I tried to buy my son some Pokémon cards at retail price. It was almost impossible.
I had a Pokémon card addiction back in 1999. I used to get £10 a month pocket money from my grandmother and, more often than not, that crisp note would be immediately exchanged for four crinkly blue and silver booster packs that I’d rip straight open. I paid £10 once for a shiny Charizard card…