Here in Massachusetts a lot of Targets and Walmarts still limit you on cards and they are all locked up behind the counter. It's because of all the douche bag scalpers that are ruining the hobby. Plus the vendors make back door deals before they hit the floor.

I went to target one day looking for panini prizm football and the card guy had just wheeled up his cart full of boxes to start filling the shelves. I asked if he had any prizm and he said he already sold em all. So yeah the people who stock the shelves definitely make deals and sell the boxes before even going inside the store.

It's horrible where I'm at in Central Florida as well. I'm going through the same situation. Got me started opening baseball, basketball and hockey now.

Breakers are making these prices crazy.

Flipping is not even an option or you become part of the problem. Rip it all!!

Personally, I think retail boxes shouldn't be allowed for resale unless they are in breaks or the boxes are being sold at their original price.

That's why I gave up looking for retail in 2020. I just buy singles of my common 8 year PC baseball player ever since.

I'm in Toronto Canada, and I also have never seen any good products on the shelf as i believe they are backdoor'd by the employee's at the walmarts in my area. its a shame as I'm always trying to be a part of the hobby but cant even rip the products I want. I've now chosen to just go to my LCS as they have had an amazing promotion on UpperDeck hockey hobby boxes recently, regular price is 119.99 CAD and they have them on sale for 69.99 CAD ! so atleast im paying the price of a mega for a Hobby ! just a shame that they are able to sell them backdoor like that and leave out the normal everyday collectors. i would really love to rip Optic (basketball or football) but its just so hard to come across.

In Florida where I live they have a warehouse on the military base and I go get all my Sports cards of all kinds and there’s no taxes and I get an additional 25% of each purchase

I tried getting into that group yesterday and I was told that they already had enough people and that I’m being added to a waitlist, which is insane considering they only are allowing 29,000. I’m so sick of trying to find any football cards in stores and someone needs to fix this issue…

It’s been rough in Wisconsin, i get lucky every once in a while tho. Remember one day in March they had a bunch of prizm blasters and megas on shelves so I was shocked. The hobby prob isn’t as big in Wisconsin than in other states, but most times they have nothing or a couple blasters

its a little sporty out there,i see the same thing here were im at, good luck thanks for the video

They don’t even stock megas in my area. Lol

I went to Target yesterday (7/13) looking to see if they had any Garbage Pail Kids, but they didn't. Just tons of Pokemon and random sports stuff. I saw this dude picking up some of these Optic Mega Boxes and asked him about them. He told me they were the hottest thing going and he was getting 4 of them - "his kids were into cards". LOL yeah sure dude. I had no intention of getting anything, but saw he left 3 Mega Boxes on the shelf. I picked up 2 of them for 59.99 each. I opened both last night and although I don't think i got any big hits, it was great fun. Didn't realize these were so elusive - I'll keep an eye out in my travels from now on.

well i live in Florida and have no problem at all . just opened 3 megas . heck i turn them down to many !!!! 20 AT ONE STORE 13 AT ANOTHER AND THE CELLO PACKS EVERY WHERE

Ive hd very little problem finding packs, blasters and megas in walmart and target. This stuff is way overproduced. Now they got those tins with just optic in them

Save your money, buy the singles you want. Ripping wax is worse than buying lotto tickets. And there’s no way these resellers are making much money unless they are selling hundreds of boxes or stealing them. They retail for $60 plus tax and sell for $85-90 on eBay. Subtract the 13.5% seller fee and that leaves about $14 in profit.

This is exactly how it was in 2020-2022 all over the country as I checked store after store...lines....no product at all, fights in stores. Gun incident in Wisconsin forced all Targets at that time to go online. So, other than overprinted cards, the "good" stuff is still scooped up. I have seen Optic Football on 3 different occasions in different states...and passed on it. Not worth it.

I live in Florida too. I spoke to my local card shop, and they told me they have a person who's only job is to go and buy up boxes. I did further research and discovered most card shops in my area are located within a mile of Walmarts and Targets. The card shops buy cheap and mark up the prices for online and instore purchases.

I think it is ridiculous that someone would buy it for that much over. If we don’t buy it, they’ll stop doing it. I have only been lucky to get some value packs. Subbed you up…hope to see you on my channel next

My Walmart always restocks on Wednesday!

Yeah. It's complete bs. I haven't seen a single box of any Optic in any store in WA. I've put in a lot of hours as well.

