2021 has already been a bad year for video game scalping – but it's just gotten worse. McDonald's Happy Meals, which now contain Pokémon cards in the US, have become the latest scalper target.
This year is Pokémon's 25th anniversary, and so naturally there are packs of Pokémon trading cards in McDonald's Happy Meals to celebrate.
Unfortunately, fans trying to catch 'em all are buying up every $2.49 Happy Meal available for the cards inside. And then, because people are awful, they are selling those cards on for profit.