Pikachu Promo Card Causes Chaos At A Van Gogh Museum

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Pokemon TCG fans will know that collecting cards isn't exactly simple these days. Most of that is down to scalpers, as any new promotion or release brings swarms of them out of the woodwork to buy stock in bulk due to how popular they are and how rare certain cards can be. It was no exception with a recent collaboration with the Van Gogh museum, as scalpers caused chaos on the first day in which a special 'Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat' promo card went on sale.

First shared by VGC, the collaboration had been set up to celebrate the museum's 50th anniversary, as a new line of Pokemon x Van Gogh merchandise went on sale. Each item purchased came with a special 'Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat' promo card, and this is the reason why we're now seeing videos online of people swarming the museum, causing ridiculous scenes and ensuring the Van Gogh museum never interacts with the Pokemon series ever again.

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You can find one such video embedded down below, in which you can see a horde of scalpers swarming what appears to be the museum's front desk to get their hands on any piece of merchandise that will net them at 'Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat'. It's possible that some of these individuals could just be avid Van Gogh fans with a fondness for Pokemon, but something tells me the majority aren't there to see some art.

It's also pretty clear that these people are scalpers when you head on over to Ebay. Already you can find several listings for the 'Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat' promo card, with one listing currently at £470.00 with 56 bids at the time of writing. It's not exactly the most expensive Pokemon card that you'll find out there, but it's clear that scalpers have been