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Vintage Community Discussion / General Community Discussion / Re: Online Vendors and Order Canceling
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on: August 07, 2008, 04:56:08 pm
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"I had a good friend who ordered a number of cards (ahem, Tarmogoyf) from StarCity, as well as CCGHouse, as well as 2 other online vendors. All of his orders were cancelled, and each claimed that they reserved the right to cancel orders, basically as they see fit to do so." Please send me your friend's name ( president@starcitygames.com). What you describe is actually not how we handle such situations, so I'd like to look into the matter. "Frankly, StarCity's policies, and the other aforementioned places are a bunch of horseshit. They have real-time inventory from what I've seen, so they should never 'over-sell' any particular card. If something is listed for a certain price, sell it at that price." And we do... within reason. "Doing anything else just betrays customers loyalty, even if the President of SCG is willing to make an exception for a high profile person like Rich Shay. " I didn't "make an exception" for Rich Shay. I believed we were wrong in his specific situation, so I made things right... same as I would for anyone. Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, StarCityGames.com www.starcitygames.com |
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Archives / Tournament Announcement Forum / Re: 09/15/07 SCG "Power 9" Indianapolis
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on: September 13, 2007, 10:57:45 am
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Hi all, Due to a last minute change of plans, our buyers are now driving to this event instead of flying. This means that they will now be able to purchase bulk commons/uncommons (@ $5/1,000) on-site... something they were not able to do when flying. Bring 'em your junk, and turn it into cash! See everyone there! Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, Star City Events Wizards of the Coast Premier Event Organizer - Virginia and West Virginia www.starcitygames.com Star City Events 5728 Williamson Rd N.W. Roanoke, VA 24012 ph:(540)767-GAME (4263) fax:(540)265-1080 e-mail: events@starcitygames.com For a complete listing of our upcoming Magic: the Gathering Premier events, please visit: http://www.starcitygames.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15 |
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Archives / Tournament Announcement Forum / Re: 06/16/07 Star City Games Power 9; Roanoke, VA
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on: May 03, 2007, 10:07:54 am
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Just so everyone knows... we initially planned to run the first StarCityGames.com P9 tournament of 2007 at GP Columbus, but those plans fell through. We then looked at Chicago, but that didn't work out either. We then looked at Rochester, and ran into site availability issues. So... rather than make players wait ANY longer, we went ahead and scheduled it at the one place we knew we could secure a usable site with no problems; our own Game Center. We're still working on Chicago, and still working on Rochester, but as I said in my initial announcement... "Additional locations will be announced shortly. However, if you know of a game store that can seat 150-200 players, and may be interested in hosting a Star City “Power Nine” Vintage Tournament, please contact me at outpost1@starcitygames.com to suggest a location!" Hope to see everyone in Roanoke on June 16th! Pete Hoefling President, StarCityGames.com www.starcitygames.com |
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Eternal Formats / Global Vintage Tournament Reports and Results / Re: Ongoing Richmond Results
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on: November 18, 2006, 02:26:24 pm
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Its Roanoke, not Richmond.  Unfortunately, we lost a bunch of players to two PTQs (one two hours south of us and one three hours north of us) that were scheduled after this event was announced. As a result, attendance is only around 50 players. Prize payout remains the same. Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, StarCityGames.com |
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Archives / Tournament Announcement Forum / SCG.com to Unveil Full Foreign Card Stock at SCG P9 Roanoke!
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on: November 15, 2006, 11:37:57 am
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For years, StarCityGames.com has been stockpiling a TON of playable, non-English Magic: the Gathering singles. Although we recently began offering a tiny fraction of this inventory on eBay, the majority of what we've accumulated has never seen the light of day... until now. At this weekend's SCG Double P9: Roanoke, our ENTIRE non-English Magic: the Gathering singles inventory will be on display for the first time ever. If you've been looking to pimp our your Vintage deck, you won't want to miss it! See everyone this weekend! Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, StarCityGames.com www.starcitygames.comStarCityGames.com 5728 Williamson Rd N.W. Roanoke, VA 24012 ph: (540)767-GAME (4263) fax: (540)265-1080 e-mail: outpost1@starcitygames.com"America's largest Magic: the Gathering dealer!" http://sales.starcitygames.com/ |
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Vintage Community Discussion / General Community Discussion / Re: SCG P9 in November!!!!
