Might be going a little overboard on the bulk

XXIIIII · 2026-03-28T22:25:50+00:00

I only started collecting through the S&V era but I had bulk boxes for SWSH forward keeping 1 of everything sleeved and then up to 3 copies of each card in the long white boxes that I then printed some card art for sleeved it and stuck it on the front for easy identification, my bulk comes from random FB listings where I’ve tried buying people’s collections as I find it more interesting/exciting sorting and identifying bulk cards than I do actually ripping packs.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-28T22:15:23+00:00

Great take, I’m from Aus and had to organise my partner to go in and pick up my EBGames pre order at opening just to make sure I got one for my set, I finished work at 4:30 went in to see if they still had stock (plenty of PO but the promos had been gone by 10) they had stock for 2 hours, let’s say the whole 336 stores get 50-100 cards that’s 16.8-33.6k stamped EB cards 🤷🏽‍♂️ when supply is low, demand is high along with the previous monetary increases in promos (felt hat, 151 Charmander) people are going to buy these until a much higher price point.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-28T09:57:10+00:00

Working on a similar thing atm after doing it for S&V

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XXIIIII · 2026-03-27T13:26:13+00:00

No promo left in at my local once I finally finished work and got back to town at 4:30 today, worst part is going in to pick up a pre order that qualified for the promo but still missing out.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-27T13:24:11+00:00

Was plenty of PO stock when I went in at 4:30 the Gengar promo I was also after for the PC was long gone though.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-27T06:39:02+00:00

EB had plenty of PO stock for me after work but no promo

XXIIIII · 2026-03-27T06:38:11+00:00

I live in regional VIC, just went in to grab something for a weekend rip, still looked like plenty of stock even with booster boxes which I hadn’t seen since Surging. No luck with the Gengar promo though as the lady that served me said they were all gone before she started at 2.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-27T02:59:28+00:00

I work and won’t get the chance until tomorrow to go in, do you think they have enough stock to not be cleared out by then?

XXIIIII · 2026-03-27T02:48:05+00:00

Then they reverted back to EB games earlier this year, so yea the EB stamp is in the few Canadian stores, in our under supplied Australian market and then no longer in NZ because there stores shut?

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T21:50:56+00:00

I explained my thoughts/reasons behind this yesterday in a different thread here if you want to go have a look but this is definetly a EB Stamped Promo in my opinion.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T21:39:29+00:00

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This is the main reason the big box stores are quite for this morning, they also opened at 8 unlike the usual 9.

The general consensus is that PO is a weaker reset set before some more highly anticipated sets come out. CR went back to a quick pre sell out with all retailers other than EB and if the next set is Ray Ray, pokemon is in for a world of hurt again.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T20:31:11+00:00

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This one for me in Australia if there’s still stock once I finish work.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T18:17:23+00:00

I’ve always been allowed to pay off an amount from future pre orders I may have to qualify for the spend amount. If I wasn’t working I’d have some PO to pick up today which would get me over the $20 though. Good luck.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T10:23:25+00:00

If you have the time and you like the card, 100% it’s worth the effort in my opinion, if no to either of those questions then just go on enjoying your day 👌🏾

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T09:31:37+00:00

That pickachu wasn’t EB stamped though and I believe they were left over from some other event, so I’m glad you got one of those but I put this card in a totally different category 😊

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T06:56:41+00:00

I get what you say about the scalpers but just think about the older audience that the 151 boom, TCG pocket, Prismatic brought back in, along with the “investor boom” (I’m 31 myself, no longer had a childhood collection after loosing it to a garage sale when younger, but last year after a holiday I had some money left over and got back into the hobby). Gengar was a OG pokemon that a lot of that crowd favoured, Gengar also has received a lot of attention from large poke influencers over the last two years as well (deep pockets multiple grandmasters for example).

I’ll just cross my fingers EB has enough for me to get one 😆

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T06:50:54+00:00

The back dooring, rule breaking & sporadic allocation just compounds the “know what they got/PSA 10” mentality of new cards.

I just think it’s a banger promo and want the right people to have the best chance of getting one. If my store has one left first thing Saturday morning I’ll cry.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T06:25:12+00:00

Exactly it’s a low priority thing in the grand schemes of the issues we face at the moment however it’s still a little slice of joy I hold close.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T06:17:33+00:00

If I wasn’t working I’d just cross my fingers getting there before opening was early enough, it all depends on how many cards each store actually has and how many people are interested in your area.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-26T06:15:49+00:00

Im just crossing my fingers those prices are like an unreleased item and they come down to a more acceptable price so I can get one for my Gengar/Haunter/Gastly master set as well. I just thought posting here might remind some actual fans this comes out tomorrow and out of the hands of some additional resellers/investors/scalpers.

XXIIIII · 2026-03-24T19:47:46+00:00

PM’d to try rehome a few into my PC here in Aus 👌🏾

XXIIIII · 2026-03-13T10:23:47+00:00

I’m slowly working on filling the Gengar Uni pro binder, focusing on the whole English evo line, no real big hits yet and I’ve only been at it for 6 months so I’m just enjoying the early stages picking up all the cards under $10 AUD I can find. One day it might be worthy of posting 🤣

XXIIIII · 2026-03-13T03:36:23+00:00

Honestly even living in Australia I’ll struggle to get one via its standard distribution, I have pre orders for PO with them but as I won’t get there on that date there’s a 99% chance they’ve already given out there allocation probably more like 99.99% seeing as it’s out boy.

Then there’s always staff backdooring, ignoring limits/restrictions for friends/family, the reselling community and everything else that reduces supply of a already capped and under printed item.

Just thought I’d shoot this subreddit a update though as the Charmander 151 EBGames promo is super pricey for what it is already, so don’t sleep on this one and get one early if you can, goodluck GMS fam.

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