In a Target store in Lisbon, during the fervor of Pokémon's 30th Anniversary merchandise drop, the collision between consumer scarcity and human greed turned briefly violent — a scalper, confronted over flouting purchase limits, struck a bystander hard enough to send a four-year-old girl to the floor. The incident, captured on video and circulated widely, ended with the scalper's arrest upon his return to retrieve a forgotten wallet, a small irony that speaks to how shortsighted the pursuit of easy profit can be. It is a moment that holds up a mirror to the strange desperation that collectible
Pokémon Scalper Arrested After Punching Customer Over Target 30th Anniversary Drop
A four-year-old girl was injured when she was struck by a man who had been punched by the scalper, resulting in a hurt elbow.