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That’s why we can’t have nice things! This Thursday, September 28, the Pokémon exhibition opened at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and, as expected, the uncivilized Pokémon resellers unleashed chaos with the aim of getting the special Pikachu card and all the merchandise they could. resell.

Through social networks, a video has become popular in which you can see a crowd of people pushing each other to get the official merchandise from Pokémon x Van Gogh. It is important to note that the idea behind the small exhibition is to encourage a taste for art in children… which is why all those crazy adults spoiled the first day of this experience.

“The Pokémon Adventure activity is developed for children from 6 years oldbut, of course, adults can also participate,” notes the official website of the Van Gogh Museum

To get the special card of Pikachu with a gray felt hat, attendees must complete a special tour where they can see the art of some Pokémon imitating the style of the artist from the Netherlands. However, Cards are limited to availability… Therefore, chaos will surely continue during the first days of the exhibition due to the resellers.

This makes me so sad and is why we can’t have nice things

I saw so many wanting to go over in the first few days just to get any cards and merch to resell. This is not an acceptable practice. If you do that, shame on you. https://t.co/vVHLHhVyZ1

— Joe Merrick (@JoeMerrick) September 28, 2023

According to reports, Pikachu card with gray felt hat sells for up to 100 times its original price, with publications ranging from 100 to 1,500 dollars. Crazy… although nothing unrelated to Pokémon collecting.

In addition to the Pikachu card, the exhibition offers other types of official merchandise, inspired by the , including a stuffed Pikachu with his felt hat, a bag with the art of the card and a small figure of Pikachu with the already mentioned hat.

These are the prices in Mexico for the Pikachu x Van Gogh menu

Pokémon at the Van Gogh Museum will be a special exhibition that will take place on September 28, 2023 to January 7, 2024.

To make buying and selling high-quality sneakers safer, eBay Germany is now offering a new service. From a retail price of 100 euros, the company offers a free authenticity check for new and worn sneakers.

The popularity of branded sneakers continues to increase. In the first quarter of 2021, a pair of sneakers was sold every 18 seconds on the ebay.de platform. The highly limited quantities of certain hyped models drive desirability on the market and create great demand on resale platforms. However, more and more “black sheep” – i.e. fake sneakers – are finding their way onto the market.

For this reason, eBay has already introduced sneaker authentication in the US, UK, Canada and Australia to protect consumers. This service will now also be available for German users of the platform. “Sneaker buyers buy on eBay in ten different categories every year on average, which is more than twice as much as other eBay buyers. To ensure that this growth is sustainable, the launch in Germany is now taking place,” says Oliver Klinck, Managing Director of eBay Germany .

Independent, external testing team

To verify authenticity, eBay works with an independent, external testing team from Sneaker Con. There is an extensive brand catalog for new and worn sneakers, which applies to fixed price and auction offers posted on ebay.de with an item and delivery location in Germany. With five percent sales commission and two percent for every portion of the sales price over 990 euros plus 35 cents fixed sales commission as well as the free authenticity check, eBay says it currently has the most favorable conditions on the market for commercial sellers.

All sneakers sold with eBay Authentication are marked on the website with the “Authenticated” logo and a check mark. The (initially) free authenticity check is then started automatically upon purchase. The seller is instructed to ship the item to the Authentication Center. There, Sneaker Con’s experts check various specified test points – packaging, size labels, soles, seams, logos, heel tabs, shoelaces and more – and also compare the sneakers with the description on offer.

NFC tag

Once the authenticity of the sneakers is confirmed, an NFC tag is attached to the left sneaker. This is intended to provide detailed information about the shoes and also make it easier to sell the shoes again if necessary. The order is then carefully packaged and sent safely using a fast shipping method including tracking. For returns, authenticity verification ensures that the item originally sold is returned via a verified returns process.

The introduction of the authenticity test is accompanied by a marketing campaign with the claim “Genuine. Safe. Verified”. There is also a campaign video that shows the solidarity in the sneakerhead scene as well as the love and enthusiasm of the community for the coveted shoes. Collaborations with influencers are intended to draw additional attention to the new service.