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Bandai One Piece TCG, Altered TCG, or collecting Warhammer Miniatures and Gundam (HIGH Grade), this is your chance to save big. We’re also featuring Pokemon Plushies, board games, and other must-have items-all with no sales tax (GST/HST only) during this limited-time event.
In this video, we’ll cover what the HST/GST Sales Tax Holiday is and how it applies to your favorite products, along with our very own personal recommendations.
Find our more from CRA here: www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/child-and-family-b...
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Top Shelf Exp: Diving into Altered S1E9 - Q4 Update, Marketplace Delayed, and more!
Просмотров 7014 дней назад
Join Jan and Colin as they dive into Altered together, exploring the recent updates that have taken place including changes to the card mechanics, Q4 delays to print-on-demand and marketplace, and how crucial this will be for Altered heading into 2025. Read More: www.altered.gg/news/marketplace-and-print-on-demand-services-are-delayed-until-beginning-of-2025 Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Ins...
Trading Card Store Surging Sparks Community Day at our LGS
Просмотров 572Месяц назад
Come follow us on our Surging Sparks Community Day that we put together at our shop. Jan and Colin document their day as people drop by to say hello and to crack some packs! Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instagram // top.shelf.co
Top Shelf Exp: Diving into Altered S1E8 - Ordis Sigismar and Wingspan Starter Deck
Просмотров 782 месяца назад
Welcome to the Top Shelf Exp Podcast! Coming at you from our LGS in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, we hope to make you feel like you're hanging with us at the shop. We'll be covering a wide varity of topics including our perspective as store owners, the business aspect of TCGs , and other broad market dynamics. Today we'll be covering the starter deck for the Blue deck, Ordis. As longtime TCG playe...
Top Shelf Exp: Diving into Altered S1E7 - Bravos Kojo and Booda Starter Deck
Просмотров 1052 месяца назад
As longtime TCG players and collectors, we'll be discussing everything from the basics of Altered and how to get started, to the more advanced nitty-gritty of competitive play (and everything in between!). Join us on our journey as we as we dive into everything Altered! Today we will be discussing the Bravos (Red) Starter deck, featuring Bravos and Booda! Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instag...
Let's Rip! Magic: The Gathering Duskmourn COLLECTOR Booster Box Break!
Просмотров 9522 месяца назад
Come and watch the resurrection of our beloved Let's Rip Series! "Count" Matthew is BACK and better than ever, and watch as he breaks and rips open from the most recent Magic: The Gathering Duskmourn set! Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instagram // top.shelf.co
Top Shelf Exp: Diving into Altered S1E6 - Altered TCG: Trial By Frost - Set 2 Preview
Просмотров 1132 месяца назад
Altered has announced their upcoming set slated to release on Jan 31, 2025. Colin and Jan share their thoughts on a set 2 announcement/preview following the Altered official recent launch. Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instagram // top.shelf.co Spotify // open.spotify.com/episode/7Jf7qjPF2jlSUCWfJSY4C4?si=hze_nGJgS9emIuDNI4DmUg 0:19 - Altered Set 2 - Trial by Frost 4:00 - Brea...
Top Shelf Exp: Diving Into Altered S1E5 - Altered... DELAYED?!
Просмотров 1093 месяца назад
Join Jan and Colin as they discuss the Altered release date delay (double)! Problems with supply chain and how it is affecting new TCG releases - what impact will this have on Altered? Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instagram // top.shelf.co Spotify // open.spotify.com/episode/0ag75Qg9QQ7EHJlui8VH3Z?si=TIaq6rEVQ-mVV-Da7e1gYg 0:34 - Awkward... 1:45 - Double Delay 3:30 - Market F...
Warhammer KILL TEAM - Operation Hivestorm | Top Shelf Exp | Ep 1
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Tune in now to watch Ricardo and Colin explore the newly announced Kill Team Season 3 and Operation Hivestorm featuring the Tempestus Aquilons (Scions) and the Tau Vespid Stingwings! Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instagram // top.shelf.co Spotify // TBD
Top Shelf Exp: Diving Into Altered S1E4 - Muna Starter Deck (Teija & Nauraa)
Просмотров 1213 месяца назад
Join us on our journey as we as we dive into everything Altered! Today we will be discussing the Muna (Green) Starter deck, featuring Teija & Nauraa! Diving into Altered: as longtime TCG players and collectors, we'll be discussing everything from the basics of Altered and how to get started, to the more advanced nitty-gritty of competitive play (and everything in between!). Discord // discord.g...
