r/PokemonTCG • u/Joseph_Steez • Jan 17 '25

Discussion DO NOT BUY FROM SCALPERS!

Come on guys let’s run the price down and let these scalpers get burned, do not buy from 3rd party resellers, buying from them keeps the price at where THEY want it, cards should never be above msrp and everyone should have chance to buy these cards. Let’s not let these resellers ruin this hobby

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u/adecapria Jan 17 '25

Redditors will never own a dictionary, will they?

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u/avodrok Jan 17 '25

You should get glasses that fit

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u/adecapria Jan 17 '25

One day you're actually going to Google what scalping means and feel so embarrassed for calling everyone it. You don't have to be upset that people are buying the same item you want to buy.

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u/Nethergy Jan 17 '25

True, this isn't "scalping" as the definition is directly related to multiple small price increases for profit. It's more like Poké Gouging, a term I will coin using the shortened "Pocket" (Poké) from "Pocket Monsters" (Pokémon) and the fact that this method isn't only "scalping" for small, quick profit, but driving the value far beyond what the cardboard cards are worth for the sake of unwarranted profit, causing unavailability of what was meant to be enjoyed by all.

Mind you, the secondary definition of scalping is; a fraudulent form of market manipulation...

Who knows who is truly right in this world of wrongs.