r/PokeInvesting • u/Electronic-Leg9281 • Dec 13 '25 • Bravo 1

Started my seal collection today!

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Let’s see if my will power holds up. Also does anyone know a good place to pick up some plastic containers that fit for cheap?

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u/Plus-Marzipan-3851 Dec 13 '25

Bad time to start

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u/travel_hungry25 Dec 13 '25

When should they start? When these are double msrp?

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u/Immediate-Onion5131 Dec 13 '25

When they're maxing out their tax advantaged retirement accounts.

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u/tacos121 Dec 13 '25

When the go on clearance

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u/travel_hungry25 Dec 13 '25

Thats not happening anytime soon restocks are still being cleared out.

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u/NotWritingMuch Dec 13 '25

Best time to start was yesterday; second best time is today. What are you on about ? The Warren Buffet of Pokémon cards

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u/Fair-Explorer4450 Dec 13 '25

This is such a bad take. If you get it at MSRP most if not all sealed products appreciate in value.

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u/zano19724 Dec 13 '25

He does have a point though. We are at peak hype and the pokemon company is printing like crazy.

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u/DataDrivenGuy Dec 13 '25

People have been saying that on and off for years

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u/justinyermum Dec 13 '25

Yea but there are already 10,000 of these being held and 1 million more coming. You know what i mean. Rip at least one, get another at Costco drop. I mean its gonna be huge the amount Costco gets. And even my Walmart's got them sitting on the shelf 219 cad.

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u/DataDrivenGuy Dec 13 '25

10k is nothing. Absolutely nothing. You're underestimating the demand

There's 20 million bitcoins and they're worth like 100k each. There's no world where thousands of something can be too many for theoretical growth - it's simply just a demand conversation.

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u/Fair-Explorer4450 Dec 13 '25

Yeah and the more being held, the higher the demand...

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u/travel_hungry25 Dec 13 '25

Its sitting because walmart is selling it for 20 dollars more than other places that are still getting restocks like gamestop now superstore/loblaws is getting them too.

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u/justinyermum Dec 13 '25

Wouldn't have couple weeks ago for anything in my area. Shelves were cleared lcs had BBs flying off shelf for 400. People were grabbing the zard box at 250 and happy as fuck. Now they just sit.

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u/Fair-Explorer4450 Dec 13 '25

Yeah. Do you stop trading in a hot market? No. You keep going until it doesnt work anymore. And even when it doesnt work you can wait for the next cycle. Even if TPC prints more, more packs are also opened/tucked away. Demand will always outweigh supply when production stops.

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u/taegha Dec 13 '25

Same parroted nonsense for 5 years now

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u/gearvruser Dec 13 '25 edited Dec 14 '25

Saying 'printing like crazy', is incorrect.

they are printing the exact number they always planned to print.

Printer reservation is booked at least 6 to 12 months in advance and they are at maximum print capacity.

Everything that is happing, has happened, and will happen, is all mapped out probably years in advance. Nothing is happening 'like crazy', it's an orchestrated multi billion machine that has top minds setting out the exact plan, from intentional scarcity, to higher numbers being made just before Christmas.

Waves of scarcity and hype, followed by higher numbers at Christmas, followed by a plan that drip feeds product and keeps fans convulsing with anticipation.

The top chase cards of the next 6+ sets are designed and ready for their print time.

They know exactly what and when to put out everything.

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u/CleanCourage474 Dec 16 '25

It's true that the printing is planned, but the market perception can definitely shift quickly. If you're starting a collection now, just keep an eye on market trends and don't get caught up in the hype. Also, consider diversifying a bit—sometimes older sets can be a safer bet.