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Hi everyone. You can really help me out and my channel out by taking a moment and watching my new video from yesterday that TH-cam didn't send notifications on. It's a really awesome $40 deck tech with a fun potential turn 2 kill, and it got totally thrown in the garbage by TH-cam. So if you didn't already take a moment to watch it, it would help so much if you did so now: th-cam.com/video/Pun-et4nIP0/w-d-xo.html
Already did, loved it 👍
It was amazing deck tech!
Great awareness to stop this garbage from getting on the shelves.
Weird I did get a notification of it and loved it.
I watch all your videos, they always pop up on my TH-cam home page because I'm subscribed, and have in the past frequently viewed your fine fine (not slurryish at all) videos.
I bought a walmart cube one time, and all it had was the two packs, and a "DECK" that consisted of 59 lands and a spidersilk net.
mono-land wins
Gotta have 0/2 reach islands practically required for meta decks nowadays
Its from Excell Marketing LC. First 6 digits of a UPC are a company Prefix, that would be theirs.
The real mvp
Thanks for the info - I was going to hint that Alpha Investments May somehow be involved ( over last few years they've outright scooped up stores or stashes of bulk cases of MTG and other CCG 's )
That's the same company that distributed the Happy Happy Go Fun Fun back in April. (Which you may recall had Lathliss + 3 packs, many of which were Apocaylpse, and sold for $12.
The fact that they did both that which was decent value and this which is garbage makes me think they don't even have a clue what they're selling.
You can always google them and leave a bad review.
I mean they are literally selling free products for new players at a premium.
Professor, the "main" costumers of these scam products are parents and girlfriends/boyfriends trying to please someone they love by buying something for their favorite hobbie.
That's why this is so aggravating! even most begginers know to avoid these kind of products
100% true. This is why Wizards has to get involved
I'm not sure MTG is wearable art? I'm picking you mean't consumers??? :-P
@@DANNY35870 At this level Hasbro should step up, and make sure that they are taking care to protect their brand integrity.
honestly, yes, as someone who doesn't play at all and doesn't know anything about the game (don't ask me what I'm doing here watching the video, apparently it went from D&D lore, to MTG lore, to rule explanations to this while I was cleaning the kitchen. Came back to this.)
I might have bought it for friends who play...it just...looks like a lot of cards, while booster packs always look so tiny. I'd assume that if it's a real product Wizards of the coast put out, it can't be that bad.
Well, now I know. (And knowing is half the battle!)
Completely agree. It makes me sick to think that someone would spend $30 on this for someone they love only for that person to be put in the awkward position of having to tell them that they've been sold near worthless shite
5:32
"I open these with a screwdriver to try and undo what was done to me in buying them."
It took me a minute, but I get it now. How clever.
He got screwed
29.99 mystery box? A mythic is a mythic, but the Mystery Box could be anything! It could even be a mythic!
Or.... it could be slurry!
I got a boat in mine 😘
Could be contagious 🤔
i thought we agreed on mystery=garbage
so we called it garbage box
Or a boat!!
I've honestly completely stopped checking the MtG section of big box stores because of this channel. Prof is a invaluable part of the community for his work on Fun to Watch and Hugely Informative videos about the different products consumers of MtG products could be interested in. I can't imagine a MtG world without you. Thanks for the video and the content!
Actually Walmart has a good one for twenty bucks with six random packs from magic history and a 25 one that has five but the fifth one has either a ultimate master or ionic master or master 25 I actually buy those for drafting with my friends and have actually some good cards.the one Prof covered is crap but look up MTG unsealed and he actually opens the one I am talking about.
@@XCodes That's what I said xD
@@XCodes so let's do the math then. In my legs I go to the sell all recent packs for 4.99 and ultimate master for 15.99 so if I were to buy the packs from the lgs I would pay 34.96 not including tax when I can buy the chaos draft from Walmart for 24.99 tell which one is a scam?