Top Shelf Exp: Diving Into Altered S1E3 - Yzmir Starter Deck (Akesha & Taru)
Просмотров 2253 месяца назад
As longtime TCG players and collectors, we'll be discussing everything from the basics of Altered and how to get started, to the more advanced nitty-gritty of competitive play (and everything in between!). Join us on our journey as we as we dive into everything Altered! Today we will be discussing the Yzmir (Purple) Starter deck, featuring Akesha & Taru! Decklist HERE: www.altered.gg/en-us/prod...
Top Shelf Exp: Diving Into Altered S1E2 - Casual, Organized, and Competitive Play
Просмотров 2573 месяца назад
As longtime TCG players and collectors, we'll be discussing everything from the basics of Altered and how to get started, to the more advanced nitty-gritty of competitive play (and everything in between!). Join us on our journey as we as we dive into everything Altered! Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instagram // top.shelf.co Spotify // open.spotify.com/episode/5whMBNv7V3AINA83...
Top Shelf Exp: Diving into Altered S1E1 - What is Altered TCG?!
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.3 месяца назад
As longtime TCG players and collectors, we'll be discussing everything from the basics of Altered and how to get started, to the more advanced nitty-gritty of competitive play (and everything in between!). Join us on our journey as we as we dive into everything Altered! Website // topshelfco.ca Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instagram // top.shelf.co 0:44 - Top Shelf Experience...
Top Shelf Showcase: EvoRetro!
Просмотров 2585 месяцев назад
Jan and Colin explore EvoRetro's lineup of NEW and EXCITING binders, cases, card sleeves, and more! All made specifically for collectors! EvoRetro PSA SLAB BINDER: www.kickstarter.com/projects/evoretro/card-storage-revolution-collectors-bag-graded-card-binder?ref=351bys Check it out: topshelfco.ca/search?q=evoretro Website // topshelfco.ca Discord // discord.gg/ZtPMhTwwch Instagram // instagram...
Top Shelf Showcase: Warhammer 40k & Kill Team | Skaventide & Termination
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Top Shelf Showcase: Warhammer 40k & Kill Team | Skaventide & Termination
Let's Rip! Magic: The Gathering Dominaria Remastered | Collector Booster Box Break
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Let's Rip! Magic: The Gathering Dominaria Remastered | Collector Booster Box Break
Let's rip! Magic: The Gathering Brothers War | Collector Booster Box Break
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Let's rip! Magic: The Gathering Brothers War | Collector Booster Box Break
Let's Rip! Magic: The Gathering Dominaria United | Collector Booster Break
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Let's Rip! Magic: The Gathering Dominaria United | Collector Booster Break
Let's Rip! Pokémon Lost Origin | Elite Trainer Box Break
Просмотров 562 года назад
Let's Rip! Pokémon Lost Origin | Elite Trainer Box Break
Let's Rip! Magic: The Gathering Double Masters 2022 | Collector Booster Box Break
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Let's Rip! Magic: The Gathering Double Masters 2022 | Collector Booster Box Break
I completely agree with you guys that this is more like Early Access rather than full launch. It's not too late for Equinox to backpedal and announce Official Launch when marketplace and print on demand is up and running (ie: 100% of the game). Outside of your shop no one else has even heard of Altered before around me or said they heard of the KS but nothing after that - great time to just say ALTERED IS NOW OFFICIALLY RELEASED Q1 2025!
Thanks for your comment Peewee! We know you have been a day one supporter, so you have seen it from the time Altered was just a small project, to what it is today. It truly has the potential to be an extremely popular TCG. We hope that they can keep on the momentum, but more importantly, focus on supporting stores and players that have dedicated to growing this TCG, in an extremely competitive space.
Thanks for the video! Really like this content, specifically from a lgs point of view. I think it’s rough for everyone that it’s getting delayed. Hopefully when beta arrives it will hit the mark. This game has so much potential but a rushed job isn’t good in the long run. Better take this delay on the chin and make it worth the wait
@TheBravosHatter Nice to see you Marc :) Glad you enjoyed!
