0neAnd0nly
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Extremely Normal and Well Adapted Adults Go to COSTCO to Buy Pokemon Cards (for their kids, of course)
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Robot Carnival
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I'm not even into Pokemon stuff and I want to punch quite a few of the people in there.
newtypepilot
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at least it's not toilet paper
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Brigandier
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Virgins
Pegasus Actual
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Ahem this is NeoGAF
You're supposed to link the 30 min Asmongold:
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I collect VHS tapes
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Man I thought mtg got bad during covid
This is much worse
Pokemon was always lamer than mtg, but now mtg is super gay so idk
Shitty time to be into tcgs
This is much worse
Pokemon was always lamer than mtg, but now mtg is super gay so idk
Shitty time to be into tcgs
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
I hope they got a Zapatos. That's a legendary lightning Pokemon.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
Degenerates.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Most be a regional thing. I've seen Pokemon sets sold at Costco for $40 and they sit on a boring skid like any other product. No flash mobbing or anything.
No BBC=Anger
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Everyone involved wins conscription at the newly reopened Castillo de San Marcos star fort Florida. Let's see them scalp their way out of that.
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NeoIkaruGAF
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Is that from a Mexican bootleg version of the game?
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
These people ruin everything.
www.seattletimes.com
Van Gogh Museum pulls Pokémon cards after frenzy
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam stopped giving out Pokémon cards inspired by the Dutch artist after fans of the game caused a frenzy. Bellevue-based Pokémon Company International collaborated on the cards.
www.seattletimes.com
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Power Pro
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I collected Pokemon cards for a while. I wanted to get into the actual game, but I had no one to play with, but I still bought it for a little bit because I liked the art on some. When I bought a booster box, and got complete jack shit, I felt like this was just as bad as gambling. Decided after that, if I want a specific card, I'd buy it single. And if it's too expensive, fuck it.
Haven't bought any in a while though, because they just release new sets too damn often. There's like a new one every 2-3 months. Give it a rest. Jesus.
Haven't bought any in a while though, because they just release new sets too damn often. There's like a new one every 2-3 months. Give it a rest. Jesus.
Werewolf Jones
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As someone into Pokemon I always tried to carry myself with some self respect and keep my PL low. Pokemon autism is something else, literally going insane over nostalgia. THE 151 THOUGH!!!
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Lunarorbit
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Are these cards? Why are the boxes so long? They don't look like normal card boxes
I hate scalpers but at the same time if nothing is put into place to stop these practices and there's a market for what they do then why wouldn't they do this for a 5x or more profit return? It's scummy but money talks, Costco, etc, don't give a fuck, they're selling the product, doesn't matter if someone buys one or 40 boxes.
Lambogenie
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Reselling cannot and should not be stopped (in general).
Retailers need to add restrictions, even if you can't stop it outright, some hurdles can help. I.e. a raffle limited to 1 product per winner that resets after a couple weeks (or opens up if stock is fine).
Also, ban idiots behaving like this. So embarrassing.
Retailers need to add restrictions, even if you can't stop it outright, some hurdles can help. I.e. a raffle limited to 1 product per winner that resets after a couple weeks (or opens up if stock is fine).
Also, ban idiots behaving like this. So embarrassing.
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Rawbutt Jellybean
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Should be on Costco to limited customers or have a queue or something. When I went to a couple console launches at my local Best Buy, one of the employees wrote our names down as we got in line and sold to us in that order. Probably a dozen other simple solutions that could be used.
Retarded to get in fights over money but if the profit on these is high enough you have to expect it to happen.
Retarded to get in fights over money but if the profit on these is high enough you have to expect it to happen.
Werewolf Jones
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Special sets that aren't for single pack purchase with a Promo and Jumbo Card I'd assume. Promos are mostly for collecting purposes and never for playing.
Fbh
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Pokemon cards are literally just gambling now.
That said, if you are actually into the game isn't there a positive angle to this ? The market seems to be flooded with cheap cards so it should be easier than ever to build a decent deck without spending a lot. From my understanding the price of the cards has more to do with rarity than how good they are in the game. Sometimes a card that does the same as a $800 one can be bought for $1 simply because it has different art or isn't holo.
That said, if you are actually into the game isn't there a positive angle to this ? The market seems to be flooded with cheap cards so it should be easier than ever to build a decent deck without spending a lot. From my understanding the price of the cards has more to do with rarity than how good they are in the game. Sometimes a card that does the same as a $800 one can be bought for $1 simply because it has different art or isn't holo.
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GateofD
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they're a new promo product. Contains some special promos, and 12 packs of the '151' set. The MSRP is $60, and right now, the market price of each booster pack is like $10.
sendit
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Since when? Pokemon has always been the stronger brand. Youre right about MTG being gay though.
Trogdor1123
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I used to collect hockey cards when I was a kid. It was great fun and lots of people did it. Even when the cards were at the peak of their popularity this never happened back then. It’s a shame as I would argue that these items are primarily aimed at kids. It’s how we grow hobbies in the long term.
I’m not saying adults shouldn’t play or buy them or anything like that. Just that they should take kids fun into account.
I’m not saying adults shouldn’t play or buy them or anything like that. Just that they should take kids fun into account.
I collect VHS tapes
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I’ve played both a lot. Pokemon is for kids with much stupider mechanics and simpler gameplay
Which is why it has much more mass appeal
If you check the tournament scene, you’ll see major differences in the ages between magic and Pokémon
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Dr.Morris79
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ResilientBanana
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Good thing I never cared about Pokémon. But look how soulless these people look and how Ferrell they are acting.
Cyberpunkd
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No, people living in corporate America trying to make money any way they can.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
We have the same problem in the UK.
My six year old nephew has recently got into Pokémon and I decided to get him a few packs for his Christmas stocking. Went to the local supermarket and could not believe the cards were locked up in security boxes. The large boxes with multiple packets also had large security tags locked onto them.
All of this because people steal them to flog them on Ebay to man-children.
It's the same with Lego. Remember when Lego used to be a kids toy that was reasonably priced? It's now become insanely expensive as it's an investment vehicle for adults.
My six year old nephew has recently got into Pokémon and I decided to get him a few packs for his Christmas stocking. Went to the local supermarket and could not believe the cards were locked up in security boxes. The large boxes with multiple packets also had large security tags locked onto them.
All of this because people steal them to flog them on Ebay to man-children.
It's the same with Lego. Remember when Lego used to be a kids toy that was reasonably priced? It's now become insanely expensive as it's an investment vehicle for adults.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Agreed. A time when it was just building blocks for kids with some cool themes like Vikings, Castle and Space.
Good times.
Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
That’s embarrassing! I bought the new cards online and had them delivered.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Pokémon evolve to new forms, the cards gave the tv show and games meaning, the collecting scene evolved by the measure of disorder for rare cards, PSA grades and release dates.
Brigandier
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I'm being Facetious... I know exactly what it is.
digital_ghost
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I threw out my whole collection as a kid because my pastor convinced me they had evil spirits.
Seeing graded cards go for good sums of money today makes me regret throwing my Pokémon collection away.
Seeing graded cards go for good sums of money today makes me regret throwing my Pokémon collection away.
Majima Everywhere System
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How much money they making? I’ll judge the video after.
