Best Vintage Cards, LLC, and entrepreneur Sean Bassik are suing Canadian YouTuber Rattle Pokemon (government name Michael Barristo) in Maricopa County, Arizona. The lawsuit (CV2024-000498) is for ... Continue Reading
Collecting
Mattel’s Red Line Club Overdrive upgrade is a scam
Mattel has a program for Hot Wheels collectors called the Hot Wheels Red Line Club. The way it works is people pay $9.99 a year for the "opportunity" to periodically buy special Red Line Club ... Continue Reading
Are Hot Wheels resellers terrorists?
There's a YouTuber who goes by the name of Ignition Diecast. He published a short video on March 5, 2024 that I thought was interesting. Not because I found it insightful or reasoned, but because I ... Continue Reading
Rattle Pokemon is making the world safe for dishonest buyers
There's a person on the Internet who goes by the name of Rattle Pokémon. He's carved out a niche for himself as the Pokémon fraud investigator. Rattle Pokémon is a cross between Rorschach and Barney ... Continue Reading
Woman ‘accidentally’ sells expensive Pokémon cards at a yard sale
A Massachusetts woman held a yard sale last month. Included in the items sold were three factory-sealed Pokémon Team Rocket booster boxes belonging to her father. Unbeknownst to her, the Pokémon boxes ... Continue Reading
Funko uses cheaply made boxes to ship stuff to customers
I purchased two Funko Pop figures and three premium hard-plastic protectors from the Funko Shop last week. UPS delivered everything on Wednesday. I noticed immediately that the box arrived ... Continue Reading