I Accidentally Discovered Amazon's Massive Pokemon Card Scandal

[@ToadTWE]

It’s crazy how Amazon allows stuff like this to happen. It’s sad that people do this and ruin it for everyone else

[@Briifizzleini]

Dude, SO crazy that they're allowing this! Just to make money off of buyers like you and I.

[@GYungBaeOfficial]

It's pretty much 3rd party, like random people who open their own amazon page and sell them, similar to ebay or wish. Not the actual company.

[@wendytestaburger8321]

I bought 2 NEW 36 Booster packs 180 bucks each and in one of them they didnt even but the effort to glue them together and didnt even leave reverse holos inside

[@biglollol]

Amazon is a huge company with tens of thousand of employees handling millions of goods. It's not crazy to assume that most of these employee's have no clue what they are working with and, per item, would qualify as 'as good as new' 'used' 'practically new' 'new but opened' etc. I'm willing to be that most of these employee's don't even know what Pokemon is, having heard about it at best. If I were to show you 10 different ming dynasty vases I would bet for 100% that you wouldn't know what states they are in, what they'd be worth and what time they originate from. It's always easy to look at things from a personal perspective, but that's not how it works most of the time.

[@josejohn9478]

Look man I used to work at Amazon. Anything that has an LPN barcode like that means it was recognized in the facility as a damaged item. When they damage out an item that has been sent to the facility by a vendor they have to pay the person for their item being damaged, we are actually more or less implied to never damage out a vendors items, because then Amazon has to pay for it. We can damage out Amazon items, because it's ours anyway and we never want to ship "Our" customers a bad product. Anyone who sells items through Amazon is also competing directly with Amazon selling their own products at the same time. Pretty sure there's a law suit about that right now, because Amazon gets to see what items that get sent in sell the best and then make their own Amazon brand version of it and crush the competition. A lot of items get damaged in the facility because most things are crammed into an equivalent of a junk drawer with a million other items and people are very careless at work because we have to make quotas or we get wrote up and fired. Also people steal. It was likely someone in the facility who opened those packs and stole the rare cards. They aren't going to set of the metal detector when they leave work. I've opened bins at works and saw entire boxes of cards opened and picked through. When they damage that item out, if they think it's reasonably worth salvaging (A lot of time it's just the packaging that is crushed or damaged from being stuffed into a bin or mishandled by the workers trying make productivity.) they will try and repackage it into a bag like what you got with the label on it and sell it at a discount to reclaim some of the money they lost from compensating the vendor. Anything they deemed unsalvageable gets thrown into a pallet of other items and they liquidate them to places like Bargain Hunt or 5 Below. They will auction of the whole pallet of items and those places get them and hopefully make their money back off their investment. Working at Amazon is like stepping straight into the heart of consumerism. A giant warehouse with millions of items and a business just churning through workers who can't meet their standards like it's survival of the fittest in a literal jungle. Walking through an Amazon facility is very shocking the first time. There is so much stuff going on it's complete madness. Millions of items that go on for several football fields with thousands of workers going 24/7.

[@SirBobbyK]

I used to be a operations manager at Amazon and the thing with the warehouse deals are a hit or miss. Half of the products are just damaged during transit by associates or by the AR robot pods. The other half are customers abusing the Amazon return policy.

[@ScreamingwithAsher]

I would’ve stole them anyway 😏

[@Pokemagee]

I’m an Amazon delivery driver and if it’s usually our fault…. Even if we bend over the customer and shove the package up their backside… they’ll still say they never got it! Horrible company to work for but unfortunately not much work going about!

[@reconegade4006]

I ordered an outside light that was in “like new” condition last week from Amazon. Let’s just say that it was obvious that the light had been used for years prior to being sent to me…the rust, dead spiders and bird poo made it pretty obvious lol

[@KadeBenji]

​@@reconegade4006 I worked there. They don't give a damn they just want your $$. Good thing you can return it again

[@brendenconner9686-x1o]

@brendenconner9686 phantom wolf zero 0:21

[@Chris-ot7lf]

The man, the myth, and the legend PokeRev always taking the hit for the community so the community dont take the hit. Thank you for all you do man.

[@churrle8528]

Do you know how much he gets paid for his channel…?

