Namely, Pokemon has acquired a US trading card game distributor, so our stock woes could be about to change
In an interview with 404 Media, the man (who preferred to go unnamed when speaking to the site while seeking legal counsel) claims that he found thousands of bulk cards and uncut sheets "in a dumpster as part of a security breach involving a contractor." He then began selling these bit by bit on sites like eBay and Facebook for hundreds or even thousands of dollars
And all for just a single mana
Erikas Invitation FA ($100+) Yes, theres even more Erika cards in the set, this time its the full art variant, which in my opinion looks better visually, but the hit rates are higher so collectors want the secret art instead
If they cant outright negate it, this could mean setting off Traps they had in store for you, much earlier than they would have liked