The Pokémon Company Restricts Special TCG Card Sales to Japanese ID Holders Only
The Pokémon Company has introduced a strict policy limiting sales of select special Pokémon TCG sets to Japanese residents to combat scalpers.
Scalping & Market Speculation
This section covers news on the secondary market for trading cards, limited merchandise, and promotional cinema giveaways. Articles document scalping incidents alongside publisher countermeasures, lawsuits involving market price manipulation, and notable high-value transactions for rare collectibles
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Trading Card Grading Giant PSA Hit with Class Action Lawsuit Over Market Price Manipulation
Card grading company PSA and parent Collectors Holdings face a class-action lawsuit alleging inconsistent grading and colluding with companies to manipulate market prices.
Japan's Ruling LDP to Form Parliamentary Group to Regulate and Promote Trading Card Game Industry
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party plans to establish a parliamentary league to regulate and support the growing TCG market while tackling issues like scalping and fraud.
Blue Box Creator Kouji Miura Apologizes to Fans as Shonen Jump Sells Out for Finale
Blue Box creator Kouji Miura apologized to fans unable to buy the finale in print after scalpers snapped up Shonen Jump issue 33 for a rare One Piece promo card.
Japanese Manga Fans Frustrated as Resellers Scalp Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 33 for One Piece Promo Card
Japanese manga fans are outraged after scalpers bought out Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 33 to resell the bundled One Piece promotional card at inflated prices.
Pokémon Fans Furious as GameStop Drastically Marks Up 30th Anniversary Collection
Pokémon TCG fans are expressing outrage after GameStop was spotted heavily marking up an anniversary collection box to nearly 600 dollars.
1986 Super Mario Bros. Cartridge Becomes Most Expensive Video Game After $3M Auction
A rare 1986 Super Mario Bros. cartridge has sold for $3 million at Heritage Auctions, setting a new record as the most expensive video game ever sold.
PSA Suspends Lowest-Tier Card Grading Submissions Due to Massive Backlog and Market Speculation
PSA has temporarily halted its lowest-tier Value card grading service starting June 3 due to an overwhelming surge in submissions driven by market speculators.
The Pokémon Company International Bans Graded Card Sales at Official Events to Curb Resellers
The Pokémon Company International will ban graded cards and high-value collectibles from being sold at official events to combat disruptive reseller practices.
Target Adds Anti-Theft Tags to Pokémon Standees After Resellers Steal In-Store Displays for eBay
Target stores are attaching security alarms to promotional Pokémon standees and cutouts after resellers began stealing the displays to flip online.
Collector Trades Audi R8 Supercar for Rare Pokemon Card Collection
Pokemon collector Geoff Pritchett revealed that he traded his luxury Audi R8 supercar for a rare Sun & Moon era Pokemon card collection.
Chinese Factory Exposed for Repacking Opened Pokémon Cards in Counterfeit Booster Packs
A Chinese factory was exposed using official PDF files to print fake Pokémon card booster wrappers, repacking opened cards to resell them as new packs.