Here’s the best summary I could make of the linked article
The Pokemon Company collaborated with the Van Gogh Museum to produce merchandise celebrating 50 years of the museum. This included a Pikachu promo card given to those who bought items. Many scalpers swarmed the museum on the first day hoping to obtain the rare card. Videos showed crowds rushing to get the promo. Those unable to visit can buy items online from the Pokemon Center to receive the card. Pokemon has previously partnered with museums, like giving cards depicting characters in Munch’s art style at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. These rare promo cards from museums are very valuable to collectors. For example, a Pikachu card from a one week event in Japan is now worth around $670.
The rush for the Van Gogh promo card could be because of the high resale value of exclusive past museum promos.
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They should sell it online and never let it go out of print. It’s a playing card, it can’t be that expensive to print and store like a million of them.
They do at least make it available online. But I agree that the artificial scarcity is scummy.
If you don’t have plans to travel to Amsterdam any time soon, you will still have a chance to get in on the artsy action via the Pokémon Center online storefront.
A range of Pokémon x Van Gogh products, though not the entire collection, will go live on the Pokémon Center and be available for purchase while supplies last. This includes a number of art prints, figures, and more.
The Pikachu with Felt Hat promo card will be given out as a gift to users who purchase products from this collab collection—again, while supplies last. It is likely that you will only get one Pikachu promo per order as a way to send as many cards out to as many people as possible.
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I’d love to see people who live off of scalping get literally scalped. Society wouldn’t be losing anyone of any value at that point.
This kind of shit disgusts me.
The crossover? The scalpers?
The unfettered capitalistic mindset of it all. Mostly the scalpers though. They sleeze up everything they touch.
Here’s the best summary I could make of the linked article
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They should sell it online and never let it go out of print. It’s a playing card, it can’t be that expensive to print and store like a million of them.
Unrelated but the plushy is so cute, I want one.
They do at least make it available online. But I agree that the artificial scarcity is scummy.
https://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/how-to-get-pikachu-with-felt-hat-pokemon-van-gogh-collab-tcg-promo-card#2-pok%C3%A9mon-x-van-gogh-online