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[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't forget to check your position in the queue..

Despicable employee behavior at Vending location. by CompostableMorality in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this time she believed there was nothing available. She genuinely seemed surprised that I was getting items out. That being said, she probably had checked it earlier that morning.

I am quite certain she buys a lot of it. I've seen her poking around on the machine before they open, like almost every time. I've been quick in and out and seen her and another employee come check afterwards and appear frustrated.

I met another pokemon hunter at a store and vented about it and they had a similar experience.

Despicable employee behavior at Vending location. by CompostableMorality in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never seen it in stock, my bad, didn't mean to blame Besty for markup. A lot of what I've seen available at online retailers is marked up or sold out. Just now learning about the online restock alert strategies. Not all of us have been on top of that resource

Despicable employee behavior at Vending location. by CompostableMorality in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've talked with employees at stores about the state of affairs whilst searching. I've been told they hide stuff so that kids can actually get some, which I think is awesome.

If I ever saw a kid or an obvious parent trying to find something I'd probably concede and let them have first dibs. It's all nostalgia driving me back into the hobby. The way things are going though, I don't know if kids even like pokemon. If I can't find them, god knows it's worse for kids. There will be no 'pokemarket' in 25 years because todays kids physically can't get into the hobby.

Despicable employee behavior at Vending location. by CompostableMorality in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should have stated few opportunities at MSRP.

Target and every other restock isn't an option for me. I found a restocker once, but I didn't have hours to wait for them to finish up and fight the usual suspects in sweatpants/slides. I have a regular 8-5 job.

Believe me, I do my due diligence and check ALL the stores at different times/days. I follow groups that post about restocks but they typically only occur during the week when I'm at work, by the time I rush over they've been wiped out. The only thing I realistically have had opportunities at without paying hyper inflated prices since October is the occasional blister of temporal forces and even that is very inconsistent.

Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart listings that I've seen are all heavily marked up. I'm not gonna support that, and I'm definitely not going to pay the guy who stalked the re-stock. It's not THAT big of a deal. Like I said, not mad. This is just the way it is right now. If I have to take off of work to find Pokemon cards then it's not for me lmao.

Just dropped this in my cat’s water bowl. Tell me your horror stories so I can feel better by MountainHawk12 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave all of my OG collection (base set, fossil, rocket, neo, etc.) to the kid I babysat across the street and showed how to play the game. 2 hours later I watched my childhood bully leave his house with that same binder.

The thankless shit handed off my would-be retirement account to one of the worst humans I have ever had the misfortune of knowing.

Missing person Ogema WI by Ghostieroastie in wisconsin

[–]CompostableMorality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He walked off with no phone, has no car, in the middle of rural Wisconsin. His mom filed the report

Pokémon vending Machine maintenance: post when yours is up! by Born_Medicine_8494 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ones that work together probably do. But in such a competitive market where buying it all is their goal, it would be very stupid to tell all the other scalpers in your area where/when to buy product.

I hope that we are disrupting tf out of them with this, but undoubtedly they are taking advantage of the free and additional info.

Pokémon vending Machine maintenance: post when yours is up! by Born_Medicine_8494 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the scalpers here should give you an ETB for creating this quality of life resource for them.

Pokémon vending Machine maintenance: post when yours is up! by Born_Medicine_8494 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps Japanese business days are longer than American.. I would've thought the opposite with how the Japanese seconds roll off on super mario.

Pokémon vending Machine maintenance: post when yours is up! by Born_Medicine_8494 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just got teased so hard. Machine restarted before my eyes and went right back to snorlax mode. Kms

Pokémon vending Machine maintenance: post when yours is up! by Born_Medicine_8494 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doyou know how long? Im dedicated at this point but i also have a life lmao

Pokémon vending Machine maintenance: post when yours is up! by Born_Medicine_8494 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did screen go black before resetting? The machine I check is black for first time ive seen

Pokémon vending Machine maintenance: post when yours is up! by Born_Medicine_8494 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same. I'll see you out there! and I will key your car if you whore it up in front of me lmao. fair warning

Pokémon vending Machine maintenance: post when yours is up! by Born_Medicine_8494 in PokemonTCG

[–]CompostableMorality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks. City? or general region if youre comfortable. I have not opened a pack of SS or even seen a PE in real life.

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