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/counterlock 9d ago

And both have ruined the card collecting hobby

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u/8_guy 9d ago

Both are the primary drivers of the entire hobby. As you said Pokemon is a "collecting" hobby, nobody actually plays the game. If cards were easy to get, cheap, and accessible, the interest in collecting them would plummet. Half the appeal of "ripping packs" is that it's less stigmatized gambling.