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Resellers turn Pokémon exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum into terrifying chaos: on eBay the special Pikachu card already costs up to $1,500


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.