At what price would you consider buying a booster box of Lorcana? I was hoping to buy many boxes at 150$, with a ceiling of one box at the ceiling of 200$. That won't be happening anytime soon 😅.
For the two months (at a minimum), I doubt I'll find any local 'respectable' game store selling boxes. They'll sell packs - with a cap on how many can be bought. Once the packs hit the big box retailers, I doubt the big box retailers will care if you buy 1 pack or 1000 packs - they just want the product to be sold rather than shoplifted. I would prefer to by booster boxes (and booster cases) at a discount, but I am willing to pay MSRP at launch, but I will not pay markups of 50% or greater.
@@gordonkane9608 Hopefully the Big Box retailers will have a lot of stock, forcing the price down, and the local stores to compete with them. #WishfulThinking
I was hoping for prices more comparable to the Pokemon TCG. It is hard to justify buying packs for Lorcana when my kids are interested in Pokemon as well.
@@channelaboutthischannel6035 I agree, Lorcana is going head to head with Pokemon and they need to have competitive prices to breach the market. The double-digit pack price in Big Box stores has me concerned.
I'm in Canada too. Very interesting. This sucks, I want to get my hands on some cards asap but didn't realize how bad the prices were. Maybe I'll just grab the starter decks and play some games vs friends. I do want to pick up a booster box or 2 eventually.
Hopefully you will be able to get your hands on the starter decks. There seems to be a portion of products reserved for events at local game stores. You should be able to get some that way.
Yes in asia, its pre order for 400$ canadian, freakin "PRE-ORDER". Its almost a month income in asia, if you need to pay for rent + your meal, thats what you get for a month of work, 1 box, pay the rent, and your meal. Its insanely outrageous ngl
Indeed! I wonder how fast the prices will fall. We probably still need a few months before printing catches up... and then there is the Second Chapter and the holidays.
So as a heads up in the US prices were about $275-$300 that I could get in the 18th. I did find a local card shop that limited items to 2 per family per day and for my two boxes at $150 each. I ripped them. Got an enchanted alternate art Maui. Just decided to sell today for $150 USD. I am doing this with my daughter as both a collector and someone who likes TCGs. It was tough to rip both boxes and not keep one. I’ll say that
The prices here in Canada are about the same on the 18th. Congratulations on the Enchanted art Maui!! I find that collecting cards is more fun when the boxes are opened and the cards are nicely laid out in a binder. They might lose a bit of value, but I have more fun looking at them, and that is an important part of the hobby. :)
I preordered from my LGS 5 boxes at 300$US each because that's the price that hurts to pay but doesn't feel like I'm overpaying for the value. 150-200$US is a pipe dream. You have to think like a collector. Collectors are going to buy these boxes and keep them sealed for many years, hoping they reach 1000$US+ in the next 5+ years. The important thing is the sealed boxes. Everything that's sold at big box stores i.e. single packs, deck boxes, treasure trove, and single cards, will tank but those single sealed boxes will be and stay expensive.
Congratulations on your boxes! 300$ at this time is a pretty good deal. I expect that Ravensburger will catch up on printings and that TheFirstChapter boxes will be available eventually. I could be wrong though, in which case, collectors will win their 1000$s a box ;).
Thank you! These 5 im keeping sealed and then on august 18th I’ll be at the LGS to buy a box to open and a treasure trove to open. I want the mouse, legendary MICKEY!
So as a heads up in the US prices were about $275-$300 that I could get in the 18th. I did find a local card shop that limited items to 2 per family per day and for my two boxes at $150 each. I ripped them. Got an enchanted alternate art Maui. Just decided to sell today for $150 USD. I am doing this with my daughter as both a collector and someone who likes TCGs. It was tough to rip both boxes and not keep one. I’ll say that
FacetoFaceGames wants 450 dollars for a booster box. It's ridiculous. They also want 300 dollars for a Trove!! Troves have an MSRP of 65 dollars. 401 Games had a very limited supply go up for sale for 250 dollars a booster box, but those sold out before I could blink, and 250 is too high anyway. The MSRP is already VERY high on Lorcana packs, and at that price, a booster box should be 192 dollars. So 200 dollars is the most I would pay for one. I'll wait and see what Walmart sells them for.
Ridiculous indeed! 300$ for a Trove... it really is a Lorcana-Mania right now. I'm looking forward to see how the next rounds of restock will look like. I also hope thay Wallmart packs won't get all snatched up instantly as well. Only time will tell. At some point, demand will slow down at those high price points, at which point prices will have to go down.
