"With such significant demand for our promotional Pokmon TCG cards, and some fans even going to extreme lengths to get them, we're working quickly to address shortages and also strongly encouraging restaurants to set a reasonable limit on Happy Meals sold per customer," McDonald's said in a statement "We want to offer the full Happy Meal experience to as many families as possible, and help ensure everyone is able to get in on the fun!" With more than 13,000 locations in the US alone, run by different franchisees, policies differed across the board
Delve was immediately problematic, earning bans across various formats
But beyond their monetary value, it's the history, the rarity, and the emotion that make these cards so special
I have certainly noticed an upturn in the valuation in general of the other cards on their list
While the graph above makes it look like the card dropped in price a bunch just to rise back to where it was, its important to remember that pre-sale prices are often heavily inflated prior to a sets release
What does that mean