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Pokémon fans got a major TCG price drop after brutal GameStop disaster
Pre-order prices for products like the 30th anniversary ETB and UPC are still high, but within reach for average fans
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Kotaku
· Jul 1, 2026
GameStop Is Inflating Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary Card Prices By Insane Amounts
Scalpers get scalped, I guess?
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· Jun 26, 2026
From games to merch, Zelda fans are being spoilt this Prime Day, and I've found the best bargains in all of Hyrule
From games to merch, Zelda fans are being spoilt this Prime Day, and I've found the best bargains in all of Hyrule
Korea Times News
· Jun 22, 2026
Rare Pokémon cards fetch premium prices among Gen Z, sparking thefts
Rare Pokémon cards fetch premium prices among Gen Z, sparking thefts
The korea Herald News
· Jun 23, 2026
Kospi crashes nearly 10% on massive tech sell-offs
South Korean stocks tumbled nearly 10 percent Tuesday as foreign investors dumped major semiconductor shares and other market heavyweights amid profit-taking, tracking overnight losses in US technology stocks. The local currency weakened against the US dollar. After choppy trading, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index plunged 910.71 points, or 9.99 percent, to close at 8,203.84. The index hit an intra-day high of 9,175.45. The Korea Exchange, the bourse operator, activated a circuit b
IGN
· Jun 23, 2026
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Edition Gets Its First Major Price Cut at Amazon
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Edition Gets Its First Major Price Cut at Amazon
Bloomberg
· Jun 22, 2026
Stocks Hit by Tech Selloff as Korean Shares Plunge: Markets Wrap
A selloff cascaded across global markets as investors turned jittery about high-flying tech stocks and frothy valuations. South Korea’s Kospi Index plunged 10 from a record high.
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Related coverage for "Pokémon fans got a major TCG price drop after brutal GameStop disaster": Kotaku — GameStop Is Inflating Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary Card Prices By Insane Amounts. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QPBvCibhbSA2hnTRPtFedG.jpg — From games to merch, Zelda fans are being spoilt this Prime Day, and I've found the best bargains in all of Hyrule . Korea Times News — Rare Pokémon cards fetch premium prices among Gen Z, sparking thefts. The korea Herald News — Kospi crashes nearly 10% on massive tech sell-offs. IGN — Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Edition Gets Its First Major Price Cut at Amazon. Bloomberg — Stocks Hit by Tech Selloff as Korean Shares Plunge: Markets Wrap