Thank god for this, GameStop will be restricting purchases of Prismatic Evolutions products to two units per person. This should prevent the free for all and getting punched in the face that I was envisioning for this Friday morning.
This restriction does not apply to pre-orders, which makes sense considering that you know… they’re pre-orders and were bought before Pokemania truly began to hit.
Now what we need is for Target and Walmart to join in on the Prismatic Evolutions product limits. If they do not join in then all of the scalpers and hoarders are going to crowd Target and Walmart instead of GameStop… which is not ideal. You cannot just have a bunch of people rushing the store for some shiny cardboard. People will not behave themselves so you might as well join GameStop and prevent some asinine behavior.
What I’m hoping is happening is that The Pokemon Company is in contact with large retailers to try and prevent ugly scenes and help maintain some decorum in the Pokemon hobby. They have already announced they will be reprinting Prismatic Evolutions as soon as possible which is great. Let’s hope they’re going the extra mile and calling up Target and Walmart too.
I can’t tell you how bad Friday would have been if GameStop had not announced these limits. The scalpers and hoarders are ready to rumble. I hope we won’t be seeing much of them anymore. I also hope everyone gets a chance to get their two Prismatic Evolutions products. Good luck out there!