I check it just to laugh at the product
The ONLY reasonable excuse to check the MtG section of a big box store is when the Commander decks come out, they usually don't weight the prices based on contents, so you can find them at MSRP if you're lucky/fast. That's it. That's the only reason.
Put in 10 more dollars and get a Commander deck or core set 2020 bundle.
^^^THIS^^^
Or pay 11 less dollars and get an actual Deckbuilders Toolkit, which I personally think isn't the worst product out there for newer players (i actually got a second to complete the sets of dual lands). And then buy 2 more packs if you insist on spending that 11 bucks on magic product, or get some lunch !
@@Arghore i actually buy deckbuilders toolkits every time a new one comes out, i genuinely think theyre worth the money to a degree, but it depends on what exactly is in them, and that varies a lot.
@@heliosretro4545 Every time would be a bit to much for my taste, but i do think starting players can't do much wrong by buying two of them at the start of their collection.
First off the boxes are great. The lands are also mighty fine (because those can actually be a bit hard to come by if you assume buying packs is how you start a deck). Also 4x evolving wilds or equivalent, and the tapped dual lands. Which make two color budget decks work. And all of those easily make their way into more budget EDH decks.
Also think that for regular (non core) sets, there is generally a 'shell' of cards in them that coincide with the most obvious draft synergies, especially when combined with a draft one can end up with a deck that at least functions on synergy level. Where the power level easily exceeds planeswalker decks, while obviously not being competitive.
BUT, if you have (a) friend(s) to play with, and they all get a starter kit, combined with the free decks, perhaps do a draft or pre-release in a shop. There can be a fairly wide variety (say up to 5 different styles) of decks emerging from it, that are fun to play against each other.
Many magic: the gathering players ask the question; “why can’t I get Brian saying this out of my head?”
this is entirely true
F for your money Prof. You waste your money so we don't have too!
Sixty. Bucks. For you, my friends.
F
@@TolarianCommunityCollege F
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@@TolarianCommunityCollege Hope you kept the receipt on this one.
"If you have any power,
Wizards of the Coast,
subsidiary of Hasbro ..."
That made me smile.
RULE OF THUMB: Don’t buy anything that doesn’t have a set logo on it at Target or Walmart. Should work every time.
*RULE OF THUMB: Don't buy anything from Target or Walmart
The three dollar packs aren't that bad if you can tell what set they are coming from. They are usually planeswalker decks without the planeswalker.
@@jgtogi6839 Which is just trash...
$30 is too high for tricking unknowing family members.
yeahand id say thats where a pretty high perventage of the sales come from some family member who doesnt know better thinks itll be something nice
Imagine buying derivatives from wall st then
They are all scams
Right my frist thought was i hope my wife never wastes her money on this slurry
Jokes on you, I can’t afford any of these.
Same 😂
Diddo.
Only Hades lol,
I laughed too hard at this.
Lols hahaha
Hey now, Rudy worked hard packaging those
Come on, even Rudy's Greed Monster isn't this greedy.
🤣
Weak
i lol'd
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear colorful socks. Seriously though, thank you for making this video.
The Professor 100% doing God's work here.
There is a god? :-o
Missed the apostrophe, and thought it was pluralized. Regardless, Hazoret would be pleased.
@@saaiemedia726 There may or may not be several. I fancy Algorythoes my patron god. Praise Algor.
@@nomadrl91x Well for how many times Hazoret ended my game with a loss back when it was in Standard I give her a lot of respect hehe.
Saaie Media he buys the bad ones so we can get commander decks in ours ;) truly gods work
This singles you need are the singles you need, but a $30 slurry could be anything! It could even be the singles you need!
Wait, it couldn’t even be that? Darn.
Luke Richey this product gave me two old duel decks that actually beat my friends sometime.
@@charleslegreatthegarbagemo7202 yeah, so your friends suck
Sorry
EDIT:Just noticed that this could be a joke, if so I woosh myself
I'm gonna open these until I get a playset of Karn, Scion of Urza!
