Greetings and good morning Superstonk! In case you haven’t been paying any attention to Superstonk, or Twitter, or Blue Sky, or Insta, or texts from my mom, Gamestop is sending out Beta invites to Push Start Arcade today.
First off: congrats — and respectfully, screw you — to those who got in.
Second: we are under the impression there is no NDA (this will be updated if we learn otherwise), so let’s talk.
Rather than having a hundred posts asking “what is it,” “is it working for you,” or “where’s mine,” we’re putting together this community megathread as a central hub for further discussion. Pretend — just hypothetically — that GameStop employees occasionally browse Superstonk. This could be your moment to be heard.
What This Thread Is - A space to:
-Share your experience with the beta
-Provide feedback (positive, negative, confusing, inspired, chaotic—we’ll take it)
-Speculate on what’s next
-Drop wishlist items and wild ideas
What This Thread Isn’t:
-Not really sure yet, but we’ll let you know once someone crosses the line. Until then, just keep it constructive and on topic.
We’re not removing other Push Start Arcade posts (yet), but consolidating the feedback here helps keep the conversation coherent. Plus... it’s easier to monitor — just in case anyone important is reading.
Fire away.
Oooohhhhh yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh!
Signed up for the beta on 11/17 at 5 pm. Trying to gauge demand, will update if/when I’ve been accepted
Edit: Accepted 11/19, around 12:00 pm
I'm out of the loop... what has it been in? Alpha?
Beta
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First pull. Never selling 🫶.
Power to the players 🚀
I pulled this in a 10 a couple weeks ago and sold it for 90, 10’s are selling now for 60 so always check market
I Finally got to see the creepy hands for myself! I got a chase card on a gold pack. PSA10 Pikachu Ex from surging sparks! It's an $1,100 card as of now lol
When’s this coming out of testing and going live ?
has anyone had any luck with psa support? i sold something on ebay via BIN on monday and there's no trace of funds anywhere. i submitted a ticket on tuesday, and accidentally a dupe yesterday (when you submit a ticket the only confirmation goes to your email and you can't view open tickets so i wasn't sure i actually submitted the first one).
i'm sure there's some kind of turnaround time/delay but i just can't find any documentation anywhere of what it is/is expected
Any info to follow up on?
they eventually got back to me and sorted it out. i had to resell the card but i eventually got funds
Cool cool. Good to hear that solution. Thanks.
I got an invite yesterday but I am in Canada and every VPN I try is blocked. I also cant remember my password and it wont let me reset it for some reason. Just keeps telling me it cant send the reset email.
It works if I switch servers through nordVPN. Just select a random different USA server
I had it working with ExpressVPN no problem from Canada, maybe give it a shot if you are really dying to
Any way to request access?
I was able to log into my GS account and there was a link in there somewhere to ask for an invite.
I just got the invite email today and pulled my first pack.
I just want to use the “Banana Grabber” shown in the arcade 🍌🍌🍌
I have an unhealthy addiction to these.... Thankfully got some hits to put me on the upside
Anyone having issues with sales processing? It was instantaneous before but now it’s been a few hours and it hasn’t been loaded into my wallet
Canadian - LET ME IN!
Any word on being able to use gift cards for powerpacks?
i tried before, all i get is your card doesn't support this type of purchase
I limited myself to $200. I spent $800.
I'm Canadian and just used a VPN to login and buy a pack. I sold back thinking it'd be held in the powerpack balance so I could use towards another, but it prompted me to setup an account with stripe.
From what I see you need a US bank account so I may have fudged up for the time being. I'm sure I can set up an account later, or use a US CIBC account or something
Is there maybe a chance to set up strife with wize? That’s what I used to buy with cs from the eu.
I'll try that shortly thank you. Quick google says it should be possible.
It works ;)
Just to confirm, a wise account worked?
Jip
How did you set it up? I have an EU account as well
Is it going to be possible to get an invite in Canada ?
I got in invite in Canada. But the link is dead without a vpn. With a vpn I can open packs but can’t withdrawl any money
What VPN did you use? The site blocks everyone I try.
