Palworld Card Game Sells 3.5 Million Packs as $4,000 Cards and Stock Shortages Fuel Scalping
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Updated · Polygon · Jul 31
Palworld Card Game Sells 3.5 Million Packs as $4,000 Cards and Stock Shortages Fuel Scalping
3 articles · Updated · Polygon · Jul 31
Summary
$4,000 Palworld cards and sold-out local shops hit the trading card game within about a day of launch, pushing genuine players and collectors into a tight secondary market.
First-edition scarcity and launch-week FOMO are driving the spike, with collectors and scalpers chasing inaugural-set cards such as Cattiva, Chillet and Jormuntide.
Prices are already swinging sharply: the Cattiva Gold Soul card that sold for $4,000 before launch can now be bought for about $999, a 75% drop.
Pocketpair had sold 3.5 million packs by early July, but strong early demand suggests Palworld could face the same prolonged scalping pressure seen in Lorcana and One Piece.