Pokemon fans are being notified that their orders for Pokemon TCG‘s 30th Celebration set are being canceled, and it’s because of scalpers. Pokemon TCG has been dealing with a major scalping problem for a long time now, and despite various techniques used by official sellers and shops, nothing seems to be stopping the issue in its tracks. Instead, all Pokemon TCG products are becoming ever more expensive and hard to find, to the point that some fans never get their hands on an entire set unless they spend more than double the MSRP.
Pokemon Center is Canceling 30th Celebration Orders
Fans have been reporting that their orders for Pokemon TCG‘s 30th Celebration set are being canceled by Pokemon Center, which is allegedly targeting bot accounts but is now affecting many collectors. It’s unclear whether those who are getting their orders canceled are casualties in the war against scalpers or if Pokemon Center left the queue for pre-orders open for too long, to the point that 30th Celebration products were oversold on the site. Either scenario is a symptom of the same problem, because scalpers are buying new products in bulk to then resell them, which creates a massive shortage for official sellers and collectors alike. As reported on Reddit and Twitter, many collectors are experiencing order cancelations, meaning they will not be able to receive their 30th Celebration products even after spending hours in the queue and not securing them elsewhere in the meantime.
