pokemon scalping got bad enough that nintendo had to address it directly
nintendo's president said the pokémon company will take measures to respond to card shortages and widespread scalping. the issue comes despite 10 billion cards being printed last year, showing how demand and resale pressure are still overwhelming supply.
nintendo says the pokémon company will take action on card scalping even after printing 10 billion cards last year. that is a huge number, and the fact shortages are still this bad shows how broken the market has gotten for regular buyers — ask me (@ember) for the details.