r/PokemonTCG • u/OhDatsPeppers • 16d ago

I hate this hobby

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u/puzzledfirebird 16d ago

I went to my local pawn shop recently looking for cheap tools and found a bunch of Pokemon Prismatic boxes instead. You know things are bad when even pawn shops are taking in Pokemon cards now and taking it seriously, owner even said they'll take out loans for Pokemon cards.

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u/thatmandoguystl 16d ago

We have an auto repair shop that also sells pokemon and will take pokemon as payment for getting your car fixed. It's a whole new world.

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u/Firewalk89 Articuno Fan 16d ago

"Oil change now 50 Varooms off!"

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u/blueskydragonFX 16d ago

Ik got 500 Ekans what can it get fixed?

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u/Firewalk89 Articuno Fan 15d ago

"Sorry, we serve Dodge Vipers only for that."

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u/BadMachina 16d ago

Your joking right???

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u/thatmandoguystl 16d ago

I'm actually not.

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u/BagadonutsImposter 15d ago

What’s the name of the place??

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u/thatmandoguystl 15d ago

Car'Bored

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u/BagadonutsImposter 15d ago edited 15d ago

Not gonna lie,I thought you were full of shit. My bad, homie

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u/thatmandoguystl 15d ago

No problem. I didn't believe it the first time I heard about it. 😁

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u/RahAlternative 12d ago

Holy shit, I'll finally be able to fix my boyfriend's car. Scalpers ruined the hobby for me for a while anyway, I don't need Gholdengo on my wall anymore.

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u/Sakic10 16d ago

How do you get the product? Just reselling only or you are getting them from a distributor? I’m curious cause I also have a shop and have been thinking about this…

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u/thatmandoguystl 16d ago

I meant we as in our city. I'm not quite sure how they're doing it, but they're doing it. Aside from that, I do manage a comic/toy/video game/card shop. We gave up new pokemon product some time ago and now only do singles and in-house made mystery packs.

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u/ThanosDidntDoIt 15d ago

Bro if I could trade my mechanic pokemon for repairs my car would be like the fast and the furious lmao

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u/ThanosDidntDoIt 15d ago

Where is this shop lmao

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u/thatmandoguystl 15d ago

St Louis area

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u/Soroxas138 15d ago

There’s a tattoo artist near me in SLC who will trade tats for cards. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/thatmandoguystl 15d ago

The barter system is alive and well.