\n The first thing we did in 2023 was to count the inventory. Doing so confirmed what I already knew, Magic the Gathering is pushing out too much product too quickly. Often quicker than we can sell it. Magic is also making too many changes for their players to keep up with. In the future, Wizards of the Coast will release a 'micro-set' called War of the Machines the Aftermath. The boosters from this set will have just five cards in a pack instead of the usual fifteen.
Welcome packs should just be done away with; they are falling way short of the number of people that intro half-decks got into the game.\nWe are cutting our Magic orders down in 2023. Other store owners are saying they also are doing so. A supplier for big chain stores has been telling me they have seen a dip in sales.