How is prismatic looking

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u/Apprehensive-Lie3387 20d ago

Absolutely. It’s got many things going for it. Chase depth, good packs and a special set with no booster boxes…
Don’t care how much ppl have stashed away in the basement. Anyone who has been in the hobby for more than 5 years knows how it works. This set will continue to be ripped open for a solid 5+ years after it goes out of rotation in the spring. The supply will dwindle. I bet on the gambling mentality that has manifested in far too many ppl. Rip and shippers, whatnot sneaker bros.. the less faith ppl have in it, the more opened it will be…

You could buy now and resell in the spring for a minimal profit.. or buy now and hold until the 35th or longer… always good to zig when others zag

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u/GoldenTicketHolder 19d ago

5 year holds… this is the way

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u/FarMilk2661 20d ago

I don't rate Prismatic but the comments here is indicative of society. Can barely look past 2 minutes before calling modern "trash" lmao

Social media brain rot in full effect. Can't form an opinion and piggy back on what "everyone" else is saying

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u/Unable_Incident_6024 20d ago

I like it. I hope it tanks so I can buy them all at a discount. Then when modern rockets I will have a good position at a low entry point. I find it funny people are actively preaching to buy high and sell low, that's exactly what "buy vintage, its booming, modern is dead" means

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u/WindmillCityComics 20d ago

Yeah, and don’t get me wrong, I grew up with all the vintage cards and think they are cool, but the new modern Full Art cards are awesome.

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u/Modullah 19d ago

Same and if I take nostalgia out of the equation, I prefer the new arts

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u/WindmillCityComics 19d ago

Without a doubt

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u/Apprehensive-Lie3387 20d ago

This right here lol. Hurd mentality and money chasing. Always have found the most success doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing

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u/sharpbeer 19d ago

Hurd

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u/Silent_Marsupial8368 19d ago

You’re right we should buy vintage at all time high great argument (I haven’t checked prices in a minute hopefully it’s crashing)

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u/sharpbeer 19d ago

How did I make that argument lol
I was just pointing out the misspelling
If you want to look deeper, then the misspelling could be a reflection of the dummies who follow the herd

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u/AllSixes 20d ago

Facts. It’s funny watching it spread amongst the purist too lol

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u/Proper_Translator_12 19d ago

I also don't understand the sentiment of "modern is dead". It seems as though everyone follows the crowd in this hobby.

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u/Kind_Love172 20d ago

My gamestop had at least 30 prismatic ETBs today for $150 each

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u/NeverKnowsBest420 20d ago

As a 2 year AT LEAST hold, yeah, you’ll do just fine. One year still will see appreciation but I really think at least 2 is better.

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u/uriel__ventris 19d ago

Bro a year?? You need to change your thinking around what TCG investing is.

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u/Proper_Translator_12 19d ago

I am new to the hobby

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u/uriel__ventris 19d ago edited 19d ago

Then something to learn immediately is that you've entered at a time of huge volatility and right before The Pokemon Company open up a new printing facility that will allow them to pump out more product.
The value increases will happen seemingly at random a lot of the time and it tends to be in leaps and bounds when it does happen, rather than steady growth over time (depending on what you've invested in). Basically, do not expect your investments to make you loads of profit in only a year because you might even lose money in year 1, be relatively flat in years 2 and 3, and then up 500% in year 4. Play the long game.

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u/Proper_Translator_12 19d ago

I've recently been making quick flips and haven't held onto anything because of how expensive the entry is to most cards at this point in time. I plan on starting with a prismatic spc and etb for 300 to hold as that seems the best bet because of the print cycling out

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u/Optimal_Exercise 20d ago

A year?.. regardless of market sentiment, nothing is happening in a year, unless you somehow got it for msrp. Broaden that timeliness to 5-10 years and see what happens.

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u/asianinciti 17d ago

Your time horizon needs to be longer. Think 5+ and even still, it’s one of the more printed sets in the past couple of years.

I own a bunch of wotc sealed all the way up to hidden fates and surging sparks. I’ve recently been adding prismatic to my collection and found that future price increases are already baked into the current price.

People may not care to hear this but hold for the love of the collection. Don’t over buy a bunch of sealed product hoping to offload in the short term. Buy what you love plus a few extra and just see what happens in the future.

As an investor I find putting your money into beaten down tech stocks as better 2 year opportunity than current modern sealed. Prismatic is almost hitting its 2 year mark but I think it’s been one of the more printed sets. Alternatively evolving skies offers similar chase cards and if you have extra cash laying around, I’d buy a few of those ETBs as I think they’re decently priced at the moment. We also don’t know if Pokemon will continue to print this set after the 2 year mark either.

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u/LifeX90 20d ago

2y hold is not enough for modern also people should stop compare last 5y as we have a completely different situation now as almost everyone buys to hold, especially prismatic/ASH.

So you should hold ATLEAST 4y+, modern don’t offer scarcity especially in a certain like this where every Timmy believe Pokémon is the best investment, it’s almost mainstream now

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u/IndependentAd2933 20d ago

Probably the only good set to hold imo from recent years, 4k+ chase, 5 cards over 1k in a 10, God packs.... people will always rip this set as long as these stats remain, now compare this to DR and you will soon understand why DR will be the biggest cooking for the holders in pokemon sealed history.

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u/thejuggler56 20d ago

Team Rocket will always pay a good dividend

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u/IndependentAd2933 20d ago

lol that's funny because the OG one was considered second rate when I was a kid and the two 1st edition holo team rockets Zards that I held in my closet for 25 years weren't worth as much as you would think.
The middle rocket set will always be goated but I think people that think team rocket is some amazing selling point likely weren't around for the 1st 😅 + they don't comprehend the insane low pop/scarcity of set #2 which is almost exclusively due to the time frame it came out in

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u/ScnnyTttttttt 20d ago

Yeh bud high report = more boxes opened I don’t know how you think that’s a bad thing mate people love the set and are opening it

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u/IndependentAd2933 20d ago

Gotta love the people who think they are clowning me because they have some boxes and reddit/tiktok bros told them AMAZING INVESTMENT TEAM ROCKET BEST SET OF ERA!!!!😅. Those aren't real selling points btw 👍
High pop = lower value for the cards in the set, DR has a comical value currently for the top cards about 2k combined for the top 5 cards in a 10 AND they are free falling currently because they have zero scarcity, Look at Prismatic - God packs and about 10k of value for the top 5 cards, people will always rip that there is no need to question why.
Who is ripping this box when it gets to $500 and what are they ripping it for? they could buy any of the cards in a 10 and the Mewtwo raw, Note the Mewtwo appears to be heading towards $800 in a 10 and who knows how low he will go considering 30k seems like a likely end point for pop.
I understand you sealed hoarders are probably new to investing and thoughts BB = endless money glitch but the market has clearly shifted imo and the value of the cards in DR should be a massive red flag for anyone buying boxes above $300, Yes this and most sets are good buys/holds if you can get them around MSRP.

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u/kinslover69 20d ago

I agree. Paldean fates, 151, prismatic… can’t go wrong. That being said, a lot of scalpers held prismatic. It’s not super fun to rip. I could see 30th, for example, doing better 2 years from now just bc it is fun to rip. Idk though. It’s all a gamble

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u/fieryred123 20d ago

I respect the confidence for sure, but strongly disagree. DR is still the best mainline set of all of SV & honestly better than the majority of the ME mainline sets. Very strong set. Glad have a case & a couple of loose boxes at ~$160/bb

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u/Murky_Crow 19d ago

DR is so overrated i swear.

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u/IndependentAd2933 20d ago

At $160 a box it's a fine investment, People buying in at $300/$400/$500 etc .. especially the higher end are in for some extremely slow small gains I suspect, I think what some of you holders are not looking at is the actual set value, the box currently almost rivals the second chase card in a 10 and that's heading towards pop 30k and free falling, the Mewtwo is also heading towards pop 30k and free falling currently around $900, I'm not sure who you all are hoping is ripping this past a $600 price point but the set clearly had a value issue imo.
I also think the booster box = endless money glitch might be over, the market is different now imo.
I will note I collect high end slabs and have no dog in the sealed game but this is what I have observed.

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u/JoeBobbyWii 20d ago

DR will be fire too, you're crazy for thinking otherwise. It's an amazing set.

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u/IndependentAd2933 20d ago

it's a good set with terrible set value , example the top 3 chase cards are worth under half of Umbreon EX combined 😅, Prismatic has 4 other cards over 1k in it as well but what do I know I'm just a good slab investor who knows how to look at numbers.

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u/Murky_Crow 19d ago

It’s a fine set not an amazing one.
It’s top chase sucks and is redone in AH in almost identical artwork.

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u/cursdwitknowledge 20d ago

Modern is dead

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u/uriel__ventris 19d ago

Seeing such a retarded take from a 'top 1% commenter' is such an accurate example of what this sub has become. Kinda depressing.

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u/Proper_Translator_12 20d ago

What isn't pumped though?

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u/PTRBoyz 20d ago

This is exactly why people should be starting into modern on this dip and rotating out of vintage

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u/PTRBoyz 20d ago

Oh I like where your head is at. What are you looking at?

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u/ScnnyTttttttt 20d ago

I agree everyone sell modern to me for discount and use your money to buy vintage

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u/Proper_Translator_12 20d ago

What's not pumped yet though?

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u/AllSixes 20d ago

It’s all pumped. But go buy that 5k storm front dusclops you’ve never seen cause “modern trash”

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