A 75-Year-Old Lines Up for Pokémon Cards in Seoul So His Son-in-Law Doesn’t Have To

Yongsan Station at night. The I'Park Mall above it is home to the Pokémon card store where lines start the evening before

In Seoul, Pokémon cards are an asset class. Overnight lines at Yongsan I’Park Mall, a reseller earning $2,265 a month, 30- and 40-somethings driving 58.7% of trades, and no law against scalping.