Secondary Market

Target Is Slicing Open Pokémon Cards to Stop Scalpers. It’s Making Everything Worse.

📅 August 11, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

Target’s anti-scalper policy slices open Pokémon card boxes, destroying the sealed-box value and experience collectors love—while scalpers simply pivot to other retailers. The move punishes legitimate fans, increases scarcity of pristine boxes elsewhere, and reveals a profound misunderstanding of what makes collectibles collectible.

Collectibles Pokémon Retail Scalpers Secondary Market Target

SpaceX Shares Are a Lie. Here’s the Truth About the SPV Casino.

📅 August 9, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

The SpaceX secondary market is an unregulated casino where SPVs sell exposure to shares that may not exist. Investors drawn by FOMO and the mythology of Elon’s rocket company are discovering too late that the vehicle matters more than the brand. When you buy through a Special Purpose Vehicle, you’re not investing in SpaceX — you’re trusting a middleman in a regulatory gray zone with your capital and zero recourse if the paper turns out to be worthless.

Counterparty Risk Due Diligence FOMO Fraud Investing Private Equity Secondary Market SpaceX SPV