Just a random Edge browser vpn extension
I finally got into the beta and opened a pack, and then ended up selling the card back. I was then instructed to set up my wallet, but afterwards the cash was not credited to my balance.
Has anyone else had this happen?
Edit: contacted support, they responded within 48hrs and fixed the problem. Although they don't explicitly tell you to do so until after you sell back your first card, setting up your wallet first should prevent this from happening.
Hey, just wondering if any Canadians have had any luck getting in the Beta yet? Anytime I go to the powerpacks website it asks what country I'm shopping from and even if I choose USA it just takes me to the actual GameStop site.
might be time to switch the sticky to a warrant post
I finally got my invite! I do not care for trading cards, not my thing. However, I opened two starter packs and see the appeal. I might occasionally open packs and withdraw my winnings to buy more shares lol.
What are the potential application of Warrants in PSA implementation?
Just pulled a $38 card from $25 dollar powerpack. Not much but made me so happy cause I'm always on the losing end of this kind of stuff.
Can anyone else not get the beta invite to work? It says “press start now” but then just takes me to the GameStop home page every time
Once you’re invited, are you able to send existing graded cards to your vault even if you didn’t get them from a Power Pack?
Yes I think so
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Why is this still pinned when push start arcade doesn't even exist lol?
Did the second round of invites go out yet?
I was randomly able to get in this afternoon even though I never got an email. Was able to do a few pulls. Might be worth trying
How did you get in?
I just got invited in a few minutes ago.
Congrats
Should this still be pinned considering push start arcade doesn't even exist anymore?
What happened?
I think they renamed it to Power Packs
you all need to go revisit Nat Turners interview from 8 months ago.
Jimmy was buying cards all along 🌝
ps. Anthony Chukumba is a dirty penis
I had hopes that push start arcade would be actual games you could play, this just feels like spinning a slot machine. Even if it is still randomized winnings, a little game would be fun. After all it is Game-stop… TLDR: wen banana grabberz
An a card nerd give us the breakdown of what the competitive landscape looks like with PushStartArcade and Power Packs?
I've been seeing ads on Reddit for the exact same thing for months. So GameStop is not first to market and it's already a heavily saturated market considering it's basically like buying a spot in a break on whatnot.
But they will reach the largest audience so it may work out in the end.
I just hope this isn't all that they've done over the last like 3ish years since they scrapped the NFT nonsense
Thanks for replying. Is the ticket that GME has the partnership with PSA so they can add tons of graded cards to the power packs or are there graded cards with other platforms?
not quite sure what you're asking but here's the facts:
GameStop only accepts PSA cards when you sell to them, hence only PSA slabs are included in the power packs right now. I don't expect that will ever change, I'd imagine GME is getting kickbacks from PSA for every grading submission people send through them. Hence they will only sell PSA cards on their website and only buy PSA cards from people
While it's still a somewhat emerging space with fairly minimal competition, this is by no means a unique GameStop product. There are others and many more will pop up, some will probably tied to existing platforms with big user bases like whatnot. A nd the competition doesn't limit you to only PSA slabs and only Pokemon/football.
they need a share button on the powerpacks after you open it so you can share the full video of the rip
I'm not in the card game (other than the binders of cards I have from the 90s), but this has me thinking of a willy wonka "golden ticket" scenario they could do. Are there specific cards that are highly sought after/valuable? Advertising something like that being placed into a power pack could generate crazy revenue, with people trying to pull it.
I have one of those All4One giftcards that I could use at Gamestop or a few other retailers. Are ppl able to use this card, or something like it, to buy from the arcade?
Where do you sign up for an invite?
Why did someone not answer this guy...
Ehh. Fuck ‘em.
