tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033105233432391506.post7175874070031331640..comments2023-02-20T07:59:25.179-06:00Comments on Trading Cards, TCG's and me: Background Check...Retail / HobbyNate Whitmirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949957846462947630noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033105233432391506.post-9533673117409402012009-02-18T21:08:00.000-06:002009-02-18T21:08:00.000-06:00I would love to see more 'Hobby-only' items in bli...I would love to see more 'Hobby-only' items in blister packs or blasters in retail stores, if for no other reason that a number of hobby shops tend to jack up the price of stuff in-store for whatever reason, and if there was a set price point (in retail), then that's better for the collectors. Boxes, on the other hand, are less of a good deal, simply because the price point is generally too high. <BR/><BR/>What I /don't/ want to see, though, is retail versions of Finest, et al.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033105233432391506.post-88833988317286340782009-02-06T08:33:00.000-06:002009-02-06T08:33:00.000-06:00The Target in my town carries retail packs of Co-S...The Target in my town carries retail packs of Co-Signers already. I think a divide between retail and hobby is right, to provide better coverage to all types of collectors. I'm on the r/h fence, depending on what I'm purchasing, why, and from whom.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283712376845424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033105233432391506.post-62086466246504406162009-02-05T17:59:00.000-06:002009-02-05T17:59:00.000-06:00Nate,The hobby still spends more with the manufact...Nate,<BR/>The hobby still spends more with the manufacturers than retail does, but the gap is closing and might go the other way in 2009.<BR/><BR/>Nice blog.<BR/><BR/>SteveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413214340721171784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033105233432391506.post-29884630657776013692009-02-05T11:07:00.000-06:002009-02-05T11:07:00.000-06:00Thanks for reading I appreciate the comments and l...Thanks for reading I appreciate the comments and look forward to hearing more.Nate Whitmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949957846462947630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033105233432391506.post-45110211760693500042009-02-04T15:04:00.000-06:002009-02-04T15:04:00.000-06:00Keep up the good work. I'm interested in where th...Keep up the good work. I'm interested in where this blog will go. I don't buy much wax so I don't have much input on the direction of the hobby, but I do have some intellectual curiosity about the business side of the industry. <BR/><BR/>I'll be reading.NTXCooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606931216258035859noreply@blogger.com