Wait, are you saying it could be one of the Power Nine? That's a deal!!
@@luizhenriquesuperti8428 yeah, you have about 0% chance of that
Maybe a little less
I was so curious what the final grade would be. Did not expect it to be expelled , but it is so satisfying!
I feel like calling this a fail is an insult to the actual failures
@CG John Honestly, I think Prof's analysis is correct as one can get. No grade, just straight expulsion. BLAM DAT SHIT
"I Did! At a Different Target, in a different State!" The Professor 2019\
Not having a name at Target doesn't fill me with confidence, but it doesn't exactly fill me with dread either. Remember the Happy Happy Go Fun-Fun?
Not sure why anyone shops at Target or CVS or Walgreens...most of the shit there is twice or triple the price elsewhere...
You were able to see almost all the boosters into the hapy go fun fun, so it wasn't similar to this or "mistery" shit
I've never been able to find those
I found them at my friends local target, but not mine
@@Warlothar actually the same company packaged both the happy go fun and this slurry
I think this is too subtle. Is this a good value? Should I buy this or not? I'll try watching again and see if it becomes more clear.
He blatantly tells you its a third of the shelf value at absolute best several times.
@@accelerator1666 pretty sure the commenter is joking
@@voltcorp oh. guess im gonna be posted on r/whoosh now.
I think he kinda likes it
But you could get an atraxa deck you could get a black lotus
There’s a reason I only buy stuff that has the Wizards mark or has been fully suggested to me by multiple people. Bc I was scammed by something like this. As a 11 yr old at the time seeing a box full of cards for the price of $20 seemed like a dream, but the disappointment of only getting junk nearly took me out of TCG’s completely
The saddest thing is that the Target I go to (I also live in Oregon, east Portland area-ish) never has any products like this...which means that they either never get them or that they all sell out by the time I go there.
I've told family members not to buy me magic products during the holidays because I fear that they will be ripped off by products by this. I'd advise others to do the same for the sake of their family members and their money.
I had a mom ask me about that. I directed her to a product that was actually worth something at the market price at that time (Commander 2018). She was pretty thankful that it was a value product.
Free sample decks again ... Really target and walmart... Really... What a scam 😤
hOw DiD i GeT hErE ? I bought only one of these things, and I got two old duel decks that actually beat some of my friends in battles with their decks cause I was always the one under the radar.
I think they're from the ripoff of a beginner product that WotC put out that was 2 sample decks and 2 spindowns. I think The Prof reviewed it. Anyway, these boxes are repackaging of product that head damaged packaging or was otherwise unsold, so it's random bits of stuff and the least popular items are this the most common.
For a minute, Wal-Mart was building these but they weren’t clear boxes. You could weigh them on the self-checkout scales and the heavier ones actually had commander decks in them. They stopped doing it at this point, but we got a couple of them.
Completely agree. I will give my my experience with the Walmart mystery boxes. I first saw them at Walmart maybe 2 years ago. I ignored them for obvious reasons, but I ran across a youtube video from a channel called bad boy gaming who mentioned getting a box full of foil lands and another with a commander deck and mentioned the weight being a key thing to look for. I ended up buying some 6 months ago; one in Hutto TX, two in Round Rock, TX.
Two of them had the Swell the Host Commander deck in it (Ezuri Claw of Progress precon). The third had nothing but basic lands in it, though there was a single foil of each color amongst them. The Commander decks I was able to part out for about 85 dollars per deck and I sold the 5 foil lands for about $2 a piece. I don't remember the weights off the top of my head, but I just took them to the food scales and weighed about 7 at one location across a couple visits and 3 at the other location and I bought the heaviest 3.
Unless you've got a system where someone reputable has done the legwork, I would avoid these like the plague.
Help this man out, quality videos aren't cheap!
Is it even legal to sell something like this without the name of the company on it?
Fucking apparently as these existed when I started back in New Phyrexia (I swear the one I bought felt worth it).
