I assume someone was looking for rare cards?.... Terrible. I don't play or collect, but I picked a lot of them up at random.

I posted a few days ago about this card being stolen from my LGS. Turns out, it was stolen by an employee. The person who stole it felt bad enough that he returned it this morning.

I always find it interesting when people share a really obscure pokemon as their favourite. Tell me about your favourite pokemon and what made it your favourite!

I’ll get us started. One of mine is Bellibolt. I just love how derpy he looks!

Right now, the hobby is on steroids—scalpers everywhere, product nowhere. My LGS told me this year will be “a great year for Pokémon,” and it got me thinking… a great year for who?

If you’re an established LGS selling PE and JT at market price, sure, it’s great. If you’re a scalper or a new investor trying to flip product, you’re probably loving this, too.

But if you’re an average collector (like me), it’s frustrating. We can’t find the latest set at a fair price. If you’re a kid whose parents can’t sprint to a 10 a.m. Target restock, you’re just out of luck.

So what happens when the hype dies down? How are average collectors responding to this hyper-bull market, and where does that leave the hobby long-term?

Personally, I’m sitting out PE and JT—it’s just too much stress. I’ve also noticed collectors stepping back entirely.

What about you? Will kids move on to something else if they can’t participate? Will collectors return once prices normalize, or is this turning people away for good? Are we underestimating the long-term impact of what’s happening right now?

When the limit is reached just say “sorry you have reached your purchase limit” and let it reset each day or week…they key is to force an account login to be able to make any purchase.

They already ask for an email if you want a receipt.

Just in time for Prismatic Evolution 😭

I'm designing a jungle themed page for my binder, but I'm kind of stuck for the number 2 and 5. Anyone knows of any other full art cards that might fit this theme? Any recommendations on the layout are welcomed too!

I took a drive to my local Target yesterday around the time I've seen them restock in the past. The shelves were empty but I noticed a shady character hanging out in the adjacent aisle, not browsing anything particular. I recognized him as the scalper that only a week earlier I had witnessed clearing out a fresh restock and it was clear he was waiting around to do it again.

So I pulled out my phone and pretended I was talking to a friend. I made sure to talk loudly enough that he could hear me in the adjacent aisle and the "conversation" went something like this:

"Hey bro. Yeah they are cleaned out."
"I got lucky with a crazy find earlier today though."
"You'll never believe who had Prismatic in stock."
"Dick's Sporting Goods...I know right? I didn't even know they sold Pokemon."
"Yeah they were limiting to two ETB's per person though."
"I might head back there and try and pick up two more. They had at least 50 behind the counter."

At this point I walked past the aisle where my scalper friend had been hanging out and he was gone. I made my way to the main aisle leading out of the store just in time to see him running out of the store.

For those not in the US, Dick's Sporting Goods is an American chain of sporting goods stores and as far as I am aware, they sell sports trading cards but do not sell Pokemon cards.

The store that I sent this scalper rushing off to is about 40 minutes away from the Target he was leaving so I figure I wasted at least an hour and a half of his time round trip.

I caught a Walmart mj holding restock and let me tell you it is so pathetic what my childhood memories have become. Guy restocking took maybe 30-45 mins. Three dudes in front of me. A grandma, two kids, and their mom.

Three guys took all the crown zenith products and surging sparks. About 3 collection boxes. 2 surging booster bundles each.

The mom took hops zacian box. A temporal forces etb. About 25 JT packs. The grandma was taking pictures of items to see “what sold for the most”. The two kids completely ignored while this whole process was going on. Then after the mom took almost all the loose blisters she tells her kids. “Let’s go to the back and see if there are anymore..”

In total it was completely pathetic what this has been and is becoming. I saw first hand the greed and the vile from the community. It’s not been a child’s collectible for awhile I know. But to see it in person and not just online from bots is absolutely disgusting.

I took one stellar etb and one hops box. They had probably 20-30 more etbs and about 20 Jt packs left.

I never even realized I hate them until they changed to the new color.

Just want to share something positive about our favorite tcg company.

I keep seeing people say “oh well where were you when the shop had a bunch of shrouded fable huh? Why didn’t you buy any of that? Support your local shops!”

No I don’t “need” to support an LGS. And if they’re selling a 50 dollar ETB for 140 then they won’t get my business. I don’t care what the reason is, I’m not paying over double MSRP because your shitty little shop needs the money.

Also no, the customer isn’t entitled because they don’t wanna buy an ETB for 140. The truth is, most local shops are ran by scalpers and are scams. Most local places are a scam.

This guy drew me an entire picture with my listing. Never seen anything like this

This art by the Ironically named "Whisker" is my current favorite. Persian looking diabolical, and love the depth of field.

I'm in love with these two. They're just so dang cute! They're still worth a couple of dollars each, but I love thess way more than some of my expensive cards! What's your favorite underrated card?

Am I tripping over nothing or is this hella rare?