Teh_Lurv | 254 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) It has come to this: Trading card collecting has gotten so feverish Target has decided it's safer to take sports and Pokemon cards off their store shelves. From The Verge: "Target has decided that it’s had enough: the company has officially confirmed to Bleeding Cool that it will halt the sales of Pokémon cards throughout the US, starting Friday, May 14th. The retailer cities “an abundance of caution” for the safety of both guests and store employees and notes that it will still be selling the cards on its site. ... Target has recently started limiting how many packs customers are allowed to purchase, and has even threatened to get law enforcement involved if it found people camping out by its stores for them. There was also an incident at one of the stores where someone pulled a gun during a fight about sports cards — which could explain why the halt also applies to MLB, NFL, and NBA cards as well." https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/12/22433236/target-halts-sale-pokemon-mlb-nba-nfl-trading-cards-may-14 Edited May 13, 2021 by Teh_Lurv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 A gun. Jesus.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Gotta wonder if it's all the card collectibles or just the ones specifically mentioned. M:tG is pretty nuts at the moment as well, and generally hotter than sports cards as far as personal experience advises, so it seems weird that they'd kill all the sports cards and Pokemon specifically, but not anything else they stock up on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,399 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 What a crazy thing that has no parallels to anything in history 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,665 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) I expect all "collector" markets to move exclusively to online storefronts in the coming years Blame the companies who cater to these "collector" markets. They have all the sales data in the world to know how much demand there is. But they don't care about sales, they shortchange their product on purpose as they just want hype and "to blow up on social media." Then some smart guy upstairs can tell his boss about how they "sold out" instead of telling him how they would have made 5x as much profit if they just made enough to meet demand. Instead they want to create mass hysteria in the aisles and target doesn't want their store turning into a warzone cover pokemon cards. Edited May 13, 2021 by fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,930 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Well true, but at the same time there is a fine line between production and overproduction. If you really do push out the supposed level of demand, sure you'll clear the stuff for weeks, at best, but when the scum figure out you're saturating the market they'll move along and you're stuck holding the bag with a lot of now depreciated items below MSRP no one will touch... screwed basically either way. I get what you mean though, going well too low is just wrong as well. Pathetic is comes to this, but hey I can't blame target when it comes down to... GIMME that $10 pikachu card bitch or I'm going to cap your ass! while whipping out a small gun acting all tough. This crap is exactly why you see more people getting nervous or mugged from online sales if they aren't smart and meeting up at a starbucks, police station, somewhere with many witnesses and cameras. The escalated scummy attacks on the population and their livelihood started like a dozen years ago has created this vacuum against good behavior, everyone trying to scrape more money up at whatever the cost to either get by or get rich quick. Now who're the victims... primarily the kids, because now they can't go to the store and get CHILDRENS TRADING CARDS of all things. For fucks sake... this same exact shit happened 30 years ago, and with the SAME STUFF no less, same identical stuff. Before the net, you have a-holes rampaging comic, grocery, and sports stores scooping up all the goodies at cost, then taking it to their freshly opened shops (since online sales wasn't a dial up BBS thing) and asking like 2-10x the price of whatever the whole pack of stuff costs per individual item. It took a few years, then like 90% of them failed and shut down rightly so -- internet won't be so gracious, less overhead. I won't let my kid be a victim of that crap like I was as a kid/early teen back in those days where I lost 2 hobbies in the same year. I don't get her pokemon cards anymore and distract her with other stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 7 hours ago, DarkTone said: A gun. Jesus.... guy couldnt take his whooping. im sure he took all the cards in front of 5 guys waiting...serves him right imo. the idea you can be that inconsiderate and not expect retaliation....world dont spin that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 @Tanooki the guy who pulled the gun wasnt trying to take cards from another, he was the one who already took all the cards and was getting strong armed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 7 hours ago, DefaultGen said: What a crazy thing that has no parallels to anything in history Omg this could be a fucking great renaissance painting, holy shit it's perfect. