Where to buy paper pauper?
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Posted on Dec. 18, 2015, 1:41 a.m. by OP_Magikarp
Hi I'm just getting into pauper but I have encountered the problem of easily finding cards? Usually I buy cards from tcgplayer, but since commons are so cheap, I cannot place many orders because the shipments are less than $1.
So I'm wondering where you all buy your cards for pauper? Or do you just happen to have most of the commons that you need. Thanks!
Wizard_of_the_Broke says... #3
Because of shipping cost, it's often way easier to buy commons at a local gaming store -or order through them, if they do bulk orders from one of the big traders or something. If they don't have a lot of commons, ask if you can post a sign with specific requests in the store, and throw an extra buck or two on your offered price. Overall, the trick is that you have to tag them onto bigger purchases, or order a lot of commons at once, otherwise it's not worth anyone's effort to get them to you.
December 18, 2015 2:27 a.m.
GammaStrong says... #4
To support what Wizard_of_the_Broke said, I like to order something for collection purposes along with my commons. So if I need a few commons but it's not enough for them to ship to me, I'll maybe get a planeswalker I wanted along with it. Or a pricey piece I need for my Modern deck. Just anything along those lines. You get all of your commons as well as a nice treat for yourself.
December 18, 2015 2:30 a.m.
Actually the best way is pucatrade pucatrade may suck for other cards but people send out commons really fast and you will most likely get offers for most of ur deck within a week
December 18, 2015 2:38 a.m.
Servo_Token says... #6
I used to use Star City for this, but after working at a shop for a while, whenever I go somewhere else I ask to root through their unsorted stuff and pull anything pauper related that I can find to make stock for my store. If paper pauper isnt supported near you by a store though, I recommend SCG.
December 18, 2015 12:48 p.m.
One nearby me has a box of pauper staples at the counter, makes it easy for me, I guess.
February 28, 2016 11:16 p.m.
I use two options: my nearest store (which is specialized in Pauper) or Magic Card Market. The good thing about Magic Card Market is that you can put in your list of wanted cards and the system looks for the best combination of sellers for decreasing the total price or the number of shipments. It works pretty well.
GammaStrong says... #2
This is different for every card shop, but my local store typically has just about everything I need in stock. You could try going to your nearest game shop. Quite often I swing in with a new deck and just pick up the missing few cards I need for a couple of cents a pop.
December 18, 2015 2:19 a.m.