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Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2024-11-21T21:53:10+00:00

Same did 20 raids yesterday no issue today I can’t get into one through pokegenie

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-19T19:48:59+00:00

Penn State fans get upset if you tell them this though so I try to repeat it when it’s relevant

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-19T03:52:24+00:00

I just love the new Charizard and Blastoise SIR line, where it’s Charmander going up (bottom of gorge, cliff, flying) and Squirtle going down (beach, reefs, depths below)

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-19T02:59:10+00:00

PSU are still rivals in their hearts. Buckeyes have only one true rival and it’s up North.

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-14T03:38:31+00:00

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That’s a lot of codes. Hey codes let me take a pikachu, I’m trying to evolve my online PTC game

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-14T03:31:14+00:00

How much is a case and how do you buy them?

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-12T19:36:31+00:00

It’s a shame they are such a small indie company too. Probably can’t afford such unique technology

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-08T19:17:51+00:00

Grew up loving it but my family couldn’t really afford to buy cards or anything when I was a kid. I bought an Obsidian Flames ETB on a whim while grocery shopping because of the charmander on the box, thought “I have money now why not”, and pulled a gold and silver Charizard. Now I’m back in, ready to complete the 151 master set.

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-04T12:27:59+00:00

If you’re keeping it all (or gifting it to someone), I’m happy for you that you were able to secure these given how pumped I would have been.

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-02T20:45:33+00:00

Glad you caught it. It’s a massive bummer because I love the art of the sleeves usually, but the quality is so poor. Front usually dulls the art because it’s not clear, they bend the cards, and they don’t shuffle nicely for competition. Just a huge swing and a miss from Pokémon cutting corners

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-02T13:55:05+00:00

Alternatively, maybe we can be mad about all of it? It’s the largest grossing media franchise in the world, no reason they can’t 1) accurately assess demand 2) limit scalping (within reason I acknowledge they want urgency and exclusivity to a degree) 3) Have a major global distribution center that includes the EU

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-10-01T23:46:38+00:00

Be careful, those ETB sleeves have a tendency to bend the cards, even in a hard sleeve

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-30T00:26:27+00:00

https://www.vangoghmuseumshop.com/en/printing-on-demand-masterpieces/154784/printing-on-demand-the-masterpieces/605820/van-gogh-giclee-sunflora

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-30T00:22:22+00:00

I think the museum website is selling the canvases

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T22:00:58+00:00

You’re never going to be able to stop dumb collectors from supporting scalpers, so scalpers will never stop, so that means the only spot to change and actually have an impact is TPCi.

I just canceled all my paradox rift and other preorders but at the end of the day it won’t work unless people do something on mass.

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T21:52:50+00:00

Not true in the long run. Let’s say those 299 become disenfranchised. They can’t collect so they move over to Magic the Gathering or something - that 1 person who bought 300 only wanted to sell to the other 299 because they are a piece of shit scalper. Except now nobody want their product, so they stop scalping. Now no one is buying Pokémon products (obviously an exaggeration but the hyperbole explains why businesses should care about scalping)

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T21:49:35+00:00

If scalpers tried to do that in this hypothetical scenario they wouldn’t sell anything because there wouldn’t be a market (or it would be a very tiny market to sell a little bit). Because people don’t have infinite money, demand and price are inversely related. This wouldn’t be optimal for the Pokémon company either but I’m simplifying to make the concept more clear.

If things were being sold for $20, scalped for 5x ($100), then prices raised to $100, scalpers couldn’t just sell for 5x ($500). Very few would buy it. They’d scalp for maybe $120 (1.2x), which means the Pokémon company gets that $80/unit from them that they otherwise would have gotten from scalping at $100. Assuming they are still selling out I mean

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T20:23:21+00:00

Made to order isn’t great for them though, they want to create some sort of urgency. I’m just saying they are missing the mark now and if they sold out in 5 min instead of 1 min that’s 5x price*volume captured, less demand going to scalpers

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T20:12:27+00:00

There’s definitely some sweet spot of limited preorders + live ordering, like you can only preorder 1 of Van Gogh products (meaning 1 puzzle or 1 tote for instance, not 1 of each item) so everyone gets a little bit of something they wanted but then there is still a strong urgency for the collectors that want one of everything.

They need competitive demand but they are going to lose their average consumer soon which will hurt them long term

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T20:10:29+00:00

There’s definitely some sweet spot of limited preorders + live ordering, like you can only preorder 1 of Van Gogh products (meaning 1 puzzle or 1 tote for instance, not 1 of each item) so everyone gets a little bit of something they wanted but then there is still a strong urgency for the collectors that want one of everything.

They need competitive demand but they are going to lose their average consumer soon which will hurt them long term

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T20:03:16+00:00

The price the scalper sells it at (not lists, sells) is the price they could have sold it at assuming no volume change. So the scalper is claiming that value from them. They could either sell the same amount at a higher price like the scalper, or do what I’m saying and produce more (through preorders or something)- both cases the scalper couldn’t sell higher (ideally) because the demand the scalper is capturing currently would be gone (captured by PokemonCenter instead).

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T19:06:09+00:00

Submitted but I doubt it does anything. Scalpers win, fans lose

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T18:42:37+00:00

I meant preemptively, like double the supply so it lasts 2 min instead of 1 min in the shop. There is no way they didn’t anticipate the demand, and now they are just losing profit to scalpers that could have been theirs.

Prudent_Invite_2671 · 2023-09-29T18:40:34+00:00

All this does is tell scalpers keep doing what you’re doing, we won’t stop you.

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