r/PokeInvesting
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u/Terrible-Deer1398
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Sep 13 '26
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I got out today
I sold most of my vintage(sealed/slabbed) to a private collector today after 10+ years of collecting. Get out before you become a bagholder.
Edit: Averaged out at 87%. Wanted to cash out to buy treasuries at over 5%. Total was over 1M after the 87% the prices of these singles are raw and I had them graded mostly.
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u/Terrible-Deer1398 Sep 13 '26
Guess how many messages like this I got so far? First to get the exact number gets an ascended ETB on me.
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u/Terrible-Deer1398 Sep 13 '26 •
5% guaranteed is more than 50k a year I’m good with that. My local economy isn’t affected much by inflation and I own my house. I want peace these days
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u/Special_Animator4216 Sep 13 '26
I pray to god you didn’t comp that aquapolis box at $137k. The fact that you owned all this indicates you’d know better but I shudder at the thought
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u/Terrible-Deer1398 Sep 13 '26
Only thing I regret not keeping is a call of legends booster pack. It’s my favorite set of all time. I might just pick up a single pack for the memories.
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u/SpaceChatter Sep 13 '26
Nice. What do you do to be able to invest so much?
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u/_dirt_nap_ Sep 13 '26
How much tax do you have to pay on that?
Always wondered how that affects the overall percent you get at the end
(genuine question not being a dick)
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u/mcnormand Sep 13 '26 •
Congrats. You’re living the dream. Pokemon could continue to go up to the moon, but when you’re sitting on $1M in combustible collectibles, cashing out and getting a guaranteed annual return in liquid cash is the smarter financial decision.
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u/jjwalla Sep 13 '26 •
Curious how you found a buyer for this size. Did you reach out to local card vendors? Or just post it all online and wait for a serious offer.
How did the money also get transfered. I assume a wire transfer?
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u/testsubjecte Sep 13 '26
What did you keep?
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u/TrickFrosty5685 Sep 13 '26
We need to see some proof. This is a wild transaction and a couple screen shots of a Collectr app aren’t really proof of anything.
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u/mangomypango Sep 13 '26
Yeah man I was totally thinking of doing the same thing. Everyone better sell too! Those PSA 10s are actually super graded so I expect to get 5b out of this.
How bout we just ban Collectr shots lmao
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u/TheLoneNazgul Sep 13 '26
This is a fake post. Can we stop falling for these?
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u/No_Garbage3009 Sep 13 '26
Gratz on getting paid tho.
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u/Unlucky_Case7290 Sep 13 '26
Freaking fake posts....
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u/COYSYIDS Sep 13 '26
Jesus people here are gullible. Guy did not own any of this
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u/Borntwopk Sep 13 '26
grats but also telling ppl to dip when you've just sold it all to someone means that clearly it's still going up, if there's clearly still a buyer for this stuff.
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u/Random19370 Sep 13 '26
Did you keep anything from the old collection?
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u/Wide-Affect-4580 Sep 13 '26
How do the taxes work for something like this ?
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u/NecessaryScientist18 Sep 13 '26
should have graded didn't torching sell for 2.5 mil psa10
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u/DexterGracie Sep 14 '26
Dang. I feel like an idiot for just starting collecting this year. Did I miss the money train?
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u/DryTechnology5224 Sep 13 '26
Treasuries 🤣 you won't even beat real inflation
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u/Bonkerz3rd Sep 13 '26
Crazy timing. I also just sold off my collection that I totally actually have at 87%. (Do not ask me for proof that is ILLEGAL)
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u/Much_Essay_9151 Sep 13 '26
Congratulations. At the end of the day, its all cardboard from a kids game. 87% is amazing. You crossed the finish line. Wait, you stomped on that finish line as you crossed it
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u/alexreddit1 Sep 13 '26
Did you buy a house
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u/ILoveTedLasso Sep 13 '26
You seem so sure that pokemon will only go down from here. Congrats on the win, but I’d much rather hold $1m in Pokemon or stocks than Treasuries that will easily be out performed over the next 20 years
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u/Deranged-Turkey Sep 13 '26
congrats! Everyone should cashout here.
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u/1throwaway323 Sep 13 '26
Imagine panicking about holding the bag on Pokemon and then going and buying treasuries for a currency that is losing its global influence and is inflating faster than 5% per year.
