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
Fraud
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
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 collecting Star Wars action figures. Because of this, I joined a few Facebook ... 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 were worth a lot of money. TCGPlayer currently lists ... Continue Reading
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 this year. There's a monthly regional toy show held in nearby Greencastle, ... Continue Reading
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 from Shark Tank. The founders pitched the product to the sharks and Mark ... Continue Reading