{"id":432152,"date":"2023-08-07T12:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=432152"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:37:28","slug":"former-giants-blake-martinez-allegedly-scammed-pokemon-card-collectors-gets-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-giants-blake-martinez-allegedly-scammed-pokemon-card-collectors-gets-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Giants&#8217; Blake Martinez Allegedly Scammed Pokemon Card Collectors, Gets Banned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Martinez had previously received little notice from the public outside of the most ardent NFL fans, but this time, it was for the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<h2>Former Giants&#8217; Blake Martinez Allegedly Scammed Pokemon Card Collectors, Gets Banned<\/h2>\n<p>Blake&#8217;s Breaks, the former team co-leader trading card resale business that focuses on Pokemon and sports memorabilia, was recently banned from the internet resale portal Whatnot due to selling tactics. Allegations of theft and other offences have been made by viewers and other streamers.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giants.com\">NFL<\/a> linebacker revealed that he will start retailing Pokemon trading cards as part of a new business endeavour shortly after retiring in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former New York Giants LB Blake Martinez reportedly banned from WhatNot for scamming Pok\u00e9mon collectors ,per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USATODAY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USATODAY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ABpjsEYNx1\">pic.twitter.com\/ABpjsEYNx1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Rumors (@nflrums) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflrums\/status\/1688246122907631616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, a significant trading card industry asserts that Martinez might not have acted in good faith.<\/p>\n<p>WhatNot, a trading card marketplace, declared in a statement, &#8220;After a thorough investigation into Blakesbreaks&#8217; operations, we have decided to permanently remove the seller from our platform, including the specific employees involved in misconduct.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even Former NFL Players Will Scam You On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Whatnot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Whatnot<\/a>? PART 1 &#8211; blakesbreaks Blake Martinez<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pokemon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pokemon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pokemontcg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pokemontcg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pokemoncards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pokemoncards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wc4YQiLK25\">pic.twitter.com\/Wc4YQiLK25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RattlePokemon (@RattlePokemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RattlePokemon\/status\/1685067651146534913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have refunded all buyers impacted by the infractions. If you believe you were affected by an incident on his streams, please submit the details here, and we will investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On August 4, 2023, a message from the Whatnot Twitter account revealed Martinez&#8217;s account has been permanently barred from the market.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former LB Blake Martinez, who retired from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> to pursue a career in selling Pokemon Cards, has been banned for scamming collectors (per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheAthletic<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>More details here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/88qcwsRmhy\">https:\/\/t.co\/88qcwsRmhy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VczdDF8sVW\">pic.twitter.com\/VczdDF8sVW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uSTADIUM\/status\/1688219490348072960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The tweet said: \u201cWe really appreciate the community\u2019s commitment to reporting trust &amp; safety issues. Our priority is ensuring a fair and honest experience for customers and upholding our community guidelines. After a comprehensive investigation into Blakesbreaks\u2019 operations, we have decided to permanently remove the seller from our platform, including the individual employees involved in misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BANNED: \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33 <\/p>\n<p>Former Packers LB Blake Martinez has been permanently banned from reselling Pok\u00e9mon cards on Whatnot over scamming collectors, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dexerto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dexerto<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5l74JsC3Y6\">pic.twitter.com\/5l74JsC3Y6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GBP Daily &#8211; Rob Westerman lll (@GBPdaily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GBPdaily\/status\/1688222642094940160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His greatest two seasons were spent in Green Bay when he amassed 299 tackles (188 solo) and eight sacks. 2019 saw the Packers win the NFC North once more, but they fell to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez&#8217;s contract expired, making him a free agent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ex NFL LB Blake Martinez Has Reportedly Been Banned From Reselling Pokemon Cards After Allegedly Scamming Collectors <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OMSHWkFHsx\">https:\/\/t.co\/OMSHWkFHsx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7HCKba1qhq\">pic.twitter.com\/7HCKba1qhq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1688207050415734784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Panthers Sign One Year Contract With Pass-Rusher To Strengthen Their Defence\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/panthers-sign-one-year-contract-with-pass-rusher-to-strengthen-their-defence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Panthers Sign One Year Contract With Pass-Rusher To Strengthen Their Defence<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Martinez had previously received little notice from the public outside of the most ardent NFL fans, but this time, it was for the wrong reasons. Former Giants&#8217; Blake Martinez Allegedly Scammed Pokemon Card Collectors, Gets Banned Blake&#8217;s Breaks, the former team co-leader trading card resale business that focuses on Pokemon and sports memorabilia, was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":432153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,48],"tags":[2258,12868,12869,12870],"class_list":["post-432152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york-giants","category-nfl","tag-blake-martinez","tag-blake-martinez-news","tag-blake-martinez-pokemon-card-scam","tag-giants-blake-martinez"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}