{"id":249259,"date":"2021-05-13T18:42:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/target-stops-selling-pokemon-cards-citing-violent-nerds-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-05-13T18:42:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:42:50","slug":"target-stops-selling-pokemon-cards-citing-violent-nerds-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/target-stops-selling-pokemon-cards-citing-violent-nerds-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Target Stops Selling Pok\u00e9mon Cards, Citing Violent Nerds \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Target Stops Selling Pok\u00e9mon Cards, Citing Violent Nerds \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After a month of chaos, Target is pulling a dangerous product and potential liability from its shelves\u2014Pok\u00e9mon cards. Customers can rest easy knowing that Pok\u00e9mon, NFL, MLB, and NBA trading cards, which have sparked fistfights<\/a> and elaborate heists<\/a> across the world, are now an online-only fare.<\/p>\n

Trading cards are having their biggest moment in decades<\/a>, driven largely by record-setting auctions, pandemic-induced boredom, and slowed manufacturing. Celebrities like Logic and Logan Paul have made headlines buying vintage Pok\u00e9mon cards for over $150,000<\/a>, leading adults to dig up their childhood collections in search for gold and storm retail locations for new gems.<\/p>\n

The craze has been good for business, in a way. Grading companies that rate card condition are swamped<\/a> in collectible hunks of cardboard, which are more valuable after going through the professional grading process. But retailers like Target are experiencing a different issue. Grown adults are fighting over cards in stores, stealing cards out of cereal boxes<\/a>, and in some cases, putting Target customers and employees in physical danger.<\/p>\n

In one incident, a man was jumped by four trading card fanatics<\/a> in a Wisconsin Target parking lot. He pulled a gun on the group, which dispersed before shots were fired. And in Japan, an incredibly brave man climbed down a six-story building<\/a> Batman and Robin<\/em>-style to break through a card shop\u2019s window and steal over $9,000 in merchandise.<\/p>\n

So Target\u2019s decision doesn\u2019t come as much of a surprise. The retailer may reverse its decision in the future, but for now, you\u2019re stuck buying your Pok\u00e9mon, NFL, MLB, and NBA trading cards on Target\u2019s website (or at a different store).<\/p>\n

Source: Target via Yahoo!<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n