When Evil Pokémon Vendors SCAM Their Customers…

Buying from a Pokemon vendor is supposed to be one of the safest ways you can grow your collection, but unfortunately, not every vendor can be trusted. From fake cards and terrible trades, to vendors getting caught red handed, these are times that evil Pokemon card vendors got caught scamming. Starting us off with this kid who had just been scammed in a trade, and judging by his reaction, he knew immediately that something wasn't right, because he had just traded away a valuable Reshiram EX for a booster box. The deal looked good at first, but once people around him started looking closer, they realized just how badly he had been taken advantage of. Luckily for him, this vendor decided to step in and confront the scammers, but not every kid has someone there to help, just like this young collector that was shopping on his own at a card show, and that turned out to be a huge mistake. After making the purchase, he moved on to the next table for a trade, but the vendor noticed that something was wrong and asked to see his binder that was filled with fake Pokemon cards. He immediately became concerned and rushed to find the kid's father. So I asked him to take me to his dad, and I kind of explained to his dad what was going on, to see maybe if we could find the vendor that was selling these fake cards, because there was already a rumor going around that somebody was selling fake cards. Nobody could just put a face to the rumor. So we tried to find it, we ended up still not being able to, because he couldn't point out who he had gotten them from. It's horrible that an adult would ever sell this kind of stuff to a child. But not every scammer stays anonymous, because this next scam involves none other than Jason Page, the original vocalist of the Pokemon theme song. Another vendor accused him of taking advantage of kids by trading their Gengar for his signed card, and as the story spread online, people immediately started assuming the worst. But then Jason responded and explained his side of the story. Now this card was claimed to be $150. And I can see right away that there are lots of scratches. There's a ding on it right there. Look at that. It's literally like somebody dinged it. That's not an artifact of the card. That's just somebody messing it up. This card is replete with crazy scratches all across it, all across the face of it, clearly displayed. This is not a $75 card, a $100 card. Matter of fact, I don't even think that there are cards on eBay comps that are going to be as messed up as this card is. So who really lost out on the deal? Who got the cheapest item, and who got the most expensive item? And his video made the other vendor confess that he sold his card for a hypothetical PSA-1. You guys are right. Pricing a card based off of PSA-1 values, when it's not a graded PSA-1 card, is just bad vendor practice. My ignorance at the time didn't know that, so I grossly miscomped that card, and I thought I was worth $150. It turns out it's only worth half of that, and I was wrong. In the end, they might both be scammers, and while so far only kids have been scammed, this next clip tells us a different story. While for many collectors, their first card show is supposed to be an exciting experience, however, this girl's experience was exciting for all the wrong reasons. Because after arriving at this vendor's table, she realized that a deal she had just made was not nearly as good as she originally thought. Hoping to reverse the deal, she tried explaining the situation, but things didn't go the way she expected. And while getting scammed as a customer is bad enough, the next clip proves that even vendors aren't safe from shady behavior, because this vendor almost became the victim of a scam himself, and the person responsible was sitting right next to him. While he was busy helping another customer, he didn't think twice about a family browsing through his binders. Eventually, they picked out a few cards they wanted to buy. The only problem was that they got mixed up about which vendor the cards belonged to, so they accidentally walked over to the wrong vendor, and instead of correcting the mistake, he actually tried to sell them the cards, despite knowing they weren't his. The scam would have worked too if this hadn't happened. These scams have been insane so far, but make sure to watch to the end because they only get crazier from here. Alright, I saw something recently that goes completely against how most trading cards work today. 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But something about the box didn't sit right with this buyer, and so he kept asking questions and inspecting it until the vendor finally agreed to open it up. And right there, his suspicions were confirmed. Instead of legitimate packs, the box was filled with fake cards. Luckily, this buyer trusted his instincts and caught the scam before spending a single dollar. This father however, was not as lucky, as he was scammed out of $2,000 for a fake Moon Breon that he bought online. They had decided to bring the cards to a card show to get some opinions from the professionals on the market, but when he gave the card to a vendor, he realized immediately that he was holding a fake. Pitying the fathers, he decided to help him get his money back, but suddenly, everything took a turn for the worst, as the seller had already closed his store and disappeared from the app with all the stolen cash. Scammer vendors are everywhere now, and you can't even trust them if you're not buying online. Because this family decided to test that scammer vendors will always try to make profit, by pretending that they know nothing about Pokemon to reveal the seller's true intentions. They played dumb and gave him this valuable Mewtwo, and you can see how happy he was for finding such a valuable card in the hands of someone that didn't know anything about Pokemon. He told them that the card was clearly damaged, something that no other seller had told them, and tried to use that lie to buy the card from them for way under market value. Unluckily for him, it all turned out to be a setup, and now his career as a seller is over. However, this doesn't compare to our number one spot, because these collectors had just purchased a card when they realized something wasn't right, so they went back to confront the vendor. At first, he appeared completely shocked, as if he had been scammed as well. He rips the card and then leaves the room. But then, another customer shows up claiming they had also bought a fake card from that same vendor. And suddenly, he was nowhere to be found. They began to chase the scammer, and even security joined them. Eventually, they managed to find him outside and are ready for a confrontation. However, outnumbered, the scammer has another plan. And even with the security there, this scammer still managed to escape, making this the worst Pokemon vendor scammer ever caught on camera. Check out this video on screen next to see even crazier Pokemon card moments. Trust me, these are insane.