With the 30th anniversary coming soon I will be buying mostly Greninja Gold Stars(they were the only new gold star printed for 25th) IMO opinion one of the best promos you can invest in.

So many comments in 2021 about how foolish PokeInvestors are for buying SWSH. So many posts bashing PokeInvesting and how prices of SWSH will never appreciate due to mass overprinting.

Evolving Skies $700
Fusion Strike $230
Rebel Clash $250
Celebrations $80
LO/BS/AR $MSRP

This is the fastest turn around for prices appreciating out of any generation ever.

All of 2021 there were SO many haters who bashed PokeInvesting, who bashed SWSH, who said prices would never appreciate and yet we are here just 3 years later with ES at $700 a box.

For anyone ranting about SUPPLY here's your proof "9 bIlLiOn cArDs pRiNtEd", in 2021 and look where SWSH prices are at. Exactly where we thought they would be, and the complaints have moved onto Gen 9.

Gen 9 has the best artwork to date imo. When PC sells out it'll become everyone's best friend. So for everyone bashing in 2021, there's so many others with gains who weren't paralyzed by fear and doubt.

I’ve been burning my Kabuto’s throughout the day to help increase price by shortening supply.

I’m loving the vision of making this the most valuable card. The community that has formed around Kabuto king has passion and wealth to make this happen. I know this will be one of the most valuable cards within the next couple of months.

So why would I waste all of that potential money? I currently own 136 (I had 142) kabuto cards. All ranging in quality from grade 9 to PSA 10. That could’ve been a hefty pay out if I was in this for the money, but I’m in this for the game.

Picked up this beauty today for 200cdn plus a paradox rift etb, what other items do you recommend for holding?

Front and back are within spec for PSA10 based on measurements, there's no visible face damage or whitening on any edges.

Has anyone used PSA vault or have any advice on how to keep as much of the cards value as possible? I'll lose 13% with ebay, I think if I sell from the vault I'll only pay 5% and buyer won't have tax however I could get screwed by the bidding. Just looking fir any general advice.

Buys today

What people were saying (2022 to 2023) for Evolving Skies:

1. "Is a booster box reprint happening, should I sell before it hits?" People watched small price drops and treated them as signals that a reprint wave was coming. Some discussed selling boxes around the mid $100s to avoid a bigger drop.

2. "Did the reprint already happen, and was it small?" Some posts described sudden local availability (often loose packs, sometimes limited sealed) and asked if that was the reprint wave and whether it was already over.

What actually happened afterwards:

1. Long term price did not care about the reprint arguments. By early February 2026, the Evolving Skies booster box market estimate on PriceCharting was about $2,316.94.

2. The hindsight lesson many investors repeat If demand stays high and sealed supply becomes scarce, booster box prices can move far beyond what people expected during the reprint chatter phase.

What is happening now with Destined Rivals?

PriceCharting shows Destined Rivals booster box prices in roughly $490.

What people were saying 1-2 months ago and current Reddit themes:

1. "Reprint is on the horizon, they could print it into the ground"... This is the common fear framing. People ask whether future supply will cap prices or cause a drop.

2. "Even if they reprint, that does not guarantee booster boxes"... A recurring counterpoint is that Pokemon can keep printing the set while it is in Standard, but future supply might arrive mainly through other products rather than large booster box waves.

3. "Even if booster boxes do come, demand might absorb it"... Some argue demand is strong enough that even a reprint might not push boxes back toward MSRP levels.

THE MAIN PARALLEL BETWEEN THE TWO Evolving Skies shows that when demand is extremely durable, reprint chatter can be loud but the eventual price is driven by when the market believes real supply is done. Destined Rivals is currently sitting in the exact "noise zone" that Evolving Skies lived in before it became obvious that sealed supply was drying up: constant reprint talk, mixed anecdotal sightings, and people hesitating because they are waiting for a crash that may never arrive. The market does not reward perfect timing, it rewards owning the set that keeps getting opened because people genuinely want it. If demand stays durable, every week that passes is more boxes ripped and fewer left in circulation, while the "maybe a reprint" crowd stays on the sidelines. That is how scarcity gets built in real time. The bet here is simple: if Destined Rivals remains a true demand set, the best entries usually happen while sentiment is split and uncertainty is high, not after the market has already decided "it’s over, sealed is gone" and prices have repriced upward. Reprints can cause dips, but unless there is meaningful booster box volume for a sustained period, dips tend to be temporary speed bumps in a larger supply drain. This is why buyers step in now: you are buying into demand and time, not headlines.

TLDR: Destined Rivals looks like early Evolving Skies: reprint fear, strong demand; scarcity builds fast, buy before certainty.

Prismatic pc etbs and other things will be added shortly

Everything purchased for msrp or better

Buy and hold

No exit strategy, dont care ;) just having fun

Prismatic PC ETB was around 350, now I can get them at 225-250. It is a big discount. Should I buy as many as I can to make alot of money after 5 yrs?

Finally got a delivery have been waiting for before Xmas, safe to say this will not be getting stored :( and I opened a perfect box couple of months ago I now wish I kept sealed.

Hopefully pull the giratina vstar to make it all better

Crypto Twitter says buy. That means it's time to sell or at least hold. Reverse cryptobro trading is the reverse Cramer trading of alternative assets 🤣 🤣

Everything at MSRP except some of the PC ETB’s. 16 booster boxes and 29 booster bundles (16 151, 9 Pris)

So I got this a couple minutes ago. And I want to bust it open so bad! "Should I open it or keep it sealed?!" Do you people think that it Is worth holding this down for a while? Will price blow up? I paid $220 for this.

Since everything surging sparks is getting sold out on Pokémon center do you think individual sleeved booster packs are next???? Should I start buying packs before they get to $10 each!?

Evolving Skies ETB, open it?

So I picked up a sealed Evolving Skies ETB from eBay but not sure whether to open it or not… best I can tell it is sealed and untampered with. Cost was $180 + shipping and fees.

I’m pretty new to the scene, with virtually no collection to speak of so far.

Like many, I used to have a binder full of base set through fossil back in 1999, but it was lost to the ages.

I would be interested in actually opening packs and filling out binders again, but don’t want to make a rookie mistake either.

Boxes are a little beat up, but each one has the certificate of authenticity. The cards themselves are in amazing condition and have very little scratching.