Target starts cutting Pokémon shrink wrap to deter sealed flips

Polygon reported viral footage of an apparent Target manager ripping open new Pokémon boxes before they reached the shelf, claiming a corporate-granted, store-by-store right to fight scalpers. Target did not immediately comment. Anecdotes included seals cut at checkout. Fans split: rippers celebrate the anti-flip optics; sealed collectors object; the irony is that remaining sealed stock elsewhere could get pricier. IGN later reported fans still seeing cut wrap in-store and on online deliveries, again with no Target official comment. The viral employee video was about June 2. A separate Walmart lottery piece that mentioned Target and Pokémon Center seal practices is not recounted here.