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on: September 18, 2006, 09:35:11 pm
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First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for the feedback. Most of it has been positive, and I appreciate that. However, there is always room for improvement, so I'd like to address Dave Feinstein's original post..."The venue, as I knew coming in... was terrible. I've been to just about every tourney venue in New England over a span of twelve years. This place ranks as one of the absolute worst. The venue used to have air conidtioning, but for some unjustifiable reason (I know this isn't your fault) abandoned it several months ago. This is the main reason why I haven't been to the site in months, skipping numerous PTQ's held there. The parking is also a pain, and the room was cramped. None of this came off as a surprise to me, but I know after talking to people who had never been there, they were not thrilled. I wanted to support you guys, and that's the only reason I decided to go to this horrible venue again. I know several players who opted not to go strictly because it was held at the Brighton Knights of Colombus. I can tell you personally that if you guys are in this area again and choose this venue, I definitely won't be there." Despite conducting what I believed to be adequate research, I was not aware of these problems before Saturday. However, after receiving site feedback from Ben and Chris (my two on-site buyers), I have already made the decision not to use the venue again. If anyone was unhappy with the venue, please accept my apologies. I am currently looking for a better site in the Northeast, so please feel free to send any suggestions to outpost1@starcitygames.com."The judging was lacking severly. This is a slippery slope for me to tread on, because I know and have judged with all of the judges involved in the event. They approached this event very heavy-handedly, doling out warnings left and right and often forcing players to make a play on a key turn only after a minute or two had gone by. This came up in several key matches, including a few top 8 ones (which are typically untimed). I was told that some of this will be brought up in an upcoming thread about how judging adversely affects vintage, but some of it still needed to be mentioned here. I have much respect for the judges, but they approached this tournament the wrong way. This is not a Pro Tour, a GP or even a PTQ. I'm aware it was REL 3, but the way in which the judges interacted with players in both talking to them and handing out rulings came off as sub-standard. Just my opinion, but I know many who said the same thing during both days. Also, it didn't help that the printer broke day two and backed up the tourney by at least an hour."
Our judges work extremely hard, but they are human, and as such, occassionally make mistakes. That said, if anyone ever has an issue with the judging at one of our events, please provide us with specifics and we will do our best to address those concerns.“Having just one dealer severly hampers the amount of buying/selling/trading. I know buying cards is a big, big plus for holding this event... and I imagine you held it at this hall so you wouldn't have to compete with a store.” We only chose the Brighton Knights of Columbus because it seemed like the best option. I would actually *prefer* to host the events at large stores like the old Pastimes store in Chicago or Millennium Games in Rochester. If you know of any stores that may be interested in hosting future events, please have them contact me at outpost1@starcitygames.com. However, I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for us to start offering additional dealer tables at our P9 events.  “The prizes awarded were in very rough condition. This is admitedly minor, because it only affects those who made top 8, and they are making out financially no matter what. Still, the difference between a "good" piece of power and a "fine" piece of power is anywhere from $50 to hundreds of dollars. If you're going to charge $30 a head, I don't see why you can't give out better conditioned prizes. $30 entrance fee: I have mixed feeling on this. I know that the prizes are flat out better than other circuits, but would it really be too much of a financial blow to lower the entrance fee slightly, or at least give a combined discount for both days? You'd be surprised at what a $5-10 difference could do in terms of attendance. Yes, you may lose money in the short term by lowering entrance fee, but in the long term you'll undoubtedly get more players eager to come back. I personally know of at least six players, some who are very big SCG supporters, who opted not to play day 2 strictly because of the $30 entrance fee. That's about all I have. I did this post not to attack SCG, but to inform you that the event definitely needs work. All I want to do is see your event flourish, because it helps vintage. I top 8'd and still have doubts about going to another SCG event, but I probably still will because I appreciate your attempt to help type one grow, and I understand you're trying to make money while doing this. I respect that. I just worry that you won't get as many players the next time you come in this area because of how poorly this one was. Just my two cents.” I appreciate the feedback, and will be discussing this entire thread at the next meeting with my event staff.
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Vintage Community Discussion / General Community Discussion / Re: SCG P9 in November!!!!
