Thread:Roxasofmalice/@comment-24699797-20160413205733/@comment-1755882-20160413234328

First, there's a bit of hypocrisy here that kinda needs to be addressed. You do realize that a lot of card spoilers come as a result of stores in Japan breaking streetdate, right? So you should just be vocal about that.

But with that little point out of the way, there's a critical lack of understanding here: I didn't walk into my locals, see the boxes there early, buy a bunch, and rush home to get some views. You see, my regionals is next week. And I need stuff from this set for my deck. My locals is terrible. Everything is always ridiculously overpriced. I support them how I can, because I want the game to continue, but I would actually end up paying 50% more for these boxes if I bought them locally. I'm not made of money, I simply could not afford that. Ordering product or singles online wouldn't work either, it would take too long to arrive.

So, while browsing the Buddyfight Facebook groups one day a couple weeks ago, I see a post from an online vendor about preordering a case or half-case, and a guarantee that it would arrive by release date. Hey, that's just the sort of thing I need! Prices are good too! So, after confirming that it'd be there in time, even with me being in Canada, I preorder.

Fast forward to today. The boxes are in, a couple days early! Cool! I decide to livestream my opening of these boxes, because, ya know, I like spending time with my subscribers, it'll be fun, and I get to help get information on the new foilings and pullrates out there.

The online vendor isn't at fault here either. This is exactly why stores end up being able to break streetdate. The product gets shipped to them, but they need to be shipped in advance to ensure its there by streeetdate. Sometimes, they arrive a day or two early. That's just how things go.