Costco shoppers brawl over coveted Pokmon cards inside LA store: Get the fk off of me
Gotta snatch ’em all.A California Costco turned into a fight club when a ravenous crowd of adults brawled over Pokémon cards as they cleared the store’s shelves within seconds, risking limb for an easy payout.Wild footage captured shoppers at the Atwater Village Costco in Los Angeles fighting over large quantities of the coveted Pokémon cards on Jan.
16.The cards weren’t any normal Pokémon packs but the desired 151 Blooming Waters Premium Collection packs.The collection of cards — originally sold for $120 to $150 — was highly sought after by resellers and scalpers after the wholesale franchise started to list them for under $60 last week.
One suspected reseller — who wore a green jacket — wrapped himself around a younger man who was carrying two boxes in a battle for the box set.The younger man viciously elbowed his attacker in the face while a female shopper yelled at him.“Get the f–k off of me bro,” one shopper said, according to a video posted on X by YouTuber DisguisedToast.The unrelenting man continued to hold on to the pack while other shoppers struggled to carry their hauls away from the area.People began ordering other shoppers to call the police because of the unruly crowd.Police were not called to the store and no arrests were made, TMZ reported.The store was handling the incident internally, according to the outlet.No serious injuries were reported.Additional footage from the LA-area store captured store employees yelling at the anxious alleged scalpers to walk as the store opened.The hyper-fixated shoppers were seen pushing and shoving in the store attempting to get the limited box set, Pokémon forum, PokéBeach reported.A separate view captured the mad dash as people grabbed entire boxes full of the packs.Costco has since implemented a “1 unit per membership per day” policy for the packs.The packs focus on the original 151 Pokémon, with the chance of some popular individual cards that are worth a pretty penny.A box of the...