I knew there was more to the story...
https://kotaku.com/mcdonalds-pokemon-tcg-happy-meal-chaos-2000616843
Per the above...
“...It seems scalpers were a large part of the problem, with individual McDonald’s stores not helping by failing to stick to a five-meals-per-person rule...”
Love to know how that happened in Japan...
Scalpers weren’t the only problem, were they...