I paid $240 and got the starter decks just to start playing with my family. I won’t have as much time to play in the next couple months so I will just be buying packs / get a box when they become available. I would of got 3 boxes of it if it was released at msrp.
I know how you feel, starter decks at 240$ is extremely expensive, but is the cost at the moment. I hope that the packs get closer to MSRP with the next few waves of TheFirstChapter.
@@GeniusYoshi starter decks were $35 and we got a box for 240 so in total with sleeves and boxes and binders we were around 400. I was just hopping to spend 400 and get 2 boxes with everything we got!
@@TheKizersoze13 Hehe, indeed. I hope that you will have fun with your family and that the enjoyment will make up for it! There is just something magical about opening boxes..
That is a very good price right now. You MIGHT be able to find them for about 200 when they hit Walmart, but they might sell out quickly. The ones in my area are sold out or 400$. Best price here is 9$ a pack limited to 1 for those who play in event.
That is partially true. It means that you get more 'higher rarity' cards for the same price. Whether the chase cards are actually rarer depends on the pull rates. Lorcana pull rates are pretty decent, so I would agree with you that they are better, but maybe not 2:1 better.
Pokemon has guaranteed 3 foils per pack with all rares+ foils and multiple alternate-full-arts in a box. I think that Lorcana is lacking foil-wise. I would of like Rares+ to be foiled. I really enjoy the Enchanted Rares, but they are a bit too rare...
At what price would you consider buying a booster box of Lorcana? I was hoping to buy many boxes at 150$, with a ceiling of one box at the ceiling of 200$. That won't be happening anytime soon 😅.
For the two months (at a minimum), I doubt I'll find any local 'respectable' game store selling boxes. They'll sell packs - with a cap on how many can be bought. Once the packs hit the big box retailers, I doubt the big box retailers will care if you buy 1 pack or 1000 packs - they just want the product to be sold rather than shoplifted. I would prefer to by booster boxes (and booster cases) at a discount, but I am willing to pay MSRP at launch, but I will not pay markups of 50% or greater.
@@gordonkane9608 Hopefully the Big Box retailers will have a lot of stock, forcing the price down, and the local stores to compete with them. #WishfulThinking
I was hoping for prices more comparable to the Pokemon TCG. It is hard to justify buying packs for Lorcana when my kids are interested in Pokemon as well.
@@channelaboutthischannel6035 I agree, Lorcana is going head to head with Pokemon and they need to have competitive prices to breach the market. The double-digit pack price in Big Box stores has me concerned.
140 Euro for a booster box and that's the price over here btw....
I'm in Canada too. Very interesting. This sucks, I want to get my hands on some cards asap but didn't realize how bad the prices were. Maybe I'll just grab the starter decks and play some games vs friends. I do want to pick up a booster box or 2 eventually.
Hopefully you will be able to get your hands on the starter decks. There seems to be a portion of products reserved for events at local game stores. You should be able to get some that way.
Yes in asia, its pre order for 400$ canadian, freakin "PRE-ORDER".
Its almost a month income in asia, if you need to pay for rent + your meal, thats what you get for a month of work, 1 box, pay the rent, and your meal.
Its insanely outrageous ngl
Indeed! I wonder how fast the prices will fall. We probably still need a few months before printing catches up... and then there is the Second Chapter and the holidays.
So as a heads up in the US prices were about $275-$300 that I could get in the 18th. I did find a local card shop that limited items to 2 per family per day and for my two boxes at $150 each. I ripped them. Got an enchanted alternate art Maui. Just decided to sell today for $150 USD. I am doing this with my daughter as both a collector and someone who likes TCGs. It was tough to rip both boxes and not keep one. I’ll say that
The prices here in Canada are about the same on the 18th. Congratulations on the Enchanted art Maui!! I find that collecting cards is more fun when the boxes are opened and the cards are nicely laid out in a binder. They might lose a bit of value, but I have more fun looking at them, and that is an important part of the hobby. :)
I preordered from my LGS 5 boxes at 300$US each because that's the price that hurts to pay but doesn't feel like I'm overpaying for the value. 150-200$US is a pipe dream. You have to think like a collector. Collectors are going to buy these boxes and keep them sealed for many years, hoping they reach 1000$US+ in the next 5+ years. The important thing is the sealed boxes. Everything that's sold at big box stores i.e. single packs, deck boxes, treasure trove, and single cards, will tank but those single sealed boxes will be and stay expensive.
