Costco shoppers brawl over coveted Pokémon 151 Blooming Waters cards inside LA store
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Gotta snatch ’em all.

At a California Costco, chaos erupted as a group of grown-ups engaged in a violent scuffle over Pokémon cards, frantically grabbing them from the shelves and putting themselves at risk for a quick profit.

Wild footage captured shoppers at the Atwater Village Costco in Los Angeles fighting over large quantities of the coveted Pokémon cards on Jan. 16.

The cards weren’t any normal Pokémon packs but the desired 151 Blooming Waters Premium Collection packs.

The cards, initially priced at $120 to $150, suddenly became a hot commodity for resellers and scalpers when the store slashed prices to less than $60 last week.

One suspected reseller — who wore a green jacket — wrapped himself around a younger man who was carrying two boxes in a battle for the box set.

The younger man viciously elbowed his attacker in the face while a female shopper yelled at him.

“Get the f–k off of me bro,” one shopper said, according to a video posted on X by YouTuber DisguisedToast.

The unrelenting man continued to hold on to the pack while other shoppers struggled to carry their hauls away from the area.

People began ordering other shoppers to call the police because of the unruly crowd.

Police were not called to the store and no arrests were made, TMZ reported.

The store was handling the incident internally, according to the outlet.

No serious injuries were reported.

Additional footage from the LA-area store captured store employees yelling at the anxious alleged scalpers to walk as the store opened.

The hyper-fixated shoppers were seen pushing and shoving in the store attempting to get the limited box set, Pokémon forum, PokéBeach reported.

A separate view captured the mad dash as people grabbed entire boxes full of the packs.

Costco has since implemented a “1 unit per membership per day” policy for the packs.

The packs focus on the original 151 Pokémon, with the chance of some popular individual cards that are worth a pretty penny.

Each box of cards contains 12 booster packs of the trading card game and four foil cards showcasing popular characters like Venusaur ex, Blastoise ex, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle.

The cards are recommended for ages 6 and older.

The hype for the collection rose when Costco made the surprise drop of the Blooming Waters pack.

The packs were resold on the secondary market, including eBay and Facebook Marketplace, for between $90 and $200.

One eBay was selling 10 packs for $1,564.78.

The prized packs are scheduled to be released in BestBuy and other retailers on Feb. 7, with Walmart advertising the set for $166.90.

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