Great meeting you yesterday, dude. I came to check if we made it to your channel, saw the title and my first thought was "Oh no, I hope I gave a five star experience" LOL. Cool series!!!
I'm guessing it will have to do with the location of their store. I've heard rent in New York City for retail spaces suck to the point that during the pandemic, people were leaving for cheaper cities. I don't know the city but judging by the building, it could be a high end part of the city.
The $50 for 151 was crazy expensive, not a single hit in any of the packs, and if you watch at 1:40 there wasn't a code card in the pack?? OKay.. and the last shop..You bought the heavy pack for $400. Went next door, they offered you $200 cash, then said they couldn't do it because a manager wasn't there or whatever, which was the guy who left the 1 star review exact complaint, that he had to come back 3 times. THEN they gave you the same amount of trade value as they would have in cash and you still left a 5 star review?? Makes no sense.
14:30 So this dude bought the heavy jungle pack for $400, tradeded it in at the next shop for $200 worth of cards and calls it a sweet trade? What's going on here
hes braindead is whats going on lol, he basically traded 400 bucks for 100 cash value, cos if he tried selling those cards he would get less than half value
I mean he said the light pack price is around 200 bucks or something if I heard correctly so I’m guessing the shop is taking it and considering it a non weighed pack or light pack instead of a heavy pack for insurance
Hey Mystic, i think i have an answer to ur problem. Q 96 is a Radio station in New York so to my understanding they stopped by Bleeker Street when the guy wanted to go there and Q 96 went to bleeker street to do a meet n greet thats why they weren't picking up the phone. He got no response because they were busy at the time.
I feel bad for businesses getting 1 star reviews just because people think they're supposed to get pulls out of every pack and can't admit that they're unlucky. Like if it was a small card shop sure it's possible that they could have been resealed, but if it's a entire business and a large shop there's no way they would take the time to reseal the packs and sell them with knowledge that they're resealed. They didn't even take pictures of the pack and it can be obvious when they're resealed sometimes.
As an avid TCG videos consumer, I really like how you edit the videos, especially without the annoying prices of each pull that nowadays it's a must for every YT video
As someone who is only just getting back in to the hobby , it’s really helpful because I have no idea what these new cards are worth and how rare they are. Things have changed a lot since 2014
ok, but why would you care firstly for prices of common and uncommon cards. Second why would someone be interested in the price of a card in a video, when there are sites specifically for that
@@piergiorgiosperandeo I just think it looks cool , I don’t care for the prices of the commons/uncommon but it doesn’t bother me if RUclipsrs want to put the prices of every card or just the hits. Plus, I’m interested in the price but I’m not interested enough to go and search the value of every hit , it’s just nice to see the value in the video I just don’t think it’s a big deal if a RUclipsr wants to put the prices or not
@@Sailor-Khione The same box is cheaper pretty much everywhere in my local area and online. That's all they're saying. 50 is a lot for a booster bundle.
@@lobsters12111I recently spent $50 at Costco for a Lucario V & Tyranitar V collection box. 14 booster packs, Lucario V and Tyranitar V, Lucario and Tyranitar holos, a big Lucario V card, and four coins. I was shocked to hear that little box was $50
I got 20 resealed cardboard packs from DoorDash not too long ago. I’ve only ever ordered from big stores like Best Buy, but the places I usually ordered from were out… so I bought 20 packs from popshelf, which is like a dollar tree type store. They opened one side of the cardboard and sealed most back with glue, but I guess ran out of glue or something? So they literally started using rolled up Balls of tape to stick the cardboard back down. I was so shocked. 18 out of 20 I got were opened. I called the store to let them know and she immediately knew what happened. While on the phone with me she told the clerk next to her “you remember that guy with all the pokemon cards from DoorDash last week? He returned them all opened!” Got my money back through DoorDash but I’ll definitely be careful of who I order from in the future. Also, I don’t usually order cards, but I had a ton of credits to burn up lol.
