>>57244803Even without weak-willed consumers, scalpers and investors would almost certainly still be happy shuffling their bags around with each other like a crypto market. They're all speculating on it, pumping it, and trying to get their worth out of it. It's an equal problem between scalpers, irresponsible consumers, and the pokemon company itself failing anticipate demand or curb scalping behavior.
>>57244852151 was obviously far more available than this, but it was still heavily scalped. Booster bundles were practically impossible to find and were selling for at least $40 dollars right off the bat. But regardless I do agree that far more scalpers/investors have been attracted to the hobby recently. Greninja's price pumping altered the perception of the market and the resulting Surging Sparks frenzy in the middle of buzz over a new eevee set made the hobby appear very lucrative to those fags.