[@Toybonniefan333]

Your right

[@connortitley6458]

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[@rachedlimam5090]

Top 3 glazing for sure, bro got paid back 10fold for this video

[@Chris-ot7lf]

@C Hurrle yeah I know he makes way more back on KZbin. I wasn't born yesterday. Still dope tho making sure people don't get scammed who don't have big KZbin money. Like kids and parents.

[@GameNut1811]

The service you have done for Poke communities around the world cannot be understated! Thank you for opening all our eyes to the horrors of Amazon pokemon cards

[@daleHarrison93]

like making fake "mystery box" videos showing how you can profit lmao, like any1 would do that.

[@EMPyoutube]

That's such a bad strategy from amazon just accepting every return and reselling like that. Thanks for sorting this out so others don't have to be scammed.

[@higgyfbaby]

They've been doing this for a few years now actually. I bought some "like new" pokeball tins back in 2021 and it was exactly the same thing. They didn't even bother gluing the packs back together and they had like 5 cards in them. I left a scathing review about detailing this issue, nice to see someone with some clout bringing this to light finally. Nice work Rev we appreciate you 🙏

[@yorkshirebhoy4049]

Thank you, Rev, for putting yourself through this it's a shame some people do this sort of thing.

[@skiplays2k]

Facts

[@Cornholio064]

Yes thank you rev for spending $150 and making $2k off the vid

[@Mikesusendsadasdc]

"some" I got out of this hobby (collecting card's ect) cause the amount of people willing to scam you. Nothing like the 90 and early 2000's with even card shops weighting there packs now.

[@logan398]

you are doing the entire community a favor with this video. I want to thank you and hopefully this gets out to more people and amazon stops this.

[@Purple_Shrooms]

Can everyone just thank pokerev for all the hard work

[@FootballFanatics-b9k]

Yessir

[@jamin...]

Thanks Rev for all rhe hard work❤

[@vizardcero5345]

A lil simp ish but sure we can do that

[@thefootballverse10]

Yezzir

[@LordMicke]

Of cause I will thanking him alot for going true that pain for all of us. Thank you pokerev.

[@TheNaggerGuySPPD]

As someone who works at an Amazon warehouse (technically), I work at a UPS warehouse for UPS but they have a contract with Amazon so once we’re done with our work, Amazon workers come in for the day. And I’ve heard plenty of stories like this, NEVER trust it unless it’s brand new. ESPECIALLY from Amazon. That goes for anything not just trading cards.

[@vipergtsrgt1]

My brother's new Pokemon packages have been tempered with too, so I don't even trust those anymore.

[@AgneseV10]

Hi pokerev

[@CobraSmokehouse]

I just bought a 38$ scarlet ETB off Amazon two days ago, my die bag was cut and the die were all tossing around the box. I looked past that and started opening packs, luckily I pulled Miriam 251 and Professors Research 241 plus a few more full arts. This was yesterday,so seeing this video come out is a odd surprise and hopefully people can learn to avoid certain sellers!

[@aprilmercury8698]

I never order my cards off Amazon anymore, and this video just solidified how I feel about it

[@jenniferwirth9243]

I bought 3 tins off of Amazon...not "like new" but as new product. It was obvious that the tins were open.

[@jenniferwirth9243]

I don't buy sealed product off of Ebay either...really anywhere except a game store or store in person

[@jenniferwirth9243]

It shouldn't be allowed to be sold at all.

[@jenniferwirth9243]

Bummed ecayse at beginning, I bought sealed product from Amazon.

[@jacobdanel2437]

Glad to hear you’re good with this because you are definitely bringing more awareness to new hobbyists.

[@dantegp5372]

Damn that’s crazy, somewhat expected though, I think because the company is worth billions they don’t care about the scams that happen because in the long run they are losing nothing compared to what they are making.

[@EpicBongZilla]

Nah not surprising at all. I work for Amazon. The associates looking over returns are regular old associates. With absolutely no training in collectable authentication what so ever. They just look the product up based of the label. If everything that is supposed to be in the product is there, they greenlight it for return and resale. If it's damaged it goes to damages where someone who still has absolutely no training in authenticating collectable look over it and decide whether to sell it or damage it out. I doubt there's a single associate in the entire warehouse that could identify revealed packs aside from myself lmao. And I'm definitely not working returns, jobs ass.

