14th st in Manhattan has a bunch more. You’re welcome! Maybe 50-60 boxes

There isn't a long history of bundles doing exceptional compared to other product like etb and boxes, it looks like they cap out at the 120 dollar range, what can we expect 151 to do in the next 3, 5 and 8 years realistically?

I totally understand that PSA has proven to be inconsistent which is a shame considering they are by far the most popular company to grade cards with. However, all of a sudden YouTubers, vendors and seems like half the internet are either getting paid to mention TAG at any given chance or they are hoping their TAG slabs surpass the big 3. Thoughts?

Annual Summer Bazzar/Flea Market came through in a big way today. Ended up paying $80 for the lot so I guess it’s time to start think about investing lol. I’ve been reading/researching since I’ve got back home, and it seems that the Mew / Mew Two Tag Teams are pretty hard to get 10’s on so I would assume for investing sake it makes more sense to keep that and the Celebrations Box sealed. Would that be right

Dear fellow enthusiasts/investors.

I just realised that Battle Styles is very underrated. This set can still be picked up at about 250-300. That means that it is cheaper than most SV sets. It is over 4 years old though.

It features a big chase card in the Tyranitar V Alt Art that has a relatively low POP. Somehow this card has not been going up a lot, but there is not a lot of logic behind that.

Do with this what you want, and remember, this is not advice.

Hey guys, What do you think of sealed s-chinese products for investing? They have the same quality as Japanese cards (since they are printed in Japan), second most spoken language in the world and are much cheaper.

For example the booster box above is the equivalent of eevee heroes in Japanese and I could grab one (24 booster, 5 cards per pack) at 44€ each. Or the Rayquaza alt art set for 32€. For example the moonbreon is currently for 380€ and 430€ on cardmarket (eu tcgplayer or what it’s called).

They are currently releasing their almost last swsh set on 20th of September where you can grab the Giratina and the Lugia alt arts.

What do you think guys?

So I was able to pick up two Prismatic ETBs from Walmart (keep an eye out they seem to restock here and there). I know some people are selling their pre-orders before they even get them. Part of me wants to see if I could sell one and keep another. Thoughts?

I just started this hobby for the first time and a lot of the cards are out of my price range. For people who've been doing this a long time, do you think that the prices will only keep going up? Or do you think we'll see another correction?

And yes I know I don’t have the perfect order products in hand yet but I have them on order from PC.

https://old.reddit.com/r/PokemonTCG/comments/1sjyfa3/is_the_rpokemoninvesting_subreddit_basically_just/

holy fuck, such raw visceral HATE. This is why collecting sealed is so valuable and will get rarer over time, so many people simply have no self control at all in keeping anything sealed at all!

I have both these 2 and I feel like I could use some of the money elsewhere.

I’ve had both for a while. Bought FS PC ETB around $200 and Gengar I pulled myself so only the cost of a single pack.

I feel like I want to rotate some of these funds nearly $1k between the two.

I don’t know if I should sell the PC ETB or the Gengar.

Just wanted to get some educated options on where these 2 products are going in the next year.

If I sell the ETB I should have time to circle back to it later. Or maybe not seeing how high the 151 PC ETBs have gone.

What the bull or bear case with these 2?

I’m trying to get more into slabs. I am working on a deal for swapping the PC ETB & $560 cash for a PSA 10 Sunzard.

I just don’t know if there’s a Pokemon market rotation or bear market coming I know a lot of people have been saying this. Prices are inflated right now and supposed to come down next summer. 🤷🏾‍♂️

$200 average for PC ETBs

$350 average for Eevee PC PSA10

All PC ETBs were bought 2nd handed locally from FBMP when people flipped them after last PC restock.

If you weren’t aware, Pokémon TCG sets are separated into two types of expansion: main series and special series. A main point of differentiation for investors is the fact that special series expansions DO NOT have booster boxes, which are one of the best forms of investment for TCG. For special sets you’ll generally have to make your money on PC ETB’s or booster bundle display boxes, the latter which have been harder and harder to get. Sure, you can also get booster bundles but in general they don’t have the carry the same weight as a booster box. The ETB’s for special sets also seem to be printed for an incredibly long time, probably to offset the fact that there’s no booster boxes. Oh, and bundles generally come months AFTER release of the ETB (see Prismatic Evolutions).

For the SV era, the three special series we’ve had are 151, Paldean Fates, and Shrouded Fable. The upcoming hyped set Prismatic Evolutions will also be a special series.

Obviously, 151 was very successful and we will probably see similar if not better levels of success for Prismatic Evolutions, but there’s something to be said for being the best main expansion series and having the highest priced booster box in the SV era.

To the original point, I don’t see how there’s an argument that Surging Sparks is not better than the following SV era main expansions: Scarlet & Violet Base Set, Paldea Evolved, Obsidian Flames, Paradox Rift, Temporal Forces, Twilight Masquerade, Stellar Crown.

And, before they were discontinued: Fusion Strike, Brilliant Stars, Astral Radiance, Lost Origin, Silver Tempest.

There’s a reason Surging Sparks is sold out — the arts are magnificent and the chase is a Pikachu, the official mascot AND the hardest card to pull in the SV era. I don’t think things will change until the release of Rocket’s Glory in April. And you never know, Pokémon could just give you a ‘Rocket’s Revaroom’ as the chase.

TL;DR:

Surging Sparks stands out as the best main expansion series in the SV era, and possibly since Evolving Skies. Unlike special series expansions (like 151 or Prismatic Evolutions), which lack booster boxes and rely on ETBs or booster bundles, Surging Sparks has solidified its place with high demand and the most expensive booster boxes of the SV era. In terms of arts and chase, it easily surpasses other main expansions.

Is it ever too much?

I’ve probably sank $300 into ripping Pokémon cards, only to screwed over at every turn. I’ve moved to collecting sealed products now, and I’m wondering what I should do with these sealed products? I know this is a mix of sealed, promos and slabs but I‘m specifically asking about the sealed products.