Will there be any more episodes?
Yes most definitely, we just got a bit caught up with Q4 and lots of projects on the go at the store. Apologies for the sudden hiatus. What type of content are you hoping for?
Perhaps with the big community update this week.
@@topshelfco If that is interesting enough for your company POV.
I need the Tera Chu … Top Shelf pulling through 💪🏻
The chase continues...✌
Pulling the SIR Pika would have been amazing… will there be an event for Prismatic Evolutions?
Perhaps 👀
@@topshelfco 🙌
Amazing event, can’t wait for the next one!!🎉
Thanks! We're looking forward to it as well 🙌
was not expecting to be in it right off the bat lol amazing video guys
haha you gotta be ready when the camera is out 😎
Pulled the sir pika aswell and got a etb for free, hope to see more community days
Does it get any better than that?
@ don’t think so 😂
I like this Sigismar deck plays like a Paladin in Hearhstone analogy! Excuse me while I have some PTSD moments from getting Consecrated all the time when I played as rush Hunter 🙃
Haha Hearthstone was great back in the day! Paladins always seem to be quite strong
Why would you shake the card? This is stupid
:(
Ok, that was Great, AHAHAHAHAHAHA,"i'm a vampire" spits out teeth.....
Told you that you'd love it haha
Let’s go!
LFG!
The content isn't too bad, you guys are unfortunately just waaaay behind "current" on these things. Does a simple conversation really take a week to edit? 😐 This also means you didn't catch the important updates from the AMA (now 6 days ago) 😅
Thanks for the feedback! Something came up and the editing had to be done in a hospital. The turnaround normally would have been much faster, we’ll try to push it out on schedule going forward!
For context on your edit regarding the AMA, we filmed this before it happened, so we were going off the info we had available and heard going around. We won't always have ALL the most current details, but we will of course strive to stay as current as possible! Our goal for this video was to check out the info shared in the Trial by Frost Preview on the official Altered website news section, and share our thoughts and perspective. Might have been a bit off with some speculation, though it sounds like Equinox themselves don't have a lot of the details for future sets fully decided - and I don't think we expect them too this early. We also rely on our and the Altered community as a whole, to support each other and bring all the different pieces of info together. Thanks for checking in, we do appreciate the engagement and feedback.
@@topshelfco fair, I get that such slips in editing timeline can happen (hopefully nothing too serious). But for the timing of the shoot I still have to wonder: Why shoot the video a whole 2 days after the announcement when you know there is an AMA coming up the day after? Of course I can't know your timeline but wouldn't it make more sense to either cover each news but separately (not your podcast focus I assume) or consolidate the Spiel news into one video (which might have fit better)? Really just trying to help improve the relevancy for you guys, I hope it works out better in the future 🤗
@@4ndreas386 We totally get it! We always want to improve our content! You bring up some points that will help us improve out content going forward. Appreciate it brotha!🤗
@@4ndreas386 You have both of us commenting here, so might be getting some double responses :) (Jan here) Wanted to answer your question regarding our timing and how that looks for us. It's worth noting that we are not full time 'youtubers' or content creators, we're mainly juggling running our business with many projects on the go including all TCGs, other hobbies & initiatives, across both of our instore and online experiences. This is not meant to be an excuse, but just provide a bit of insight that getting a video out on the latest Altered news, as much as we'd love will not always be possible. Though we are definitely striving to put out high quality and relevant content, so again we appreciate the feedback because at the end of the day you're the one consuming it and don't really care about what happens behind the scenes. Altered is easily our favorite TCG right now and we decided to commit a lot of resources to it. For what it's worth, the podcast is not meant to strictly be a 'what's the latest breaking news' but more so included in a mix of giving us the flexibility to discuss a wide variety of topics that we think are interesting and that hopefully the community will as well.
There will most likely be new heroes in set 4.
Oh really, where did you hear that?
@@topshelfco the recent livestream on the official channel stated that they know what is in set 2 and 3, but they are currently developing set 4, so many things are up in the air such as new heroes and maybe even the return of golden boosters.