Logos are for brand recognition. If you have no intention of people wanting to come back to you, why bother?
@@tyrannochu i got one last year with an og Innistrad and Avacyn Restored intro packs which was sweet but theyve crapped out now
I mentioned in one of your previous videos that I work for the merchandising company that stocks MJ products in Walmart. I completely agree with you. I warn customers every day about those products. Especially kids that want them. I've noticed sales for these products declining in my stores. Considering I don't stock more than will fit on the shelf. I send the excess back every time. Also, nice socks.
I bought these back when the had commander decks in them. At that point $30 was a bargain so now I look to see a commander deck first.
I get the feeling that most of these are sold to clueless parents/grandparents who know nothing beyond the point of their kids play it
A Star City Games 1000 card gold pack (which isn’t a particularly good deal) is ~$25.
I remember when I was younger I bought one of those “one mtg pack and 15 random mtg cards” packs. I was 15 copies of the common “Sacred Nectar” -_-
A year or two ago I bought this product thinking it would at least have four decks for me and my three friends. We got an intro deck, a planeswalker deck without its planeswalker two packs and two basic land packs. I was furious.
Sad to see they have gotten even worse.
Glad to see another video warning the player base about these. I got mine at a pharmacy but from the looks of the price sticker it is the same as what is at Target.
Thank you for once again warning the player base.
I think the most important thing you’ve said ever was “buy singles not packs” (or similar things)
That being said I’ve been know to be a bit of an idiot lol
I recently spent around $280 AUD on a box and got roughly $23 AUD worth of mythics. That was a lesson I will not soon forget.
I only buy packs from Local Game Stores, and only one at a time because I never leave a game store without buying at least one thing there and usually packs are the most convenient thing to buy.
Can't wait for the "lightly plaid" special release version, but this time $50.
I can say from experience, these DO still sometimes contain commander decks, but VERY rarely. Within the last year or so, I've managed to pick up one containing Feline Ferocity (Commander 2017), and one containing Adaptive Enchantment (Commander 2018). The trick is to look for blocks of cards that are noticeably larger than the rest, and most importantly, to tilt the box in order to separate the various "decks" and check the name of the face card with your phone's flashlight. The professor is 100% right that the vast majority of these boxes are borderline worthless, but in my opinion it's always worth it to just check. Getting a commander deck (even the lackluster 2018 ones) plus a couple packs for $30 ain't half bad if you're lucky enough to find one. They may be rare, but so long as commander decks keep getting damaged in transport, or ripped open by kids in the store, Target is always going to have some number of decks without packaging that they still want to sell, and these boxes are where they're gonna end up. And just in case it wasn't clear enough, NEVER buy one without being sure of what's inside.
I went Christmas shopping with a friend last year, and he saw these at Target. He asked what I thought, if it would be a good fit for a friend of his that know and don't like. I EMPHATICALLY urged him to buy it. Even told him it's all pure schlock, but that it would be great to see this guy open this box and get garbage.
It was great.
Me, before watching this video: "Wow, it's going to take a lot to out-awful the monthly magic box"
Me, after watching this video: "Oh."
Slurry: Hold my mana........
Ach Hans RUN! Its the Happy Happy go Fun Fun again!
-Martian Milfhunter, last words
I once found one from Walmart that contained two Archenemy decks(the one with Reanimate) and as far as I'm aware, it might as well be the equivalent to finding a Masterpiece card from a random booster pack.
hey professor hope your meal up at Pine State Biscuits was pleasurable! maybe will see you around at a local game store. not sure when you moved to pdx, but hopefully it has been treating you well. If it was a recent location change and you are looking for game stores I can recommend experience point for the cheapest singles, red castle games for the best edh on Thursdays, and then Gaurdian games for fnm. Im sure you have been to Gaurdian though. Cheers!
The old commander decks came in these boxes a couple years ago and the boxes used to be 20 dollars instead. I got the prossh deck, the marath deck, and the jeleva deck all for 20 dollars each.
