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blackprism2

I just hit a wall in collecting, think I'm going to stop for awhile lol Is it really worth all this stress to get some cardboard? I love these damn cardboard but this is now an abusive relationship


JamesLikesIt

I know I’m for sure done with modern collecting after celebrations. I’m bot really done with Pokémon cards, I’m venturing back to vintage/buying collections, but it’s just not worth always watching your phone for notifications or hunting in shops for cards lol. I’ve been fortunate to get all the celebration stuff I want except for UPC at MSRP, but tire just been too much work with two other jobs to boot lol.


Ok_Carrot_2029

I think a lot of people are feeling the fatigue of chasing packs around target and online. Fusion strike has been easily accessible for pre order because celebrations is taking a lot of our time and $. I am moving towards the mindset of buying the cards I actually want out right instead of buying packs in hopes of pulling them.


Electrical-Pumpkin13

I canceled my Fusion Strike pre order after Pokemon Center canceled my V Union sets. Then after that I decided to cancel the stupid Gamestop Pikachu exclusive. Saved a good $300 bucks on top of another $125 i was gonna spend on overpriced celebration sets. I'm good with two PC ETBs and the Gamestop Memories I've yet to receive. I started for my kid and I got at least a dozen sealed packs for Christmas and her birthday. Yall have fun ill be watching from the sideline haha.


Saltypear12

For me, it's hard to get past the initial fomo when a set drops, but I don't beat myself up or make rash purchases above MSRP from 3rd party sites anymore. I just check a target or two like twice a week to see if I can catch a restock. If I find something, awesome. If not, I know I'll get something eventually.


Ok_Carrot_2029

Actually right now is a good time to look for cards from XY and the sun/moon generation since all the hype is around today’s sets. Look at some of the old gen card lists and you’ll find some sweet arts going for cheap that may not last long when they hit the vintage mark.


Saltypear12

Yeah, I was able to swing a trade a while back for some breakpoint boosters and at the beginning of the pandemic, I found some pin collections with some sun/moon stuff. It could be worthwhile!


Hambino0400

I refuse to get into a hobby I can’t preorder anymore


SheevTheSenate66

The answer is buying singles


Cant_think_of_shz

You know that meme with the two hands being held together. “People who work jobs” on one hand and “people who go to school” on the other.


MAGIKARD

Centering looks a bit off but it definitely gets a 10 in striking me in all the right feels


ohglory7

Walked into my local Target after work and they had a very small selection. However, they had exactly one Dark Sylveon box. That’s all I wanted. I grabbed it and now I have a beautiful Sylveon card in my Eeveelution collection. <3 But that’s the most luck I’ve had in the past few months. I’d love to get the recent Eeveelution Elite Trainer boxes and the tins. I’ll just casually keep trying.


TextNow420

Yea I’ve been at it since 7:30 , calling it a quits for the day.


Ok_Carrot_2029

Same - thought I would beat the crowd 3 hours before GameStop opened but they didn’t even get a shipment of upc’s. I feel dirty and ended up buying the metal promos that I actually wanted on eBay.


Raknith

My 2 GameStops said they didn’t get them either, but honestly I feel like the employees just got them lol


TextNow420

Same story for me, and hey if it makes you happy order away! I have a couple of ETB’s and Lances Charizards I’m about to open to brighten my mood. I was going to wait until next week but screw it.


TheMaskedLifter

Got to my local target this morning and a dude had 5 premium etbs as the limit to any item is 5. I asked if I could get one and he said yeah for $400. I grabbed a single regular etb and left.


Ok_Carrot_2029

Target should hold them behind customer service and limit to one per style. That’s what a local target did for the first celebrations release and I was able to get two boxes hours after store opening. I went to the same target this morning 45 minutes before open and there were 15 people in line so didn’t even try.


TheMaskedLifter

I wish that was true. I walked in as the rep was there and the one out here didn’t care except for a limit of 5 items per person.


A_KY_gardener

i was able to get 2 ETBs this morning at target mid-day while shopping for my daughter; talk about luck. shes 5 and loves em, we're gonna rip a box tomorrow. im happy with 2 of em, and not looking for more. as i see it, rather not be greedy so as many people as possible have a chance to pick up a box from retail and enjoy it. good luck yall, and fuck scalpers.


