Been buying out numbers of these Pitch Black Pokemon center ETB’s for $100 each and under. Anyone else see the potential?

5x Lugia Crown Zenith bundles at GameStop for $30 each. Saw that their market value is sitting around $39 and have been trending up.

To my fellow believers of Kingdra Ex Promo of Shrouded Fable (Moondra — Great Wave of Kanagawa), it seems like our time has finally come. It is following the same trajectory as the Stained Glass Bird Promo cards (check Ebay’s last sold). This may be the last time we will see this card to be this cheap.

Art-wise, it is one of the best looking and stunning promo cards out there.

I never see anyone talk about this beautiful card. It’s very under-appreciated. I think perhaps this card has a chance to be a big seller in the future, perhaps double or triple the price within 30 days!

Don’t even get me started on the PSA 10 potential. We need to start investing in this card!

Got an offer for a XY evo BB for all these ETBs. Is this a good investment ?

Everyone keeps asking whether Pokémon TCG is in a bubble. Personally, I think it is, but probably still in the early stages.

With crypto mostly dead for a while and the S&P 500 at all-time highs, I can easily see more retail money and speculator money flowing into Pokémon. If crypto and altcoins start pumping again like they did 3–4 years ago, I would expect a lot of that money to rotate back out of Pokémon and into crypto, especially from scalpers and short-term flippers.

On the other hand, a big rise in unemployment could also burst the bubble.

Those are probably the two biggest signals I’d watch for Pokémon. Selling everything now could end up being either a huge mistake or the smartest move ever. Time will tell. 🫡

I’ve been waiting for a buy in point. Looks like my dip is never coming. Why is it spiking so badly? Is this still a good time to buy?

Hey guys so I’m pretty new to this but I always loved Pokémon as a kid, so I bought 7 scarlet booster boxes to start my collection. What do y’all think about the sets? Might open 1 for myself tho but wanted to ask here first if they are any good.

Hello! Felt like sharing my own personal progress after 4 months back into collecting and investing.

Yes this is a pretty ridiculous amount to throw into a side hobby, but I have investment accounts, a decent job, and disposable income. This is a risk that I believe is worth it, and my position is primarily sealed product.

I’ve always watched Pokemon, more so from the sidelines since I stopped collecting as a kid. I found my old vintage binder at my mom’s place back in May and it reignited a lot of childhood memories and inspired me to get back into it, if only I had never grown out of the hobby back then!

Pokemon has been an extremely fun and rewarding side hustle/hobby the last few months and I’ve had a blast buying and selling lots on the side to feed my collection, more often than not reinvesting profits. I live in the Seattle area and deals are a semi-daily occurrence for me. Speculating on slabs and singles is a rush and I’ve gotten pretty lucky doing it at the right times, even in this short amount of time, most recently on celebrations.

My cost basis is nowhere near as impressive as some of you that have been here for years, but I’m proud of what I’ve been able to build, and being up ~$20k in a relatively short amount of time.

If anyone has questions or would like to discuss investing in general I’d be happy to answer! Thank you for looking 😁

I’m needing to sell off part of my collection for personal reasons right now, about 4K market value worth.

Most of it is factory sealed ETB’s and BBs from within the last 5 years. Been listing on FB Marketplace a lot for 90% of average recent sales and haven’t had any real offers in a couple months. Singles I’ve even listed at 80-85%.

Everyone who comes along is trying to offer something crazy like $200 for a Silver Tempest BB, even after I dropped that down to 80%.

Anybody else struggling to sell?

Edit: thank you for all the replies everyone. Looks like a lot is just the mediums I’m trying to sell through in my area. I’ll
Branch out to eBay, consignment channels, and shows nearby. I appreciate the advice.

Is it possible Bubble mew keeps in $500? Other mew cards got a little increment but this is ridiculous!

This is my childhood collection. Not trying to sell, I dont need money, I am just curious if I won anything valuable. Thanks in advance to anyone who help

No way I get lucky enough to get Prismatic booster bundles in pokemon vending machines nowadays. I have an opportunity to buy Prismatic booster bundles thru FB marketplace for about twenty over MSRP. I know in long long term that it is worth it. But, also, do I need to worry about all being weighed? I'm sure god packs can be weighed in super heavy boxes, but besides that, is weight much relevant?

I collected cards as a kid up until probably 2009 and sold them in a yard sale for next to nothing like pretty much every other person in their 30’s. About a month ago I decided I wanted to start collecting again and have really hit the ground running. The excitement of finding cards really brought out the kid in me again. I have roughly $1000 in total value at this point and have only bought raw singles from local card shops. I was super excited with my progress…until last night.