Freylease for me
Oloro and Sek'kuar. I got one for me and one for a friend. It was actually a good night.
I've never heard anyone say "noun" with so much sass.
What would I rather spend $30 on than on this? Oh, a few things.
- A dog bed with no stuffing
- Half a block of cheese
- A cat crocheted out of cat hair
- A human hand
- A $1 bill
- Rocks
- Literal slurry from a literal mine
- An empty bottle labeled ‘happiness’
- My own left foot
- A really good euphemish
And so on, and so forth.
I would like to adreess this with a small story a friend of mine told me. One of the biggest board game stores in the country, positioned in the capital, once had too much stuff in their storage. You know what they did? They announced that they were giving away old stuff for dead low prices. 0.5 euros for 6 mtg booster packs, 30 euros for 3 warhammer boxes. Abominus products like this, for me, turn the game into a game with lootboxes. With luck you could get something out of them, but then ask yourselves if it is worth the money you are paying?
Nice video Professor. Keep fighting the good fight!
The Professor bought for our sins.
2 years ago I was able to pull two commander decks mixed inside per container. I bought 3 of them. 3 Saskia, Ysdris, Breya, and Edgar... I was able to shake the container to see inside. I've checked since then but haven't seen commander decks inside them since.
Pretty sure I saw something like this at Walmart (Ottawa, Canada) just yesterday. I was looking at toys and noticed a bunch of Magic products but with no actual Wizards branding on the boxes. Thought that was strange. Now I know I was right to resist temptation. Thanks, Professor!
I could see this being sold by some shady alleyway salesman, like those drug dealer types.
Shady Salesman: “Psst... Hey buddy, you wanna buy some... Magic cards? Yea, yea... I got a good bundle for ya, comes in a case and everything... all for a cheap, cheap, cheap price of 30 American dollars.”
I definitely got the Jund commander deck in a similar product a few years ago. But yeah, if its not even 2 decks any more, that is nonsense!
It really wasn't a similar product. For starters it was at Walmart. It was 230+ cards packaged in a sturdy acrylic box and it was just loose enough for you to peek inside because they were aware of what they were selling and wanted to clearance that shit, not rip you off. It was also almost three years ago. The clearance items are gone. All that's left is bad intentions and people who buy shit you get for free because they think themselves to smart to get got.
same, i got a Derevi commander deck a coupleyears ago, but now its all trash and drivel
free packs and basic lands only :(
I still have one sitting on a shelf at home. Might open it just to see what's in the included Oath of the Gate Watch and Born of The Gods boosters.
For me, the worst part about this is that these have replaced the the Happy Happy Go Fun-Fun's at target (or at least the one in my town) which after his vid on that I went to find to see if it could be good. All I found was this garbo rectangle and only one Happy box on ebay. Glad I didn't get jabaited on this ripoff
Never bought this product and never will. I only buy real packs and cards I want.
Funny how you used a screwdriver to open them. Because you're totally screwed when you buy these.
A few days ago I scored one of those $19.99 4 packs that are packaged on cardboard to be hung. It had 1 pack of ultimate masters, 1 pack of unstable, 1 pack of M19, and 1 pack of Guilds of Ravnica. I pulled a Demonic Tutor, an Unstable Forest, a Crucible of Worlds, and a Breeding Pool. I was pretty happy. It was definitely out there because it got lost in the back somewhere and I miraculously came at the right time. I wish they would just keep making those instead of the shit $30 basic land boxes. At least you stand a chance with the 4 packs...
Great video as always, the music from 4:15 to 6:06 creeps me out though, maybe that was kind of the intention
I hope this video has dented the sales of these products
I approve the use of "Rudy's tool" to open those scam packs.
I've never heard the word 'noun' said so disdainfully
I remember a time when Walmart repacked three random packs with a promo for like $13 including tax. Best time was when I opened a foil Brimaz, foil Ashiok (Theros set), and foil Dragonlord Ojutai. I didn’t buy anymore after that because they discontinued it. It wasn’t perfect, but it was better than what they’re spewing nowadays.
