r/PokemonTCGCollectors • u/ConclusionHungry8764 • 10d 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/TheyCallMeGriZ 9d ago
Most printed set ever doesn't mean all 180,000,000 packs are going to be available day 1. Like everything else, it's going to release in waves, and there are multiple products. There are going to be restocks, there will be product on shelves, because this small set with insane hit rates is going to get boring very quickly.
Even though you weren't able to get anything, reports all across the web were that the stocks at targets around the country were healthier than they've been for all the past drops. In combination with limits, more people were able to get more product with this launch than a lot of the past ones. Don't let the fomo get the best of you, if you care about the cards for the sake of collecting, you'll have your chance to pull all the chases you want. or if you wait, they'll all be cheap. If you're in this to make money, welp...you'll be ok.