I hear you. I teach math and coach so no chance I can pay resell prices. Good job on the Stroud. I found a couple Fat packs myself and got a silver Levi’s and Green A Rich. Sometimes luck shines on those who try to do it the right way

Awesome video my man new sub

I live in Houston, and my local Walmart had 2 blasters one day . 4 megas 2 weeks later. I left one of each behind. 🤔. Maybe I should’ve got them all. I haven’t seen anything since. I got fat packs from target website. Dicks sporting goods cancelled all three of my orders. And I will buy singles rather than buy scalped 📦.

lol I’ve got 6 blasters and 15 value packs from retail by checking like 2 times a week

Nice video!

Good luck on your quest! I gave up on looking for retail Panini in the wild. I'm certain my local Walmart vendors are bad actors in regards to what is put out for sale to the public. If you are trying to PC someone, singles purchase are the best way to go at this point. If I can't get a Panini product via an online drop, I save my money. If I'm just looking to rip something I'd rather put money in a higher quality Fanatics product, or pick up an underrated product below MSRP. Panini cards tend to be the result of poor QC, and good luck trying to get a claim processed with them before the next solar eclipse.

I think these restockers with rj holdings give the heads up to certain people when they restock and get kick backs from these resellers

Its because the stocker is in cahoots with a group of people who know when he/she restocks it happens in my area right now you go there on stock day and everything gone

Wnba prizm will have prople beating each other up

Damn do you live in a big city? I live in a small city with a population of 50k people. My Walmart is always stocked up with everything. I have never seen more than 2 people at a time in the card section.

I ripped my Megas I found, but it has been rough with all of the resellers in my area. I literally had to barge my way through a guy and his team to snag the boxes I bought. The video I posted shows the resellers taking everything off the shelf. Honestly, the Mega boxes aren’t worth it. I got lucky in mine to pull some LaPorta’s for my PC, but most of the other KZfaqrs I have watched break them have been really really rough. I think you have to give them a rip if you find them, but don’t go crazy on this product, and definitely don’t pay anymore than the shelf price. Good luck next week!

Target, Wal-Mart, quit carrying sport's cards in Salam Oregon. You can buy pokey stuff pilled to the rafters. Miss buying a box to rip after getting home from shopping. 😢

Vendor stocked 20 NFL Optic Megas last Wednesday at Walmart close to me. Went by today “8 days later”, 16 still on the shelf. Sorry you can’t locate any. It’s trash anyway…

This is why i mostly stick to buying singles I want, this is just stupid.

I caught a restock at target 2 weeks ago & grabbed 3 optic megas

You either have to be buddy buddy with the vendors or have a bot. Nothing but vultures out here. It’s sad.

I am a teacher too. What subject do you teach?

The internet has ruined it for the collectors. I food a vaule pack and the cards were peeling on the back. So be careful.

Reminds me of the Covid days.

Lowes have some

I literally just did today

I make rounds daily, I caught Excell restocking twice last week - each time she only stocked 6 megas and 12 fat packs, most of the time the shelves are empty across the board though.

I work for MJ Holdings Where do you live? I can tell you the days n times

Hashtag BUY PSA 10's!!!!!!!

I won’t let these scalpers make a cent off me I’ll buy the hobby blasters and megas that way if there’s a markup I’d give it to a business not a dirty scammer Ps the only box I’ve ever bought from eBay from a reseller contained a cj stroud rookie king a 1500$ card, man these scalpers can kick rocks

resellers are the worst but it's hard to blame them if people are spending way more than they are worth on secondary market.

If you weren't collecting about 2 year. People have connections or paying vendors

This has been a problem for 3-4 years, welcome to “the hobby”

You better off going into a baseball store and just buying them singles ....you save money that way and you don't have to open up 10 boxes and not get nothing.

110 dollars for a.mega is stupid!! 60 is too high

Vendor probably telling the guy , happening every where you must be new to the game.

Maybe it’s a good thing. Save your money. The mega boxes are way overpriced anyways. Ingest what your saying it sucks. If you have a job you are screwed!

Resellers and flippers ruin the hobby. They shouldn’t be allowed to buy more than 1 box

I want them to go back to their old covid policy of one per customer.

I have several

no chance is the chance of you getting 1000 subs

You keep saying 2024 i think you mean 2023. There is no optic nfl 2024

Got 10...pulled a purple shock CJ .sold 8

You cant

Let the degenerate gamblers open the boxes, I will buy the singles I want for a third of the price.

I gave up. Mother lover resellers ruined the hobby

Dude that’s a bunch of blah blah blah

Get over yourselves people need to stop complaining that u can't get boxes of cards u don't know anything about

14 mega boxes sitting on shelf at my store. I grabbed 1. Hours after restock.

Hobby boxes are like $850

Yea, new to the hobby. ABout to be new to exit the hobby. No fun if you can't rip any packs. Crazy.