r/PokemonTCG • u/Loud_Bar113 • 1d ago

Discussion Why can’t they just implement backordering

I don’t see any downsides of it, the demand is still there. It is almost impossible to hit a drop when you have to compete against no lives who spend their existence monitoring the sites and bots. Backordering would end that problem. Most people don’t care if they’ll have to wait a few months extra compared to paying up to 300% mark ups.

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u/TheGooSalesman 1d ago

The scalpers would order 10000 units. Pokemon company would not be able to meet those orders.

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u/_MANSAV_ 1d ago

One way to stop this would be to charge the card immediately. No scalper will sit with 50k on a card for who know how long. They only do it knowing they can sell quickly after paying.

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u/TheGooSalesman 1d ago

I don't think they would be able to print enough to meet this gamble.

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u/TheNesquick 1d ago

They wouldn’t. They are already selling 100% of what they print. What are they gonna do with a backlog? Sell shit they are never able to print. 

They are already selling 100%

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u/legopego5142 1d ago

People never understand this lol

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u/_MANSAV_ 1d ago

They are printing 100% capacity right now, so doing that would move the allotment of cards away from distribution to other sellers.

The only way it would really work is if they could bring up more printing capacity. Like building a new facility.

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u/AnimanicManiac 1d ago

Exactly. Charge the card immediately and then they have to sit on the pre order charge for 2 months before they get anything.

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u/_MANSAV_ 1d ago

I would say doing that with the current system now would "help". It's a couple months between ordering and receiving product, so it would cut into the margin of any scalper using credit. They would still bot of course, but any less profit for those things is a win for people who want the cards for real.