UK retailer denies favouring celebrities during Pokémon 30th Anniversary set launch amid stock shortages

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• IGN — Pokémonfirst reporttrust 50·agreement 100%·primary
  'We Were Never Going to Have Enough': Pokémon Card Store Denies Giving Special Treatment to VIPs, as Angry Customers Leave Negative Reviews
  published 41d agoseen 41d ago

• customer_claimrumour

  A fan account claimed the celebrities bought most of the stock, leaving about 10 items for 200+ waiting customers

  “"They parked right outside, skipped the queue and bought most of the stock, leaving about 10 items for the 200+ people still waiting"”source

• customer_claimrumour

  A reviewer stated the store ordered 25 Elite Trainer Boxes

  “store ordered 25 ETBs”source

• demand_contextreported

  Queues and "ghost chairs" were reported outside stores in the U.K., France, and the U.S. ahead of the set going on sale

  “we reported on the long queues and the phenomenon of "ghost chairs" outside stores in the U.K., France, and the U.S., as some fans waited in line for days”source

• launch_eventreported

  Thousands of stores held special openings to sell the Pokémon 30th Anniversary set

  “was one of the thousands of stores to hold a special opening yesterday, in order to sell the latest set of highly sought after Pokémon cards”source

• production_figurereported

  10 billion Pokémon cards printed last year

  “despite a staggering 10 billion cards printed last year alone”source

• purchase_limitconfirmed

  One of each product per person

  “they were subject to exactly the same one of each product per-person limits as everyone else”source

• store_statementconfirmed

  Store said it lacked stock to meet demand and denied giving celebrities early entry or extra stock

  “"we were never going to have enough stock to meet the demand" ... "They were not allowed in early, they were not given extra stock, and they were subject to exactly the same one of each product per-person limits as everyone else."”source