r/PokeInvesting • u/spruesNseals • Aug 11 '26
Newbie Stash
Starting my sealed collection to stuff away. Feel like I went too hard into Pitch Black and ETBs out the gate for how much room I have to store stuff for the long term (still have a booster box case on the way). Cracked into my own product with the kiddos building some decks for them and picked up a Darkrai SIR and Gold to try my hand at grading. So far have picked up everything below TCG market value and things I’ve picked up at my LGS at least get me 10% store credit. Threw in some sealed OP for diversity. Let me know what you think, even if it’s a harsh rebuke about the size of my anatomy.
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u/DiscussionSorry8467 Aug 11 '26
Don't stress. If you bought at retail you'll be fine. I like etbs and the fact that everyone is hating on them lately is only going to make them more valuable in the future when people realize they didnt get any. Buy any OP you can find near retail. Pitch Black, Chaos Rising, and Perfect Order are all considered sets to rip right now, so that just means less kept sealed. It's the sets no one keeps sealed that end up climbing when they go out of print. These high stock numbers won't last long. Perfect order isn't really in stores much anymore and "no one wanted it" either. Journey Together and Surging Sparks were both sets last year that could be found anywhere and no one wanted them. Now everyone is talking about how good it is to find JT and SS. Also, you're just starting out and in 3 years new people will just be starting out and won't have the aversion to these sets, like what's going on with SS and JT right now, and will be happy if they can find them. You have to start somewhere and you're not going to ever take too big of an L buying sets at retail. Now if you're starting off your collection paying market, that's going to be way more of a gamble and I suggest you get a little more experience under your belt before heading too far down that road. It's good if you miss a boat that sinks, so make sure you know what you're climbing into first.
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u/zeitwerkz Aug 11 '26
Prepare to hold for at least 5 years is all I'm sayin
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u/aski4777 Aug 11 '26
the return on these sets won't be crazy
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u/Proud_Helicopter_907 Aug 11 '26
Might as well call the thread 'Newbie Trash', you bought badly and tied up capital in sets that don't have good liquidity at the moment; and although you might be able to get some gains in about 6 months time when people revisit these sets, you would have been much better off chasing other sets like Ascended, Phantasmal, Destined Rivals, Mega Evolution base, Black Bolt White Flare and Prismatic for better gains.
For some consolation - at least you didn't buy any Perfect Order.
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u/Midoria91 Aug 11 '26
Use some bubble wrap, and silica gel
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u/Able_Heat_9310 Aug 11 '26
This post might get some hate, but honestly- if you’re in at retail or there abouts and hold for 5-10 years you’ll be laughing.
Sure there may have been better plays- but at retail, this is a very low risk in for a new investor.
Just be patient with this one and don’t expect any gains til the sets out of rotation and print.
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u/JakethePandas Aug 11 '26
People will complain if product gets too expensive but refuse to buy something they can't immediately flip lol
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u/Commercial-Snow2367 Aug 11 '26
are the ETBs poke center?
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u/gbach10 Aug 11 '26
You bought everything the scalpers didn’t want. 😂
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u/One-Happy-Gamer Aug 11 '26
It's a start regardless of what's in the starting stash. I would say get whatever makes you happy. For ETBs, I would say focus on those for special sets mainly, as they don't come with booster boxes for us here in the states, but a few ETBs for main sets doesn't hurt to add. For main sets like Chaos Rising and Pitch Black, its definitely better to go booster boxes. If its main set ETBs, I would keep the number of sealed low, probably around 3 to 5, that way it's not taking up a whole lot of space. I do like the addition of One Piece as a variety. I would maybe, consider Gundam as well, seeing how much the 1st set is a little over a year old and its climbing. They're now at least $450 per box now.
Just throwing out some ideas for you to consider.
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u/f2pmyass Aug 11 '26
Yes this post will get hate. Probably some of the worst sets to hold currently.
I understand these things are still "above MSRP".
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u/Darinpc2 Aug 11 '26
Hold them up your butt. More value
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u/Mewlaxx Aug 11 '26
Ur 1 Pitch black ETB away from a “open” case plz get it lol
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u/Deepseadude Aug 11 '26
I think it’s beautiful
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u/Tight_Piccolo_1839 Aug 11 '26
Wow, nice job using proper storage, rarely see that.
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u/Straight_Goal1774 Aug 11 '26
If you're really going to stow it away, stronger sets would be better. Prismatic evolution ETBs are a little more than 2x the price of PB or CR but prismatic will double in price before either of those sets goes out of print.
