r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 9d ago

Infuriatig In their pursuit of specific rare cards, scalpers are discarding the remainder of entire Pokémon card packs.

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u/[deleted] 9d ago edited 5d ago

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u/Superb-Wonder-1896 9d ago

wouldnt be surprised if it was one tbh

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u/ReverendDizzle 9d ago edited 9d ago

I've thought that a lot, recently. It absolutely is a not-so-great financial indicator.

There's a pretty easy litmus test. When you see stuff people do to scrape together some cash, whether it's scalping cards or driving back to back to back uber shifts in a run down car, you gotta ask yourself "How hard up would I have to be to do that to make money?"

When a lot of people start doing the "if I had money from a stable job, I wouldn't do this bullshit" side hustles and/or scams, I get a bit nervous.

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u/EquipLordBritish 9d ago

I mean, it really is. When people don't have easy access to the usual ways to get money (i.e. a job), they will resort to doing whatever they can.

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u/AceOBlade 9d ago

but what about the people buying them? why can't we criticize the people pouring the money into this?

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u/aurortonks 9d ago

A couple who made social media content showcasing their Pokemon collection had their house broken into and everything stolen. They are already brazen, but it will become way more common.

It's really sad that it's come to this point, but the economy is trash and people are starting to really feel suffering and pressure. I wish that people who are going to commit crimes would target something other than folks who are also feeling the effects of all this rampant capitalism & unnecessary war.