[@djk6297]

I guess valuing money over reputation is fine for their position.

[@stephenritucci7468]

I hear you about Amazon and they shouldn't resell returns as they don't inspect anything not damaged. I blame the people in "the community" who are committing fraud more than Amazon

[@PocketRave865]

I appreciate you rev. I wouldn't personally ever get cards that were "like new". I usually get my cards new at Walmart or GameStop. But this does need attention so others don't get scammed.

[@brendalockwood1642]

That is so sad. People scamming everyone. Thanks for sharing this video to let others know.

[@MarathonTheGamer]

its thing like this, is why i only buy from TCG sites rather then general sites like amazon and walmart.

[@claywise1372]

I’m glad you are giving the younger generation perspective on these things so they have less of a chance of getting ripped off..👏 Doin good work Rev!!

[@drmarkraineysr]

I’m in elementary school thanks

[@Bacon_B0I.]

I can't believe that Amazon actually allows this stuff to happen. I can understand if they have no idea what pokemon is, but still. Thank you for keeping us entertained!

[@gabe_giardino1239]

I can’t believe stuff like that happens. Thanks for making the video so a lot of people can be aware.

[@thesenate_4273]

Amazon be giving product straight from the shredder

[@E_Emeraldtcg]

Love getting the insight on scandals! Prevents others from making the same mistake hopefully

[@freshbud6113]

While a scammer comments on your post... lol

[@Koslo25]

Amazon must not understand that the vast majority of value comes from the sealed packs in these products…. And since most of these packs are either opened or resealed, the value is pretty much zero 😢. I wish Amazon would be a bit more strict on their returns… and that people wouldn’t open sealed products and then try and return them 😅

[@danielmitchell5830]

Revvie boy, investigator in chief, hard hitting reporting

[@SDV89]

Awesome of you pointing this out, this is exactly the reason I only buy cards from shops I know are trustworthy or when I have the packs in hand directly

[@PikaCATsoup]

This makes me cry, getting a deal is always great, but to see scams like this is so pathetic and so low for being human. It’s like the phone scams and KZbin comment scams, I work at a restaurant and they now have Uber and doordash scammers who try to gain access to the business accounts and redirect the incomes (or so I would think they are trying to do). Hopefully you got your money back. Keep the content coming and I guess I will continue to buy retail till PokeRev releases more booster packs bundles😅❤

[@edwardhenson5001]

Why do you take these kind of hits for us man I'm glad someone does it so we don't have to thank you rev for all you do

[@rachedlimam5090]

Because he makes 10 times more money from the video then he spent on the packs

[@cafe100mph6]

He makes 500x more money on this vid compared to the $35

[@JohnDoe-ld8nr]

Just like rached said. If he gets just $5 (which is a low guess) per 1,000 views and 90% of the views come from people who don't employ ad blockers he would have 180,000 views on this video that went towards ad revenue. ' That's 180 times $5 for $900 and on top of that he could probably report the products to Amazon and get a refund.

[@Alexisovski]

This video already speaks loud in volume to not ever risk your money into buying Pokémon off of Amazon, love the vid and content you’ve been putting out lately, Rev

[@austinwinston684]

Amazon better refund yours and everyone who ever bought "used" packs.

[@AnotherBadFuture]

Can’t believe Amazon does this😒

[@ChaseCooper-b2r]

Pokémon cards are so fun to open. Me and my dad do it for Christmas and my birthday every year, and I can’t believe even the 2nd thing was counted “like new” the should have a section called cosmetically flawed.

[@V8chump]

You’d have people selling rare cards printed on printer paper that are “cosmetically flawed”

[@ckwi2245]

Honestly, when that box came out, I figured it'd be non-tampered. Since I worked in one of those warehouses as a forklift operator. That damage just looked like an "oops angle on my forks was off". And frankly comparing that to "Amazon Refurbished/Re-Sell" is a way safer bet for things like this.

[@enjolimarks266]

Rev always be busting the scammers!❤ thank you for your hard work and dedication to the Pokémon community

[@edubbled]

This actually blows my mind... other retailers like target have done well matching the market but sending already opened product? Wow..

