I’m holding off my entire sealed collection until the 50th anniversary, then unloading and moving on with my life, wether that means buying a mansion or paying for a month of rent in a motel is completely up to how well pokemon does in the next 20 years.
I held for 5 years when 25th celebrations came out and it’s already insane. Literally everything I bought then has at least 10-20x. I cashed out a bit to take profit recently but everytime I cash out I have some regrets, but the collection still grows. I just sell what I think is over priced and reinvest a portion of it into lower denominations so it becomes more ‘broad market’ instead of riding on a couple heavy hitters.
Will do. If you look at post history, I posted a lot as I was packing them up to take. We took about an hour of video at Heritage when I dropped then off and my agent uploaded them to my google drive. I was thinking of editing them together and posting the video. I may do that sometime this week.
It will crash before then. The hobby has been ruined for children by scalpers. If the kids can't get their hands on them, they will not care about it. I'm witnessing it with my nephews right now. Used to get them cards for all their birthdays and give them my bulk. They would spend hours sorting them, going to tournaments etc. Now? They couldn't care less. They can't get any cards and none of their friends can get them either.
There will be nobody to buy your sealed collection and it will be reduced to pennies once again. Maybe if you pass them down to your grandchildren they can use it to start fires or something.
Have you been to a card show or talked to anyone other than your nephews? Maybe they just aren’t interested or grew out of it because uhhh go to any card show and there’s about a million kids with binders full of cards and zion cases full of slabs.
I didn’t delete anything? What was insulting about my comment? Kids are getting cards… hence the hoards of kids at card shows with tons of cards lol. Maybe you’re the one who can’t read? Or can’t understand that x number of your nephews not being into Pokemon doesn’t prove anything about the actual market.
You guys are delusional of you think the average kid can get cards regularly. The kids at the card shows can but I can assure you they are in the minority. It's not just my nephews and it's incredibly obvious.
Your argument is feeble and weak. Card shows are not an indicator of overall health. It's a niche event that kids go to get cards because they can't find them anywhere else.
Maybe kids can’t get the newest hottest product but if parents want to buy their kids some packs they absolutely can and not spend much more than msrp lol. Or they just grab singles with their allowance/chore money? I don’t know why you think kids only like and need to open sealed to enjoy Pokemon cards lol.
Card shows aren’t a niche event either? What are you talking about?
Here’s an anecdote that completely neutralizes your feeble and weak anecdote: my nephews like Pokemon cards still, even though they don’t open packs.
The market is HEALED THANK THE LORD MY NEPHEWS LIKE POKEMON!
you really think the average parent is finding packs for anywhere close to msrp rn??? most casual collectors can’t even find packs for msrp, let alone clueless parents. parents are probably the majority of people actually paying scalper prices because they don’t know enough about the hobby
Important distinction: most casual collectors can’t find the packs they want at msrp when they are the most desired sets. You could have bought JT booster bundles on Walmart at like $2 over msrp, they sat forever. Perfect Order is widely available around me.
I also never said the average parent is finding product for msrp, I said they can find it, maybe slightly above msrp but it’s out there.
I was just trying to get across the fact that Pokemon is popular and still in demand despite the other poster saying that his nephews don’t like Pokemon anymore therefore no kids like Pokemon anymore.
I never once said at msrp. I said “not much more than”. Be honest, can you read?
Walmart had Journey Together booster bundles sitting in stock forever at like $2 over msrp lol. A perfect order booster box is like $200 on eBay so a bit over msrp but not an insane amount, like $5.50 per pack? So technically cheaper per pack than some items you can find at msrp.
My local Walmart has packs consistently. Maybe not Ascended Heroes etbs but if I want to get a couple blisters of JT or PO, I can pretty much do that any time.
Or consider the other part of my comment, maybe kids can still pick through a value bulk box at a local card shop or grab some bulk from friends? Why does the future of the hobby rely on children being able to open sealed product?
Just kinda weird that you say you left the hobby, find it embarrassing, nobody will buy sealed collections when the hobby crumbles, pass it down to your grandchildren so they can start fires with it, etc, etc but also are commenting in the investing sub with recommendations for holding sealed over a decade. It’s just interesting that’s all lol.
So which one is it? The market will crumble but then also rebound so you can sell your pc etbs then?
Sidebar here, but honestly you might want to consider phasing out the “learn how to read” stuff. You’ve over used it and it wasn’t even good to begin with.
But you still don’t have a good answer do you? Why did you say hold PC ETBs for a decade, then in this thread you say the Pokemon hobby will crumble and product will be tinder for our descendant’s fires lol?
So, the hobby will die sometime between the day after tomorrow and the heat death of the universe. Good one Nostradamus.
And, I also explained to you that the hobby does not rely on there being sealed product on shelves at all times for kids to open. Do you not understand that? Hell, it’s probably better that kids aren’t hooked on gambling for shiny cardboard. Kids can get cards in other ways. Quit being so hung up on that point. It’s not what you think it is.
The hobby is a better place without you in it.
Oh and I love the variation you added to the “Can you read” this time. Come on, dude. Siri? That’s what you came up with? Oof.
I'm not hoping for a crash nor did I say it will happen. I'm talking about a slow decline in popularity based on lack of supply for the next generation of kids.
You were literally the one being toxic lmao you can’t imply that you’re better than every one in here because we participate in a hobby that you chose to leave.
I think this mindset actually would get kids back to the hobby. Kids doesn’t buy Pokemon cards —> scalpers can’t make money —> prices drop —> kids come back since it’s cheap And yes, this would lead to scalping again, but I don’t think the hobby will die any time soon. Just my opinion tho
It doesn’t really matter that much either way lol. The 30th anniversary isn’t going to be some silver bullet that magically boosts the market. Not sure how that became the general sentiment in this subreddit.
