The last few bubble mailers of 2010 netted me four cards from the 2009 SP Authentic Sign of the Times Signatures autographed set. These cards feature on-card auto's. Damn! I miss Upper Deck. I just can't 'do' hockey cards. Last night, the sewingmachinegal and I were at the mall. The big LCS with the high prices is there (OK, it's called Legends Sports & Games). I asked the clerk where the Magic Football was.
"Um, er, let me check." Feverishly button hacking his computer.
"2009, we're sold out." He replies.
I tell him, "I'm looking for the new 2010. I saw blasters at Target."
"It's not out yet. Retail always comes out first."
Blankly staring for a second, my response is, "Oh, ok, I will head back to Target. Thanks."
Dude says, "Thanks for stopping in."
First, why didn't he offer me a deal on a pre-order of a box? Not that I would have bought from them, because of their ridiculous prices. But, still, that would have been a good business practice.
Second, retail always comes out first. I am not a know-it-all, but I am pretty sure that's not true.
At last, an LCS that is as bad as mine (I think the guy you talk to shuttles between your store and mine).
ReplyDeleteThat's a bunch of baloney...All-Star Sports had it already for about a week...it was also at the place on Division whose name escapes at the moment...
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