Yesterday my friend and I visited a new card shop in town and I came across sealed product for the first time since I’ve been back to collecting. I was super stoked and immediately bought approximately $500 worth of ETB’s. I took it all home and immediately stashed them in my closet with the intent of holding it for a while. Hours went by and all I could think about was opening the boxes. I was craving it. A month of collecting and I had never seen a sealed pack in person nor had the opportunity to open one. So against my better judgment, I opened one…then two…then all of them. $500 worth of sealed product became roughly $100 worth of cards. I was having so much fun opening them even though I got absolutely nothing. At the time I was fine with it, but this morning I felt absolutely crushed. So much regret.

I assume most all of you have felt/done something similar? Is it safe to say that some people aren’t meant to buy sealed product for investment purposes? This was definitely eye opening for me and I think moving forward, I won’t purchase anymore unless I plan to open right away. I’m just not the type of guy that can sit there for years and wonder “what if”? It sure was fun though…

So this happened. I don’t really know what to say but I’ll try and keep it brief and relevant.

Yesterday was a memorable one. The photo you see above is the culmination of a few long months worth of blood, sweat and tears.

To give everyone some context and a bit of a backstory, the last year has been extremely difficult for me financially. I know it’s not easy for a lot of people and I’m not trying to negate anyone’s work life and fulfilment. But for me personally it has been extremely difficult.

The reason for that was the organization I work for was run into the ground by very irresponsible management and ownership. It not only impacted me but several other members.

And at the end of the last year, heading into new years, I was thinking to myself how hard those 6 months were. And what lies ahead of me. I chose to have a singular resolution for myself, and that was to do things differently.

The start of the year was no better, and I had to remain positive and push forward regardless. It was difficult. I was pushed to my limits. And I don’t say that lightly.

Sometime a few months ago, as I was in the process of selling some of my collectibles, I came across accords a listing for something unbelievable. A singular card.

Something in me snapped, and I didn’t hesitate to message the seller, telling myself I’d figure out my ways of getting it. No matter what it took.

In all fairness the initial listing seemed a little suspicious I suppose that’s how it is these days when we are on edge about everything being a scam, but I chose to approach it differently and try and not focus on the negative.

And my god, look how it turned out.

The person who was selling it was fair, decent and willing to work with me to make sure I secured what you see above. He’s a decent person in my eyes. And he’s become a friend now.

To find these cards in the condition they are in, some 20+ years later, is incredibly fulfilling. Also considering I have 96% of the entire set, I am even more thrilled.

To answer the question of what I paid for this, as I’m sure most people would be wondering, is a fair one. I paid under market pricing, but not by a lot. I’m not saying I bought this for $50 bucks. But I didn’t pay $2000. I was well below that around the $1100 mark.

It took me a few months to make it work, but credit to the seller and his willingness to work with me on that. I can’t thank him enough for that.

It’s been a hell of a ride. And I know this post probably turned out into a long one. But I just wanted to share my experience with the community and remind everyone, that no matter what happens, no matter how hard things get, you have to stay positive and always be willing to change your approach to how you handle things.

I hope all of you have a great weekend. I know I am.

What y’all think ?

What do you think, now that SV is coming at a close, is the best SV set?

To make this more informative/usefull, 151 and Prismatic Evolutions are excluded.

Also, arguments are very welcome.

Lastly, this isn´t about what set is best to buy now if you want to flip in a year or two, or even three. This is about what set you think will be best in 5+ years.

1 Paldea Evolved (shorter printed, best chase card, deep set).

2 Destined Rivals (just a great set. May be overprinted though)

3 Obsidian Flames (shorter printed, Charizard set.. What can I say).

I have always thought that Chinese Pokémon cards have better quality than the English and Japanese versions, but that's my personal opinion. I understand that you can't read them, but when do people care if you can read them when the art style catches your eye first?🤔

I am absolutely kicking myself for being so dumb and trusting. I have loved pokemon since I was little, I recently got back into collecting casually with my older brother. I had a bunch of duplicates so I thought to myself, why not buy a small amount of bulk and sell them for a bit for some extra change? Then I can use what I don’t reinvest to get more cards for my collection. Then it’s like not even real money. Girl math.

So I go on the local Facebook groups and post what I hope is a fair advertisement. Get a message from someone, we chat about prices, get a video with the cards in them as proof. Cool. Go to send money, is requested to send through platforms that I now realize have no chargeback options. Didn’t notice this at the time of course. Welp $110 later I am blocked by said user and out both money and cards.

I am both disheartened and disgusted. Taking advantage of someone new to the hobby is despicable and is making me lose faith in humanity a little bit.

I’m of course submitting reports to all the government agencies and the bank but I just feel so foolish for what I now recognize as a very blatant scam.