Does WalMart Still Sell Sports Cards?

[jiw98]

The stores in the area where I live have had limits on cards purchases for a few months. Meijer stores have it set up so that you can only purchase packs or boxes after 3:30pm on Friday with a max of 2 items.

[tulsaboy]

Target is in the process of clamping down to where cards will only be stocked on a particular day at a particular time, and people in line before that time will each be able to buy one box per person. Mostly this is a response to the absurdity of dozens of people hanging out in the stores waiting and hoping for someone to come stock the cards section.

I'm pretty convinced that, specifically in regards to Topps flagship baseball, all of this is just stupid panic buying. The flippers really want the premier football and basketball cards, as there is a huge margin to be made in those on ebay, marketplace, and other apps like discord. When they can't get football or basketball, they are buying baseball and trying to flip it too. Then people like us wander into Walmart or Target trying to buy a blaster or a few loose packs, and the shelves are empty. It causes us to perceive that Topps baseball is hard to find or scarce. Perceived scarcity, not actual scarcity. Then we all jump onto marketplace or ebay and are willing to pay $30 for a $20 blaster because we are afraid of missing out. I think flippers are sitting on huge piles of this stuff, doling it out online and benefitting from a perception that this product is hard to find. And it shouldn't be, based on production.

Just my two cents.

kevin

[rjackson44]

Its sad

[Chicosbailbonds]

I haven't seen any sportscards at my local Meijer since last July. There were no series 2 Topps last year to be had. The speculators have been hitting the collectible markets hard, the section is empty within an hour.

[Gary Dunaier]

Last Wednesday I went into a local card shop hoping to buy a few packs of '21 Topps Heritage. They were selling full boxes only, and the price was $140 or $149. They also had the smaller boxes, I guess they're the ones that "normally" sell for $20 in Target and Walmart, for $29.99.

Needless to say I didn't buy any '21 Topps Heritage that day.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Gary Dunaier

Last Wednesday I went into a local card shop hoping to buy a few packs of '21 Topps Heritage. They were selling full boxes only, and the price was $140 or $149. They also had the smaller boxes, I guess they're the ones that "normally" sell for $20 in Target and Walmart, for $29.99.

Needless to say I didn't buy any '21 Topps Heritage that day.

I get where you are coming from but today, 2021 is far different than anything we've seen in a long long time.

f I really wanted to open an Heritage Blaster and could not find one at the big stores, I'm OK with $29.99. I know it's supposed to be $20 plus tax (or so) but that does allow the store owner to make a small profit.

Rich

[Chicosbailbonds]

Check Target.com or Walmart.com, they will ship to you.