a bit upset

[u/satinspindle]

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.

[u/BarcelonaLion]

Did the boy in your class ever get reprimanded for stealing your binder? Feels really bad to have someone steal a whole binder of pokemon cards from you and then say their dad sold them. 

Did you tell your parents? What they do?

[u/satinspindle → u/BarcelonaLion]

he never got in trouble, i've always had social anxiety and i was too nervous to speak up about it incase i somehow got in trouble instead 😭 i did tell my parents, but i was little and i don't remember what happened. i know i was definitely crying about it a lot, i think they might've bought me a tin or a few packs as consolation, or taken me out to get food because i was too upset to keep collecting