I actually found you guys on what not which led me to YT... keep up the content and hard work, the hobby needs more outlets to learn all this great perspective like your channel here and the streams on whatnot. The BIN is LOADED!
What an awesome video. Sometimes a review can make you feel a bit discourage from visiting a shop. It’s like people make things personal. One little bad experience shouldn’t spoil your fun. Life is to short enjoy every little moment that makes you happy. Keep on collecting!
I live in NYC and I've been to all of these shops. a few of them are mostly known for their locals/tournaments and aren't too focused on products which might be the cause for the low reviews
The title of the video is also misleading. I thought he was going to go to actual card shops that had an overall 1 star review. Not shops with solid ratings and a 1 star review scattered. He also used the same shops he visited in a previous video where he claims theyre the best card shops in NYC. So like tf? He obviously didn't want to take a risk with actual bad card shops. Because there are some in NYC.
It's honestly sad that there are actual scam artists in the community but I'd easily say 90% of shops if not higher are legit and treat all customers with care. These people spend $25 dollars expecting to get a $50 hit everytime and when they don't they trash the shops. It honestly bothers me
"They sell for around $40 on tcg player but it's worth $50 when you have to physically go into a store with a bunch of smelly nerds and buy it for $10 more. 5 stars🤓🤓🤓"
@@Official_JakeClips Definitely not, because the price was $40 shipped, and in reality it's actually 35 plus $5 flat shipping, so if you got 5 it would only be $36
The last one has deserved like 3-4 Stars imo, because he avoided giving money. Imagine you want to sell your collection for MONEY because you stopped collecting and he offers new cards instead of giving money. R.I.P. x,x
If I buy a box at card shops, I ask the person working to pick the lucky one. Last time I did that, I bought a Japanese 151 box…pulled the Charizard special illustration rare. Worth it.
About Q96: If you look at house number you can see its "96" and "Q" would mean "queue". So they were waiting in the queue for the card shop at 96 (address). :D
I feel like to get a true experience send a friend because most shops probably know you, but also 1 star reviews on card shop are usually just bitter people not getting hits on packs
People need to remember that store owners have costs. Trying to get the product in and taking on the risk. Like 151 pack bundle. Yeah Walmart can sell it for 30$ but in reality they are renting their shelves so the vendor can sell it almost at cost while the mom and pop store is buying from distributors and sometimes a third party just to have it in the store. (Like the game One Piece) So the prices are "higher". So can't compare the two. One has advantage over the other.
Why is poker such an awesome place that I wanna visit? I can't wait because I live just across from New York in Toronto and I just I want to visit poker in it. Their young establishment and they know mystic rips. So they just like are awesome
Guess how much a McDonald's meal costs in New York City? The state isn't afraid to tax everyone to death and tell them "we all need to be resilient." The cigarette prices in Manhattan represents the biggest legal racket in America because of the taxes.
Since someone said it in the video. I had a similar thing happen. The first meowscrada i pulled was a full art golden card. I'm still trying to get a normal meowscrada with no luck.
Holy shoe shine! I’m guessing I’m too late to try to win the vintage box? 😭 I want a vintage box super bad! Or packs! Or a pack! Or even ONE vintage card! So dope. Congrats to whoever won. Wow
genuine question from someone who is not invested in the pokemon card game at all, what drives the price of the cards? Does playability in the card game matter, or is it strictly based on cool art?
Great meeting you yesterday, dude. I came to check if we made it to your channel, saw the title and my first thought was "Oh no, I hope I gave a five star experience" LOL. Cool series!!!
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@@baldguydouglasno farther figure? Can’t fix that!
@@baldguydouglas Overused comment andyou are not fixing anything
Glad I wasn't the only one who thought $50 for a booster bundle of 151 was way too expensive!
I just paid 55 for the other day
I really like the aesthetic of 151 merch but even from my experience, let me tell you, the pull rates are TERRIBLE.
