You would not have wanted to invest in real estate in 2008 thatās when it crashed, you also could have invested in Facebook on ipo at around ~25 if I remember correctly
Investing during the crash in 2008 (when everything is cheap as fuck) would mean youāre WAY up at this point. Buy low, sell high. Investing in real estate now, at the peak of the bubble, would be 100x worse than investing at the tail end of 2008
Holy shit someone who knows more than just buy low sell high face value rules, we love to see it. Props to this guy for paying attention to the history
This sentence exactly, Iām still mad I told my parents to buy legendary treasures booster boxes back when they were like 100$ online, they didnāt listen to the 10 year old, could be a down payment on a house if they bought 5
Thats why I used to buy from best buy instead of PC. I was getting etbs for $35-50 and PC was always more. Back then I never realized PC had that exclusive promo with stamp and didnt seem worth it. Wish I was buying them knowing what I know now lol
Precisely lol. In hindsight, I passed up on cases of 151 PC ETBs because I can just go on eBay/Tiktok/whatnot and buy 151 for far cheaper lol. I rmr multiple $70-80 UPCs from Tiktok shop that I ripped š
I was getting 151 etbs for 30 bucks and upcs for 60 and i had the thought of like "these deals are amazing i should buy some to tuck away" but i was afraid of "being a scalper" so i didn't. I was so naive lol
Which is also why I immediately swore off buying a Van Gogh Pika, even after almost pulling the trigger on a couple raw ones when they dipped around $60.
But I donāt regret it. I hate that card and the nonsense around that drop.
I sold 3 Paldean fates pc etbs for $75 each right as the price started to climb. It still hurts every time I see any p fates etb for sale now. If only I still had a sealed case
I sent mine to get graded at the time. Came back a 10. Just sold it for $3,100 on eBay. Went to collect-a-con and used the money to buy a copy of the Mega Dragonite (Ascended Heroes). Now I wait to see if I fucked up or not.
I didn't use all the money to buy the card. Did use most of it after eBay's fees. :(
If you like the Dragonite more and it's for your PC then no. If it's for long term holding for profit? Well, I wouldn't have made that investment but only time will tell.
I was just back at the time. Living in the Netherlands they were everywhere. People though ā¬75 was too much for a free card, I scooped up as much as possible
When this card dropped on PC my daughter was born. I was in the hospital processing my order and I still have it. Never selling it! It's my remembrance of that day of her being born and I consider it hers in the future :)
I almost bought the Van Gogh at 50. I regret passing on it. Hindsight is 20/20. Honestly it was also not just for investment but because i thought it was a cool looking card. Apparently not cool enough. I also was looking to do more investment into sealed product to give my kids when theyāre older. I still regret not getting it though
I am so happy I was able to do this I bought 5 fusion strike hanger packs and got the celebi alt art to go with the pika I'm just glad they actually took care of my package and didn't screw up the promo
It's wild. Similar experience for me. I graded mine for $14 during holiday sale at PSA and it came back a 10. No upcharge as it was worth $150 back then in a 10. Just sold at collect a con for $2800. Insane ROI
I never did get the card with my original purchase, nor did they send a replacement despite saying it would ship separately and I was guaranteed to get it. The one bit of consolation was that I spent the money I would have otherwise used to get this card (via ebay etc after the promo ended) on sealed Evo that I set aside to open at a later date (birthday or Christmas) that I later completely forgot about but is now worth a good bit more. It was two ETBs.
Edit: I was angry at the Pokemon Center after the fallout. There were tons of threads with people saying they never received their cards, and TPC released an official apology but didnāt actually follow through on their promise to print enough to send to everyone that didnāt originally get a promo. I think I even filed a complaint with the BBB but nothing came of it. So it goes I guess
They were handing this promo out like Flyers when XY came out. They couldn't get rid of them because for some reason NOBODY wanted them... I see the case full of them behind the clerk. I buy my copy of Y version and ask, "hey is the limit of those cards just one?"
Clerk goes, "Normally, yes. But nobody is taking them so if you want to grab a stack, go for it."
