u/Intermediocre

RANT:

I remember just a few short years ago, when you could walk into Walmart/Target, and get cards whenever you wanted. No limits. I cannot believe how far things have fallen.

Nowadays, people are joining discord groups, telling their friends and family to go buy as much as they can, and grown men are pushing and shoving other people and children just because the vending machine is stocked.

You can’t even buy packs anymore without having to pay almost double their value. The amount of times I’ve walked into a grocery store and walked past the machine when there are multiple people waiting there, is so many, it’s unbelievable. Even the machine says no loitering. I have seen that some stores are taking the machines out or unplugging them because of people like that.

You go on FB Marketplace, eBay, and all you see is cards overpriced to hell. And they will not even budge a penny. I want to buy some cards for my bday coming up. Saw a couple things I’m interested in, and they had it listed for $25 each, and another for $38. Messaged them. I asked the $25 guy (he had 5 of the item), if he can do $120 for all. No. Asked the $38 guy if he can go to $35. No.

I feel the majority of Pokemon pack buyers now are just there to make money. Imagine standing by a machine making sure nobody else has a chance to have fun and buy cards because you need to make money. I 100% understand that if you open a pack and get something amazing, you’d wanna sell it, personally I think that’s different. Because you’re ENJOYING opening booster packs.

I know there are still a ton of actual collectors, I am one. I just wanna be able to buy packs and open them and not have to break my wallet just to buy some.

TLDR: Scalpers are scum, and it’s impossible to buy cards anymore without spending tons of money.

Not gonna arrive on time. Is it?

Greninja Gold Star…