You DON’T understand how much pokemon sucks now

accidentally ended up in a target restock line and i was really glad they let the one kid in line go first. which sucks because that is the bare fucking minimum

It's not much but I also have a series on my tiktok where I rip packs but I made it a mission to ONLY but at SRP. I'm new-ish to the hobby but I'm sure as heck won't support scalpers in any shape or capacity.

As a shop that is 99% singles and vintage pokemon, there are a lot of points that I think we're glazed over.
1. The period 2021-2024 was a dead era for pokemon. Nobody cared, packs were $3, most collectors quoted "market" price because it was cheaper than retail.
2. This current era of pokemon shortage/scalping is temporary, hype will fade, and arbitrage will move to another hobby. It's historically this way. Booms and Busts.
3. The ragebait and doomer engagement content economy is; imo, contributing to the fomo (price increase) of sealed packs far more than scalpers. Hot take, but I, as a collector just buy the singles I like. If you want to gamble, just go to a casino. You will* spend more ripping packs than just buying the singles you want from a set.

TLDR: most* people complaining about pokemon are: seeking co-misery attention, short term clout, or won't be around when things get cheap again, because no one will care.

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I work at an LGS and I'm dreading the next Pokémon drop. We have gotten multiple calls per day asking when we are getting it in, how much we are getting in. The last drop it barely touched the shelves with how fast people come in and grab it. I had someone get into an argument with me when we implemented anti-scalping measures. I love the community, I hate these scalpers

I am glad I am much smarter for playing chao garden in sa2b and osrs and Animal Crossing of the first game in English. An not Pokémon cards.

7:40 make sure u let them get the first swing cause then u can beat the shit out of them and claim self defense

Thought to myself, funny, she doesn’t seem to give a “pro-target” vibe

“Target still sucks.”
Aaand there’s the like button 👍

I work in distribution for Pokemon, and trust me, we also hate the scalpers.

This a slop video. You can't blame customers for a pricing scheme. The price is set by the publisher, Hasbro. The fact that you're attacking fans for the actions of publishers and massive corporate retailers makes you seem like a shill.

Massive institutional buyers are creating false scarcity. The dude buying 20 booster boxes at Target isn't driving the price up, Target itself buying 500,000 booster boxes is what's actually creating the price action. Hasbro can raise the price and they know the execs at Target will keep paying because they're not paying with their money, they're spending shareholder cash.

You did no research. You did a shallow meta-analysis where all you do is re-interpret the same data that's already popular. This is how you build an echo chamber, this is how you generate a marketing campaign, that is not how fans discuss a hobby they care about.

Dammit 🙁

can someone explain how the product is stolen? im not defending her im just curious 16:43

I finally saw some product in the store and bought a pack…. i was so excited. It is msrp 14.99 i got up to the register and it rang up for 29.99?? I didnt know stores could even sell things for higher than retail?
I love opening and selling the ones i dont want by severely undercutting everyone else (because lord the bulk 😂) and it helps bring the market down

The pandemic wrecked a lot of geek/nerd hobbies. I don’t like to gate keep, but these people came into these spaces without awareness of the community’s culture or a care for it.

I absolutely hate what this once beautiful hobby has turned into. Still remember the time where many people my age suddenly were too cool for Pokémon and now half of those douchebags are in it for profit from the TCG. It's just frustrating and sucks the fun and soul out of the franchise. Hatdly bought any cards this year, because I don't want to deal with scalpers etc.. Pretty much resorted to buying Japanese packs at lower prices and will wait this whole thing out.

Glad to be a digimon fan

As someone who wants to get into playing the TCG, i hate what happened to this community. I love the little moments of the community, scalpers suck.

They moved from pokemon to OPTCG and we hate them here too. Can’t get a hold of anything, even with the product limits. Currently got an extremely limited release that retailed at £120 is being sold for £600+ … it’s horrific.

As someone who plays the game, it’s also annoying for players. Scalpers buy up all of the product and it can make it really annoying to find certain singles for decks that people want to build.

Thank u for making this video