eBay removes early listings of unreleased Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration cards after contact from The Pokémon Company International

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  Pokemon cracks down on early 30th anniversary card sales over stolen property concerns - Dexerto
  published 6d agoseen 25h ago

• enforcementreported

  eBay removed the listing citing concerns about provenance and authorized distribution, and advised against relisting without documentation

  “eBay said the listing had been flagged due to concerns surrounding the card’s provenance and authorized distribution.”source

• enforcementreported

  eBay has begun removing multiple in-hand listings for 30th Celebration cards and merchandise, per PokeBeach

  “PokeBeach reports that eBay has started removing multiple in-hand listings for 30th Celebration cards and merchandise.”source

• leakreported

  An Australian seller opened an unreleased pack on Whatnot in July and pulled an RGB Mew card

  “In July, an Australian seller opened an unreleased pack on Whatnot and pulled a mysterious RGB Mew card”source

• purchase_restrictionreported

  Purchasing restrictions were introduced for certain Japanese 30th Celebration products to combat scalping

  “Pokemon has already introduced purchasing restrictions for certain Japanese 30th Celebration products to combat scalping.”source

• statementreported

  TPCi told eBay that 30th Anniversary Pokémon cards are not distributed or available for public sale through authorized channels as of that date

  “The Pokemon Company International told eBay that “30th Anniversary Pokemon trading cards are not distributed or made available for public sale through authorized channels as of today.””source