“Catch ’em all!” goes the famous Pokémon slogan, which some Costco customers take a little too seriously.
Several adults were caught in the middle of a recent scuffle inside a Los Angeles-area Costco store, reports the New York Post.
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As you read in the title of this article, the cause of the brawl was obviously Pokémon cards.
Our in-house Pokémon card expert, Philippe Melbourne Dufour, explained to us that these collector’s items are highly coveted and that they are produced in limited quality.
It therefore happens that, when we know where and when there will be some, queues are created to get their hands on the pieces of cardboard representing the creatures of the universe created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995
But at the Costco in Atwater Village, on January 16, things got ugly as mature men came to blows to get their hands on precious boxes of cards.
These gentlemen who are passionate about Pokémon (or reselling Pokémon cards, etc.) were looking to grab packs of cards from the Blooming Waters Premium Collection.
-One of them actually got a good elbow on the margoulette.
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According to TMZpolice were not called to the store and no arrests were made.
The store handled the incident internally.
No serious injuries were reported.
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