Cash or Credit?

[JBlaze]

I sold a big chunk of cards to a buy list. I am planing to invest in some tundras, underground seas, blue onslaught fetches jaces ect.... I can get 1000 in cash and try to find deals on ebay and friends and stuff or I can get 1300 in store credit. Whats the optimal line to take on this one can I save 300 if I shop around.

[Nihil Credo]

I imagine the answer depends on what prices this particular store applies.

[birds of paradise2]

Is the stores prices 30% or more expensive then ebay? If they're not, take the storecredit. It might also be worth something that you doesn't need to shop around and without the added risk of ebay.

[xfxf]

And also depends on their inventory. If you can get a bunch of stuff together it would be easier to gather a bunch of stuff from all around the place. From having experienced some remote purchase problems myself I think it's important to consider the shipping costs with each seperate buy and the credibility of each deal you find. Sometimes you might want to pay $10 extra per blue dual and getting a whole playset from a single reliable vendor than chasing after 10$ cheaper ones from all around the place while still paying shipping for each and taking the risks of lost packages etc.

If they have a decent inventory where you can find everything you're looking for and the prices are not over inflated I'd say take the store credit and just get them from a single reliable source.

[Richard Cheese]

Remember that even though store prices tend to be higher than ebay, if you're looking into getting a large quantity of cards you may end up coming out on top going with a store just because of shipping overhead.

Also it depends on whether you're ok with waiting to get a good price on an auction, or just want your cards now.