And here we are today. I've never even seen a 151 on the shelves only like double or triple the price being resold by someone else 😭
As a New Yorker $50 for that 151 is highway robbery. I woulda took his shoes too for that price
I'm guessing it will have to do with the location of their store. I've heard rent in New York City for retail spaces suck to the point that during the pandemic, people were leaving for cheaper cities. I don't know the city but judging by the building, it could be a high end part of the city.
In Santiago Chile, the price for that same booster on english is 33 dollars lol
The price on spain normally is 25€=$26
idk if its because it's 3 months after but its the price right now on cardmarket (still a pain man)
@@Aryeth377 in Chile the price is 38 dollars now xd
The $50 for 151 was crazy expensive, not a single hit in any of the packs, and if you watch at 1:40 there wasn't a code card in the pack?? OKay.. and the last shop..You bought the heavy pack for $400. Went next door, they offered you $200 cash, then said they couldn't do it because a manager wasn't there or whatever, which was the guy who left the 1 star review exact complaint, that he had to come back 3 times. THEN they gave you the same amount of trade value as they would have in cash and you still left a 5 star review?? Makes no sense.
Yea
The code card was first… rewatch that whole pack
He flipped it around and peeked at it
I see them for $60 consistently. Never bought 151 because of this, seems like the going rate is $10 a pack.
Just shhh... the code card was first, 50 is fine for the booster bundle. Not every pack is guarenteed a hit..
The kid going through his binder was me 20 years ago. Gave me goosebumps. Love seeing the game going strong
It's crazy him saying he was broke. 😂
bro $50 for that booster bundle is wild xD have some of those in my walmart for $28 lol
$25 with my walmart discount. poor guy paid double.
@@davids7479 he's slightly out of touch lol. if i had a lgs selling for $50 i would literally never go back xD
@@davids7479 forreal
factss walmart has em for $28 rn
I was about to say I bought one at Walmart 2 days ago for 18.70 after taxes
14:30 So this dude bought the heavy jungle pack for $400, tradeded it in at the next shop for $200 worth of cards and calls it a sweet trade? What's going on here
hes braindead is whats going on lol, he basically traded 400 bucks for 100 cash value, cos if he tried selling those cards he would get less than half value
The shop takes the risk and they need to make profit.
I mean he said the light pack price is around 200 bucks or something if I heard correctly so I’m guessing the shop is taking it and considering it a non weighed pack or light pack instead of a heavy pack for insurance
@@ItzAkela He weighed it himself, he knew it was heavy.
@@ItzAkelaThey need to buy a scale then, weight is not subjective.
Uh, Matcha is literally powdered tea leafs. lol That's how Matcha is made. They ground tea leafs into a powder.
Yeah I laughed at the "hopefully not powdered Matcha" when Matcha is... literally tea ground into a powder
Doesn't surprise me lol...he says a lot of stuff about Pokemon cards that's incorrect as well
@@EricJh21690do you have any examples?
Hey Mystic, i think i have an answer to ur problem. Q 96 is a Radio station in New York so to my understanding they stopped by Bleeker Street when the guy wanted to go there and Q 96 went to bleeker street to do a meet n greet thats why they weren't picking up the phone. He got no response because they were busy at the time.
omg that's actually so funny
As a person who travels around there, I live in Pa but close to the NY border. Yeah Q96
I feel bad for businesses getting 1 star reviews just because people think they're supposed to get pulls out of every pack and can't admit that they're unlucky. Like if it was a small card shop sure it's possible that they could have been resealed, but if it's a entire business and a large shop there's no way they would take the time to reseal the packs and sell them with knowledge that they're resealed. They didn't even take pictures of the pack and it can be obvious when they're resealed sometimes.
these are just 5* locations with a cherry picked 1* review. i didn't see the point
As an avid TCG videos consumer, I really like how you edit the videos, especially without the annoying prices of each pull that nowadays it's a must for every YT video
As someone who is only just getting back in to the hobby , it’s really helpful because I have no idea what these new cards are worth and how rare they are. Things have changed a lot since 2014
ok, but why would you care firstly for prices of common and uncommon cards. Second why would someone be interested in the price of a card in a video, when there are sites specifically for that
@@piergiorgiosperandeo I just think it looks cool , I don’t care for the prices of the commons/uncommon but it doesn’t bother me if RUclipsrs want to put the prices of every card or just the hits.