@@ulysses2134 Just checked it out! For sure they have to plan many sets ahead, but it doesn't sound like they themselves know when new heroes will be introduced. I just heard set 6 in a few places but that could be totally wrong. I would think there needs to a good amount of time for the foundation of the game to develop, so that those types of major decisions can be properly made. Which is why set 6 kind of seems like a reasonable timeline in that sense, if they are working on final touches for set 4 now. I also feel like that type of info from the AMA needs to be communicated better, and not just on a random video that doesn't have much visibility from Equinox to their player base. Do they push those Q&A out somewhere for easy reference?
@@topshelfco it was communicated pretty well on both the official Discord and the X account 😁👍🏻
@@4ndreas386 What I meant is communicating the actual content of the AMA to be accessible in a form other than the video itself, which has 900 views. I know the community is still fairly small and growing, but other content creators are getting more views than this, so it shows that much of the community won't see/watch the AMAs to get that info. For example their news section like the Angers Tournament review is a great piece of content, in a very visible and accessible channel (their main/official news page), so it would be nice to see Q&As summarized in a similar way.
Yooo didn't know you were going to the GamersGuildAZ tourney - have fun man! Don't forget to get some autographs from Justin and Lokinox whom will be there from Equinox I feel the Beyond the Gates release was too early even back in March when they announced set 1 release - it's the road Equinox has taken now though so they have to keep trucking on at this point to follow their R&D and release scheduling
Thanks man! My deck is more theory crafted than it is meta at the moment, so I'm having fun with it for now :) It's okay, Equinox needs build the foundation, so either way it's nice to see them pushing forward.
Let us know what your favorite Kill Team is for Season 3!⚔
Good video, thanks. Some clarifications… A season is about 1 year long. An edition is about 3 years long. Every team will receive competitive play balance patches for 2 editions (4-6 years depending on when a given team comes out during an edition). Every team will be viable for GW’s top-tier tournaments for 4 seasons, and then rotate out of production.
Thanks for chiming in with the extra information! We're all super stoked to see how season 3 pans out and the the constant rebalancing of teams for competitive play.
LOL Colin - I see you're taking creative liberties in editing for this video 😂 I'm all for it! Love the Naruto sad music around 2 minutes. But yeah, sad about the delay but I don't treat this "official launch" on September 13 as the actual launch. When the digital marketplace and print on demand is up and running I'll say that is the Altered launch
Hahaha! Had to do something with my spare time since we're clearly not playing Altered! Fair enough, that Sept 13 date could be seen as a bit of a moving target, fingers crossed for a successful launch of the marketplace/print on demand!
Another great review! Always good to learn more about opponent factions 😈
Thanks! We are definitely looking forward to cover the rest of the decks and more!
Again nice video. Looking forward for the Bravos one! Just note that the rare Coneman is also more susceptible to removal due it's 4 play cost :) So it is not always an upgrade :)
Fantastic point! Need to take all this into consideration, so it’s a definitely a tradeoff. Bravos should be coming up soon!
Great review of the Yzmir deck guys! Excited to see what you guys think of the Lyra starter and which cards you think are worth keeping in my constructed deck Also thanks for going over the keywords like Defender and Sabotage in detail - I was a bit confused about them but you putting them into context was very helpful 🙏
Thanks! Lyra is literally the last one we have queued for the starter decks 😅but we will get there! Glad to hear it's helpful. As a Yzmir Control player, Sabotage is probably my favorite effect, with discarding a card from opponents hand being a close second (Baku), although not featured in the starter deck.
great overview! I'm glad people like beauty sleep as much as I do! also Volume was great this episode. Keep up the good work!
Love it, it's such a great card! Really glad it made it to Yzmir as an OOF rare. Are you playing Yzmir? Appreciate the kind words 😊
Nice thumbnail and editing of the video! The graphics of the cards were really helpful 👌 Did you guys outsource your editing or who on the team has these mad skills? Watching these podcasts really gets me excited for the launch event! I've never actually done a draft before so looking forward to that 🤯
Thanks man appreciate it! Everything is done inhouse 😎 Colin is a natural and has taken on the the editing. Ricardo made the overlay and any other designs. Teamwork makes the dream work. We're super exited to be putting out what we strive to be a high level of production. But we have lots to learn, it's just episode 2 😅
As long as players are only registering a single account to a single event, we won't be actively trying to identify users who have multiple accounts in their name.