My best find in these boxes was a Yidris deck, and a Saheeli the gifted deck. You can find good stuff, you just have to know what you are looking for. I got one of the Khans duel decks that had a collected company and a windswept Heath. I don’t disagree with the video, but I have a different (recent) personal experience. The reason I pick these is because of the crappy SEE THROUGH case, so you can generally tell what you are going to get.
No regular player in his right mind would buy those.
They are preying on people wanting to get into magic, especially kids, and friends/family, who want to get a small gift for a magic player. Extremely cynical.
My friend got something good in 2017. Haven't seen anything good since then. Just halves of blessed vs cursed
I'm glad these videos are being made to show the bad value of these packs
Also I love the made shade that's being thrown
this product is the equivalent of those carnival stands at festivals where you spend 20 bucks to get a stuff animal you could've bought online for 5.99 that includes free shipping.
At least those have some potential enjoyment from playing the game winning a prize for your date etc. the fun potential here is basically negligible.
The ones at the Targets near me often have half the contents stolen. Often there's one with no packs and only half as many sets of worthless cards as the others. Sometimes even the promo is stolen. You'll often see challenger decks as well with a broken seal and all the rares missing.
I have not seen the Prof this unhappy with a product since that monthly magic box scam.
The second products to be expelled
I watched the Prof waste 60 dollars for an 11 minute video.... Wat
This looks like the kinda thing I would give to my friends as a secret Santa type gift except I would put more useful cards and boosters in it probably be more in it as well for the same price
I bought one last week and it had a Saheeli commander deck in it. If you shake them you can see what’s inside them and make an assessment from there.
I never liked those things. I heard they came with Commander decks and have never seen one with a commander deck in it. DON"T BUY!!!!!
Just. Buy. Singles.
Stop getting ripped off.
"Know what you're getting..."
Great advice, and I messed up by buying a Core 2020 Bundle based on an assumption. I know you generally don't recommend Bundles but I had been doing so in large part because of the Player's Guide. I forgot to check what was included in this bundle and I was a sucker. Likely the last bundle I'll buy.
I don't remember how long ago it was but I do remember buying something similar to this. Nothing but lands and worthless bulk. I have since learned my lesson and no longer fall for the "carrot on a stick" ploy that this "product" follows. Buy a booster pack or if you absolutely HAVE to blow your money quick then buy a tool kit or a bundle they are roughly the same price but you can at least get your moneys worth if not more in some cases.
Alpha Investments sold me 28 of these and hosed me so hard ... so hard.
Poundtown population
(You)
LMAO Free Samples & Jank but you gotta pay 30 bucks for them!
Prof, this reminds me of the plot of American Gangster where Frank confronts a rival gang for buying his drugs, cutting them down, and then re-selling them under the same name, only weaker. It did not end well for the rival gang.
I remember Prof's line from the other video. But can you get old boosters from this like original Innistrad or Worldwake?
"NO!"
Wow.. guaranteed less than $10 every time. Definitely a scam.
'many magic the garthing players WONT STOP BuYYing this ripp off'
XD
Hi also as a small afterthougth to your pleed to Wizards, remember that not printing a company name on it, they are essentatly trying to pass it off as an offical product. The only name that anyone will associate with it is Wizzards of the Coast.
I had super good luck with a $30 box but it was slightly different shaped. You could tell there were 3 large amounts of cards and a couple boosters. Ended up getting the Edgar Markhov, Arahbo and Saskia precons!! This was about a year ago and a couple friends bought some but they just turned out like the ones in this video. I swear, these ones used to be $20 but would have a little duel deck or something in them.
*pretend this is a funny comment*
Funniest comment I've read in a while. You made my day
This so funny, I am dying of laughter.
From Star Trek Deep Space 9
Quark: What's that disgusting smell.
Nog: I think it's called tobacco, it's a deadly drug, when used frequently it destroys the internal organs.
