22 hours ago · London
Gotta buy ’em all: how Pokémon card collecting became race against scalpers
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to London. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Gotta buy ’em all: how Pokémon card collecting became race against scalpers”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Fans trying to access latest releases are being priced out in a cut-throat market driven by crypto-like hype The runaway demand for Pokemon cards is because they are being hyped “like crypto”, according to one young fan who had spent the night queueing outside a London store to make sure…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian Business
Gotta buy ’em all: how Pokémon card collecting became race against scalpers
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian