>>48290963>retarded "investors" are tricking gullible idiots into thinking pokemon cards are a worthwhile investment>tiktok retards are all trying to do pack openings>scalpers have gone wild as a result>normies that don't actually care about the cards are buying in bulk because, they heard other people were buying them>local game stores are just fronts for obnoxious pokemon youtubers and scalpers now who will literally open up cases to sell you overpriced singles while hoarding the rest of the stock to sell at an upcharged price 2 years later>garbage sets like pic related get overhyped because muh shillzard and uninformed retards buying into the hypeif you actually want to get nice cards, just buy singles on ebay or try to get etbs or booster boxes at msrp. dont even bother with packs