[@Caiden_Clayton]

Well done for all the hard work you put in all of your videos hope that you won’t come across any over scams in future

[@TyrrellIsadore]

Hey nick can you send me details to get ahold of you. People saying g that they are you are scamming me

[@conemsrs444]

This is just sad. Some unsuspecting family member probably buying it for a kid and getting sorted cards.

[@975gms]

You know someone's grandma is buying these for their grandchildren thinking they got a deal.

[@GaminGlaceon3707]

I can’t believe people buy ANYTHING from Amazon, the only reason I could ever see someone doing that is if some new game comes out with a better preorder bonus than other retailers…

[@Dillon-Cawthon]

Been an issue with Amazon for a long time, not just with pokemon. People buy high end firearm optics for $1k+, return a $30 replica from wish, and then the next customer buys a fake optic straight from Amazon. Many are sold as new product also.

[@JPumpkinKing]

Amazon is always so sketchy when ordering Pokemon stuff.

[@Zabuza.]

As someone who used to work in Amazon Customer Returns and Processing. If an item is open you're supposed to open the box and check inside to see if the item itself has been used or unsealed. If the seal is broken then it doesn't get resold. That being said whomever reviewed these items likely didn't check the content and just sent it through.

[@M4TT4LL1C]

Unreal man! Can't believe this is happening. If you're getting scammed, no telling how many others bought this for a "deal" and the kids getting scammed

[@luthersoul0324]

I've never had an issue with any Pokemon items I've purchased from Amazon. The first opening in this video, I am just taken aback at that

[@BigDaddyLoggg]

I wouldn’t even think to scam people. That’s real messed up.

[@EbonyUnicorn324]

I'm so glad he exposed this scam! I was really considering buying the "like new" stuff thinking that like the S&V ETB it would just be damaged due to the regular chaotic mishandling that happens in a warehouse. But this is RIDICULOUS! Thank you Rev for putting this out there and taking the hit for us little ppl. I know you don't want to give away your account name on Amazon, but if you purchase them like you do on ebay leave a review with video or pics showing they are revealed. WOULD HELP IMMENSELY!

[@5153A]

My man just earned himself a spot on Amazon’s kill list

[@ryanrehrer2458]

I’ve purchased two different Pokemon 151 products from Amazon, a poster collection and binder bundle and they were clearly opened and half way resealed and returned to Amazon but then they re sold them as brand new never opened. The promos were even just standard commons. Amazon fulfillment is on a different level with this.

[@Volkradpwn]

My wife and I ordered a Charizard UPC off Amazon. Sold/shipped by Amazon. Instantly it was clear it had been opened. Promo cards missing, sleeves were cut with a knife, all of the items were out of their packaging, and all of the packs were resealed. They refunded us, but it was very obvious they were just going to sell it to someone else. Imagine getting something like that for a child and how disappointed they would be. The fact that adults do this is insane.

[@ripgeorge]

cheers, glad someone with a platform as big as yours is exposing these scams!

[@KetchumKidJ]

This helps us see the risks involved in buying second hand thank you for taking the hit for us on some of those boxes ❤

[@Anonym-dc6hf]

That Scarlet and violet base set etb should pass. It was sealed! And wanting higher price for something Is not a scam

[@johnw2290]

Dude. People in the MTG community have been saying this about Amazon, for years. The difference is, they were doing this to collector booster boxes, which are usually $250+ boxes. Saw one where they replaced the collector boosters with draft boosters. Imagine the rage, when you open a $250 box, with like $50 worth of packs.

[@johnw2290]

And those products were listed as new, never opened. So if you just wanted it in your sealed collection, then decided to sell it later on, and the new owner opens it, then YOU look like the scammer. And no one would believe that you weren’t the one to open it. So that’s why I never even look at Amazon for sealed TCG product. I just assume, it’s all been opened or in terrible shape.

[@ivangotyokes]

On the flipside of this...as someone who sells on Amazon, there are FAR more scammers who purchase, returning items after they've opened it and taken what they've wanted. Amazon makes it EXTREMELY easy to scam sellers. In the case of these boxes...they're not scamming you. It literally says the condition. Anything other than NEW/Sealed is used. Unless its like the damaged box but should say that in condition notes.

[@Sockums]

14:59 BRO- your hands are really callused- are you okay? :(

[@ramongalaviz8849]

Thank you PokeRev! I don’t know what we would do without you in this community.

