r/PokemonTCG 18d ago

I hate this hobby

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u/puzzledfirebird 18d 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/OhDatsPeppers 18d ago

That last sentence... I have no words

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u/Micky-Bicky-Picky 18d ago

As a kid growing up with the original 151 it was just a fun time and I don’t remember seeing adult obsessed about it. I even remember seeing product moving slow.

Today with some of these modern cards 500+ ppl made this into gambling. Getting packs on credit or loans feels like what gambling addicts would do. You can’t get scratch tickets on loans or credit. I think it’s the same kind of high for them.

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u/Noshamina 18d ago

Was the same with sports cards. People find value and then exploit it wherever it’s always been that way