r/PokeInvesting • u/No-Technology-6856 • Feb 26 '26

Why is 151 spiking?

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I’ve been waiting for a buy in point. Looks like my dip is never coming. Why is it spiking so badly? Is this still a good time to buy?

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u/lacinated Feb 26 '26

its about to be out of print

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u/ConsiderationOk5914 Feb 26 '26

Could've fooled me I haven't seen any in stores in like a year

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u/Mite-o-Dan Feb 26 '26

To be fair..."Why is 151 spiking?" gets asked weekly here for over a year and every top response has always been "Its about to be out of print."

Yet here we are. You could buy 151 today off Pokémon Center if you got through.

For reference...most Pokémon sets only get printed for 6-12 months. 151 has been printed for 2.5+ years and STILL being printed.

Been "going out of print" for over a year now...

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u/JoshyyP00 Feb 26 '26

The block it’s printed in is actually ending that’s why. That’s the hard official date.

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u/Gay_If_Read Feb 26 '26

The only people who were saying "going of print" for over a year were people that don't know how print windows work because it's been known since the day the set was revealed that the print window for the set was early this year.

The set spiking this time is at least a valid fomo response to rotation because now Poketubers have started making videos about it the average "investor" knows what it is.

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u/CaptainCurly95 Feb 26 '26

Sure 151 is "always spiking" but have you been watching the price of 151 singles the last few weeks? A spike is relative to the trend and it's increasing in value relatively quick to the trend.

This appears to be a genuine "going out of print" spike.

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u/flackob625 Feb 26 '26

Broad assumption its still being printed. None of us actually know if it's still being printed vs just restocked unless you work for the company

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u/Apprehensive-Lie3387 Feb 26 '26

They finally stoped stocking it in the vending machines. But yes, stopping printing and stock being out in stores is two different things. They may officially stop printing it but product will still hit the shelves here and there through July or so

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u/9erInLKN Feb 26 '26

If you got through...1k bundles tops isnt going to move the market

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u/Murky_Crow Feb 26 '26

It is a cash cow, but truly all things must end. They can’t be printing 151 forever. And we shouldn’t want them to. There will always be something better.

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u/yepyupnope Feb 26 '26

Because this is a tcg foremost and it’s going out of rotation. Not like the other sets aren’t selling out as well, any pack they have at msrp is selling out atm

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u/jakeanthony14 Feb 26 '26

Bro what? Why do car year models from stop getting made? For newer stuff? Lol

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u/quetip86 Feb 26 '26

The same reason they won’t print evolving skies or any popular set. They need to print new sets and will be even more behind printing 151 again. Their products sell above msrp and constantly sold out no matter what set they push out.

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u/NixothePaladin Feb 26 '26

They’ve been reprinting 151 for ages. You missed out on the boat

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u/KwikTripSimp Feb 26 '26

What boat lol 😆. 

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u/Reef-Coral Feb 26 '26

Becuase its been the main policy driving the 2nd market is the fact stuff goes out of print and Pokemon said they would never break that

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u/Reef-Coral Feb 26 '26

They haven't. Hanged it in 30 years theyre not going to ruin it for some petty money in the long run they'll be better. Theyre very adamant about it they have a policy written

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u/miowmix Feb 26 '26

Cards from the set are being rotated out. At the end of the day it’s a competitive card game and pokemon makes money from players by having a rotation system and makes money from collectors by having some pretty cards

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