
Walmart Launches Lottery System to Combat Pokémon TCG Scalping Crisis
Walmart is taking a new approach to one of retail's most persistent headaches: Pokémon Trading Card Game products selling out almost instantly to scalpers. The retail giant has introduced a "Collectibles Drawing" system, essentially a lottery or raffle, that gives everyday shoppers a fairer shot at purchasing high-demand sets at retail price. The program is debuting with the Pokémon Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box, a product that has been selling far above its suggested retail price on the secondary market, and Walmart is offering it at well under current market prices to registered entrants.


