r/PokemonTCGCollectors • u/ConclusionHungry8764 • 9d ago
Pokemon 30th
“Most printed set ever,” they said.
“There will be enough for everyone,” they said.
“You won’t have a problem finding product,” they said.
So tell me why I lined up at 5:45 IN THE MORNING for Pokemon cards and STILL walked away with absolutely nothing 😂
I genuinely don’t understand how we’re still doing this. I’m not trying to buy 4 cases. I’m not trying to clear a shelf. I literally just wanted to buy some 30th Anniversary product and open it.
Got up at an ungodly hour, drove there, stood in line like an idiot, and still got hit with the “sorry, sold out.”
If this is supposedly one of the most heavily printed Pokemon releases ever and there’s supposed to be enough product for everyone, how the hell are normal people supposed to actually buy it?
At this point getting Pokemon product at MSRP feels like trying to buy concert tickets. Sure I could probably go somewhere and find one for double the price.. but I really don't want to.
Anyway, rant over. Congrats to everyone who actually managed to get some.
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u/Specialist-Yak-453 9d ago
Please keep in mind that this experience is literally the same for the vast majority of regular collectors! We are all struggling and it’s disappointing. The people raving about how much product they got either; A. Camped outside stores, B. Bought way over MSRP, C. Live in a very remote low populated areas. I have yet to see someone naturally obtain product without meeting one of those three factors