You didn't even find the answer yet? Lol
Yes!! I’m in. Filled up my credit card, now I’m done already!! It’s fun but I pulled 652 times. Cost me $6200. lol
As someone who isn't religiously digging for updates, can someone give me a one liner on what this is and heaven forbid maybe a link?
powerpacks.gamestop.com
1) Select type of card (Pokemon or NFL at the moment) 2) Select the tier/amount you want to spend ($25, $50, $100, $250, $500, or $1000) 3) Buy the power pack and discover what "chase" card you collected, if any 4) Decide if you want to sell the card immediately, hold onto it in the PSA Vault, or have it shipped to your home whenever you like
When you say if any are you saying that you could spend $1,000 on a pack and get nothing at all?
no. you get a card. it just might not be the one you want and will probably be worth less than you paid.
Is the “Setup Wallet” bugged? I only get the verification email but can’t get further than that
Did you get this figured out? I got the beta invite and bought a few packs but I can’t create my wallet
Yeah I had to contact support but they fixed it. Figured it would’ve fixed it for everyone but you might need to contact them if you can’t set it up.
It's only working for people who signed up and were approved for the Beta. You probably didn't sign up in time.
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Wen beta done?
I’m ready. My body is reaaaddddddyyyyyyy. Need. To. Push. Start. Please.
Can this be out of beta now please
Trying to understand how all this works, but in essence, digital representations of each pull point to a physical slab of that pull somewhere in a vault. It's simple to buy / sell / trade pulls because you are just changing digital pointers around, without having to move any slab physically. I guess my initial question is one of opsec logistics. Is there one physical vault, or many? What kind of security to these venues have to prevent or mitigate physical attack or robbery, as the physical slabs are the only things that have actual value, and protecting value is completely out of the hands of the true owner?
It's a nice way to buy/sell psa grade items without having to mail it around and deal with fakes at conventions.
So lets say you buy a pack you get 1 nice card that gets graded and a bunch of crap can i get the entire deck sent to me?
$100 tier, pulled a nice chase...placed on eBay to sell. GameStop makes it so easy to either collect or sell. I can't imagine how much money has been dropped into these PowerPacks in the past few days.
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Will we see any numbers on the next earnings from Power Packs? And do they have any obligation to show it as its own line item? I just want to see the data and get jacked up
I’ve got some fomo going on in my soul that is making me anxious for when it goes live. I need me some sports cards!
Do we know: (1) when it goes fully live; or if not (2) when we will know that?
No and no :(
Aw man, aw man, and thanks
Yeahhhh. The more I read about this, the more I want to see this fully live and firing on all cylinders. Gotta be patient.
That… and I’m also a Bills fan who wants to rip a pack with that $14K Josh Allen card haha
Hell yeah! Haha. I hope you get a chance at it
Haha thanks and cheers!
I am the only one who doesn't like degenerate gambling as a business model? First Crypto now PSA vault cards.
I think you mean card collecting lol
Jesus Christ, just let me spend my money recklessly already.
Is there a way during this beta phase for me to have my cards graded by PSA and added to the digital vault? Or do I have to be invited to the beta?
If you send your cards into PSA to be graded you can select to have them stored in the vault, I’m doing that with some of my football cards that I don’t care much about. It’s an option in the PSA app.
So I didn't get invited. It asked me to download app then I'm in and already have a card otw to my house... So I guess it is kinda live ? Anyone else ?
What is the app called?
Power packs. Was a internet download with Android
Anyone else still not able to get in?
Still not able to. Was able to purchase a card from eBay through the site which was then sent to my vault but can’t buy any packs. Just get the beta screen. Was excited about the announcement as I’ve been having a hard time finding Pokémon cards to buy for my son the last few months.
But I guess I’ll have to wait until it’s out of beta to be able to purchase.
The first pack I bought worked fine and I had the option to sell back (which I did).
I tried to buy another pack with the proceeds and it just showed the back of the card and did nothing else. I had to go to my account section to see what I got and never had the opportunity to sell it back right away.
I bought another pack and had the same problem, it just sat there showing the back of a card.
That problem happened to me too. Contacted GS support and they asked for the certificate number. They acknowledged the issue and will credit the buyback price to my wallet within 24-48 hours.
Did you setup your bank account?
