Look, I’m just going to come out and say it: singles have ruined my life.
Okay, that’s dramatic. Singles haven’t ruined my life. But they’ve definitely tried their best to make me age faster than a banana in a hot car.
Here’s the deal: if you’ve been following our store, you know we’re passionate about building community. Whether it’s Beyblade Club, the Puptopia league, or our weekend tournaments, creating spaces where players can connect is legitimately what gets me out of bed in the morning (well, that and coffee). But here’s the reality I’ve been wrestling with: we’ve been spreading ourselves thinner than the plot of a Fast & Furious sequel.
Singles—buying, pricing, organizing, cataloging, and selling individual cards—consume the majority of our weekly hours. I’m talking most of our time. Yet they represent a relatively small portion of our business. More importantly, this workload has been pulling me away from what I believe makes our store special: the events, the community-building, and the innovative programs we actually want to develop.
I was tired of being tired. Something had to give.
Starting this Thursday, we will no longer be buying singles for Union Arena, Lorcana, or Gundam. The cards we currently have in stock will remain available for purchase—you’ll find them at our new kiosk stations, and we’ll retrieve them from the back for you. (Yes, we’re basically becoming a library for cards now. No late fees though.)
But here’s what’s important: this does NOT mean we’re abandoning these games. If anything, we’re doubling down where it counts:
- This week we’re receiving several cases of the new Yu Yu Hakusho & Kaiju No. 8
- I secured (through considerable begging, pleading, and possibly offering my firstborn) over 40 boxes of the new Gundam Booster
- Our Lorcana Set Championship is happening this weekend
Our commitment to supporting these games through sealed product, events, and play space remains rock solid. What’s changing is where we focus our energy—and honestly, I hope it means I’ll be less exhausted and more present for the community events that matter most. Maybe I’ll even stop being so grumpy. (No promises on that last one, but I’m optimistic.)
I know this might disappoint some of you, and I genuinely appreciate your understanding. This decision allows us to be better at what we do best: bringing players together and creating the kind of experiences that make this hobby awesome.
Thanks for sticking with us.
—Nick
