{"id":539895,"date":"2026-07-23T06:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/539895\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T06:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:28:09","slug":"japanese-firm-acts-to-stop-7-eleven-store-staff-scalping-anime-game-merchandise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/539895\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese firm acts to stop 7-Eleven store staff scalping anime, game merchandise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Japan<\/a>\u2019s largest convenience store operator has issued a warning to its <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/7-eleven?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">7-Eleven<\/a> franchisees nationwide that unauthorised resale of merchandise featuring popular anime and game characters may be rampant, multiple sources close to the matter said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Some owners and employees have been caught setting aside merchandise before its release or buying up large quantities to sell on resale sites. Such activity is seen as a betrayal of consumer trust and likely to call into question the governance structure of store operations.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The company, Seven-Eleven, sells items such as Pokemon cards at the discretion of its franchisees and offers paid lotteries where customers are guaranteed to win merchandise featuring popular characters such as those from the hit manga One Piece. In some cases, it has been confirmed that products were hoarded upon delivery to stores.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">According to the sources, Seven-Eleven moved for early termination of franchise agreements in some cases. Japan\u2019s retail industry has a history of implementing anti-resale measures such as setting purchase limits to ensure popular products are widely available to consumers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A seller shows a Pokemon card worth about US$64,000 at the Hong Kong Trading Card Show on March 14. Photo: Elson Li\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/113804ac-04ef-456d-9829-e1a8ff9ad9cb_9889b0a4.jpg\" title=\"A seller shows a Pokemon card worth about US$64,000 at the Hong Kong Trading Card Show on March 14. Photo: Elson Li\"\/>A seller shows a Pokemon card worth about US$64,000 at the Hong Kong Trading Card Show on March 14. Photo: Elson Li<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Dated July 13, the warning sent to franchisees stated that at some stores \u201cinappropriate practices \u2013 such as sales before the date and time announced in promotional materials, hoarding and resale by store staff, and preferential sales to certain customers \u2013 have been sporadically reported on social media and by customers\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s largest convenience store operator has issued a warning to its 7-Eleven franchisees nationwide that unauthorised resale of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[250098,23303,265889,265888,265890,34747,265892,1759,265887,11523,111,139,69,265891,54165,38522,204717,1414,145],"class_list":["post-539895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-7-eleven","tag-anime","tag-character-creators","tag-copyright-holders","tag-franchise-agreements","tag-franchisees","tag-game-characters","tag-japan","tag-manga-one-piece","tag-merchandise","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-pokemon-cards","tag-resale","tag-retail-industry","tag-seven-eleven","tag-social-media","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}