sixshot.5798 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Are retail availability of gem cards limited to whatever store willing to carry them? I already know Best Buy carries them. And Target is YMMV and spotty. GameStop, for some reason, doesn't even carry them (both physically and digitally) despite offering digital download purchases of both HoT and PoF. It's discomforting that Best Buy would be the only choice in my area and I refuse to walk into a Walmart to check. Is it possible to persuade certain stores to carry the gem cards? Or are these cards going to be phased out due to limited availability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinroh.4251 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Where I am, I see them at EB Games (Gamestop for US folk). I have never seen one in Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldirtbeard.9834 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 That because GW2 isn't as popular as we hope it is so stores won't waste shelf space on something that won't make them any money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Are you asking if ArenaNet can force retailers to carry their merchandise? If so, I don't think they can; thus, Gem Cards are carried only by retailers that wish to carry them. I don't think they are discounted much (maybe 10%, sometimes), so it doesn't matter much where you obtain them. I use Best Buy because not only do I get a discount (in the form of points) whenever I buy merchandise there, but they ship the Gem Cards Next Day at no charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayumi Spender.1082 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I've seen them at times at Target for many months. Then when I finally decided and was interested in getting some... they seem to not be sold at Target no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I can't remember the last time I saw gem cards on sale in the UK. But then it's getting hard to find a shop that carries PC games at all, even GAME have gone over to mostly just selling cards to buy games from Steam, so accessories for PC games are few and far between. (Although oddly enough gaming keyboards and mice are more widely available than they used to be.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseofGilead.8907 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I saw them at my tiny town's GameStop this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicBanHammer.7521 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 You could always get a rechargeable visa card if it's really too much to walk into a Walmart for a card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless Soul.5178 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Interesting. The Best Buys in my section of Southern California barely have any, all the Targets seem to have stopped carrying them, but the two GameStops I go to have plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless Soul.5178 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 UPDATE: I just came from TWO of my local GameStops, and they're completely out of Gem Cards. There do not seem to be ANY Gem Cards left in Southern California. Where are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 They are easy enough to get in SoCal by purchasing them from Best Buy online. No tax and no shipping charges and they arrive Next Day (except Sunday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drecien.4508 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Amazon has them. also cdkeys.com has them. used them forever with paypal never had issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyra.4709 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Only ever found one shop that had them, EB games... every time other EB games outlets or Gametraders etc responses were generally along the consensus that the game was not popular enough; low sales regarding cards therefore not bothering to stock the cards. That or they somehow "couldn't get them in". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 > @Oldirtbeard.9834 said: > That because GW2 isn't as popular as we hope it is so stores won't waste shelf space on something that won't make them any money. This has always been true: stores have never devoted that much shelf space to GW2. You have to find the right clerk at the store who is familiar with the ins/outs of ordering low-volume items. I've seen some local Target stores carry a few and then once they sell out, they don't restock. Then a few months later, I'll see a few again. So best bet is buying online from a retail partner and second best is convincing a local clerk to find a way to get them in stock near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenom.9457 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 What I hate more than them not being very widespread is that the retailers that DO carry them are inconsistent. I'd buy a lot more gems except the stores in my area seem to be missing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbon.9086 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 > @sixshot.5798 said: > Are retail availability of gem cards limited to whatever store willing to carry them? I already know Best Buy carries them. And Target is YMMV and spotty. GameStop, for some reason, doesn't even carry them (both physically and digitally) despite offering digital download purchases of both HoT and PoF. It's discomforting that Best Buy would be the only choice in my area and I refuse to walk into a Walmart to check. Is it possible to persuade certain stores to carry the gem cards? Or are these cards going to be phased out due to limited availability? you refuse to walk into a walmart? that's your own fault... walmart carry everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusanyu.4057 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 The local Wally World has them I have no choice but to go there they ran all the other grocery stores out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless Soul.5178 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > They are easy enough to get in SoCal by purchasing them from Best Buy online. No tax and no shipping charges and they arrive Next Day (except Sunday). Normally I would agree with you, but I'm one of those really weird people that likes to pay for things with cash, unless I had no other choice. That's why I prefer store bought gem cards. I'll try again at a couple more locations tomorrow, and see how my luck goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsemily.7943 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 i have seen them at walmart but i don't remember which i think the $15 ones mostly cause the 24.99 ones are always showing out of stock or sold out in person but i use cash mostly to better be safe then sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leablo.2651 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 If game cards are handled the same way as other third-party gift cards, Anet may have little or no say in it at all. Retail cards are not individually negotiated between the store and the eventual service provider. The cards are manufactured and managed by a middleman, a distributor who is licensed by the service providers, and they handle all the exchange with retailers and provide an arranged selection of cards that they think is a good match for the store (past a trial phase, much of that is based on actual returns, even on a per-location basis). If a card underperforms, well, there's not much that can be said about that, the middleman will eventually replace it with something that generates more revenue for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 In fact, it's Incomm. http://www.incomm.com/Pages/default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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