Apparently distributors aren’t being generous with Prismatic Evolution product. Local card and game stores are supposedly getting little inventory from distributors and are again supposedly going to raise prices up to the ridiculous highs we have now. That’s the rumor anyway.
I can’t help but think distributors are prioritizing the large stores they’re responsible for stocking over lower volume local card and game stores. That is speculation but it’s interesting speculation. Ultimately it’s better to sell 100 Elite Trainer Boxes in one go than have to send 10 different local card and game stores 10 ETBs each.
What’ll be interesting to see is if large retailers have Prismatic Evolutions products at MSRP or if they raise prices to the levels local card and games stores reportedly are. Remember Prismatic Evolutions products are currently selling for two to three times their original price. It gets less likely by the day that they’ll sell product at MSRP but it is possible.
I think we should expect Prismatic Evolutions to last longer on the shelves at Target and Walmart than at any local store and I also think we should expect to get the better deal at Target and Walmart. We’ll have to see how things develop since we’re a ways away from release day in January, but whatever happens it’ll be interesting!