Target reportedly tells stores to stop opening or cutting sealed trading card products

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• Dexerto — Pokémonfirst reporttrust 50·agreement 100%·primary
  Target orders stores to stop cutting open Pokemon cards over legal risk - Dexerto
  published 19d agoseen 26h ago

• backgroundreported

  In June a Target employee was filmed slicing shrink wrap on Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Boxes before sale

  “In June, a Target employee was filmed slicing the shrink wrap on Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Boxes before they were sold.”source

• backgroundreported

  A Pokemon card shop in Japan began cutting the tops of booster packs at checkout to destroy sealed resale value

  “A Pokemon card shop in Japan recently began cutting the tops of booster packs at checkout to destroy their sealed resale value.”source

• documentreported

  Internal "Trading Cards Update" notice labeled as published from August 7 to August 23

  “A photo of an internal “Trading Cards Update” was shared on August 12 by Chris WSB. The notice is labeled as being published from August 7 to August 23”source

• policyreported

  Target stores instructed not to break seals, open packages, or remove wrapping from trading card products under any circumstances

  “Target has reportedly instructed its stores not to break seals, open packages, or remove wrapping from trading card products “under any circumstances,””source

• policyreported

  Trading card inventory at Target is owned by the vendor, not Target

  “The directive states that trading card inventory is owned by the vendor rather than Target.”source

• policyreported

  Purchase limits are established at the enterprise level and apply to every store

  “says purchase limits are established at the enterprise level and apply to every store”source