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  "slug": "pokmon-2026-06-12t18-1",
  "company": "Pokémon",
  "headline": "Deluxe Character Guide sold out at retailers before official launch.",
  "topic": "{Stash Edge — Scarcity & Drops}",
  "source_name": "MSN",
  "source_url": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/pok%C3%A9mon-deluxe-guide-in-high-demand-before-launch/gm-GM9DB1DAC0",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Scarcity & Drops}\n◆ DIAMOND · Retail scarcity pre-launch · Pokémon\n\nDeluxe Character Guide sold out at retailers before official launch.\n\nMost operators overproduce to avoid stockouts. Pokémon did the opposite — they undersold on purpose. The $199.99 price wasn't apology for scarcity; it was proof of it. If your product sits on shelf for 90 days, you've priced wrong or overproduced. Make retail chase you, not the other way around.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/pokmon-2026-06-12t18-1\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/pokmon-2026-06-12t18-1\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/pokmon-2026-06-12t18-1",
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      "alt_body": "{Stash Edge — Scarcity & Drops}\n◆ DIAMOND · Retail scarcity pre-launch · Pokémon\n\nDeluxe Character Guide sold out at retailers before official launch.\n\nMost operators overproduce to avoid stockouts. Pokémon did the opposite — they undersold on purpose. The $199.99 price wasn't apology for scarcity; it was proof of it. If your product sits on shelf for 90 days, you've priced wrong or overproduced. Make retail chase you, not the other way around.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/lh/pokmon-2026-06-12t18-1\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/lh/pokmon-2026-06-12t18-1\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/lh/pokmon-2026-06-12t18-1",
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      "label": "Bluesky",
      "body": "{Stash Edge — Scarcity & Drops}\n◆ DIAMOND · Retail scarcity pre-launch · Pokémon\n\nDeluxe Character Guide sold out at retailers before official launch.\n\nMy Stash Take →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/bs/pokmon-2026-06-12t18-1",
      "chars": 246,
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    "substack": {
      "label": "Substack · Fending",
      "title": "Deluxe Character Guide sold out at retailers before official launch.",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nThe $199.99 limited-edition Pokémon Deluxe Character Guide became unavailable at major retailers ahead of its official release, per MSN.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): do not stock to demand; stock to shortage. Cap your first batch at 60-70% of pre-orders, confirm sell-through at tier-one retail first, then expand. The out-of-stock message does more work than the in-stock one. For physical products, let retail run empty before you restock — that gap is where FOMO compounds. Price the first drop 15-25% above the tier that follows.\nWhat that means for you: Most operators overproduce to avoid stockouts. Pokémon did the opposite — they undersold on purpose. The $199.99 price wasn't apology for scarcity; it was proof of it. If your product sits on shelf for 90 days, you've priced wrong or overproduced. Make retail chase you, not the other way around.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/pok%C3%A9mon-deluxe-guide-in-high-demand-before-launch/gm-GM9DB1DAC0.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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