Busan is currently experiencing a Pokemon card craze, leading to the opening of new Pokemon card shops in areas like Seomyeon and Dongnae. The release of 30th-anniversary commemorative cards has particularly fueled interest among card collectors, with stores offering fair prices and a wide variety of cards gaining popularity.
Card Port in Seomyeon, a new TCG shop near Samjeong Tower, offers single cards at affordable prices, making it accessible for beginners. Card packs are also sold at near-original prices, alongside Pokemon plushies and merchandise. Card Base in Dongnae, located a minute's walk from Dongnae Station Exit 2, saw long queues forming from early morning on the first weekend of the 30th-anniversary card release. To prevent reselling, the store implements a policy where customers confirm the opening of individual packs themselves. Card Hit in Jeonpo deals in both Pokemon and One Piece single cards and also offers a card buying service, providing convenience for collectors.
Bloggers expressed satisfaction with Card Port's affordable prices and single card sales, noting it's also suitable for visiting with children. Visitors to Card Base showed enthusiasm by queuing from dawn for 30th-anniversary cards and reacted positively to the anti-reselling policy. Card Hit received high praise for being one of the few TCG shops in Busan that purchases cards.
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