Economically speaking yes, things are extremely f’ed due to incompetence at the top.
Realistically? People are spending assloads of money on stuff they don’t need.

All I buy are the basics, and there’s plenty to go around! The professional consumers however, are devastated by the shortages on useless junk. There is nothing I’m running out of, except more pinball machines to buy.

I COULD sell them, but I’ve got them setup at my arcade and immensely enjoy these games. I’m not buying to flip. This is really an elaborate way to say: reflect on your life and find out what you really need. You’ll be happier when you cut out all the extra crap

Gradual comeback. The game store next to my arcade has paid close attention to the market.
TCG’s and the collector card markets learned their lesson from the 90s against saturating it to all hell. They are very careful with printing quantities, and their most successful racket has been allocation. They make it extremely hard for anyone even the huge chains to get more than a box or two of cards. Ever been to a target on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s when the Pokémon cards restock? Bedlam!

A few months ago when I was chatting with my buddy at his store, a woman came rushing in yelling, “DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE Pokémon CARDS?”
My buddy answered no, and suggested Target.
The woman burst into tears, “I already TRIED and they sold out when I got there at 8am this morning! When will you get your order??”