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After some otaku on X (formerly Twitter) argued that “Mercari should be shut down” and called it “a breeding ground for scalpers,” users on 5ch’s livestream discussion board pushed back one after another. Some pointed out that without resale marketplaces, out-of-print retro games and collectible goods would lose their only distribution channel, while others argued the real target of criticism should be companies that fail to crack down on scalping. The discussion also expanded into calls for mandatory ID verification and debate over whether the true root cause is the blind-box/lottery sales model itself.

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Otaku on X: ‘Shut down Mercari! Scalpers!’ — Aren’t these guys just newbies?“.

A thread started on 5ch’s “Anything Goes Live” board by an anonymous poster billing themselves as a self-styled “expert” has stirred up debate. The poster’s claim — that people whose only edge over anyone else is “having obeyed the law” end up bashing criminals and badly-behaved celebrities as a way of compensating for their own inferiority complex — struck a chord with some (“that hit me hard”), while others dismissed it as “just a delusional prose-poem thread” or “pure labeling.” The discussion gradually broadened into whether criminal-bashing can be justified as a form of maintaining public order or social punishment, and into a comparison of which is worse: bashing driven by righteous indignation, or bashing done purely for profit.

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Anything Goes Live) thread “Self-proclaimed expert: “Bashing criminals is where life’s failures end up” → 60,000 replies“.

A thread titled “The Pachinko Industry Is Facing Its Real, No-Joke End…” went up on 5ch’s “Anything Goes Live” (なんでも実況G) board, sparking a wide-ranging debate about the industry’s future. Some posters explained that the prize-exchange system (the so-called “three-shop method”) is perfectly legal, while others reported that half the parlors in their neighborhood have shut down — and still others said none near them have closed at all, revealing a huge gap in people’s day-to-day experience. There were also comments pointing out that shrinking player numbers mean less tax revenue from the industry, plus plenty of grumbling that the increasingly complicated effects after a “right-strike” bonus have made it impossible to just zone out and play.

49AnonymousSep 9, 2026 14:11

Put out more GoGo Fujisan machines (a slot title)

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Anything Goes Live board) thread “[Sad News] The Pachinko Industry Is Facing Its Real, No-Joke End….”

A post went up on 5channel’s “Nandemo Jikkyou G” (Live/Sports Chat) board claiming that rice ordered through Mercari arrived discolored. Rice prices have kept climbing in recent years, pushing more people to hunt for cheaper deals on flea-market apps — but many sellers on these platforms are private individuals with no food-safety permits, meaning buyers have no way of knowing how the rice was stored or when it was milled. The thread filled up with comments like “buying food on Mercari is scary” and “just buy it at the supermarket,” while others drew a line, saying “canned goods or instant noodles are fine.” Opinions split over just how much food-buying on flea-market apps people are willing to tolerate.

※This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5channel (“Nandemo Jikkyou G”) thread “[Photo] Mom in Tears: “This Is What Arrived After I Bought Rice on Mercari”.”