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DrUSB
DrUSB Member Posts: 2 ✭
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in General Pokémon TCG Discussion #1

I watched the reveal trailer for the upcoming Mega Evolution set, and am really looking forward to it.

Then I looked below and saw most of the comments were about people complaining that scalpers will probably take all the product for themselves.

I honestly don't get why people are so worried about this, considering that Pokemon is probably going to print a ton of product for this. People were saying the same stuff about Journey Together and Destined Rivals, but the scalpers dropped those sets after it turned out Pokemon produced a ton of them.

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  • Octowen
    Octowen Member Posts: 786 ✭✭✭✭
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    #2

    Scalpers did not drop those sets; the demand still exceeds the supply:

    Journey together booster boxes are still $200+ on TCGPlayer and Amazon.
    For Destined rivals you're looking at around $250 for a booster box.

  • Myndcat
    Myndcat Member Posts: 2 ✭
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    #3

    I walked into 3 walmarts, 1 target, and 1 cvs…where can i go besides a LGS that's charging above msrp?

  • AlphaAshA
    AlphaAshA Member Posts: 4 ✭
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    #4
    https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/19019/getting-tired-of-people-always-assuming-scalpers-will-snap-up-all-product-of-upcoming-sets

    Getting tired of an assumption is a waste. Also, it’s not an assumption, when it’s absolutely going to happen. What you should be tired of is scalpers, those paying the prices they set, and the manufacturer being impotent about the practice ruining the offline game for the majority of customers.

  • AlphaAshA
    AlphaAshA Member Posts: 4 ✭
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    #5

    I’m not assuming anything. But scalpers snap up product of new releases, and set ridiculous prices way above RRP, which is then paid by the desperate. And little has been done to prevent this that’s been effectual, by both the manufacturer and distributor.

    It’s assumption up until it happens again. Then it is, again, reality. Be annoyed at me all you like OP. But your annoyance is not really optimism, is it?

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