"When new stock is added to the site, it very quickly collapses under the weight of incoming traffic, leading to error messages or queues that never resolve. Any who do manage to get in before the site goes down are limited by strict purchase restrictions, except of course for those running the bots that are able to scoop up the stock in milliseconds."
"Surging Sparks is the set that's generally considered to be the beginning of the current frenzy that's seen Pokémon cards become almost impossible to buy for the last 15 months, where rocketing resale prices have led to scalping ruining the hobby for so many, and indeed strings of robberies at many specialist retailers around the world. Its restock today on the U.S. Pokémon Center website was"
Buying booster packs on the official Pokémon Center site has been dominated by bots and sheer luck, causing frequent crashes, unresolved queues, and strict purchase limits for shoppers. Surging Sparks, the set that triggered the recent buying frenzy and resale spike, was restocked unexpectedly on the U.S. site but sold out instantly. The restocked booster boxes were bundled with the bulky, unpopular Battle Academy starter box and sold at an undiscounted combined price of $180. The Battle Academy contains oversized, basic teaching components and nonstandard numbered decks, making the bundle undesirable to many collectors. Bundling may reduce immediate scalper profits.
Read at Kotaku
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