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on: September 18, 2006, 05:52:09 pm
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"Possibly another unsuccessful event? (75 day two of the most hyped SCG yet?). Well, I just shat on my hopes of them pulling a chicago before 07." 1) We had around 120 players on D1 and around 75 players on D2, but I don't define "success" solely on attendance. Yes, the attendance numbers were below expected, but I consider the event to have been quite successful overall. I thank everyone who came out to play, and hope everyone had fun. 2) One way or another, we will be returning to Chicago in early '07. Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, Star City Events Wizards of the Coast Premier Event Organizer - Virginia and West Virginia www.starcitygames.com Star City Events 5728 Williamson Rd N.W. Roanoke, VA 24012 ph:(540)767-GAME (4263) fax:(540)265-1080 e-mail: events@starcitygames.com For a complete listing of our upcoming Magic: the Gathering Premier events, please visit: http://www.starcitygames.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15 |
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Vintage Community Discussion / General Community Discussion / StarCityGames.com and The Mana Drain Upgrades
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on: September 18, 2006, 04:23:17 pm
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Hi all, Many have noticed that StarCityGames.com ( http://www.starcitygames.com/) and The Mana Drain ( http://www.themanadrain.com/) were down for much of the past two days. This was due to complications arising from simultaneous upgrades made to all of our sites over the weekend. Although everything appears to be functioning properly again, we are still experiencing some minor technical difficulties related to those upgrades, and ask that anyone who sent us e-mail between 10pm EST Saturday evening and 4 pm EST Monday afternoon please resend those e-mails. If you continue to experience any problems visiting either site, logging in to your account or trying to place an order, please e-mail webmaster@starcitygames.com and let us know. Include your username and the name of the browser being used. Please note than any orders that would have normally shipped on Monday, September 18th will now ship on Tuesday, September 19th. I thank everyone for their patience during these past couple of days, and apologize for any inconvenience. Best wishes, Pete Hoefling Owner, StarCityGames.com & The Mana Drain |
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Vintage Community Discussion / General Community Discussion / Re: Does this bug you?
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on: July 10, 2006, 02:59:35 pm
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"SCG Employee Playing in T8. Head judge watches all of his opponents like a hawk in hopes of catching a violaton." Wrong, but thank you for phrasing your accusation as if it was a fact. Even *if* the head judge was watching each of the matches in question, please explain to me how you would know that he is only doing so in the hopes of “catching a violation” by any one specific player? “Thus, SCG saves themselves money by winning back a Black Lotus?” Wrong again. Star City employees, friends, writers, etc. play in Star City Events all the time, and always have. They pay their own entry fees, are not “sponsored” by Star City, keep 100% of any prizes that they win for themselves and are treated the same as any other player. We are a professional organization that has never, and will never, tolerate any sort of shenanigans or biases. “Note: His opponents were the ONLY people being carefully watched by judges.” You have absolutely no way of knowing if that’s true, so why are you publicly stating it as if it was fact? That said, if anyone has any questions (on this, or any issue), please let me know either here or privately at outpost1@starcitygames.com. I will answer your questions and address your concerns as best as I can. |
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Eternal Formats / Global Vintage Tournament Reports and Results / Re: ongoing SCG results
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on: July 03, 2006, 03:12:10 pm
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"I hate to steal pete's thunder, but I'll bet my extra power that the final SCG P9 stop this year will be in Richmond to coincide with the pre-release of the new set in October."
Nope.
Please send your extra power to:
Pete Hoefling c/o
StarCityGames.com
5623 Williamson Rd NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
:lol:
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Eternal Formats / Global Vintage Tournament Reports and Results / Re: ongoing SCG results
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on: July 03, 2006, 08:50:18 am
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"A good chunk of vintage players are in the midwest and they throw the next one in Boston? I'm cool with this as long as we get one out here, but you have to wonder how late in the year they plan( if any) SCG in chicago. Pushing it too far back might be a problem with weather." We are only planning one more SCG P9 back-to-back weekend in 2006, and, due to site and potential weather issues, it will not be in Chicago. That said, I give you my word that the SCG P9 series will return to Chicago in 2007. Trust me, nobody wants to get back there more than me. Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, StarCityGames.com www.starcitygames.comStarCityGames.com 5623 Williamson Rd NW Roanoke, VA 24012 ph:(540)767-GAME (4263) fax:(540)265-0544 e-mail: outpost1@starcitygames.com"America's largest Magic: the Gathering dealer!" http://sales.starcitygames.com/ |