Plus, I’m interested in the price but I’m not interested enough to go and search the value of every hit , it’s just nice to see the value in the video
I just don’t think it’s a big deal if a RUclipsr wants to put the prices or not
Man that 151 Booster Bundle was the most brutal 6 packs outside of a booster box I've ever seen 😅
That was nearly $10 a pack putting it on evolving skies levels lmao... idk how he just assumed it was a decent price logically.
Best part about this video, is you helping helping the young boy out with his set. Maybe do a video where you help random people complete setss.
I won't lie, I love visiting da shop every time I am in New York. It's super fun looking through all their binders of singles whenever I am there
50 bucks for a 151 booster bundle is almost double msrp its 26.94
All shops were cool except $50 for 151 that’s crazy. $40 woulda been fine. $50 is extortion
retail shops need to pay for rental so a markup of $10 is not entirely a ripoff
It’s 10…..
Nah they at 60 right now
Reviews seem accurate lol nice of you to support the local businesses though!
Buying the cards for the kids was so wholesome! ❤️
50 dollars for a 151 booster bundle you are tripping. Somebody makes to much money now
30 bucks at most. Doesn't 50 get you an ETB or damn close to it?
@@lobsters12111 they sell for 45-50 on ebay all day and on tcgplayer they are around 45
I feel like the card is only that much because of a Charizard....
@@Sailor-Khione The same box is cheaper pretty much everywhere in my local area and online. That's all they're saying. 50 is a lot for a booster bundle.
@@lobsters12111I recently spent $50 at Costco for a Lucario V & Tyranitar V collection box. 14 booster packs, Lucario V and Tyranitar V, Lucario and Tyranitar holos, a big Lucario V card, and four coins. I was shocked to hear that little box was $50
I got 20 resealed cardboard packs from DoorDash not too long ago. I’ve only ever ordered from big stores like Best Buy, but the places I usually ordered from were out… so I bought 20 packs from popshelf, which is like a dollar tree type store.
They opened one side of the cardboard and sealed most back with glue, but I guess ran out of glue or something? So they literally started using rolled up
Balls of tape to stick the cardboard back down. I was so shocked. 18 out of 20 I got were opened.
I called the store to let them know and she immediately knew what happened. While on the phone with me she told the clerk next to her “you remember that guy with all the pokemon cards from DoorDash last week? He returned them all opened!”
Got my money back through DoorDash but I’ll definitely be careful of who I order from in the future. Also, I don’t usually order cards, but I had a ton of credits to burn up lol.
My dude hooked that lil kid up with his master set! Props bro 💯👏
bro is so chill really like him
I actually found you guys on what not which led me to YT... keep up the content and hard work, the hobby needs more outlets to learn all this great perspective like your channel here and the streams on whatnot. The BIN is LOADED!
What an awesome video. Sometimes a review can make you feel a bit discourage from visiting a shop. It’s like people make things personal. One little bad experience shouldn’t spoil your fun. Life is to short enjoy every little moment that makes you happy. Keep on collecting!
I live in NYC and I've been to all of these shops. a few of them are mostly known for their locals/tournaments and aren't too focused on products which might be the cause for the low reviews
The title of the video is also misleading. I thought he was going to go to actual card shops that had an overall 1 star review. Not shops with solid ratings and a 1 star review scattered. He also used the same shops he visited in a previous video where he claims theyre the best card shops in NYC. So like tf? He obviously didn't want to take a risk with actual bad card shops. Because there are some in NYC.
