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Will AI replace Pokemon Card Retailer jobs? · Latest report #58zt6nkd
Your job has an expiration date
September 21, 2028
In 1 year, 11 monthsYour hobby shop is just a warehouse for dust and paper.
Professional card flipper with paper-cut scarred fingertips.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Trading joy for maximum profit margins.








blub.you▸ CARDBOT SORT-O-MATIC 9000▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 11 MONTHSAI's Special Power
authenticates rare holos with laser precision
You sort, grade, and ship cardboard to collectors. Algorithms do this faster with better lighting.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still tell if a customer is trying to scam you.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 13
High-res sensors begin scanning cards to detect micro-scratches instantly.
Month 5
Robot arms sleeve, top-load, and seal shipments without bending corners.
Month 13
Software tracks price spikes better than any human shop owner.
Month 19
The physical store closes as inventory goes fully into automated lockers.
Year 1.9 · D-Day
The store is decommissioned as human handling is deemed inefficiently slow.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 95.1%
450
Cards sorted per minute
12%
Human error in grading
3 cups
Coffee consumed before noon
Your severance
A lifetime supply of basic energy cards.
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