It appears that sports cards, Pokémon cards, and other trading cards are no longer being stocked on the shelves at big-box retailers Walmart and Target. Why? Apparently due to “safety reasons.” Yes, retail trading cards have become a safety hazard – both for customers and employees – in 2021.
Target is no longer selling Pokémon cards in stores “to ensure the safety of our guests and team members.” pic.twitter.com/lpV0pyw8oA
— Nintendeal (@Nintendeal) May 13, 2021
“To ensure the safety of our guests and team members, effective May 14th, MLB, NFL, NBA and Pokemon Trading Cards will no longer be sold in stores until further notice.
The collecting craze – scratch that – the flipping and “investment” craze – has hit highs that have not been seen since perhaps the very early 1990s. Rare Pokémon cards are selling in triple figures. Modern sports cards – particularly basketball – have started hitting the million dollar mark.
Even while prices for sports cards and Pokémon cards have started to come back down to earth somewhat, they are still far above pre-pandemic values, and a lot of people think a new baseline is being established.
Got this video from Instagram from @tcg_grassi and wanted to bring it to Twitter. This shit is unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/ELYSDR2Cc5
— Big B Cards (@bigbcards30) May 21, 2021
In early May, a fight broke out in a Wisconsin Walmart parking lot over Pokémon cards, where apparently one of the parties involved pulled a gun after being attacked by four other individuals. In March, a man in Tokyo was arrested after he broke into a store Mission Impossible style in order to steal some cards.
I mean, this is just nuts. Probably a good thing the cards are no longer on the shelves.
Fake news
I was wanting some base ball cards at Walmart
Where can I get base ball cards