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 @BriGuy82 check it out!!! guy too scared to take his rightful whooping pulled a gun. smh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croagunk | 798 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 OMG! I seriously had no idea people were like this over trading cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller | 495 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 hours ago, fox said: I expect all "collector" markets to move exclusively to online storefronts in the coming years Don't limit yourself. This is happening in disc golf straight from the manufacturers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 41 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said: @BriGuy82 check it out!!! guy too scared to take his rightful whooping pulled a gun. smh You two were the first thing I thought of when I saw this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,725 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 It's a pretty good idea on Target's part. A pack of trading cards costs, what, 5 bucks? What's the margin on that? Even if their cost is under a buck, they aren't making that much money compared to the annoyance of having that type of crowd lined up outside the store every morning plus the mild risk of violence. They can sell them online with no risk. Let the scalper crowd fight over them online. Eventually the bullshit will die down, and I can go back to buying a pack of cards every other week for my kids when they are acting good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) @TDIRunner the only reason i thought target/walmart lasted this long would be a contract? edit: remember the days when i was thinking "nah i dont feel like throwing $20 away on cards today"... Edited May 13, 2021 by docile tapeworm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,725 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 minute ago, docile tapeworm said: @TDIRunner the only reason i thought target/walmart lasted this long would be a contract? No idea, and I don't really care. All I know is that a pack of Pokemon cards is the perfect quick & cheap gift for the kids when they have had a good week, or been helping around the house and you want to give them something small as a reward. It's easy and I know the kids will be happy with it, so it's annoying when I can't get them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Lurv | 254 Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 6 hours ago, fox said: I expect all "collector" markets to move exclusively to online storefronts in the coming years I can totally see trading card companies looking at EA loot box mechanics and online collectable auction sites and adopting that system. Log into a sports card website, pay $2.99 to buy/open a virtual card park. Flash of light and glitter and your cards appear on screen. The website will then mail you are cards unless you didn't like what you got, so instead click the "recycle" button to discard those cards for a 5% discount on your next card pack purchase. Get lucky and wind up with a highly sought after rare? You could have the company mail it to you...or you could immediately put it up for resale on their own internal auction marketplace for a modest fee. Scuzziness from the beginning to the end of the collecting pipeline. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,399 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Teh_Lurv said: I can totally see trading card companies looking at EA loot box mechanics and online collectable auction sites and adopting that system. Log into a sports card website, pay $2.99 to buy/open a virtual card park. Flash of light and glitter and your cards appear on screen. The website will then mail you are cards unless you didn't like what you got, so instead click the "recycle" button to discard those cards for a 5% discount on your next card pack purchase. Get lucky and wind up with a highly sought after rare? You could have the company mail it to you...or you could immediately put it up for resale on their own internal auction marketplace for a modest fee. Scuzziness from the beginning to the end of the collecting pipeline. Mail you physical cards? $2.99 a pack? Digital NBA card packs start at $9, go to $100s, and still sell out quickly. The magic of NFTs! https://nbatopshot.com/packs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApebitMusic | 129 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 People are animals. I don't understand why they don't just put them out at random times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,399 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, ApebitMusic said: People are animals. I don't understand why they don't just put them out at random times. And have nerds camping the store all day?? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 11 minutes ago, ApebitMusic said: People are animals. I don't understand why they don't just put them out at random times. 6 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: And have nerds camping the store all day?? i asked when they stock at target and the employee said "i dont know the last vendor lady quit because people were harassing her and following her from store to store". 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Mail you physical cards? if you think nintender nerds complain about shipping......you can only imagine. i dare you to mail a card "pwe" even if it arrives without issue they will complain. its hilarious. edit: and thats after they paid $1 to mail "pwe"....then complain you mailed "pwe"...rotfl Edited May 13, 2021 by docile tapeworm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 the whole card hobby is litered with scammers and liars. even the shops are rip off artist. they will send employees to buy out the retail and mark it up to sell in there store front.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said: the whole card hobby is litered with scammers and liars. even the shops are rip off artist. they will send employees to buy out the retail and mark it up to sell in there store front.... Seems like you can replace that with literally any collectible hobby right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, ThePhleo said: Seems like you can replace that with literally any collectible hobby right now. ya your probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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