If that wasn't rough enough, we've today learnt that even those who managed to place an order may not actually be able to get their hands on the elusive ETB, as The Pokémon Company appears to be retroactively cancelling orders (thanks for the heads up, VGC).
As flagged across social media, customers who are still waiting on a confirmation email after what appeared to be a successful pre-order are discovering that their purchase has been quietly cancelled. This hasn't come in an apology from TPC, but rather by heading to the Pokémon Center website and entering their order number. In short, if you think your Destined Rivals order is in the post, you might want to double-check.
What's more, it doesn't seem like this is an isolated incident, as a quick glance at social media told us:
As many fans left yesterday's queues empty-handed, Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Boxes quickly began to crop up on eBay with massively inflated asking prices — a sign of another TCG launch marred by bots and scalpers.
The Pokémon Company has started to take some action against such profit-based practices, such as removing plastic wrapping on select orders in the Philippines, but until the demand dies down, we've no doubt that the madness will continue.
Did you manage to nab a Destined Rivals ETB? Let us know in the comments.
