I was perusing Twitter yesterday when the algorithm fed me a tweet from a Pokémon idiot to the retail big-box store Target. It contained a photo taken at a Target customer service desk showing an ... Continue Reading
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Pokémon has a gambling problem
The following tweet appeared in my Twitter feed yesterday:Pokémon has a gambling problem. Where there's gambling, there are people drawn to it because they're people with an addiction. Too ... Continue Reading
If you want to sell Pokémon cards, you need to grind
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 ... 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 ... 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