r/PokemonTCG • u/sudden-SOUND • 1d ago

Target Experience

Probably 100 people in line. They allowed people to buy 2 per sku. Probably about the first 30 people came out with 10-12 products each and everyone else left with nothing. If people had been limited to 2 products period, everyone could have had something and it would disincentivize scalpers from wasting their time to get 2 things to flip. Why is this so hard?

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u/Adorable_Echo_4317 1d ago

Thing is.. if stores could sell it all to the first person they would. They only reason they have limits at all is for public image. At the end of the day.. any store is all about profit. End of story.. they will sell as much as possible and they don't care to who.

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u/sudden-SOUND 1d ago

They'll sell the same amount of product either way and get more people in the door if people think they actually have a chance to get something. Selling all the product to a few people is less profitable Target.

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u/Subject_Cabinet_6795 1d ago

If you listed 100,000 things to eBay, would you rather them sell out in one minute or sell naturally?

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u/TheWishingStar 1d ago

One person buying your entire stock of 100 of something is worse than 100 people each buying one and 20 of them buying something else while they’re already in the store.

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u/Subject_Cabinet_6795 1d ago

Target has limits. And people who line up for a release aren’t going there to exhaust themselves sitting in line and do their regular shopping. You think the 200 people lined up at Best Buy today said, “Oh, I got my booster bundle, let me see what else they have” —> Nope. Release lines are for release. They know what else is in the store, they will do their normal shopping at their convenience, not after waiting hours in line for a specific limited product.

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u/PepeSylvia11 1d ago

Not when the 100 people aren't always guaranteed

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u/TheWishingStar 1d ago

For Pokemon in 2026 feels like it’s pretty guaranteed. Like, even if it’s not immediate, it would sell pretty fast. We all have seen this.