It’s all about the kids man. Very awesome thing you did for that young man.
I'm in my 30s. Been going to DA shop since I was teen. He's not a scammer. Trust him with his prices and products. Always go back when I can!
Love this video such a great idea as I love Ryans 1star videos. This really was a joy. Keep up the awesome work brother!
It's honestly sad that there are actual scam artists in the community but I'd easily say 90% of shops if not higher are legit and treat all customers with care. These people spend $25 dollars expecting to get a $50 hit everytime and when they don't they trash the shops. It honestly bothers me
After that 151 I would’ve left that review also lol
"They sell for around $40 on tcg player but it's worth $50 when you have to physically go into a store with a bunch of smelly nerds and buy it for $10 more. 5 stars🤓🤓🤓"
I think he meant more so avoiding shipping costs
@@Official_JakeClips Definitely not, because the price was $40 shipped, and in reality it's actually 35 plus $5 flat shipping, so if you got 5 it would only be $36
Yall know card shops have to make profit? 😭
I’ve taken the path to Christopher St hundreds of times, and somehow never noticed Cards & Coffee!!! Definitely stopping by! Great video 👍🏻
this is so great! really giving us the insider experience of the shops!
man opens packs like he been doing it since 1996 bro
(cool video)
The last one has deserved like 3-4 Stars imo, because he avoided giving money. Imagine you want to sell your collection for MONEY because you stopped collecting and he offers new cards instead of giving money. R.I.P. x,x
You got a 151 booster bundle for 50 bucks but 2 Paldean fates for 55😊
why is this dude the fastest pack opener
“Hopefully not powdered matcha” is pretty funny
The dog in “Da Shop” was selling Pokémon cards😂😂
If I buy a box at card shops, I ask the person working to pick the lucky one. Last time I did that, I bought a Japanese 151 box…pulled the Charizard special illustration rare. Worth it.
200 for a pack worth easily 400 is CRAZY
This mystery is probably long-solved, but when you exit the first bleer street shop, the number '96' is shown as a part of the address lol
1:03 i think he meant by the price at which most supermarkets sell, which is 28 dollars
1:43 No code card???
Not sure whats worse big city prices or small town card shops both seem pretty high. If I had to guess Q96 is probably a radio station.
Ever thought that it might be expensive to run a city shop?
That 5 star review at 10:45 sounds like my dad he always talked using fancy words
Just stumbled onto here. Great video idea, cool band shirt and good vibes. I'm subbing
Booster bundles are selling for $30 on Walmart and Target.
About Q96: If you look at house number you can see its "96" and "Q" would mean "queue". So they were waiting in the queue for the card shop at 96 (address). :D
2:40 this was so awkward
I love the little local trading card shops they are so cool and the people are so kind and helpful
7:40 "get inside of this guy" is wild 💀
1:44 you dont have a code in the 151 pack 🤔🤔🤨
Great eye dude 😮
There's so many people using Ryan's exact video idea without mentioning him once, so seeing you mention him right away was cool!
Ok
7:40 kinda struggled opening the blister. If only there was a flap that could be lifted 🤔
love this video already in the first 10 seconds, great concept please more!
Great content! Glad to see you championing some stores that deserve better reviews!
I feel like to get a true experience send a friend because most shops probably know you, but also 1 star reviews on card shop are usually just bitter people not getting hits on packs
People need to remember that store owners have costs. Trying to get the product in and taking on the risk. Like 151 pack bundle. Yeah Walmart can sell it for 30$ but in reality they are renting their shelves so the vendor can sell it almost at cost while the mom and pop store is buying from distributors and sometimes a third party just to have it in the store. (Like the game One Piece) So the prices are "higher". So can't compare the two. One has advantage over the other.