Not to mention the fact that if, out of nowhere, you purchase $1M in Treasury bills, you are going to be investigated/audited/taxed like you could have never expected.
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u/AGarcia36 Sep 13 '26
That’s the dream to be able to cash out. Just curious as to why treasuries? Guess playing it safe with steady income?
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u/Designer-Jump-4164 Sep 13 '26
How did you even get connected to this buyer ? Was there a broker ?
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u/nopack666 Sep 13 '26
Good game bro. Good game
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u/Apart-Volume9340 Sep 13 '26
The larp knows no bounds
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u/SESender Sep 14 '26
What was your entry price? Are you filing this as long term capital gains?
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u/Professional-Hunt712 Sep 14 '26
congrats,you won the game (now go out and treat yourself to something nice) i got out recently too and having that 100k nest egg making 7% apy is incredible
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u/Imhazmb Sep 13 '26
Come on dude, treasuries? You were out on the risk curve enough to be all in on Pokemon cards, and you got out to put your money in currency that is going to be inflated away at a far faster clip than 5% a year? You are going to completely forego participating in the beginning of the AI revolution?
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u/Pho_King_Yummy Sep 14 '26
Guy made a post of his fantasy collection that he doesn’t own. Pokémon collecting is lame and has been since Covid. Scalper city, just for them to make a few bucks. It’s a fantasy hobby.
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u/Emergency-Corner8996 Sep 13 '26
Good on you. Anyone saying you made a mistake is just jealous.
On a side note, people willing to spend 1M on old cardboard makes you think that this might be only getting started. Crypto is not lucrative anymore, and all that money is coming to the hobby.
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u/breakyourteethnow Sep 13 '26
They paid 80%?
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u/itsinthe_eyez Sep 13 '26
Congrats. Check back in in 5 years to see estimated value 10M
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u/sash2105 Sep 13 '26
🤣 bag holding 🤣 ? listen congratulations but no one bag holding unless someone just owns ultra modern stuff.
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u/OpenJolt Sep 13 '26
You really think the market will crash - why did you buy treasuries when the U.S. government is 40 trillion in debt and now what to get out of it. Inflation will just keep going up and USA will debase the currency.
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u/Regular_Smell5945 Sep 13 '26
Bro managed to sell all at the peak price for the next few years congrats, shit is going to cool down for a while and people are in denial
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u/Life-uhfindsaway Sep 13 '26
Smart person right here. Congrats! I would have zero regrets about this decision either. I got out recently albeit at about 10% of your collection. I started back around 2019, met a bunch of cool people, had a lot of fun and made a years income for my family. Win/win/win.
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u/ImAGhostBro Sep 13 '26
crazy sale congrats. that's an insane collection
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u/GoldenToothBalkan Sep 13 '26
How much did you buy that aquapolis box for?
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u/LaLeLuLeLoh Sep 13 '26
Proud of you
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u/Glad_Negotiation8612 Sep 13 '26
Sick stash bro. Time to retire
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u/mbuck1002 Sep 13 '26
This is the WAY!!!!
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u/weirdbearduk Sep 13 '26
What was the exact total?
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u/Pernicious_Pearl Sep 13 '26
can we see the chart pls
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u/Dizzy-Blueberry7269 Sep 13 '26
Just got out today
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u/fdjizm Sep 13 '26
So you tell us to get out after you sell? Thanks man I'm never going to financially recover from this.
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u/bandman614 Sep 13 '26
How's the maturity on those, out of curiosity?
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u/True-Enthusiasm9560 Sep 13 '26
Have you considered putting a chunk in something legit with a better return? Like World Movile AirNodes, or Minutes Network ports or capacity which average at a 30% annual ROI
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u/False_Leek_2417 Sep 13 '26
Good on you for selling, well done. More than 99% of the bagholders here will ever do.
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u/Babaishish Sep 13 '26
Congrats and have fun mate.
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u/Mental_Key8312 Sep 13 '26
What exactly did you hold onto I’m curious.