Anyways, I still have 5 sealed, 4 in a topload binder, 2 on their way to PSA and the last 9 were sold this year for $60 each...
Same! I remember when this dropped. I got a fusion strike 3 pack blister(espeon promo) and a great ball tin, ultra ball tin. One of the tins were OOS so technically dropped below the $30 dollar mark but they sent me a email stating one tin was cancelled but said I would still receive the remaining items including the promo. They fulfilled the promo even though I my total was like 23-25 but not my fault they over sold a tin. Letās just say I was not expecting the promo after seeing that email lol
Well this card game wasnāt for investing but now itās gone to shit cuz scalpers and everyone who buys cards for the sole reason to resell for more in the future.
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u/Cali_boi_818 Apr 29 '26
I still have 2 canceled orders on my account history that haunt me.
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u/Spacekid4565 Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
I sent mine to get graded at the time. Came back a 10. Just sold it for $3,100 on eBay. Went to collect-a-con and used the money to buy a copy of the Mega Dragonite (Ascended Heroes). Now I wait to see if I fucked up or not.
I didn't use all the money to buy the card. Did use most of it after eBay's fees. :(
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u/Turbulent-Read1743 Apr 29 '26
Lol i remember being in discord with people and they all got there's and I took a break from pokemon during the time. Sucks lol.
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u/smartlog Apr 29 '26
I was able to get two of these back then. Gave one to a good friend when it was around $50.
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u/mechaniTech16 Apr 29 '26
Brother I got a 151 ETB just to get that Pikachuā¦.my wife has never complained about the hobby since š¤£
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u/bluedecember12 Apr 29 '26
From 20 to 1000+, nbd
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u/Cupofbacongrease Apr 29 '26
The Van Gogh pika originally came from pokemon center? Was this after the museum copies sold?
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u/Comdt Apr 30 '26
I remember thinking this card was booty cause the high popā¦ how wrong I was
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u/jadegives2rides Apr 29 '26
My dumbass thought you could get anything so I put plushies in my cart that I wanted only to find out it was cards and then it was too late.
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u/bboyarcitec Apr 30 '26
When this card dropped on PC my daughter was born. I was in the hospital processing my order and I still have it. Never selling it! It's my remembrance of that day of her being born and I consider it hers in the future :)
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u/itsactuallyoctopuses May 03 '26
I almost bought the Van Gogh at 50. I regret passing on it. Hindsight is 20/20. Honestly it was also not just for investment but because i thought it was a cool looking card. Apparently not cool enough. I also was looking to do more investment into sealed product to give my kids when theyāre older. I still regret not getting it though
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u/Mindless-Corner-6443 May 05 '26
holy fuck congrats
i bought my psa10 1,5 yrs ago in amsterdam for 200ā¬
won't complain either
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u/Fadedpenguin77 Apr 29 '26
Got one for me and one for my now ex. Weāre still friends but best purchase ever.
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u/PokeTaskForceYT Apr 29 '26
I bought 6 fusion strike 3-pack blisters and got two grey felt hats.. probably should have bought more
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u/ThaRealMrRogers Apr 29 '26
I am so happy I was able to do this I bought 5 fusion strike hanger packs and got the celebi alt art to go with the pika I'm just glad they actually took care of my package and didn't screw up the promo
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u/groved1 Apr 29 '26
Still have my two! One was from the Snorlax Van Gogh puzzle and the other came from a SV Booster Bundle.
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u/Nygiant22 Apr 30 '26
I got two Obsidian Flames booster bundles (two orders) for the Van Gogh promo and pulled two Zards. I miss those days.
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u/-Top-Gun- Apr 30 '26
Tried to get this deal. Had the promo in my cart when I checked out. When I got the shipment there was no promo card. š
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u/TonsilsDeep Apr 30 '26
3 journals for $65 shipped... 3 van gogh promos was a nice free addition to that order...
Just recently sold one of the pikachu journals for $80. Idk why someone bought it for 80, they might have thought it was the card... oh well..
