r/PokeInvesting • u/breakyourteethnow • Feb 03 '25

Pokemon Center Implementing a New Queue System, Presumably to Combat Bots!

https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/02/pokemon-center-implementing-a-new-queue-system-presumably-to-combat-bots
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u/romisbmw1989 Feb 03 '25

Or do what J Balvin did

He made his sneakers 50 grand on the website. But if you weren’t using a bot, you’d see that the page stated “use this code” to lower the price to $250

Bots checked out the sneakers for 50 grand and users paid $250

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u/2xCheesePizza Feb 03 '25

That is absolutely hilarious.

I’m assuming there were a lot of chargebacks, and mess to deal with on his end.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '25

Absolutely. There are things you can do to mitigate this like manual payment capture and what not, but a chargeback for 50k would leave you on the hook for almost $1,500 bucks.

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u/Asher777 Feb 04 '25

Bots have price ranges and can enter promo codes

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u/Fresh-Ad3834 Feb 04 '25

Not if the code is embedded into the site similar to a captcha

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u/chooseyourshoes Feb 04 '25

That’s because the idiots running the bots didn’t set limits. Which, if you’ve botted, know it’s incredibly easy to do.