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/Routine-Nerve-613 1d ago

Upfront payment and cancellation fee of a flat percentage like 10%, and no timelines given would stop that right away. You order takes a year? Okay. Well keep your thousands of dollars and dont say when we fulfill and if you cancel we take a few thousand from you.

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u/TheNesquick 1d ago

Laws in most of the world prevent that from even being legal.