Summary
- Scalping of Pokemon TCG's Prismatic Evolutions Super-Premium Collection was rampant, selling for 289% markup on eBay.
- Reports surfaced of botting groups purchasing large quantities of the sought-after product.
- The incident highlights ongoing issues with scalping, rising prices, and limited availability in the Pokemon TCG collector community.
Yesterday's launch of the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon TCG's Prismatic Evolutions Super-Premium Collection 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:was an unmitigated disaster. Within seconds of the product going live, queues of up to 600,000 people began to form on the Pokemon Center website. Minutes after that, before the 𝓀vast majority of eager purchasers could even beat the queues, the product was sold oꦕut.
Naturally, after the dust had settled, the conversation began to turn to scalping. How many legitimate customers managed to bag the sought-after product, and how many were scalpers or resellers looking to profit ofღf the misfortune of others? Unfortunately, it very much looks like there were a lot of the latter.
A little over 12 hoဣurs after the product dropped, dozens of listings have appeared on 🍬eBay, selling for well over the Super-Premium Collection's RRP.
The Prismatic Evolutions Super-Premium Collection Is, Unsurprisingly, Being Scalped
The Prismatic Evolutions Superꦬ-Premium Collection was sold on the Pokemon Center website for🍒 £89.99/$89.99, and needless to say, those who bought the product to profit on are doing just that.
Since its Pokemon Center release on March 20, over 50 listings of the Prismatic Evolutions Super-Premium 🐽Collection have sold on eBay, . That's a profit🐭 of $260 on one product or a markup of 289 percent.
Unsurprisingly, following the release of the Super-Premium Collection, reports surfaced of botting groups scooping up the product. The Twitter accountღ shared two examples of US scalpers posting an obsc📖ene amount of orders, and I was personally sent three more images from a Discord group based in the UK.
This latest debacle is, unfortunately, just another example of how bad things have got for collectors of the Pokemon TCG. Earlier this year, I reported on how 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:scalping was ruining the hobby, how 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:singles prices wer𒅌e rising exponentially, and how sealed products were becoming harder to come by on an almost weekly basis. This, though, may have just taken things to the next level, and I don't think it's going to get any better when 168澳🅘洲幸运5开奖网𝓡:The Glory of Team Rocket/Destined Rivals releases.
- Franchise
- Pokemon
- Original Release Date
- 𝐆 🌸 October 20, 1996
- Player Count
- 2
- Age Recommendation
- 6+
- Length per Game
- Variable
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- Pokemon
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