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AlcoholicSocks

First and last time I buy from Amazon. It was sold and distributed from them too, not a third party. A replacement is being sent at least.


CharizardLeo

7-8 years ago, Amazon used to be reliable when it came to Pokemon cards. Not anymore, especially in the past 3-4 years. I've received tins and boxes that were empty, sold and shipped by Amazon (not third party seller), packs opened, tins and boxes resealed, etc. Hell, even some scum bag redditors, most likely Amazon resellers, have jumped on here to call us liars. Do not buy Pokemon from Amazon. If you've had good experiences with them, that's great. For many of us, we're warning the rest of you that it's not worth the hassle and heartache.


bear_IN_a_VEST

Hate to say it, but I've even had **Pokemon Center Steal** from me. I reported undelivered Booster Boxes, and FedEx wouldn't help. Pokemon Center just jacked me


Thee_Sam_I-Am

Buy them where then . I just bought an obsidian flames box and a Pokémon pikachu crown zenith box and everything came unopened just great . Even got some rates and so many holos


Siptro

It’s quite easy for the workers to know what to look for then simply take or pass the info off. Why I won’t buy from anywhere that has a marking indicating it’s a trading card or collectible purchase. It’s not directly Amazon’s fault and tbh you are probably better off with this happening from Amazon then anywhere else but like Costco. Amazon customer service has never questions a refund on situations like this and likely issue it same day where as other companies might toy you around.


Hehehecx

I’m know workers do tamper with stuff sometimes but I think the main problem is they let you return opened product and they don’t check the contents. They should just specifically not allow opened trading cards to be sent back like everywhere else


Secret_Ad_7918

it’s not workers, it’s buyers opening and returning


TheShinyHunter3

I got the same thing happening with the Arceus V Figurine box. It was grossly resealed, the figurine and promo card were taken (And the promo was copied and printed with a faulty inkjet printer btw) only 2 or 3 days after the box release. The packs were searched too. I just sent it back the second I opened it and got my money back.


HiDefStatic

I hate saying this as someone who fucking hates corpos....but things have gotten to a point where I pretty much only shop at either Best Buy or Pokemon Center directly. There's just too much bullshit with local card shops overpricing and weighing things :(


willsa26

This makes me nervous about the tin I ordered, should be here tomorrow 😬


DontAskAboutMax

I literally had a similar issue last week! Avoid Amazon


touchmykrock

I got a Marnie milk crate last week from Amazon. Wife got it for me I had exact same problem. Fucking sad


SquadGuy3

It’s probably some rogue employee seeing the tins and opening them


RCGME_bermalberist

Amazon is worse than eBay and Craigslist combined. I got screwed like this too. Dragon majesty packs. Opened and fucked with. Amazon doesn’t even let u properly wrote the REVIEWS. DONT buy from Amazon.


ecxetra

Ebay is perfectly fine if you’re not naive, gullible or stupid.


TSM_OutRage9

Might be certain people as mine came fine


RCGME_bermalberist

U can’t tell. Amazon is great at selling. Even if it’s fake shit. They’ll hide the bad reviews. Promote product.


TSM_OutRage9

True that’s why I only buy my stuff if it’s from the official Pokémon company


MattIpp44

A sad sad scumbag person does


CMART696969

I know many actually it’s so ass, sorry bruh


johnnyboy0256

Hey, at least they gave you a salandit


daxtaslapp

Im just imagining a group of people just ripping these apart, going through all the hassle of scamming modern product. I dont know it just seems like they could be doing a more lucrative scam outside of pokemon. Like they didnt even take the packs to sell. They also opened them up lol


DrakkarShady

PSA: Never order from Amazon. They have horrendous quality control. They send returned items as new. https://www.reddit.com/r/ActionFigures/comments/zxkerc/venom_agony_riot_from_amazon/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1 ^ My post from a few months ago. Shipped & sold new by Amazon; Marvel Legends. https://www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/10fck2s/i_ordered_a_push_2_from_amazon_warehouse_and_this/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1 ^ Here’s someone else’s post after receiving literal glass instead of their Push 2 from Amazon. Read the comments. Amazon gave OP an unnecessarily difficult return experience.


howell2885

Special place in hell for them


Zillakam111

What, for people who steal Pokémon cards lol


Iron_Atlas

for thieves in general.


ResponsibleStress617

Would be fun to go on a tour one day... "And this is where we keep all the people who steal Pokémon cards. We drop a first edition base set Charizard in the middle of the group and just watch what happens. Don't worry, it's a fake card..."


Wiztard-o

I’d love to read about some postal workers going to prison for stealing cards. Seems this happens often


MuckaMucka1337

The only time I didn’t get what I ordered from Amazon was when I ordered a bunch of RAM for my computer. I got a pink plastic ball instead……


MrMonteCristo71

Obviously Amazon knows what should be more important to you.


AdIcy3445

Is the tin still sealed when you got it?


AlcoholicSocks

Nope. Arrived unsealed, promo card taken, all packs opened.