I did
I had the same issue earlier after I had an error when trying to sell a card. Still stuck on "processing payout" for my one card. The other one showed up in my vault but I never had the opportunity to sell.
International.
For the love of accessibility, go international with this. Preferably in five years or less. Shipping to PSA from overseas is a chore. Being able to just pull pre-graded cards without needing to wait weeks or months (and risk damage/disppearance of the cards) would be fantastic.
This x10
Even though we have some great trading markets in the eu. Example: Cardmarket is pretty awesome.
This gamestop powerpacks would add a huge bonus due to the actual online trading possibilities without physically sending items. And it would add PSA to the european market instead of the competitors. The gamble aspect would not work due to EU legislations though. Not sure if it would be profitable for gamestop to have a version without gamble side of things. So yeah..... probably not.
Sold a card on PowerPacks and now it's stuck on "processing payout". RIP I want to buy more.
I’ve had this issue with doing the buy back. I am doing it on mobile currently
Did the payout ever go through? I reached out to support but waiting to hear back.
It still has not gone through
Mine either, I'll update you on what I hear back from support. This was on mobile for me too.
Think I had that issue then made sure my bank was linked and now it works
Dear GameStop, Please let me in the arcade. Xoxo, Me
Are the cards you pull always graded 10? Or could I pull a grade 3?
You know how GameStop was buying slabs but they wouldn't buy anything lower than an 8? I think that's where they capped it. I pulled one PSA 8 out of 16 slabs.
That does make sense. I was hoping they had it posted somewhere. That being said, were the other 15 packs either graded 9 or 10 I'm assuming?
Yes, all other packs were 9 or 10. I actually got one graded sticker which was interesting. Pokemon, but wasn't a card. I can only attach one photo, but looks like I had two PSA 8s These were all $25 packs.
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Thanks for the response 🙏 all great information
What cut is GameStop getting from this
6% commission, that’s 50% less than a eBay’s 13% cut from resales.
Thanks for the qrd
Will people outside the us be able to use this?
Any insight why some cards show a % gain, and others have no info in your collection?
Not sure if this is a dumb question, but where do the cards you rip actually come from? Is there a pool of PSA-graded cards somewhere that are being drawn from? How do we know we’re getting fair odds on pulling a good one?
I believe the odds are posted. And why would they lie about the odds. All casinos are upfront, the odds are low enough that you'll pull a good card, no reason to lie about it.
Delaware warehouse
How do I change where I pay from?
I did the wrong debit card at first and now I want to switch to my other one.
Imagine an option to trade your pulls directly for GME shares through Computershare
I didn't get in, I don't know what it's like. It would be nice to see a feature where you could trade a bunch of lower end cards up for a single high end card(s) or vice versa, trade down your higher end stuff for more quantity of lower end cards.
How are these Power Packs created?
Since they are backed by real cards, where are these cards coming from? Does GameStop has to buy them from somewhere?
Currently 9.3K psa graded cards sitting in inventory on gme website
Yes, these are cards gamestop bought. They buy graded cards via their PSA partnership, remember?
Fail to deliver could be a possibility lol
After reading how this works I’m hyped and I haven’t been hyped in years. This is huge
I feel like the next logical step is for GameStop to send cards to your vault when you grade through them:
PowerPacks was a PowerPlay.
Edit: spelling plus +8
If I wanted would they send the cards to me?
Yes they will. You just have to pay shipping. It’s in the FAQs
https://powerpacks.gamestop.com/about
Thank you. This thing is like slots for nerds. Hopefully it’s a huge money maker for the company I have invested most of my net worth in
Hahaha slots for nerds! Spot on.
Where do I get an invite?
Likely a lottery system of GameStop pro members, who have purchased cards in the past, or sent cards in for grading.
I can wait, but I don't wanna.
I never did any card things, but I am a pro member who signed up for their email list in those Buck teaser websites for Push Start Arcade earlier, and I got an invite today.
Perhaps that was the invite list.
Has anybody gone through the ebay process? What was the total fee %?
I set one for auction, it’s going to take a week to find out. It’s worth $11 so it might not even sell, or might sell for a pittance. Worth the test though.