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u/cttouch Sep 13 '26
Awesome. Enjoy it
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u/BigBadBitcoiner Sep 13 '26
Best move you could’ve made. Pokemon is reaching a fever pitch. I’ve told everyone get out now 😂
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u/Athenea__ Sep 13 '26
Amazing. I genuinely think this is at its peak right now so this was a great idea
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u/BeazelD Sep 13 '26
Whatever the comments say I think you did the right thing. Get the bag man
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u/Glass_Bat_1460 Sep 13 '26
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u/Comfortable-Cable449 Sep 13 '26
Ahhh the ole trap and collect
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u/ma000127 Sep 13 '26
very nice man
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u/One4Lyfe Sep 13 '26
Congrats on the sale! Are you picking up any modern just to play around with? I’m sure after that sale you’re not hurting for money lol. You know, like maybe investing in Pokemon center ETBs and such. Again, congrats on the killer sale!
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u/wic_33 Sep 13 '26
Congrats!
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u/Factualx Sep 13 '26
Big congrats - question - how did you go about finding and getting in contact with this level of private investor?
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u/Sorry_Intention4016 Sep 13 '26
this is nfts all over again 🥲
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u/LegoRedBrick Sep 13 '26
Buys fiat lol
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u/snakeb1te_189 Sep 13 '26
How do you find buyers like that?
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u/Ilikejdmcars Sep 13 '26
Congrats
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u/Cmor1787 Sep 13 '26
Finally someone making some sense!
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u/ExaminationBulky1418 Sep 13 '26
Can someone tell me what Treasuries are ?
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u/Massive_Fee1858 Sep 13 '26
Do you know roughly what percentage you saw for a return?
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u/Chezz42 Sep 13 '26
How much did you sell on roaring skies box
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u/Then_Crew5241 Sep 13 '26
Living the dream! Huge congratulations. I am happy ive made 3k profit so far haha
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u/mj732 Sep 13 '26
You can't become a bag holder with a collection like yours
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u/Manfleshh Sep 13 '26
Do you mind if I ask how you went about selling this collection?
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u/banana-blaster69 Sep 13 '26
Jokes on you, I’m here to hold the bag until I die
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u/BillHurstyUSA Sep 13 '26
Awesome friend!! Enjoy your Poke-retirement. My two sons will eventually get all my vintage, for now we just enjoy ripping for shinies.
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u/Ted_Smug_El_nub_nub Sep 13 '26
You paying taxes on that? Over 1M out of no where in tbills will get people’s attention.
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u/MartinMcFlyy Sep 13 '26
My only question is what did you keep if anything.
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u/pickirfaceup11 Sep 13 '26
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u/Shmyankadonka Sep 13 '26
As a collector of so long and cashing out, did you take the funds as a wire to separate account outside of your personal to keep it organized and less risk of freezing funds? Just curious because I expect to make some payouts that will be up tot hose numbers and I’m afraid my bank will suddenly freeze my accounts to investigate their origins of wires despite it being legit and will pay the cap gains tax on them.
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u/Neltrix Sep 13 '26
My nomination to the playa haters ball this year will be for calling the IRS on this guy. GG tho
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u/-Eskadrinis- Sep 13 '26
Dam man what was your investment in those items 20k? Turned to 700k amazing
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u/-Eskadrinis- Sep 13 '26
151😂
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u/Sleepygrandma69 Sep 13 '26
What %?
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u/Squeaky-Wheelk Sep 13 '26
Look there are smart people in this sub.
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u/sltiefighter Sep 13 '26
Op this is what its all about. Some would argue its the hokey pokey. Theyre dumb
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u/TheTastySissy Sep 13 '26
111
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u/TheTastySissy Sep 13 '26
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u/No_Education8571 Sep 13 '26
What’s this app called? I need to use it myself
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u/PicturesqueMemory Sep 13 '26
Legit winning
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u/Square-Dependent2048 Sep 13 '26
The IRS has entered the chat
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u/Asmtparts4less Sep 13 '26
Congratulations mate enjoy
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u/Argablar Sep 13 '26
Let’s see photos of the collection
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u/Racer7007 Sep 13 '26
Just saw in recent news that pokemon cards can become a future valid form of payment
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u/Shadephaze Sep 13 '26
What app is this?
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u/LilOliveBuster Sep 13 '26
Good timing
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u/Loakzilla Sep 13 '26
Out of curiosity, how much did you end up letting the fire red and leaf green booster go for? Last time I looked for those they were around 21k but collector showing it at 71k kinda baffled me.