Congratulations on your boxes! 300$ at this time is a pretty good deal. I expect that Ravensburger will catch up on printings and that TheFirstChapter boxes will be available eventually. I could be wrong though, in which case, collectors will win their 1000$s a box ;).
Do you plan on opening all your boxes when you get them? Which cards are you most interested to pull?
Thank you! These 5 im keeping sealed and then on august 18th I’ll be at the LGS to buy a box to open and a treasure trove to open. I want the mouse, legendary MICKEY!
@@mtgdiagnosis9469 Nice choice! I'll wish you good luck on that Legendary Mickey and other awesome pulls as well!
So as a heads up in the US prices were about $275-$300 that I could get in the 18th. I did find a local card shop that limited items to 2 per family per day and for my two boxes at $150 each. I ripped them. Got an enchanted alternate art Maui. Just decided to sell today for $150 USD. I am doing this with my daughter as both a collector and someone who likes TCGs. It was tough to rip both boxes and not keep one. I’ll say that
FacetoFaceGames wants 450 dollars for a booster box. It's ridiculous. They also want 300 dollars for a Trove!! Troves have an MSRP of 65 dollars. 401 Games had a very limited supply go up for sale for 250 dollars a booster box, but those sold out before I could blink, and 250 is too high anyway. The MSRP is already VERY high on Lorcana packs, and at that price, a booster box should be 192 dollars. So 200 dollars is the most I would pay for one. I'll wait and see what Walmart sells them for.
Ridiculous indeed! 300$ for a Trove... it really is a Lorcana-Mania right now. I'm looking forward to see how the next rounds of restock will look like. I also hope thay Wallmart packs won't get all snatched up instantly as well. Only time will tell. At some point, demand will slow down at those high price points, at which point prices will have to go down.
I paid $240 and got the starter decks just to start playing with my family.
I won’t have as much time to play in the next couple months so I will just be buying packs / get a box when they become available. I would of got 3 boxes of it if it was released at msrp.
I know how you feel, starter decks at 240$ is extremely expensive, but is the cost at the moment. I hope that the packs get closer to MSRP with the next few waves of TheFirstChapter.
@@GeniusYoshi starter decks were $35 and we got a box for 240 so in total with sleeves and boxes and binders we were around 400.
I was just hopping to spend 400 and get 2 boxes with everything we got!
@@TheKizersoze13 Hehe, indeed. I hope that you will have fun with your family and that the enjoyment will make up for it! There is just something magical about opening boxes..
I paid $230 cash canadian at my store... I think they have some left... should I get more?
That is a very good price right now. You MIGHT be able to find them for about 200 when they hit Walmart, but they might sell out quickly. The ones in my area are sold out or 400$. Best price here is 9$ a pack limited to 1 for those who play in event.
I would personnaly buy it at that price, but it depends on how much that 30$ is worth to you VS the risk of missing out.
@GeniusYoshi fear of missing out lol
@@204308 Exactly!
I paid $200 for a booster box and $40 for the prerelease event where everyone got a starter deck and 2 boosters.
200$ for a Booster box is about as good as it gets these days! Did you get any good pulls from the box or at the prerelease event?
@@GeniusYoshi I got an Enchanted Stitch Carefree Surfer which was cool to hit! The individual packs at prerelease weren't great. 😅
Pricing is the main reason I will not get into game. I pay about around 14 or 16 for a one piece deck. I will not pay 25 bucks for a deck.
TCGs are normally pretty expensive. Less than 20$ for a deck is a really good price. I also like the collectibility aspect of the game.
@@GeniusYoshi The only two tcgs that I know put deck above 20 dollars is Magic and Lorcana.
I think the double rare or better plus guaranteed foil makes the packs more valuable than pkmn mtg or yugiyuck basic packs...
That is partially true. It means that you get more 'higher rarity' cards for the same price. Whether the chase cards are actually rarer depends on the pull rates. Lorcana pull rates are pretty decent, so I would agree with you that they are better, but maybe not 2:1 better.
Pokemon has guaranteed 3 foils per pack with all rares+ foils and multiple alternate-full-arts in a box. I think that Lorcana is lacking foil-wise. I would of like Rares+ to be foiled. I really enjoy the Enchanted Rares, but they are a bit too rare...
@@GeniusYoshi the cards need some texture like pokemon
Agreed! Its the first set, Disney will have time to adjust and improve.
$400 per box = $16.66 per pack, or $1.38 per card.
It is more than twice MRSP! I am looking forward to the price stabilizing and stock being easy to find. (Someday.... someday... ;) )