"The safety of our guests and our team is our top priority," Target said after a dispute over the cards sparked a fight in at a Wisconsin store.
In an emailed statement, a Target spokesperson said that beginning Friday it will"temporarily suspend the sale of MLB, NFL, NBA and Pokémon trading cards within our stores." The cards will still be available for purchase online.Last week, a man was injured after he got into a fight with four suspects in the parking lot of a Target in Brookfield. Thereported that the brawl started after the men got into a disagreement over trading cards.
The victim, who has a concealed carry weapons license, allegedly grabbed his gun and the four men fled. They were eventually located and arrested on charges of battery, strangulation and disorderly conduct, the outlet reported. Brookfield police did not respond to NBC News' request for comment., there was a 142 percent surge in domestic sales of sports, collectible card games and non-sport trading cards in 2020 than the year before.
Colombo said they believe this newfound enthusiasm for trading cards will keep the same pace in 2021.
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