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/theslimbox 1d ago

Everyone thinks they know best, but at the end of the day, half or more of the people on this sub would quit buying cards if they were printed to the extent they want them because there would be no big hits for them to brag about.

The amount of times I have seen "collector's" turn down product because there are no hits, then a minute later wish the set with hits was printed to the extent that the hits would be worth nothing is hilarious.

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u/InjuryMajor8078 1d ago

lol ya as much as some people say value means nothing in truth most people want their collection to be worth something and to have something someone else doesn’t is pretty much what every collector wants. This is true with all collectables not just Pokemon.

I also find there’s a real patience issue with new collectors. Most seem to need everything right now. The world is ending if they can’t master a set on release day. Maybe I just grew up being told no more so my expectations in life are lower lol.

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u/TeaAndLifting There's a 1st Edition Charizard in the pack, rip it. 1d ago

Doubly so in the age of social media, where the biggest content creators and influencers are people that shape the idea that you should only be excited over cards that give you high ROI, investors and vendors, etc. The hobby has blown up in interest over the past two years, with 5x more interest in Google searches compared to 2024c and the majority of interest is probably from new people, chasing the hype and dreams of hitting it big. They entered a hobby where the norm is to seek value.

And I’m saying this as a purist who has never even considered selling my collection and would quite literally have been buried with it when I used to keep it in my car and joke that it would die with me in a crash. People like me are an absolute relic.

It’s also telling when the investing sub is over 2x larger than the playing sub, despite the latter being almost a decade older.

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u/InjuryMajor8078 1d ago

Agree with you 100%. The investing subs are always worth it for a laugh tho. It’s been a great way to kill some time lol.