>Me, late last month
>TPC JP announced the fat monochrome pixel Pikachu for the 30th anniversary
>Dont normally get plushes but I want this fucker
>No idea if it's also releasing overseas, so purchase one at a triple price markup on Mercari using a proxy
>Anon in another thread says Pokemon Center JP are doing a preorder run for more of them, and they're also coming to the US Pokemon Center
>Calls anyone who bought one at scalper prices fucking stupid while he, a gigachad with a 500 IQ brain, got one from Pokemon Center JP directly with his JP account
>4 days pass
>Mercari seller dipped and essentially took the money and ran
>Not worried, my proxy will refund transactions if the seller hasn't shipped within 14 days
>Meanwhile preorders go on sale
>Think back to what that anon said
>The US Pokemon Center is probably gonna be botted to hell and back, and scalped to shit
>Don't want to deal with that
>Look into getting a Pokemon Center JP account
>Find an IP that's not turbo-blocked, complete the registration process
>Preorder the fat fuck, will ship in September
>Get refunded today on the fraudulent Mercari transaction
Thanks anon, wherever you are. You helped me without even knowing it.