[@TheTomasiJolivet]

Thank you for exposing this! I don’t know if someone has made one yet, but a video on how to identify resealed packs etc. would be a good idea.

[@RustyCrossGo]

That's ridiculous! They probably more ignorant than intentional.

[@johnchan9392]

How can sealed Pokémon packs/boxes be “like new”? It is expected to be open with that terminology. Just a like new car which is basically a used car. Thus, like new Pokémon packs/boxes are basically opened packs/boxes. If it says damaged box, then the box is damaged but not opened. Amazon has gone so big that scammers are putting shady products for sale. When a customer files a complaint, all Amazon will do is just do a full refund. The corporation is so large that a 50 buck return is a slim particle of water drop in their bucket. Lesson take from this video, don’t buy any Pokémon products on Amazon. Thanks PokeRev for putting out this video for us to learn from. 👍

[@AdamCogToyota]

No point in having these items be re-stockable or used/damaged sell-able. Amazon is just asking for trouble.

[@paulksenofontov1394]

I’m not a big Pokémon collector but enjoy these videos. The thing that blows me away about the Pokémon world is how many low dollar scams there are when it comes to resealing low end packs similar to these. I mean Jesus.. all that work to get 30 bucks back and then screw someone else over.

[@rcigv5422]

Yep, that is a risk. Even buying "New" stuff are returns sometimes, it happened to me 3 times in a row. Amazon of course offered the refund on all of them.

[@cknow3368]

What’s sad is Amazon isn’t taking the L the seller using the Amazon fulfillment center is

[@Retronize84]

This is what happens when you completely automate everything, your customers start to scam you.

[@blooyuh]

all i can think about is imagine a single mom buying her kids pokemon cards for christmas, and deciding to save a bit of money for groceries and bills while giving her kids a good christmas birthday whatever, and then they get an opened box that some neck beard rummaged through. crazy how people cant stop and think how somethings gonna effect someone else before doing it. pretty disgusting

[@dangoffard7751]

I can't believe amazon does this. There should be something in place to prevent these from being sold.

[@dingross]

Good job helping people avoid buying these scams. Thank you

[@---kr3zg]

Not a funny situation but at 9:06 when you opened that pack and it had 3 energies I laughed out loud

[@Spartan3457]

Pokemon cards are like food items. There is no way that you can safely return them and re-sell them, even if they look like they are in original packaging.

[@Infinidisc]

I bet you it cost Amazon more to prevent stuff like this from happening then to just let it happen, and take the loss. Amazon gives millions of dollars worth of stuff away every year, or just straight up throws it away and is still massively profitable.

[@lprototypel3079]

It's so sad, just makes people skeptical for anything. Even legitimate sellers

[@weirdo808hi]

the thing is all it takes for amazon to fix this problem is to be like every other retailer and not accept returns on trading cards. they're enabling scammers of the hobby to open and return products, it used to happen with Target too until they stopped accepting returns on all trading cards

[@nickcarballo6039]

This is exactly the reason target and Walmart don't take returns anymore. Resealers ruined it for everyone

[@ForgottenGames]

I worked in a music store where we called it B-Stock -- People buy stuff and send it back within the 30-day money back period. This is no bad intent of Amazon, just complete ignorance in their own products. People will buy the boxes new, take out all of worth, send it back and get their money back. Simple employees then reseal it and put it up for B-stock sale.

[@NathanielLKN]

"I'm actually mad" says the man with the fumes coming off his head

[@MrFrancobash]

Glad to get this info, have seen reviews on Amazon with this happening on even new product. Luckily have not had it happen yet.

[@PokedexLoading]

Surely just report it to amazon that it’s a scam and the seller should be traceable? What a shame for the community

[@prussianknight7435]

It's crazy that this is allowed by Amazon but still glad you atleast showed what the non-new boxes look like from Amazon

[@liukimy]

As a mum of a 8 yrs old who's mad about pokemon. this video was very useful and educational and i like you energy. you make getting scam fun to watch. who knew you could do that.

