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…
Rattle Pokemon is making the world safe for dishonest buyers
A real First Edition Pokémon Gym Challenge Booster Box. (Photo: eBay)
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…
Did this ‘Star Wars’ action figure collector commit retail fraud?
What exactly is retail fraud? Outright shoplifting is a clear example of retail fraud, but sometimes it's not so clear cut. After a long break, I recently got back into…
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…
The 2023 Maryland Toy Expo
My wife and I attended the 2023 Maryland Toy Expo yesterday. It's held annually at the Maryland State Fairgrounds located north of Baltimore. We've never been but decided to go…
I bought DetraPel 53 days ago and still have not received it
On January 14, 2018, I purchased a 2-ounce spray bottle of DetraPel. It's a product that you apply to white athletic shoes that keeps them white. I learned about the product…