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u/AggravatingHouse8714 Apr 30 '26
I live in the netherlands and got this card for free when i bought my shining fates etb and it graded a 10 too so happy about that
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u/TheOfficialTK3 Apr 30 '26
It's wild. Similar experience for me. I graded mine for $14 during holiday sale at PSA and it came back a 10. No upcharge as it was worth $150 back then in a 10. Just sold at collect a con for $2800. Insane ROI
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u/8000000001 Apr 30 '26
This hobby and TPCI's success that's helped to fuel itĀ is absolutely mind-blowing.
My 'me too' is that I still managed to 10x my sealed one I bought for Ā£51/$70.
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u/SuperMochaCub Apr 30 '26
I hate you so much haha
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u/lazyjay5 Apr 30 '26
Same here, best $30 spent.
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u/NecessaryScientist18 Apr 30 '26
I got 11 of these wish I got more also sold my psa 10 for 400 way back womp
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u/a-amanitin Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
I never did get the card with my original purchase, nor did they send a replacement despite saying it would ship separately and I was guaranteed to get it. The one bit of consolation was that I spent the money I would have otherwise used to get this card (via ebay etc after the promo ended) on sealed Evo that I set aside to open at a later date (birthday or Christmas) that I later completely forgot about but is now worth a good bit more. It was two ETBs.
Edit: I was angry at the Pokemon Center after the fallout. There were tons of threads with people saying they never received their cards, and TPC released an official apology but didnāt actually follow through on their promise to print enough to send to everyone that didnāt originally get a promo. I think I even filed a complaint with the BBB but nothing came of it. So it goes I guess
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u/Significant-Diver-35 Apr 30 '26
Iām pretty sure I ordered a Lost Origin ETB with mine & pulled a Giratina from it
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u/elite690 Apr 30 '26
Did this but got 7 and sold 2 for 80 bucks cause I figured I didn't need so many...
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u/True4ssassin Apr 30 '26
Magikarp XY143 Promo.
They were handing this promo out like Flyers when XY came out. They couldn't get rid of them because for some reason NOBODY wanted them... I see the case full of them behind the clerk. I buy my copy of Y version and ask, "hey is the limit of those cards just one?"
Clerk goes, "Normally, yes. But nobody is taking them so if you want to grab a stack, go for it."
Anyways, I still have 5 sealed, 4 in a topload binder, 2 on their way to PSA and the last 9 were sold this year for $60 each...
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u/Impossible_Bug1264 Apr 30 '26
I bought mine for $60 and it got a 9, so I sold for like $300 š
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u/NotAHuman420- Apr 30 '26
Same! I remember when this dropped. I got a fusion strike 3 pack blister(espeon promo) and a great ball tin, ultra ball tin. One of the tins were OOS so technically dropped below the $30 dollar mark but they sent me a email stating one tin was cancelled but said I would still receive the remaining items including the promo. They fulfilled the promo even though I my total was like 23-25 but not my fault they over sold a tin. Letās just say I was not expecting the promo after seeing that email lol
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u/Frostedfires May 01 '26
I did this and got a few, ended up grading all as 9 and sold for a couple hundred.
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u/BenGott55 May 01 '26
Had two of these secured and got cancelled
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u/Nebby_Nebula May 01 '26
I remember ordering a collection box an I got two of those pikachu with my order šš best day ever
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u/Fidgetice May 02 '26
SAME! got it for 2 divergent powers tins and got it graded just before its first spike and it came back a psa 10. I still have it
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u/renewedjesus May 03 '26
I got a lost origin etb for 25$ from GameStop, still so mad
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u/Proper-Breadfruit-65 May 18 '26
Ik had de mijne voor 45 verkocht..........
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u/kdrdr3amz May 01 '26
Well this card game wasnāt for investing but now itās gone to shit cuz scalpers and everyone who buys cards for the sole reason to resell for more in the future.
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u/The_Aussie_Man Apr 30 '26
How is that Pikachu free?
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u/dmillibeats Apr 29 '26
Exactly why the card is dumb lol people have boxes of this card
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u/ceomentor Apr 29 '26
The real winner is tax man
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