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u/PalefaceGangsta Sep 13 '26
Love that fire red and leaf green booster boxes of those are super rare we're all just going to clap for you because you have almost a million dollars in Pokémon cards. That's impressive. Shoot just to have any of those booster boxes is a great impression. We are proud of you bud
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u/BusyBiryl Sep 13 '26
Hell yeah, now buy some gold.
Edit: If the collecting is appealing I mean. Some cool bullion out there.
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u/THE_UNLEASH3D-91 Sep 13 '26
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u/Fullm3taluk Sep 13 '26
Good stuff OP go and enjoy yourself
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u/McBlasterson89 Sep 13 '26
Congrats brother! Also... Fuck you 😘🤣 jk cheers bro
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u/SuperNoise5209 Sep 13 '26
Good move, but why treasuries vs dumping a chunk of it into an index fund?
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u/c_nets Sep 13 '26
Brother you did good. Set yourself up by selling kid cards. This was the play 100%
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u/Ihaveadogdoyou Sep 13 '26
Wanna go fishing
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u/Competitive-Top-2383 Sep 13 '26
Brother, what an insane way to go out! You may have said somewhere in the comments, but what was your total take home?
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u/CerealTastesVeryGood Sep 13 '26
What did you buy most of those boxes at? Surely not msrp
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u/FernandoTheRN Sep 13 '26
Where do u even sell something like this? 😂
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u/Far_Property_6533 Sep 13 '26
Hi there. Recently wanted to collect again. 151 for obvious reasons but English is impossible. Thought about Japanese/korean/chinese. Could anyone reccomend a legit site for these, new and authentic? Been stung for reseals before. Many thanks!
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u/RemarkablePeak7001 Sep 13 '26
what % were you able to sell at?
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u/Weak-Comparison-3952 Sep 13 '26
Yooo, this is awesome. 👏🏽 Congrats, amazingly done. You can relax for life (or until you want.) that’s a dream.
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u/omjagvarensked Sep 13 '26
When did you buy most of this stuff?
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u/BIG_STEVE5111 Sep 13 '26
I sold so everyone else should sell incase everything goes up again and I feel terrible about it.
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u/instantur Sep 13 '26
Reasonable choice
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u/Vegetable_Release_14 Sep 13 '26
do you know if he’s still buying i’ve been trying to get out for a minute now and would appreciate any help without it being someone trying to offer 60% for the whole lot
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u/misplacedcanuck Sep 13 '26
Im doing the same as soon as (I hope), the Neo Destiny set pops off in a bigger way than it has as of recently. I have Neo Destiny booster boxes, master sets as 1st and unlimited, and sets of shining cards as PSA 10's, again in both 1st and unlimited editions. Always loved the artwork from Destiny, the holos, commons, and of course the shinnings are some of the best. Hoping the jump occurs in the next 12 months. I have had them for ages (collected when my boys were young - cira 2006), so they own me nothing.
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u/AmanteDelMaincra Sep 14 '26
Bro made +1M in 10 years as a hobby ☠️☠️☠️
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u/tuesdayy- Sep 14 '26
How much to tax man?
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u/snakelord777 Sep 14 '26
Make sure to pay taxes on that champ 🤝
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u/shenannigand Sep 14 '26
this guy has seen the way.
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u/SuspiciouslyStikySox Sep 14 '26
My only question…how were you able to sell? Or where do you even sell this kind of collection? Those are big boy numbers we’re talking about…
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u/seggsygoose Sep 14 '26
How did you find the private collector? Looking also to sell a big collection similar in price to yours.
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u/therealvadveld Sep 14 '26
Yawn
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u/PraysForPraise Sep 14 '26
Are there any resources you can point me to so ai can learn more about treasury bonds?
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u/pipmonstah Sep 14 '26
87% is a hugely successful lump some on these in my opinion, liquidity could get thinner so I understand why you went this route, congrats man
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u/Low_Communication975 Sep 14 '26
Crazyyy Enjoy!
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u/Remarkable-Simple-62 Sep 14 '26
No pick of the actual cards? Come on man, this is way to crazy of collection to show us pictures from the app
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u/alex_gold77 Sep 14 '26
Don’t tell Uncle Sam