{"id":228755,"date":"2021-04-01T11:25:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/target-takes-steps-fight-pokemon-card-scalpers\/"},"modified":"2021-04-01T11:25:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:25:31","slug":"target-takes-steps-to-fight-pokemon-card-scalpers-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/04\/01\/target-takes-steps-to-fight-pokemon-card-scalpers-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Target Takes Steps to Fight Pokemon Card Scalpers | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><meta name= \\\"keywords \\\" content= \\\"\u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f, \u6559\u80b2, IT \u96fb\u8166\u73ed,\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u73ed\uff0c \u5bb6\u6559\uff0c \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b\uff0c \u8cc7\u8a0a\u6280\u8853\uff0c \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8a2d\u8a08\uff0c \u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c \u904a\u6232\uff0c \u860b\u679c\uff0c \u96fb\u5f71\uff0c \u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c\u7de8\u78bc\uff0c Java\uff0c C\/C++\uff0c JavaScript\uff0c PHP\uff0c HTML\uff0c CSS\uff0c MySQL\uff0c mobile\uff0c Android\uff0c \u52d5\u6f2b\uff0c Python\uff0c teacher\uff0c \u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 \u8cc7\u8a0a, \u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a, IT ,Game, apple, movie, Computer,student,Java,\u6559\u80b2, ,\u5b66\u751f, \u5b66\u4e60, learn, \u6559\u5b66,  Android, apple,anime, animation, \u4fe1\u606f\u6280\u672f, \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8bbe\u8ba1, \u79fb\u52a8\u7535\u8bdd, \u8cc7\u8a0a\u79d1\u6280,Game, Jeu, Juego,Call Of Duty ,\u4f7f\u547d\u53ec\u559a , \u6e38\u620f, \u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f,, \u591a\u4eba\u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f, \u7f51\u7edc\u6e38\u620f\uff0conline\uff0conline game, \u624b\u673a\u6e38\u620f, mobile \\\"><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static2.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pokemon-target-scalper.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Due to 2021 being the <em><strong>Pokemon<\/strong><\/em> franchise\u2019s 25th anniversary, and the company\u2019s announcement of the re-release of classic <em>Pokemon<\/em> cards early this year, there has been an <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/pokemon-trading-card-scalping-situation-collectors-mcdonalds-shortage\/\">influx in interest for the <em>Pokemon Trading Card Game<\/em><\/a>. With so many people trying to get their hands on the booster packs, hoping that one will contain a rare and expensive card, major retailer Target has recently implemented serious steps to prevent the continuous customer hoarding that has been happening in its stores.<\/p>\n<p>2021 seems to be the year that is witness to the revival of collectible cards, especially from Nintendo video game titles. <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/animal-crossing-new-horizons-sanrio-cards-sell-out-target\/\"><em>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em>\u00a0released Sanrio Amiibo cards<\/a> in the United States, all of which have completely sold out in Target stores. And aside from re-releasing classic <em>Pokemon TCG<\/em> cards, The Pokemon Company partnered with fast food chain McDonald\u2019s to include exclusive <em>Pokemon<\/em> cards as part of their Happy Meals. Again, hardcore fans scalped the McDonald\u2019s <em>Pokemon TCG<\/em> cards, making the items sell out and impossible for regular customers to purchase.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\"><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/pokemon-trading-card-game-chilling-reign-expansion-june-2021\/\">Pokemon Trading Card Game Reveals Chilling Reign Expansion Coming This Year<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Customers who visited Target stores recently shared that the retailer has now started to implement a new policy about purchasing <em>Pokemon<\/em> cards. To avoid hoarding, the stores will only allow purchase of the cards every Friday at 8AM, and customers will have to go to the customer service desk to inquire about the item stock. Purchase quantity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/tag\/pokemon\/\"><em>Pokemon<\/em><\/a> cards will also be limited to one per customer, as long as they are priced at $19.99 USD and above.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ExWm9Z--g6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One <em>Pokemon<\/em> fan named PokeGummy on YouTube even documented their visit to Target, taking photos of the signs placed on the stores\u2019 shelves as proof of what Target has been doing to limit the distribution of the <em>Pokemon<\/em> cards. Given the current demand for the collectible cards due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/charizard-pokemon-card-ebay-march-2021\/\">skyrocketing prices in the online market<\/a>, it is not a surprise that Target has had to take extreme measures to ensure the fair distribution of items to its customers.<\/p>\n<p>Target has not talked about the purchasing policy on any of its social media accounts, unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/mcdonalds-pokemon-tcg-happy-meal-scalping-statement\/\">official statement of McDonald\u2019s<\/a>, which had to address the shortage of the items in their restaurants. And there has been a mixed reaction to the policy, with some customers stating that the policy has not been implemented in their local Target stores. Hopefully the retailer will address the issue, and find a way to keep stocks up so all fans can get their fill of <em>Pokemon TCG<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"next-single\">MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/pokemon-tcg-cards-banned-weird-reasons\/\">Pokemon: 10 Cards From The TCG That Were Banned For Weird Reasons<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/pokemon\/target-takes-drastic-measures-to-stop-pokemon-card-scalpers-1544981\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dexerto<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><figure class= \\\"wp-block-image alignnone \\\"><img src= \\\"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo2-2.png\\\" alt=\\\"IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 java\u88dc\u7fd2 \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b, PHP\u88dc\u7fd2,CSS\u88dc\u7fd2,XML,Java\u88dc\u7fd2,MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2,graphic design\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e2d\u5c0f\u5b78ICT\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e00\u5c0d\u4e00\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2\u548cFreelance\u81ea\u7531\u5de5\u4f5c\u914d\u5c0d\u3002\\\"\/><figcaption>\u7acb\u523b\u8a3b\u518a\u53ca\u5831\u540d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\u5427!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/br>Find A Teacher Form:\r\n<\/br>https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1vREBnX5n262umf4wU5U2pyTwvk9O-JrAgblA-wH9GFQ\/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses\r\n<\/br><\/br>Email:\r\n<\/br>public1989two@gmail.com<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>\r\n<a href=www.itsec.hk style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.hk<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itsec.vip\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.vip<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itseceu.uk\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itseceu.uk<\/a><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Major retailer Target starts implementing a strict purchase policy in stores to prevent customers from hoarding Pokemon trading cards.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1170,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Target Takes Steps to Fight Pokemon Card Scalpers | Game Rant - ITTeacherITFreelance.hk","description":"Major retailer Target starts implementing a strict purchase policy in stores to prevent customers from hoarding Pokemon trading cards."},"footnotes":""},"categories":[607],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228755"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1170"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228756,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228755\/revisions\/228756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}