A longtime Pokemon Buying and selling Card Sport fan says their complete assortment was destroyed after a sewage line burst, which ended up inflicting 1000’s of {dollars} in damages. Their story later made the rounds on-line, sparking a number of inventive Pokemon TCG group concepts for the way they may recoup at the least a few of their losses.
The story itself comes from Reddit consumer Substantial-Pie-4973, who describes themselves as a longtime fan who constructed out a sizable collection of Pokemon TCG cards. Plenty of it was acquired post-2019, once they returned to the pastime.
Pokemon TCG Playing cards Price 1000’s of {Dollars} Destroyed by Sewage Line Burst
Taking to the r/PokemonTCG subreddit in late October 2025, Substantial-Pie-4973 revealed {that a} current sewage line burst destroyed the overwhelming majority of their playing cards. The Pokemon TCG collector described how their binders and even sealed merchandise like booster packs have been submerged in contaminated water for a number of days earlier than being found, largely as a result of the storage room within the basement was sealed, so the home occupants didn’t see any flooding or scent the sewage water.
Cleanup crews deemed the objects unsalvageable as a consequence of “Class 3” water contamination, probably the most extreme stage of water injury, usually related to hazardous waste. Substantial-Pie-4973 stated the playing cards have been often saved securely however had been quickly positioned within the basement as a consequence of a short-term residing association at their grandmother’s home whereas trying to find a smaller residence. “[I] give up an excellent paying job to assist my dad begin his enterprise as a result of he didn’t let me fail once I was youthful, so I couldn’t let him fail now,” the poster stated of their state of affairs, including they have been solely residing of their grandma’s basement for a few months and have been anticipated to maneuver quickly.
Reacting to this story, some vocal members of the group known as for the OP to stream themselves opening their newly acquired “poop packs,” referencing a considerable variety of contaminated booster packs and bigger product units seen within the shared photos. “Stream the pulls and perhaps individuals will donate for the leisure,” one of the crucial extremely upvoted responses within the thread reads, seemingly ignoring the truth that Substantial-Pie-4973 steered most playing cards have been already thrown out as a consequence of being contamination dangers. Whereas the broader group response was largely sympathetic, a couple of individuals accused the poster of being a Pokemon TCG scalper.
“I really feel no sympathy for individuals sitting on 1000’s of {dollars} of sealed product, particularly current stuff,” one remark reads, referencing the truth that a variety of the packs seen within the shared photos are from Pokemon TCG‘s Crown Zenith expansion—launched in January 2023—and never some lengthy forgotten childhood assortment. Substantial-Pie-4973 didn’t handle the scalping accusations straight, however did say they have been “saving a couple of packs for birthdays” and “wet days,” with out elaborating.
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April 10, 2000
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e
- Developer(s)
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Hudson Tender
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Nintendo
- Multiplayer
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Native Multiplayer