Wow thank you for confirming Justin! And thanks for checking out our Diving into Altered series 😎
Sounds super fair and reasonable!
Interesting point about the multiple accounts! I feel only having one faction for rewards makes it too hard to choose!
🤫Please make sure you are not breaking any TOS!
Not sure why we kept calling Booda as 'Boodrah' apologies to the Bravos battalion 🙏
loving the videos so far! it would be very nice if you could perhaps increase the microphone volume as it is quite low!
Appreciate it! Noted the volume feedback, we will see what we can do :)
Great conversation thanks
Appreciate you checking in, we just got E2 live and lots more to come!
Really excited for the Muna decks. The value generation from Anchored seems like such a fun concept to play around. Hope to see more cards to build around the plants and anchored mechanics!
Gotta love Druid, lots of cool plants and animal characters, and definitely tons of value from anchored. Starter deck overview coming soon!
Subscribed and excited for more Altered content! I'm in an area in the US with little to no support for the game, so I'll be living vicariously through you and others.
Yeah for sure we've noticed that not too many are supporting in NA, but once it gets more established and picks up in popularity more stores will pick it up. 🤞🏼 Thanks for checking in, more coming soon stay tuned!
Lyra is the by far my favourite deck to play so far. Can't wait to see more playstyles each faction will bring to the table. Also the potential for heroes to be MULTIPLE factions is so cool.
Multi or out of faction hero's, that is an interesting take🤔
I am curious on how stores who sell singles would affect them? Would they need to keep each individual card's hidden so people can't copy the codes. How would selling the cards to the cards store would work? Would it only be the digital or both have the card and digital being sold.
Good question! To the first part there are a few answers: >The store would have an store account in which they can scan cards into, so hiding codes becomes a non-factor >All accounts can have a public 'trade-lists' which can be viewed digitally by anyone >Once the marketplace is live, the cards can just be posted for sale digitally >Once Print on Demand (PoD) is live sometime later this year, players can buy cards online from around the world, and order cards to their local store for pickup if they so wish (as opposed to shipping it directly to themselves). This may reduce minimums or fees, but these details have not been fully announced yet
As to selling cards at the lgs, it will likely vary store to store. Some may choose to only buy digital ownership, while some may do physical & digital, or further a combination where only Uniques will be help physically as players may want immediate access to playing in their physical decks.
Altered was honestly a pleasure to play, I loved running the roadshow with the team and I look forward to playing more with everyone that came out. Here's to an NA Regionals!!
We're hooked! The competition at the shop is going to be fierce 🔥
Great Content so far, informative and intriguing.
Thanks for checking it out, stay tuned!
May have to dive into Altered, great discussion!
Thanks Logan, nice to see you here, you should definitely dive in! Let us know if you want to learn and we'll make it happen
Great discussion! You guys make a good point about Altered being attractive to both board game and TCG enthusiasts - got to differentiate themselves from the other TCGs out there. The digital aspect is definitely the way of the future - even Pokemon is releasing Pokemon Pocket in November which will feature a digital collection. I'm sure that will also help Altered by making others in the TCG space feel more accustomed to a digital collection rather than a solely physical one. Looking forward to more of these podcasts 🔥Subbed!
Thanks for the support! Pokémon Pocket is an interesting conversation, in short it's still quite disconnected from the actual TCG. The fully streamlined and connected approach by Altered with their digital app & game is surprisingly unique - would have expected this to be done much sooner. We hope it's disruptive enough to make other TCGs take note and that it will influence the industry as a whole, it would be a huge benefit for all TCG enjoyers. In the short term, we're optimistic that these features will really help Altered gain traction. Stay tuned for more!
Damn, I really want that Skaven army!
Solid box. Hope you get more support your videos are great
Thank you so much! :)
Those were some nice pulls! Great video! Btw those transformer tokens sell for quite a bit too best keep them! :D
Thank you for watching! I noticed shortly after the transformers tokens actually do have a bit of value to them. so I've got them sleeved up and kept in the binder :)
Dope!
Got me some spicy pulls 😈