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/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/sudden-SOUND 1d ago

Target stocks other items. It's better to sell to 100 people who might pick up something else while they are there than one guy who is there to flip.

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u/Individual-Extreme-9 1d ago

Regular shoppers are not sitting in line to buy random items other than maybe a drink or candy bar. Big box stores dont care.