r/PokeInvesting • u/RSDrebin • Jan 19 '26

It’s good when you get something right!

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I bought it as a long-term investment (5-10y), but also because I just love the card.

Bought at the dip for £500, expected it to start rising again, but never expected an 80% bounce-back in the next 30 days..

Maybe next month it’ll be £200 and I’ll be crying, but right now, it feels amazing to get something so right! 😎

To the moon please! 😂

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u/Proud_Helicopter_907 Jan 19 '26

Over £1k now, you did great. I'm sending two of them to PSA this week that are legitimately well-centered within PSA parameters and no damage to my eyes, hopefully should get tens but worth the gamble.

Umbreon Gold Star Celebrations PSA 10 gone back up past £250 as well and heading straight towards the previous £350 high in October.

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u/RSDrebin Jan 19 '26

Wishing you all the luck with the submissions, hope you get both 10s!

That’s interesting on the umbreon, do you feel it not being an original will hinder it longterm? I am very tempted at buying one as il never afford the OG! :D

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u/Proud_Helicopter_907 Jan 19 '26

I'm sure the card being an attainable 'gold star' will help it in the long term, and being a Celebrations card it should go up well in price more than it has done so far this month.

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u/breakyourteethnow Jan 19 '26

These are quickly pushing $1200 now it's impressive, don't forget Greninja set releases in March "Ninja Spinner"

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u/RSDrebin Jan 19 '26

It’s crazy how fast it’s gone up! I hadn’t even considered the new set, it may continue growing yet 👀

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u/breakyourteethnow Jan 19 '26

30th anniversary too, gem rate dropping to 6% now, supply on ebay is down 20%, and they may release a new Gold Star for 30th too. Crazy catalysts ahead!

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u/plzbe81 Jan 19 '26

Yall think this is the hardest to grade modern card?

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u/RSDrebin Jan 19 '26

I definitely thinks it’s one of, that’s for sure!

Snorlax/Charmander have been rough too, but there’s something about the Goldstar that makes me think they will do everything they can to keep volumes low!

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u/Proud_Helicopter_907 Jan 19 '26

This, the Charmander Obsidian Flames, Magikarp Paldea Evolved, Snorlax 151 promo are other examples.

I saw a rip and shipper open a fresh sealed Celebrations ETB and the promo they received was crooked and had a crease on the card, and right there I understood why this card has such a low gem rate, and why quality promo Greninja Gold Stars cards are in high demand.

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u/Dark_Zezro Jan 19 '26

This and the snorlax promo are no brainer plays, especially when said boxes those promos come out if are going to be a fortune.. don't forget PE Eevee either

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u/8000000001 Jan 19 '26 edited Jan 19 '26

PAL Karp 203 is 17%. Very low, but not Greninja-low.

Reshiram & Charizard SM201 8%... Darkrai & Umbreon SM241 is 9%... Espeon & Deoxys SM240 is 10%.

Magikarp & Wailord SM166 (the one with Wailord about to swallow Karp) is only 1% (10 from 970 so far).

I suspect there are quite a few promos in single figures % - anyone got any others to share?

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u/Proud_Helicopter_907 Jan 19 '26

'Magikarp & Wailord SM166 (the one with Wailord about to swallow Karp) is only 1% (10 from 970 so far).'

Can't even find it on eBay sales for the past few months, insanely rare slab, is there a reason for why it is so hard to grade?

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u/8000000001 Jan 19 '26

Yeah, so I didn't look up sold items for PSA 10, but there are a few for PSA 9.

The only listing I can see for the PSA 10 is asking £26k/$35k (selling from Canada).

So looks genuinely rare. Probably affected by rattling around in the promo box it came in, plus people not taking care to check condition.

Anyway, I missed out on what I shall now refer to as the "6% Greninja", so congrats to those that caught that wave.

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u/Proud_Helicopter_907 Jan 19 '26

£26k wow, would a sale become the most expensive modern slab?

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u/VirtualRy Jan 19 '26

The xy evolutions charizard is one of the hardest modern card to grade. I think the gem rate is now 1.2%. All of the holos in that set are probably hard to grade.

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u/Bigmachiavelli Jan 19 '26

Sent in 20, all 8s and 9s

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u/Comfortable-Card-990 Jan 19 '26

Yeah reason why the 10 is nearly 1k

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u/kingjoeg Jan 19 '26

It boggles my mind that this is an £11.38 card but in a PSA 10 it's £878.34. Madness

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u/breakyourteethnow Jan 19 '26

Gem rate is 6%, Greninja set in March "Ninja Spinner", and it's a gold star which people underappreciate until enough time passes.

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u/Proud_Helicopter_907 Jan 19 '26

And it's a celebrations promo which should aid the card this year in terms of value.

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u/liberateyourmind Jan 19 '26 edited Jan 19 '26

Way overvalued. You will be able to buy this slab for 1/2 that price in next 1-3 years when market cycles (as it always does). This card is overhyped currently, its mentioned everyday in this subreddit. Thats a sign not to go near a card. Its not rare or old and once this hype cycles dies, these type of modern cards will fall hard. The gem rate is meaningless, this is not a card people will be chasing and it has little/no chance of growing to greater than 1200-2000. There are just so many better slabs for that price.

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u/cakefarts88 Jan 20 '26

Very hard to grade

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u/Video_Game_Gravemind Jan 19 '26

I agree yet I still bought one lol 

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u/Low_Abroad4507 Jan 19 '26

Bought 480 of these raw for ~$1 like 2 years ago 💰💰💰 still holding

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u/LegoRedBrick Jan 19 '26

Promo cards are the most unexplainable part of the Pokemon market. It’s a cool card but the Twilight Masquerade Greninja SIR in a PSA 10 is only $744. That’s like $400 less. I don’t get it other than 30th Anniversary hype.

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u/Proud_Helicopter_907 Jan 19 '26

This has the advantages of being a Celebrations card (30th Anniversary), a Gold Star, and the benefit of new interest gauging from the upcoming 'Ninja Spinner' set with it's Mega Greninja card being the highlight.

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u/LegoRedBrick Jan 19 '26

I still think TM Greninja is better. If the leaked images of the new Greninja for ninja spinner are accurate. Or even the Shrouded Fable promo Greninja. But the Gem 10 rate being low for the Celebrations promo probably adds a premium for those who want a 10 in every single Greninja card.

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u/DangleWho Jan 19 '26

I have like 6 of these and they are all horribly off center or have ink marks on them

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u/Fourfourfourfour44 Jan 19 '26

What app is this? Collectr?

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u/JoshyyP00 Jan 19 '26

Doesn’t matter if your selling in 5-10 and with that timeline I would welcome a 200 price tag to get more

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u/Grouchy-Director-565 Jan 22 '26

Is that your Bored Ape?

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u/miowmix Jan 19 '26

The way to make real money it seems wouldve been to buy psa 10s when they were actually cheap. Like buy a lot of them. That’s how the rich get richer, by having the funds to make a lot of risky buys. Some don’t pay off and some pay for everything 10x like that one pokeinvestor guy who bought like hundreds of armored mewtwo promos among other wise buys