Pokémon Escalates Its Anti-Scalper Campaign With Facial Recognition at Japan's Pop-Up Card Stores
The measure arrives with the launch of the Trading Card Game‘s Mega expansion Storm Emerald and marks the most forceful entry in a steadily escalating effort to keep resellers away from limited stock. The move fits a pattern that has been building for some time. Scalping has become one of the defining pressures on the Pokémon TCG, with limited print runs and surging collector demand turning sealed products into a speculative commodity that routinely sells out before ordinary buyers reach the shelf.
- ▪The measure arrives with the launch of the Trading Card Game‘s Mega expansion Storm Emerald and marks the most forceful entry in a steadily escalating effort to keep resellers away from limited stock.
- ▪The move fits a pattern that has been building for some time.
- ▪Scalping has become one of the defining pressures on the Pokémon TCG, with limited print runs and surging collector demand turning sealed products into a speculative commodity that routinely sells out before ordinary buyers reach the shelf.
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Martin Lelievre / Afp Via Getty Images Gaming 47 Mins ago 12 Views 0 CommentsComments Save Summary Pokémon will require mandatory facial-recognition scans at five temporary card stores in Japan tied to the Storm Emerald Mega expansion launch The system enforces a one-entry, one-queue-ticket limit per person each day, automatically flagging anyone who tries to return The rollout extends a widening campaign against Trading Card Game scalping that has recently included proposed identity checks and government-level intervention Pokémon is deploying mandatory facial recognition at five temporary Pokémon Card Stores in Japan, requiring shoppers to clear a scan before they can enter or collect a numbered queue ticket.
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