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Eternal Formats / Global Vintage Tournament Reports and Results / Re: ongoing SCG results
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on: July 03, 2006, 02:15:09 am
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Hi all, Thanks to everyone who made the trip to Charlotte. Both SCG P9 tourneys were small, but everyone seemed to have fun. As always, every promised piece of P9 was given away. Oh, and one more thing... "It was said they would announce their next events at this tournament. Have they?"Yup.   More info coming soon, but mark my words... you won't want to miss this one. Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, StarCityGames.com www.starcitygames.comStarCityGames.com 5623 Williamson Rd NW Roanoke, VA 24012 ph:(540)767-GAME (4263) fax:(540)265-0544 e-mail: outpost1@starcitygames.com"America's largest Magic: the Gathering dealer!" http://sales.starcitygames.com/ |
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Vintage Community Discussion / Non-Vintage / [Announcement] July 8 & 9 Richmond, VA Star City Back-to-Back "Duel for Duals"
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on: April 28, 2006, 01:19:37 pm
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http://www.starcitygames.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=288550Star City "Duel for Duals" Legacy TournamentsSaturday, July 8th and Sunday, July 9th, 2006 Location:Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street Richmond, VA 23219 Hotel: The Richmond Marriott is right across the street from the Convention Center. 500 East Broad Street; Richmond, VA 23219; (804) 643-3400. Time: Registration is from 9:00 AM to 10:50 AM each day. Tournament begins at 11:00 AM promptly. Tournament Format: DCI-sanctioned Legacy, modified swiss with single-elimination top 8. No proxies are allowed. Entry Fee: $25.00 each day - Please note that credit cards are not accepted at the event. Sign Up For Duel for Duals (Saturday) online now! Sign Up For Duel for Duals (Sunday) online now! Prizes: One hundred (yes, 100!) revised dual lands each day! This prize payout is GUARANTEED by Star City Events regardless of attendance! 1st – Four (4) of each Revised Dual Land! (40 total!) 2nd - Two (2) of each Revised Dual Land! (20 total!) 3rd - One (1) of each Revised Dual Land! (10 total!) 4th - One (1) of each Revised Dual Land! (10 total!) 5th - One (1) of each allied Revised Dual Land! (5 total!)* 6th - One (1) of each allied Revised Dual Land! (5 total!)* 7th - One (1) of each non-allied Revised Dual Land! (5 total!)** 8th - One (1) of each non-allied Revised Dual Land! (5 total!)** *Allied dual lands = Badlands, Savannah, Taiga, Tundra, Underground Sea **Non-allied dual lands = Bayou, Plateau, Scrubland, Tropical Island, Volcanic Island Note: These events are being held alongside our Coldsnap Prerelease and artists Ron Spencer, Anthony S. Waters and Darrell Riche will be appearing in person both days! Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, Star City Events Wizards of the Coast Premier Event Organizer - Virginia and West Virginia Founder and Organizer of the Star City "Power Nine" and "Duel for Duals" Tournament Series www.starcitygames.com
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Vintage Community Discussion / General Community Discussion / Meet Mark Tedin & Jim Murray at the Richmond, VA Dissension Prerelease!
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on: April 19, 2006, 10:39:20 am
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Hi guys, Just wanted to let everyone know that artist Mark Tedin (Braingeyser, Chaos Orb, City of Brass, Defense Grid, Grim Tutor, Juzam Djinn, Mana Crypt, Mana Drain, Mana Vault, Necropotence, Nevinyrral’s Disk, Sol Ring, Time Vault, Timetwister, etc.) and artist Jim Murray will be appearing at the Richmond, Virginia Dissension Prerelease. Full information can be found at: http://www.starcitygames.com/phpBB2/...c.php?t=286497. Best wishes, Pete Hoefling President, Star City Events Wizards of the Coast Premiere Event Organizer - Virginia and West Virginia Founder and Organizer of the Star City "Power Nine" Tournament Series www.starcitygames.comStar City Events 5623 Williamson Rd NW Roanoke, VA 24012 ph: (540)767-GAME (4263) fax: (540)265-0544 e-mail: events@starcitygames.comFor a complete listing of our upcoming Magic: the Gathering Premier events, please visit: http://www.starcitygames.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15 |
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Eternal Formats / Global Vintage Tournament Reports and Results / Re: TO REPORT - TMD Open(Waterbury) (0th place)
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on: February 10, 2006, 02:41:18 pm
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"Enter pet peeve #1. Why is it that 11:00 Start time equates in some people’s mind to “arrive at 11:00 and fill out your deck list slowly.� I was a bit upset at the fact that 180 people were waiting on 4 people. Especially with how long a day the main event is, I might impose a very definitive ABSOLUTE deadline of 11:15 for deck registration(barring a late start in sign ups like this time due to the computer). It is unfair for everyone to have to wait for you." DCI Reporter (which I assume you're using) allows you to add players after round one has started, and each of those late players receives a first-round loss. Use it, and you'll be surprised how many latecomers start showing up on time. Pete Hoefling www.starcitygames.com |
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