Quark: If it's so deadly then why do they use it?
Nog: It's also highly addictive.
Rom: How do they get their hands on it?
Nog: They buy it at stores.
Quark: They buy it!?
Quark: If they'll buy poison they'll buy anything!
I have a theory about this: The retailer/retailers ship product that has been rifled through, opened and plundered by thieves, returned to the store without packaging to this company (excell marketing LC) and they package it and distribute what they have back to the stores. I used to deal with vendors for returns daily and a lot of companies don’t like giving money back to retailers if the product was tampered with. So in terms of BOTTOM LINE, that’s what Target is doing. Trying to get their bottom line back to where it should be, albeit with shady packaging and practices.
Nice video professor! Always taking the bullet for us!. May I ask something? What you do with all those cards that you buy in different videos and didn't use?
As you say, "in the past", and indeed, in the past these had EDH decks in them. You could tell because the plastic was see-through and it was clear when there was a 100 card deck in it instead of a 60 card one. I got a Kaalia from one a long time ago (like... 7 years ago). I would never get one that I couldn't see had a 100 card deck in it.
And yet, Target also has packs of six different boosters for $20, sometimes including Masters packs.
I thought that was Walmart? If Target has those, I've never seen them.
If only there wasn't a great stigma on giving cash for birthdays and holidays. As many below have articulated perfectly, the biggest problem is that loved ones think: "Oh, they like this card game called Magic. Here I am at Target, and here are some of those magic card things. I'll get it for them, because I care about them" And little do they know, they would have been better just giving that loved one the 30 bucks.
Totally lucked out on one of these a few years ago. It had a Walking Ballista and Chandra, Torch of Defiance. Wouldn’t risk it again though.
In the old version of this, they had original Innistrad block intro decks in some with old-standard boosters. You could tell when you were getting them, though - they had the precon list sheet with set name visible on the outside. Awful now.
When I was a wee lad, back in the early 2000s, the FLGS sold just random monocolor decks they made out of older jank or whatever.
They were like five bucks. The monowhite one I bought once was full of weenies with Banding, and two of the "Gain life when you take damage this turn" instants.
Also all of the lands were Snow-Covered Plains, which I seem to have misplaced somewhere over the years.
So I'm pretty sure nowadays there'd be more value in that crappy $5 plastic box than in this thing.
The products you find at the big box stores is considered vendor-managed. One meaning of that term is the product is brought into the store by the vendor and managed by them, rather than owned by the retailer and shipped in through their own network. This concept is what allows the garbage products at garbage prices to be on the shelf.
The worst part is, in concept, this CAN be a good idea and done well.
The idea is the distributors need to downsize old or slightly damaged product from shipping. This could be done at a bulk deal with these companies like target or Walmart.
The issue is, they vastly overassume the value of parts of the product, and what makes the product sell for what it does. They don't even understand the game in most cases, likely assuming those were ready to play decks.
It can be designed well. Packaging some of the slurry with something of value,and figuring out a price to sell the bundle at. Some would be less valuable then asking price, (most likely) but with the occasional one that is more. It could never be an A+ product, but if designed right, it could be serviceable, unlike this.
The issue is they don't know how to design the product, because that takes time. And time is money.
At Target the other week I found a 4 booster blister for 19.99 that contained 2 Onslaught boosters. I don’t even play MTG that much but I knew right away it was weird. There was some Apocalypse too!
I’ve never seen products like this at my Target. Just the boosters, bundles and deck builders toolkits.
Yeah, these packs are just a bunch of the unsold items, however the Target near me had different content in all available packs. The best I found included 4 seperate booster packs from 4 different lines, I did see some with Core 2019 packs, but most packs were from other lines. But, yeah, those are only $4... So even in the pack with 4, your still only at $16. Most other options had 3 booster packs in them, there was only one with (4). But, even then I couldn't justify the price.
I am lucky enough to live in a city with multiple game stores..and stuff is ALWAYS cheaper at the game store than at Walmart