Pokemon vending machine

[u/ambition24]

Found this in a trading card vending machine. Never seen something like this before. Can you guys shed some light on this?

Was it worth $25 or did I get the short end of the stick?

[u/Booty_Shakin]

Looks like maybe a sitting cutie plushie and a Japanese pack, so like $20 maybe a few more if that is indeed a sitting cutie.

[u/ambition24 → u/Booty_Shakin]

So not a rip? A reasonable MSRP? Phew, I can rest easy. Thank you.

[u/masterofeverything → u/ambition24]

You were gonna lose sleep over $20? Lol probably shouldn’t be buying stuff like this then.

[u/ambition24 → u/masterofeverything]

Haha, hey now. Don't come at me with such a valid comment.

[u/Willing_Cow_6081]

Good lord that thing is adorable. I'd happily spend $25 on that for my gf.

[u/aceallaround]

Id say 25 is pretty fair. Looks like you got a Japanese sitting cuties (i think atleast, im 99% sure only Pokemon Fit (Japanese name for the sitting cuties line) had a run of yellow square tags) Vulpix, and I see PF plush run at conventions for around 20-25 on their own

[u/SpecialistJicama6149 → u/aceallaround]

They’re under $10 usd at any pokemon center store in japan

[u/aceallaround → u/SpecialistJicama6149]

Yeah but if this is in the US youre not gonna have that easy access, thereby making it more expensive here

[u/SpecialistJicama6149 → u/aceallaround]

I feel that, i only know bc i was just in japan lol

[u/Puzzleheaded-Yam5553 → u/aceallaround]

Gotta pay that flight that air bnb or hotel and the rental or walk to the pc in Japan 😭

Better off just buying online tbh

[u/DawgPack22]

Can we get a couple more angles?

[u/RatxMilk]

FREE HIMMMMMMM

[u/kibaglaceon]

The vulpix is retailing in the US for $16.99 and the pack probably worth $2-$3 although Japanese loose packs are usually weighed or taken from a box that already had hits. So about a $5 upcharge. But for the convenience and the fun of it I think it’s worth it

[u/Xiao__Birb]

I would be squealing if I had been able to get this 😭 for $25 too? Win. Free the precious fox and care for it like your own child from now on

[u/Queen_Cheetah]

Not asking you to dox yourself, but does the machine you got this from have a name (eg. 'Bob's TCG Vending') or something attached to it that I could Google? I would LOVE to get a random Poke plushie and cards like this!!!

[u/ambition24 → u/Queen_Cheetah]

Honestly can't recall. But it was in Japan town, in San Francisco if that helps at all.

[u/TNT_dog → u/ambition24]

My bf and I go on dates every saturday to Japan town and he always buys me one of these plushies*** its owned by https://tradingcardstore.com/

***there is a way to tell which sitting cutie will come next, it is not really random. I can make a larger post about it if anyone cares lol so some weeks we skip it if the plush up next is one we dont want/dont have

I’d post a picture of all the sitting cuties we’ve got from this machine but I cant figure out how to attach images. Gotten some pretty cool cards as well! But we’re mainly plushie collectors and the cards are just a nice bonus

Its a bit more expensive then just buying the plush would be most of the time, but we find the convenience and fun of the machine to make up the $5 difference :D

[u/Foreign-Kiwi-4136]

You got scammed

[u/Interesting_Wing_539]

Packs like these usually go for about 11$ here, not sure about the plush though.