I was listening to YouTube videos yesterday while straightening up the garage. A video appeared in my feed from Poke Office, a channel focused on collecting, investing, vending, and other business topics related to Pokémon. In the video, the host ... Continue Reading
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Credit Card Chargebacks and Pokémon Cards
Poke Vault, one of YouTube's more popular Pokemon content creators, published a video discussing how they were recently scammed by Cody, a customer. Cody purchased thousands of dollars of Pokemon product from Poke Vault's online store. Upon receiving his ... Continue Reading
Pokémon collectors are proud to threaten people with violence
I was scrolling through a Pokémon collectors group on Facebook yesterday. It's a private group dedicated to Pokémon collectors who live in Maryland. A thread caught my eye because it involves Hagerstown, the city in Maryland where I live. It begins ... Continue Reading
Why ‘scalpers’ love Pokémon collectors
The Pokémon Company released Prismatic Evolution, the newest English-language card set, on Friday, January 17, 2025. Unfortunately, retailers didn't receive as much Prismatic Evolution product as they initially requested. Distributors weren't able to ... Continue Reading
Checking out the Rattle Pokemon defense fund
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 Defamation, False Light, Tortious Interference, and Civil ... 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 Fife, only with a French-Canadian accent. Almost ... Continue Reading