Anychance it told you before you posted what the ebay fee would be? I assume it's some percentage.
I’m sorry, I don’t remember if it showed. It said that the only fees were from PSA and no other fees were assigned for listing.
Did anyone get any sweet football cards?
GMEover for shorts
Would be great if they allowed you to trade your cards in their vault to other vault members.
Maybe a feature where you can request a trade and if both parties accept then Gamestop initiates the trade on the back end.
Would love to see Gamestop purchase one of the next big cards for sale in auction, such as the logo man jordan/kobe, and offer it in a special package purchase as a promotion for their new platform.
Would get a ton of publicity.
Where would I even go to see if I am able to log into push start arcade?
Think it’s powerpacks.gamestop.com…I tried with my pro membership email and failed sadly
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I'm a very delighted customer. Pulled from a $25 Starter Pack. Instant sell price but it expires if you decide to hold. Instant selling on Ebay and I checked my PSA Vault account and it's sitter there nice and cozy.
PSA will list on Ebay for you instantly and you can setup the cost, time frame of auction, etc.
GameStop is King.
Dang, I didn’t realise these were worth so much now. I should have bought some when the price crashed to ~$30
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Only downside I can see is if it sells for what you want on Ebay. Semi-holding for longterm value, given that it's the Van Gogh Pikachu, but also great that selling through PSA Vault doesn't have Ebay fees. PSA take the fee depending on the value. For this card, it's about 13%. GameStop is instant buying at 90% value with a small transaction fee. Bought and sold 15 slabs before I hit the Pikachu.
GameStop is here to change the game.
Thanks for sharing. Hot damn this is cool!
Has anyone sold one back? How do they get you your money? PayPal? Was it instant?
You have to connect you your bank account. Haven't pulled money yet.
Can you pull packs for certain categories? Like if I wanted a Yu-gi-oh card could I buy a pack that just has Yu-gi-oh?
Not yet. Currently offered is NFL or Pokémon. They are not mixed, you can choose what category your ripping from. More to come from the looks of the promo vid.
Thanks for the response! I’m beyond stoked for this!
Isnt this gatcha gambling? THE FTC is gonna slap them with a warning notice and shutdown for not showing odds and the CASH required spent to pull a card))))
Look at Genshin Impact, changes this last two months)) FTC just hit them with a $20m fine and they paid it, and changed that shit really quick.
Pretty sure they show both. The different tiers are the amount you pay. Under each one is a break down of the chance of pulling cards in different price categories.
Also GameStops is a lot more clear than Genshin Impact since you aren’t buying a different currency to pull. It’s straight cash and it tells you how much one pull is. I think Genshins problem was that you had multiple currencies that made it confusing about what you were actually spending in cash to pull.
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FTC law states they need to show the lowest $$$ amount spent to the maxium amount at worst spent to get the Best item. Per any-tier.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/genshin-impact-game-developer-will-be-banned-selling-lootboxes-teens-under-16-without-parental
What do you guys think of GME purchasing ‘whatNot’? This would further corner the tcg market in our favor
Okay now that we know this thing is actually so sick (I wanna buy football cards NOW!), any idea how long they’re gonna keep it as a beta?
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I posted this back in May this year-- glad to see the dots connected! I predict the next shoe to drop is the return of the GameStop wallet (or background equivalent) and NFT Marketplace, and the ability to actively trade NFT digital representations of physical cards with anyone, anywhere, any time.
GameStop/PSA securely holds the physical card, which backs the value of the digital representation- the NFT you just bought/traded for.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1l2aw7g/comment/mvv5f9p/
The potential for this is huge! Hedgies r so fuk'd!
Is there a possibility to grade a card, put it in the vault, and sell it through the app? If not, then that is such a big opportunity that they for sure will employ later on.
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You can send a card to be stored in the vault. Found this on the site. Looks like when you have a card graded you can have it sent to the vault. Once there you should be able to manage it from the app *
You would have to send in the physical card, no? You can just go to GameStop for that.