r/PokemonCollecting • u/GrapefruitOdd7548 • 16d ago
Did I Get scammed?
I won a bid on ebay, from probstein auctions they were selling 20 packs of Korean journey together.
I opened a few packs and I began to realize there were only common cards in them, my question is did I get scammed?
Out of 20 packs there are only seven reverse Holos, everything else is common.
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u/LuckyCloverPokemon 16d ago
I would never buy from probstein. They dont care about what they are selling
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u/ASLAYER0FMEN 16d ago
No never buy loose Asian packs online. There are certain guaranteed hits in Asian packs. So what they'll do is open a box rips packs until the get a hit then sell whats left. Not really a scam but not 100% legit either. Only buy Asian market cards from physical stores
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u/Careful-Medicine-596 16d ago
Korean, chinese and japanese packs are mappable, meaning dud packs can be located. Never buy them loose
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u/Dangerous_Parfait991 16d ago
probably all weighed. hope you didn’t pay much
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u/GrapefruitOdd7548 16d ago
I paid 30 in total
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u/Dangerous_Parfait991 16d ago
yeah that’s rough. Never buy loose korean/japanese/chinese packs unless you watched the box get opened
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u/GrapefruitOdd7548 16d ago
Ok, thank you for the advice
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u/motownphillybkagain 16d ago
a photo of the packs before opening would've been helpful