Adults fought in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam over Merchandise for Pokémon. Now the museum has stopped the action with the coveted promo card “for safety reasons.” However, the sale of merchandise continues.
On September 27, The Pokémon Company, in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, unveiled a brand new artwork as well as a new TCG promo card featuring “Pikachu with gray felt hat.”
But it was precisely this promo card that many greedy players were after. They did not want to keep the card for themselves but rather sell it later at a high price to make real money. For safety reasons, the action in the museum has now been suspended.
Greedy people empty the merchandise shop to make money on eBay and similar platforms
What exactly happened in the museum? On the first day, hundreds of people flocked to the museum’s souvenir shop to buy everything they could get their hands on. This also included the rare “Pikachu with gray felt hat” promo card.
Shortly thereafter, the promo cards and other souvenirs appeared at high prices on eBay and other platforms.
Museum ends the action: In response to the excitement, the “Van Gogh Museum” has now updated its website and emphasized that the safety of visitors and staff will take priority in the future:
The Van Gogh Museum and The Pokémon Company International take the safety of visitors and staff very seriously.
Recently, a small group of people created an undesirable situation that led us to the difficult decision to remove the promo card Pikachu with gray felt hat from the museum.
This way, visitors can experience this special collection of Pokémon paintings and the rest of the museum in a safe and pleasant manner.
The exhibition remains open: However, the exhibition is set to continue and is not affected by the end of the action with the card. The merchandise shop is also expected to continue. However, there are restrictions for buyers, who are only allowed to purchase a certain amount of merchandise. Whether this will help manage the problems remains to be seen.
The art exhibition can be visited at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam until January 7, 2024.
In other countries as well, there is the unpleasant trend of adults hunting
for rare Pokémon cards. For example, in Japan, adults take Pokémon cards away from children:
