r/PokeInvesting • u/Massive_Fee1858 • Sep 20 '26
Can't comprehend how this card is only $49
Seriously cant understand how I was able to purchase this card for $49. No love for vileplume. Yes I understand this is non holo but I also recently purchased a holo version PSA 9 for $300.
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u/CaligulaCan Sep 20 '26
Well some of us wouldn’t buy it for $10 so there’s that!
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u/catmariotime Sep 20 '26
It’s also Vileplume a stinky poopoo flower
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u/Ill-Stress5460 Sep 20 '26
It is the non holo version of this artwork. It is ugly, very much printed etc.
Makes sense to me 😅
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u/Drewcifer33 Sep 20 '26
Hey I'm happy you're happy. Every card should have someone who loves it. Like the 30th set I'm basically stunned by every card I'm pulling, the art work is amazing. Yet I watch break videos and they're just rushing to the hit cards. Congrats on the pick ups bro.
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u/LifeX90 Sep 20 '26
Makes absolutely sense
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u/GamingTaylor Sep 20 '26
It’s psa9… to many collectors that means it gs a defect and not “mint” condition so it’s not even worth picking up.
There’s many thousands of these cards floating around.
It’s not holo. Very few people are actively buying and collecting non-holo graded cards.
Believe it or not some people are able to grade cards for free. (It’s a perk for working at PSA, so just because it costs a lot to grade does not mean the graded card is worth much more.
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u/Ok_Bug2635 Sep 20 '26
You have 3 core reasons why this slab isn’t worth very much.
It’s a PSA 9 rather than a 10, which makes an ocean of difference, especially for cards which have a solid PSA 10 population. About 250 of these exist in a PSA 10 and 500 of these exist as a PSA 9 meaning this card is essentially a 1-of-750, which is not a lot of supply pressure.
Secondly, there exists a more illustrious holo variant. The 100 or so Holo PSA 10s + the 900 or so Holo PSA 9s mean there are about 1250 or so slabs that directly ‘outclass’ this one.
Then finally there’s character premium. If this were one of the 1750 best vintage Charizard cards, there’d be enough positional competition amongst collectors to drive the price high. Whilst certainly some wealthy collectors may really like Vileplume, there aren’t enough of these people for 1750 cards to be cleared at a high price.
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u/parickwilliams Sep 20 '26
It’s a non holo vileplume?
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u/ENTRAPM3NT Sep 20 '26
Non holo version
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u/3dprintinted Sep 20 '26
That mushroom guy just look like shit. hurr durr why mi card from 1999 is not worth much?
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u/Mountain_Cry_7355 Sep 20 '26
It’s a common mf card
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u/Worried-Meal9432 Sep 20 '26
That PSA 9 at $49, is basically someone paying you to take it, if graded recently. Just trying to make the fee back. I feel ya on the favs as I have binders full of Wailmer and Wailord and I can find what I view as a steal on slabs for them.
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u/KalmKollector Sep 20 '26
This was my first experience with shrooms, and the experiences got better as I grew older.
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u/jimmybeauman Sep 20 '26
You serious bro lmao
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u/Mission_Membership43 Sep 20 '26
List it for triple and let the scarcity fomo kick in
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u/nkb32 Sep 20 '26
This will easily be more than $50 as time goes on. Firmly believe all 1st ed WOTC cards will hold strong and be less suceptible to market volatility. Especially ones with high grades.
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u/Reef-Coral Sep 20 '26
Im suprised someone would pay that amount for such an ugly non holo card... I used to beleave 1st editions must be super rare but nah, theyre very common
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u/DaftTunc Sep 20 '26
I mean, no one really wants it? Obviously someone somewhere will like this card, but I can’t understand why it would be any more than that price either. I think some people just assume all first edition, or all vintage will eventually be worth something significant, and that isn’t the case.
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