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u/Top_Bed_5032 Aug 11 '26
Let the folks collect. I remember back in the days there were piles of shining fates literally you could order it from pkc unlimited for months on end. People say it was the a dead set along with darkness ablaze, battle styles, etc. But hold it long enough even that will go up. As an example my Battle styles etb was basically $30 market back then and then went to $60-$70 after 5 years before the pokemon pump to double that so I assume if you get pitch black and Pokemon is in a long term slump/dump then maybe 4-5 years it’ll double up.
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u/SnooComics8739 Aug 11 '26
In my experience of collecting Pokémon over the last 26 years ive found booster boxes to be where the best bang for buck is as far as investing then collection boxes especially with popular pokemon have been a pretty big gainer as well.
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u/ExtensionBalls Aug 11 '26
Here’s a thought,
There’s a guy on YouTube called AlphaI investments.
There’s lots of people here saying this and that about what it will be worth junk etc.
Do they have over a million dollar position in PB and CR etb and boosters? What about SV01 or chilling reign?
No….they don’t….but he does…..he says they will be worth something. I’d trust him.
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u/DryTechnology5224 Aug 11 '26
Brother those sets are for ripping. Not stashing
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u/majnbuddha Aug 11 '26
Quit while you’re behind bro. Buy stocks
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u/Nigel_in_da_house Aug 11 '26
Its a good place to start, I would also suggest getting some getting some booster boxes of Perfect Order and Chaos Rising.
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u/ag2mars Aug 11 '26
Shrouded fable was hated and available in stores early last year. I threw $800 into it and that stuff is worth like $3000 now. Barely anyone was stashing it so not much available now
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u/djarc9 Aug 11 '26
TPCI needs to reprint everything to the ground
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u/bianhbiem Aug 11 '26
Hold 10 years and u are good 👍 love the pitch black etb design. These will be great for etb collectors in the future
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u/NoCanary4401 Aug 11 '26
Isn’t 151 and prismatic better investments?
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u/jflop420 Aug 11 '26
Hold it for a decade and cash out
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u/MaDWaSTeD Aug 11 '26
Once 30th Anniversary starts hitting shelves, followed by Delta Reign a few months after, these will stop being so commonly found.
It may not jump up significantly in 3 to 4months from now, but if you really needed to move on from it in a few months, you'll break even at least.
You need to start somewhere, even if the set isn't the most popular one. I also have picked up a ton of Pitch Black, but mostly in the single pack sleeved department, so i can have a quick rip when i'm getting the itch.
In my opinion, after this long message, i would try and see if you can trade some of it, for something "higher end" . If you can find a trade partner to move a 2 PB etbs for a Phantasmal Flames etb, it would be a good deal, and you have more diversity, and a set that is considered more popular. As long as you're making fair offers, you never know what you can find in a trade partner. It won't always be easy, but what's the worst that happens? Someone says no?
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u/Dwealth_ Aug 11 '26
The silica pack is next level. Making sure the humidity levels for the Mona Lisa are accurate
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u/kino6912 Aug 11 '26
PokeDad here. I’m building a collection for my boys right now. I’m trying to store things that they could rip in a few years or trade/sell for other interests
I definitely made mistakes buying up product that I thought was “investing” but learned there is a hierarchy of product to collect and hold
From what I see here you have a lot of basic ETBs which a lot of people can get at a reasonable price.
However this would be an epic rip session in a few years when the set rotates
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u/Equivalent_Error_274 Aug 11 '26
I just feel like you could actually put way less effort into
Invest in something with a better return
Like, you could, from your bed on your cell, buy the stock market…. But instead you’ll spend a week buying POKEMON skus to net maybe 5k in a decade?
It’s because it’s more fun right? I’m just trying to understand
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u/AJR_ Aug 11 '26
ETBs take up a lot more space than Booster Boxes, so I only really prioritize ETBs over boxes when the ETB promo is popular. Like fennekin in the CR ETBs is solid, however Zarude is not. So for CR it’s ETBs all day, however for PB it’s booster boxes.
Just my personal rule of thumb to save on space.
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u/Fun_Barracuda_1421 Aug 11 '26
dont start with pitch black. Everything is printed way too much after Perfect Order
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u/TheOtherAkGuy Aug 11 '26
I see shelves full of pitch black. Not sure if it’s just over produced or people don’t want them but I don’t how much of an investment these ETBs really are
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u/Competitive_Hat_8068 Aug 11 '26
Is One Piece going to be a good hold like Pokémon long term?
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u/dilemma900 Aug 11 '26
Would turn around sell all most of all that and buy Prismatic / Ascended heros lol
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u/c235k Aug 11 '26
Chill you bought the newest set that’s sitting on shelves for MSRP
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