I spent about an hour in a specialty shop that buys and sells exclusively Pokémon cards
My outlook on the hobby as a whole took a big hit from that experience
>More women than men
>No one buying vintage despite the extensive selection available
>One guy buying a graded SAR using crypto
>Same guy waited for the staff to walk to back to ask me if I was selling any 151
>A group of kids selling their hits not to buy more cards but to get fast food instead
>2 different people trying to sell Destined Rival and being shocked that the store didn't offer them $50 a piece for their full art trainers and illustration rare shitmons