E17: Managing Product Release Schedules

[Spotify Release: 7/22/24] Come inside the card shop industry and learn more about the process of opening and running a local card gaming store. In this episode we discuss market conditions and trends over the past several years. Experienced and long-time store owner, John, teams up with a long-time gamer to share their experience and perspective on the topic including discussion of your favorite games including Magic, Yu-gi-oh, Pokemon, Lorcana, and Star Wars Unlimited.

In this conversation, John discusses various topics related to running a card shop, including managing tournaments, handling product releases, setting pricing, and more. He emphasizes the importance of keeping events running smoothly and efficiently, as well as the need to communicate effectively with customers about upcoming products and events. John also shares his thoughts on pre-sales and purchase limits, highlighting the need to balance customer demand with the availability of products.


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00:00 Intro and Welcome
00:45 Disclaimer and Perspective
28:02 Lorcana Set Championship Recap
40:42 The Importance of Communication and Transparency in the Gaming Community
44:24 Lorcana Errata Announcement
48:22 Upcoming Magic: The Gathering Set - Bloomburrow
51:34 Introduction of Value Booster to Magic: The Gathering
57:33 Main Topic: Managing Product Releases
01:00:36 Pros and Cons of Pre-Sales and Purchase Limits
01:08:11 Setting Pricing for New Products
01:14:49 Importance of Community Engagement
01:15:20 Three E's


card shop, gaming industry, challenges, customer feedback, TCG market, government assistance, box mapping, fraud, Star Wars set championship, rules and guidelines, card shop, tournaments, product releases, pricing, pre-sales, purchase limits, communication, customer demand, shout-out