Ever wondered how a Pokemon card is created?
The extremely talented Kouki Saitou @Kouglof0513 explained his process to help artists with the Illustrator Grand Prix, so I hope this video helps you with the 2022 Pokemon TCG Illustration Contest!
Watch now: https://t.co/UFjLNUomJm
@LeagofChasrsTCG thanks for this genius level take. unfortunately nobody said WhatNot is the sole problem. you have to either be blind or paid to pretend it isn't a major part of it. so which one are you?
at this point you just can’t claim to be a fan of Pokemon cards and The Hobby, yet align with or use WhatNot man. most of the issues with TCGs rn all come back to WhatNot, it’s poison money rn
also old Nintendo would’ve ninja’d this guy already
Here's an early opening of the 30th Celebration UPC from a guy who will be selling them on his Whatnot almost a full 3 months early. I'm so tired man, Pokémon just needs to nuke Whatnot at this point
#PokemonTCG
@DavidShares@Pokemon do those other platforms have issues, yes. would i blame them too? also yes?? but is there 1 clear platform enabling and acting as a breeding ground for all the bullshit? absolutely yes, and it's WhatNot. if you care about the space, genuinely, you would not use or endorse it
@DavidShares@Pokemon it is the number 1 platform for enabling every shitty practice in the hobby. spin wheels, lack of transparency, ease of scams, lack of clear price history on sold items (a universal live sell issue) and the 1st place people like this go to sell items before release date
@Ninjasurprise_ in all seriousness, Nintendo used to set clear examples with early leaks of this magnitude, lawsuits etc. that genuine fear curbed leak culture. it's much harder to keep leaks under wraps these days, but when people are openly profiting from it and no clear action is taken...
everytime i see people doing stuff like this, it reminds me of the kids at school who would pour water into ant hills and flood them. lowkey scary people
i’d say the groups who popularised this trend in the US should be ashamed but they don’t exactly stand for much regardless
@NinetalesTC@Animeblike but you can't, because you're still here posting a day later to a crowd of 0 lol cmon buddy go enjoy that warehouse or something. better use of your time
this guy made a bucket load of money flipping Japanese cards but the one thing he can’t earn is people liking him and you can see he can’t handle it
Japanese booster boxes were $30 before he + others came along and ruined an entire culture. his argument is a giant deflection
Time to hurt some feelings🫡💚
We tolerate entire industries taking a cut from hunger, illness, shelter, heat, and even death. But someone makes $40 on a collectible you can simply walk away from, and suddenly everyone discovers class consciousness.
Grocery stores profit because you have to eat. Landlords profit because you need shelter. Utilities profit because you need heat and water. Pharmaceutical companies profit because patients cannot simply choose not to need medicine. A reseller profits because you really wanted shiny cardboard.
Your electric company can shut off your power. Your landlord can remove the roof over your head. A reseller can only deny you a toy. Guess which one inspires the internet meltdown?
People defend rent increases as “market rates,” hospital bills as “the cost of care,” and grocery markups as “the cost of doing business.” But check one eBay comp and suddenly market value is immoral.
Apparently capitalism is perfectly acceptable until it touches your hobby. Everyone becomes a socialist the moment they miss a retail drop.
You can refuse to buy a collectible. You cannot refuse to need food, shelter, medicine, water, or electricity. Yet somehow the optional purchase produces the bigger tantrum.
You are not being exploited because somebody else bought the toy first. You are experiencing the unfamiliar sensation of being told “no.”
@SakurasCardShop@JerotProbably all i did was point the mirror at you, you're doing the same thing you criticise @JerotProbably of. and so it's clear, i just suggested maybe you should spend some more time with your family and less poking and instigating groups + collectors trying to have fun. seems toxic