[@PapiSalad]

This man buying things to be mad for us lol - we love you dude

[@redwreckluse]

Thanks for taking the hit for the rest of us. I can admit i was curious and this confirmed I wont be

[@thekiller989]

anybody know if there is an update with amazon's return policy on trading cards? They should do what Target does and just straight up refuse to take back trading cards even if its brand new and unopened and the person has no ill will. Its the best way to stop resealers imo

[@garysep14]

Not surprised at Amazon doing stuff like this.

[@2olejose996]

I'm binging the last few vids since I missed them the last couple of days. It a great way to entertain myself and relax from the day.

[@DarthTerrax]

I've still got conflicting opinions of PokeRev, but as a collector, I relate with him so much. If he wasn't a successful youtuber and just one of us, I know this would be so painful to find these packs opened. We all know buying second-hand sealed products can be a risk, but this happens in stores all the time. Be mindful of what you buy.

[@funez-]

If this happens to you just get a refund and notify Amazon. Amazon will shut down their store for scamming.

[@johnchan9392]

A reason why retail stores post a sign that all trading cards are final sale (no return or exchanges). At one point my reputable LCS is willing to exchange 20 of my sleeved booster packs because they didn’t provide my request for artwork breakdown. Most likely they will just open the sleeved packs and opened then packs for their singles sale. It’s not worth the risk. I ended up thanking them for the offer, decided to keep them, and purchased 20 additional sleeved booster packs with the correct artwork. As a sealed collector, those 20 sealed packs will appreciate in price. 🙂

[@michaelwithers6765]

This is just sad for someone trying to get a deal

[@TroyStevens-m4q]

I wanna say thankyou for your video hopefully it will make people more aware of all the scams on amazon a while back i ordered a booster box of celestio storm and got tottaly scammed the cards were all fake and almost all the cards wernt even from the set that was in the packs and when i reached out to the seller i tottaly got the run around refused to give my money back....And ebay was of no help to me so i just took the loss it tottaly ruined the hobbie of collecting pokemon cards for me im still debateing giving up the hobbie completly makes me nervous to ever buy off line again...this video tottaly hits home for me and makes me so furious people need to be verry careful cause like myself i cant afford to buy cards and get scammed its so hard when you have 3 kids a house and cars and cost of living and just trying to have fun with a hobbie and get tottaly ripped off its so sad

[@RebeccaBrakeman-dd4lt]

I think your channel is awesome and I started collecting with my dad and guess who got me into this you so I thank you so much for getting me into this and letting me just how to space in my life. It’s an amazing face. I hope I never grow out of it, but I just want to thank you so much and I love your videos. Once I watched one of them I said I was at my dad‘s in the first video that I watched of years. I was at my dad’s and I said Dad that’s what I want to do so you got me into it and I’m so thankful.

[@EurynomusBH]

I've bought ETB's off Amazon and they shipped it in a plastic bag instead of a box. Was so disappointing.

[@gio-gk6nz]

Bezos was doing his dr.Evil laugh when he was watching this lol

[@pokemontuckey]

So risky to buy from Amazon…you hit it on the mail. Thanks.

[@drecollects]

I've bought lots of 'Like New' products from Amazon with no issues. Pokemon cards would definitely not be one of them. Thanks for doing this

[@isabelladavydova867]

Thank you pokerev now my dad knows how packs are resealed.

[@CasonMcKee]

Why can't Amazon just change their game because I feel like nobody especially pokerev deserves to take hits like that

[@QueenCheetah]

I suspect a lot of these 'like new' batches are actually the ones that people rip into in the stores and leave on the shelves- it's probably major stores like Walmart and Target that are actually selling these through 'third parties' because they know they're worthless as products in-store.

[@Ghahgsbdbxjen]

Always tell people to absolutely avoid ordering cards from Amazon for these reasons. It’s not worth the risk.

[@jtipping93]

Thanks for enlightening the community Rev!!!

[@tiktok11150]

Oldest scam in the books. In the 90's I would buy cards from a small store in town and it took me awhile to figure out that he was buying a box at a time, pulling the good cards and resealing them before selling them in his store. I never thought the owner was a thief. Never went back to that store again.

[@AidenandDad]

What's worse? Amazon not knowing what they are doing? Or the people scamming knowing exactly what they are doing?

[@crazymagic1162]

There are so horrible people and scammers out there. So sad.

[@Briifizzleini]

I would've been SO furious!!! Amazon needs to get it together!