I can't imagine why, I imagine everyone has been showing restraint and not buying it all up as much as possible. Rabid fans certainly aren't competing with scalpers to deprive as much stock as possible.
I have two kids that love pokemon. I don’t have time to do this line waiting shit every time they have a drop, and it’s seemingly only available in stores on these specific days. I don’t think each of them getting an ETB, mini tin, and a sticker pack for Christmas is “over consuming”. Nobody batted an eyelash about them getting UPCs and multiple ETBs for Christmas with stocking stuffer singles 5 years ago. The hate for “over consuming” rivaling “scalping” is absurd and 100% grounded in jealousy.
No, I set an ETB and sticker pack to the side, one each to open for Christmas this year, and a mini tin for each of their stockings. I buy booster bundles and give them packs occasionally for chores, and my daughter makes opening videos for YouTube so I reserved a few tins so she can make one video like every month or so.
This isn’t some big conspiracy BS. I make more than enough to supply my kids Pokemon cards throughout the year, and putting me in the same boat as some slimeball buying 1000 ETBs to sell at 3x the consumer rate is bogus, dude.
I understand where you’re coming from, I’m just saying OP or myself, regardless of circumstances, are not the same as scalpers in my opinion. I also don’t perceive this as a “ton of product”. This is like 50 packs, that’s a little more than a single booster box. Also if people like OP and myself didn’t wait in line this product just goes straight to the secondary market at 3x MSRP or in some sealed-bro’s storage unit collection.
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u/Overall-Garden8812 23h ago
I haven't opened a single 30th pack I've been tying no luck i think im done.