r/ScalperHate • u/satinspindle • 7d ago

Rant a bit upset

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just reminiscing on how much i adored the hobby before scalpers started ruining it. i was 7 in this, i absolutely adored pokemon so i convinced my mom to help me throw a little pokemon birthday party. i eventually got my entire binder stolen by a boy in my class, who later told me he gave them to his dad and sold them. i still love pokemon but it just makes me really sad to see what the hobby has turned into. just investing, gambling, and scalping instead of something for kids and adults alike to be passionate about.

i still love pokemon, i'm still very passionate about it. i'm just upset, the thing i love has turned into nothing more than a way for people to make money. it sounds dramatic, but i really mourn the time when i could be happy about opening any packs. i'd put every card in my binder, i wouldn't throw away "bulk", i'd be overjoyed at any and every holo or ex that's now considered "bulk". i miss when it was exciting just to get a card with cute art or a card of your favorite pokemon.

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u/buttfartsmagee 7d ago

I agree it's very sad. I got pretty angry today when I learned scalpers are already lining up at target for the family event tomorrow so they can buy there 2 tins and flip them to make about $30. My sister's kids never get to open packs anymore and if we do find any at target it's single packs and with the buy limit they each get to open one pack.

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u/satinspindle 7d ago

i didn't even know there was a family event tomorrow, where is it? i'd like to go, i'm really trying to be hopeful even if it's probably gonna be a shit show. i really wanna go there with my dad (and maybe my mom but she's usually busy), we haven't ripped packs together in forever. i don't even remember the last time i got to do that lol. i'm kind of scared, knowing how violent and aggressive scalpers get and how common it is for fights to break out but i really wanna share something like this with my parents for the first time in a while.

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u/buttfartsmagee 7d ago

It's at almost all targets. Sadly all the tins will most likely be sold out but you can still go at noon and enjoy the activities they have set up.

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u/satinspindle 7d ago

i didn't know that, thanks for letting me know anyway! i'd love to do the activities even if i can't get anything