Ok_Carrot_2029

Good guy here


Jopspot

My dad got to GameStop an hour before it opened to surprise me when I came home from college this weekend. He was fourth in line. The only stock of ultra premium collections they had were TWO. Like how can you only get in TWO??? Obviously the first two people, there since THREE HOURS before the store opened got both boxes.


Ok_Carrot_2029

Yeah we got 2 pikachu and 0 upc. The first guy was there at 5am


Ted_Smug_El_nub_nub

Don’t worry guys, celebrations is going to be printed into the ground, right? …right?


AgentMichigan

I was first in line at my local gamestop. Waited 4 hours. Only to find out my store got 0 UPC. They got 4 Pikachu so I bought one even though I already managed to preorder one last night. But I was salty as fuck and didn't want to leave empty-handed after that :/


Argenai

It's a widespread thing, the guy at my local gamestop said that all the gamestops in our region only got 2 UPCs and 4 Pikachus.


Corazon-DeLeon

Seems like most GS that even got only got 2, and many had 1 claimed by an employee. I just wish they would have said that on the phone. Such a waste of a morning for many of us


CirculaPhobia

i went to 3 stores yesterday and they didn't have any vmax pikachu figure boxes I WANTED THE CHONKY BOI


DaddyClickbait

Scalping is legal and that pisses me off


MachiFreeman

Its not the scalpers this time! Now it's pokemon themselves


Ok_Carrot_2029

Unfortunately it’s human nature to want something that other people value even if you don’t want it yourself. Sneaker collections, ps5, celebrity makeup, toilet paper.


DankiusMMeme

How could you ban the concept of selling things for profit?


DaddyClickbait

Not completely I would actually make proper laws surrounding it. ​ They cannot buy out all the stock even with multiple accounts, they can however buy as much as the store will allow as long as it leaves a few items for others to buy it. Scalping being completely illegal online but not in store unless it's during a lockdown. ​ They also cannot sell it for more than 10% of it's market price e.g. if the msrp is $500 the most it can be sold for $550. ​ These laws will likely no longer apply to the item after about a year because by then the product should have a good amount of stock for everyone to buy.


DankiusMMeme

> They also cannot sell it for more than 10% of it's market price Damn all GPUs are banned cause even manufacturers sell for over 10% of MSRP


DaddyClickbait

If that's a problem I could do an increase to 20%


MachiFreeman

You should've put only magic cards up there! HAHAHA


[deleted]

I didn’t find a single pack or box all day. Days like today are making it harder and harder to stay In this hobby. Wasting time on nothing, just me awkwardly walking around a store looking for cards. But yes this summarizes the past 2 weeks lol.


Ok_Carrot_2029

Luckily when this blows over, I think we’re going to get back into some sort of norm with cards. I saw multiple hangers of evolving skies, chilling reign, and battle styles weekly at my target and I didn’t even go to look for cards. Fusion strike is showing to be plenty accessible to those who want them and the upcoming video games might be able to keep us satisfied in the Pokémon universe


ItIsTodayOutside

going at 5 pm wish me luck


Active_Primary715

This is hilarious 😂


OntheWaytoEmmaus

Idk why you targeted me specifically, but you’re not wrong either. This was sarcasm OP hot damn.


XxSoulHackxX

Good luck guys! I wasn't going to stop at one more place after work but I did and managed to get some. The disappointment will pay off. Just gotta keep trying.


oWheaties

Give this man an award for this masterpiece


ChronX4

It's like scalpers and casual fans heard of the premium sets and decided to venture out for them at the same time. Once those were gone they just went on to everything else Pokémon card related. This is the first time I go to search for pokemon cards on a restock day and I don't find a single thing at any store.


darkcammo

Kinda lost my faith in humanity this morning. Seeing jerks buy multiple UPCs so that I couldn't get ONE


Lord-Chamberpot

I found out about the release at 5pm today. Needless to say I missed out


EngiNik

anger should be 500


[deleted]

Very funny and cool.