The guy complaining about his pack luck was such a bum
that last shop that looked liked a garage was vibeing tho
Reece, you're the flipping flapping GOAT bro
Great vid, glad Poké Court made it in. Would've liked to have seen your experience with buying singles/unsealed products
This dude opens packs more aggressively than me trying to undo my zipper desperate to pee
9:43 I’m not sure if this is it, however the Q train subway in New York goes all the way up to 96th street
6:30 The dog is so cuuuuuute
Btw in the Japanese Vstar packs there is a guaranteed hit (or v) in it because I actually opened these
Why is poker such an awesome place that I wanna visit? I can't wait because I live just across from New York in Toronto and I just I want to visit poker in it. Their young establishment and they know mystic rips. So they just like are awesome
Just started following you on whatnot. Hopefully you guys have great deals. Can’t wait to see the show. 🎉
cards and coffee’s review sounds accurate ngl
2:58 Hilarious to say my "not powdered Match" when Matcha by definition is powdered green tea lol
I literally said out loud, "not powdered matcha?"
Aren’t these the same places as the last video?
Glad I found out that my chilling reign vmax skyrocketed to 2-300 raw when it was under 100 when I pulled it
My favourite RUclipsr mystic trahan
Also 75 AUD for a booster bundle is horribly overpriced
Guess how much a McDonald's meal costs in New York City? The state isn't afraid to tax everyone to death and tell them "we all need to be resilient." The cigarette prices in Manhattan represents the biggest legal racket in America because of the taxes.
Paldean fates 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊🎉🎉🎉🎉😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮🎉🎉😂🎉🎉😅🎉😂🎉😊🎉😂😊🎉😊❤ 6:17 😂
Haven’t bought a single pack of 151 and don’t plan on it unless the prices drop to the same as all the other sets😂
$38 for 1 or 2 for $55, that's an insane saving on the 2x.
NYC seems to be the place to be if you're trying to hit card shops.
The way he slams down the cards when opening packs gives me anxiety 😂
1:42 there was no code card in the back could it potentially be resealed???
Is obsidian flames supposed to have dragonite and not charizard
Where did you get the Mew plush it's so awesome
I also went to that Blink show and I have the same t-shirt buit I was in Prague, did u enjoyed it? :)
14:45 that scale looks very familiar 🤣
Where did you get your mew plush? So cute
Since someone said it in the video. I had a similar thing happen. The first meowscrada i pulled was a full art golden card. I'm still trying to get a normal meowscrada with no luck.
You can definitely reseale blisters as long as it doesn’t rip at the glue then its possible which I guarantee people do.
7:08 What an amateur, didn't even smash the packs hard enough.
Why do I have a feeling that some of those 1 stars were left by competitors?
Holy shoe shine! I’m guessing I’m too late to try to win the vintage box? 😭 I want a vintage box super bad! Or packs! Or a pack! Or even ONE vintage card! So dope. Congrats to whoever won. Wow
11 cards in first pack 😂 double holo + double reverse Holo 😂😂😂
dang back at again for buying in the shop,nice i respect that and the reviews are crazy
Bro did NOT say wiglett is one of the best gen 9 pokemon 😭😭
Are they 1 star card shops or the best card shops in New York because these card shops look very similar to the ones in the last video...
well there's only so many card shops in Manhatten lol
This is the 2nd video I’ve seen this week where someone says Xavier instead of Javier ( ha-vee-air ) 2:06
The 50 for the 151 is actually cheap despite the pulls... I've seen people sell a single 151 pack for over 100 dollars.
genuine question from someone who is not invested in the pokemon card game at all, what drives the price of the cards? Does playability in the card game matter, or is it strictly based on cool art?
Loved the video mystic! Keep it up!
Is there any money in bulk cards ? Weird question but just curious
It depends how many you have, how old they are, and if they are playable:) hope this helps
You so have to come to the uk for a card show dude. Would be amazing to meet you