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Announced: will prohibit three categories of Pokemon Card Game listings on Yahoo! Flea Market and Yahoo! Auctions (October 13 announcement) · 2026-10-13

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Oct 13

LINE Yahoo Bans Carton, Empty Box, Bulk Pokemon Card Listings

LINE Yahoo announced on October 13 that, working with The Pokemon Company, it has prohibited three categories of Pokemon Card Game listings on Yahoo! Flea Market and Yahoo! Auctions. Carton-unit listings of Pokemon cards are banned. Listings of empty Pokemon card boxes and empty packs are banned, and that ban applies to trading cards generally, not only the Pokemon Card Game. Bulk listings of the same product for a certain period after release are also banned, applied starting with the MEGA Expansion Pack 30th CELEBRATION, released September 16. The notice says confirmed trouble includes swapped contents in a resealed box sold as unopened, and that empty boxes and packs could be misused for the same repackaging, which is why they are named. The announcement did not specify how many items constitute a bulk listing, or how long the post-release period runs. The Pokemon Company will share information about products and distribution that could lead to trouble in the secondary market.

Oct 3

Yahoo! Kids to End Service on December 4, 2026 After 29 Years

LINE Yahoo announced on September 28, 2026 that it will end its children's portal site "Yahoo! Kids" on December 4, 2026. The service remains usable as usual through December 3. A special page looking back on memories of the site is scheduled for November. The company cited a review of how it provides youth protection and literacy education, pointing to a changed digital environment for children: internet use has expanded past PC searching and browsing to school devices, smartphones, social media, messengers, video, and generative AI. Launched in 1997, Yahoo! Kids offered filtered search, study material, games, and picture encyclopedias, and by 2024 carried about 3,200 pieces of content. The closure notice thanks users: "Yahoo! Kids has supported everyone's 'I want to know!' for 29 years." After the site ends, LINE Yahoo says it will keep and strengthen information ethics and digital literacy education, measures against online troubles, consultation services, and cooperation with schools, local governments, and parents.