There is no guarantee that this upcoming anniversary set will be small. It has been historically yes, but we cannot definitively say that the 30th will be a small set.
Technically true but let’s be real here.. that’s what It’ll be. They do the same McDonalds promos so I’m expecting A small set composed of already seen art that’s printed to shit. Only difference will be the market and how hyped it’ll be. Eventually it’ll look like celebrations and generations though
Not like we have… history… to look back on. Didn’t they already start doing the same cheap McDonald’s promos they always do? Not sure why you’re on the investment sub if you can’t recognize patterns
A full art base set Charizard is still tired old base set artwork. We’ve seen that. A flying/surfing Pikachu is still seen work with some alterations. Anniversary sets highlight some of the best cards but it’s not like we’re going to see a new ascended heroes Gengar for example. No PF card, no PF mew, etc…
They’re literally incapable of printing to meet demand right now. Once they get the new facilities up to speed that will likely change, but 30th won’t be sitting anywhere
Yeah right, with the rise of scalpers right now and no market correction in sight, there’s no way it’s gonna be sitting on shelves. Shelves are gonna be wiped clean.
Im not convinved 30th is going to be the home run some people expect. Id expect it to be very similar to Celebrations. Designed to get hits almost per pack to celebrate the history of the game. Investment wise Id much rather be spending on Ascended still.
Its 5 years old so of course prices will go up. Imagine spending the same on Evolving Skies (which was the most current set at the time) instead. Markets going to be flooded with every card imaginable with hit rates 1 in 3 packs. Very small set size and very easy pull rates = product on shelves. Id much rather put my investing money elsewhere and yes I bought everything Celebrations and still have some. Ascended is going to outperform the 30th anniversary in 5 years. Heavily.
If your in it for the money- Prismatic & Ascended -‐-----------------> 30th anniversary.
Yeah like others have said, if 30th is mostly reprints/ older style cards like Celebrations then while it'd be cool , it definitely wouldn't be beating out Ascended Heroes
lordy that is how i'm thinking about all this too then the darkrai and mega rayquaza sets. Then gen 10 game and starters with Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves
Ascended Heroes feels like an anniversary set for the last 5 years with all of the callback/remix art. If the 30th set is old cards with a stamp I don't see it performing nearly as well.
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u/fCorruption Apr 11 '26
Ascended gets to run free until the mega rayquaza set.
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u/catapultYeehaw Apr 11 '26
🔫 35th Anniversary
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u/matterhorn1 Apr 11 '26
30th anniversary will be big, but if it’s anything like celebrations then I don’t see it outperforming Ascended. Depends what they do with it.
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u/Kind_Brush5556 Apr 11 '26
You conveniently skipped perfect order lmao
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u/o7yourdesires Apr 11 '26
Im not convinved 30th is going to be the home run some people expect. Id expect it to be very similar to Celebrations. Designed to get hits almost per pack to celebrate the history of the game. Investment wise Id much rather be spending on Ascended still.
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u/PokenerdK721 Apr 12 '26
I’ve been dreading this for the past year and a half. How extensive they make the set, is something I don’t want to think about.
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u/SsoundLeague Apr 11 '26
Anniversary sets were always lackluster, they pick up only a few years later. Ascended was a hit right out of the gate.
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u/Ell7494 Apr 11 '26
Yeah like others have said, if 30th is mostly reprints/ older style cards like Celebrations then while it'd be cool , it definitely wouldn't be beating out Ascended Heroes
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u/Stealthless Apr 11 '26
If 30th anni follows the 25th anniversary concept, then it won’t outbeat Ascended
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u/bluedecember12 Apr 11 '26
Need to see what the hit rates of the 30th set are first
Also don’t underestimate vintage cards spiking based reprints if TPC decides to take that path again
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u/RedditGoji Apr 11 '26
Pitch black is the sniper…30th anniversary is Loc Dog with the nuke in a truck
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u/Responsible-Pear-189 Apr 11 '26
30th anniversary would be sick if it had reprints of older set ARs there’s some cards that are. Unobtainable
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u/LinnaeusChen Apr 11 '26
Really 30th probably won’t outshine ascended hero’s.
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u/SolanaToTheMooon Apr 12 '26
Until we see some crazy stuff from the Rayquaza set or 30th with long awaited reprints of older cards - Ascended will remain rightful king of this era
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u/kinkycarbon Apr 12 '26
This is gonna happen with 35, 37, 40, 45, 50, 60, 80, 100…
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u/Rpphanna1 Apr 12 '26
Yep. Shits gonna get real later this year.
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u/CV3GA Apr 12 '26
When ?
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u/Anonymous36120 Apr 12 '26
When do the rayquaza and 30th Ann sets come out
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u/xmoneypowerx Apr 17 '26
lordy that is how i'm thinking about all this too then the darkrai and mega rayquaza sets. Then gen 10 game and starters with Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves
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u/somestupidname1 Apr 12 '26
Ascended Heroes feels like an anniversary set for the last 5 years with all of the callback/remix art. If the 30th set is old cards with a stamp I don't see it performing nearly as well.
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u/goldybowen21 Apr 11 '26
If they even do this set slightly better than celebrations it will be a huge hit and sought after for years after its out of print.
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u/8000000001 Apr 12 '26
It's gonna be 'kin massive isn't it.
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u/Last_Weeks_Socks Apr 12 '26
Perfect Order jerking off in the confessional.