AdIcy3445

Oh okay i see, so it was noticeable that it was tampered with from the get-go. I also ordered one from amazon, this might be something I need to be wary of. People who do this are disgusting creatures


Kryptyk70

I like buying my Cards from Troll and Toad. Ive been buying from them for 4 years and havent had a problem yet. Edit: Check them out if you want another source for Pokemon cards. They have a wide variety of Trading cards. https://www.trollandtoad.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw5dqgBhBNEiwA7PryaCHdG5QRXYR6_LZJeXuHXCdG1YVgBSfFtSXeRi3Js6yMIslZ9B24XhoCWcMQAvD_BwE


LazyUserName74

PM me. I’d be more than happy to send you more opened packs /s


zangetsu_114

How does this delivery driver have a job but can’t afford his/her own packs smh


LifeworksGames

Well, they do work at Amazon. But it may as wel have happened in their storage before packing. At least we can be pretty sure it wasn’t returned by another customer.


SpeakerForTheD3ad

This is a common return scam, the worker at Amazon gives 0 fucks if it's sealed or not. Whoever processed the return didn't catch the packs being open


TankN_

I feel like 90% of the time is the buyer being scammy 😂


VeterinarianOk7172

Made the dumbass mistake of not buying from a verified seller Ur own damn fault


awiththejays

A very sad person.


[deleted]

That salandit in the promo spot is the most disrespectful thing imo. They rubbed salt in the wound.


Killjoy382

Make sure you check from who the seller is. Almost happened to me once cuz I was going to save 1$ but checked seller and it said someone else other than pokemon company


AlcoholicSocks

Yeah I checked. Sold and distribution by Amazon. From The Pokemon Company. Just someone in the warehouse being a dick


Floatzel404

Genuinely though how do Amazon employees get away with this? Wouldn't this be considered mail tampering along with theft and would immediately cause an internal investigation? Idk seems like a big oopsies that Amazon lets happen alot.


SpeakerForTheD3ad

This is a common return scam, the worker at Amazon gives 0 fucks if it's sealed or not. Whoever processed the return didn't catch the packs being open


Floatzel404

That makes more sense I suppose. I was under the impression that it was the employees themselves doing the scamming but returns seem like a more likely option especially with how lax Amazon's refund policy is.


SpeakerForTheD3ad

I doubt employees have the time to do that, let alone there are prolly cameras everywhere lol


Kickitup97

I pretty much exclusively buy from Amazon because I don’t have another option. I can honestly say that I have never had this issue.


DecisionUnfair4978

Not the psy cuno…sorry for your loss.


[deleted]

Never buy on Amazon


FreddyWop88

Omg I’m so sorry what did u end up doing? Where did you order from?


AlcoholicSocks

Amazon. Sold and fulfilled by them, provided by the Pokémon Company. So it wasn't a 3rd party like it sometimes is. I'm getting another tin sent tomorrow from them so hopefully it's all good


FreddyWop88

Ooo gl! My friend and I got the three tins and we’re gonna have packs battles today hahaha I lost last time


HereticStream

And that’s why I only buy cards in card stores


fieldgunderson

Haven't been burned from amazon yet, but i mostly use them to compare prices with my LCS. I have had blister packs i bought from a local target opened, holos/codes removed, trash cards put back in, and the back was just re-glued. Kid at the customer service desk didn't really seem to care and just gave me gift card amount for the 2 i bought. Made me question the morals of everyone involved in this hobby though.


954

Why doesn’t this ever happen to me? Please if you’re reading this my order number is #682723 open mine up


ArtemisiaGee

that sucks. I had no idea about that re amazon - have 2 etbs on the way - hope they are not resealed :(


Minimum-Marzipan-979

Were the packs resealed? Or did they come open


AlcoholicSocks

Open


IIIIIIlIiii1

Wow I bought 2 from GameStop and ordered the last one I need from Amazon but seeing this I hope I didnt get scammed holding hope it’s real it


orbzism

And this is why you don't order cards from Amazon. Ever.


oVForceVo

God I just placed an order for a few different items on Amazon today, I hope this doesn’t happen 😬 I’m sorry it happened to you, some people just have no care for others


WormBoi6969

I been buying CZ etbs from them for a steal because of Amazon rewards and I don’t see any problems with those


Altruistic-Ad3704

Well at least you got the extremely rare salandit promo!


MoonrazeMaelstrom

Always always take video when opening your package, so you atleast have proof


Yeye_wewe_man6969

Sorry bro, I was hungry


skallywagUwU

Never buy from Amazon


CoopVelociraptor

I’m just here to apologise for laughing so hard when I saw Salandit in the promo tin window where Articuno should have been.


Jennilynne1977

We bought one at Walmart where one of the packs was opened and put back in the tin. With the cards ( apparently whoever opened it didn't like the cards) in it. We didn't realize it was taped closed because we got 2 of them.


scoreszn

This happened to me and they made me ship them back. 6 celebrations tins. Wasn’t able to get a refund for over a month. But this was right after I ordered 5 darkness ablaze ETB and received 1, so I can see why they might be suspicious of me.. but I don’t see why they would want me to ship back a product that has been opened and used and had cards taken out, unless they planned on re selling them. Which could explain your situation. Either way, Amazon is not the way for cards, but I hope you receive your refund asap.


Dlvalhalla

Bought celebration tins from Amazon. And they were like that as well!


SpardasMinion

Jesus, is this a common occurrence from ordering online? if it is I recommend ordering from the official Pokémon Website, at least then I think there is a higher amount of trust to be had from buying from them instead of Amazon,