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Pokemon TCG fans lose their orders in Pokemon Center crackdown on scalpers & bots
The Pokemon Center cancelled thousands of Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration orders this week in an effort to target scalper bots.
Key takeaways
- Pokemon Center cancelled thousands of 30th Celebration orders this week to target scalper bots.
- Ordinary manual shoppers who did not use bots were swept up as collateral damage and had their orders cancelled.
- The 30th Celebration set is the first Pokemon TCG expansion to launch worldwide on the same day.
The Pokemon Center cancelled thousands of Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration orders this week in an effort to target scalper bots. However, the crackdown also swept up ordinary manual buyers who had not approached purchase limits. This incident follows previous aggressive cancellation tactics, such as the cancellation of 42,000 botted Phantasmal Flames items in September, and is separate from a European data breach last month.
The aggressive anti-bot measures highlight the ongoing struggle between retailers and scalpers over high-demand nostalgia merchandise.
By the numbers
- 42,000+
- Phantasmal Flames items botted by scalpers last September
- 30-year
- History of the Pokemon franchise
How it unfolded
- Pokemon Center cancelled 42,000+ botted Phantasmal Flames items
- An earlier batch of Pokemon Center orders was cancelled
- CEVA Logistics data breach hit European orders
- Pokemon Center cancelled thousands of 30th Celebration orders
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Common questions
- What happened with Pokemon Center?
- Pokemon Center cancelled thousands of 30th Celebration orders this week to target scalper bots.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at Dexerto.
