Japanese Pokémon Card Store Implements Adult Purchase Ban

A trading card store in Japan's Akihabara district is limiting the sale of Pokémon cards to junior high schoolers and younger to prevent adults from snatching them up during their lunch breaks or graveyard shifts. The store will check IDs to confirm age and has created a kid-friendly sale section. The goal seems to be preventing the resale of the Clay Burst and Snow Hazard packs, which went for thousands of dollars when they dropped on April 14. The decision was made to enable the store to satisfy the greatest number of customers when the items are in such limited supply.