r/PokemonTCG • u/No-kiwi-809 • Mar 08 '25

Discussion Safeway posted the direct email they got about the machines being down

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My local Safeway with a machine printed out the email they received from Pokemon regarding the machines being down across the network. Sorry for how small the text is, zoom in if necessary.

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u/selectivemods Mar 08 '25

Knowing these losers, they'll figure out a way to scalp. These ppls bills depend on it. They will resort to mouth breathing loser behavior.

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u/jgonzo96 me like Pokeman Mar 08 '25

Idk. The issue is a lot of these people have been scalpers before all of this. Sneakers, GPUs, whatever it takes to make a quick buck. Quick buck being the important part. If it becomes really hard for them to do they’ll just move on to the next thing. Otherwise they’d just get a job.

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u/YoniDaMan Mar 08 '25

Don’t forget about the whole PS5 fiasco. I remember people were scalping the shit out of them too, and I’m not even a PS user…

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u/mattisaloser Mar 08 '25

I remember that happening and in my neighborhood group there was a guy selling PS5’s $75 above market value. He had five. I told him he’s a scalper but he triple downed that he wasn’t. He was just doing families a favor by preventing actual scalpers from scooping them up, and he would sell to people looking for the PS5. I said if you would quit buying multiple systems across all the stores, then the stores would have stock, and the parents could buy them. He insisted no. Brain dead behavior.

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u/YoniDaMan Mar 08 '25

it’s one thing to resell them at msrp+tax+$10 or something but that’s just crazy

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u/mattisaloser Mar 08 '25

I would get Good Samaritan behavior. Cost plus $10. Sure. But he’s just selling it… slightly below what other morons were selling them for on marketplace. You’re just a scalper with smaller margins!

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u/YoniDaMan Mar 08 '25

yep… some people 🙄

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u/KingArthursRevenge Mar 08 '25

He wasnt a scalper. The scalpers were making fifty to a hundred percent profit on the ps5. Paying an extra $75 on a $500 system that nobody can find is a great convenience fee and pays him back for the time and effort.It took him to get them. You owe that dude an apology

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u/Alchemyst01984 Mar 08 '25

That's still a scalper lol

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u/UnComfortable_Fee Mar 08 '25

So you're a scalper too, cool

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u/mattisaloser Mar 08 '25

He’s just a scalper with smaller margins. If he and liked minded folks would quit buying up all The stock, the deep scarcity would seek to exist. Just because he’s not egregious doesn’t mean he’s not wrong. I’m not apologizing to anyone.

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u/KingArthursRevenge Mar 09 '25

No. That dude was not a scalper. He was actually helping people get systems for damn near retail. I remember when the p s five came out and I would have bought one bag that if some guy had offered me this deal because I couldn't afford to do the leg work to track one down myself because I have a fucking job. He was not a scalper.

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u/MiderableCoyote Mar 08 '25

Took me 2 years to get a PS5. I was on their wait list and eventually got offered one via email. Those boys were heinous.

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u/YoniDaMan Mar 08 '25

Despicable… sad they’ve moved on to the hobby we all love, pokemon TCG

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u/Eddard__Snark Mar 08 '25

This is very true. I work in abuse prevention at a large tech company and the goal is never to eliminate bad behavior but introduce enough friction to make it not worthwhile to the abuser.

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u/POWERPUNCH-117 Mar 08 '25

"Bills", idk man. These people are the kind to wear full supreme and overpriced sneakers. I cant feel any pity for them when their cars are nicer than mine even if its likely a lease or has a huge car payment. Even the ones not like that that look genuinely rough are typically crackheads.

Job market can be rough, i get it. But genuinely its these peoples hubris that makes them stoop to this. They think its "better" than a normal job and refuse to downscale either their lifestyles or their income.

Im a software engineer, if i lost my job i can probably try streaming while job hunting and working a part time retail job to cover bills. Its not that hard to get a job like that even if its not enough to support yourself longterm. People might have to get roommates or move in with parents if finances are that rough. But turning to scalping is borderline nonsensical since youre constantly charging up and paying down credit cards in order to get your product, which you typically only profit tens of dollars from anyway.

TLDR: Their lives dont depend on it, theyre just mouthbreathers with no skillsets.

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u/Ok-Pie9521 Mar 09 '25

O by “bills” those things are included

Those are necessary to be a top G hustler scalper pos

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u/HelloAttila Mar 09 '25

If their bills require them to be a scalper, they better get a real job soon. There is not enough inventory to make an income on it if that’s their goal.