day 418 of growing my charizard collection till it hits $1milnow AI bubble is popping what pokeinvestments do you have your eyes on?prev thread >>62779939
whoops i meant prev thread >>62785189
Shut up with your knickknacks
>>62794011Is that your zard
Do you buy graded cards? That seems to be where the money is but card grading seems like such a scam. Any recommendations for a novice looking to get into this? What do you think will be collectable in a few years?
>>62794556i'd rather buy graded slabbed ancient greek gold coins than some collectible shit that depends on generational nostalgia
>5'7" 200 poundswhat i thought pokémons were supposed to be small like pocket monsters and all that
>>62794100yep i have 2 gold zards atm want 9 for a page
>>62794569kek size mogged by charizard
>>62794556Likely the only cards that will be worth anything in 10 years are the cards Millennials and older zoomers had when they were kids because the current generation is getting priced out by Millennials and Zoomers scalping cards, basically the shit that is already expensive.
>>62795249>pricewhat does that matter? these are pokemon cards we're talkin about
>>62794556nta but i hate graded cards, i like being able to physically touch the card not just the plastic container it's in. Authenticating is cool but I could not care less about grading. Authenticating doesn't need a slab they just put a qr sticker on the top loader which is less visually appealing but cheaper and gets the same point across
>>62795182nice anon maybe Im a buyer and I know some more guys, we trade for the last 8 years only top quality zardsi just wanna know are yours boys or girls? do they have names?
>>62795250Why are we talking about children's card games here if its not for speculation?
>>62795262>speculationwhat's that mean? i just buy zards and if a guy wants to buy them from me I sell them, but only ever if he pays more than I did. Otherwise I just hold the zards, for years. I just like pokemon. That's business and finance, a core pokemon concept.
>>62795271You just described speculation, it doesn't have to be short term you know.
>>62795271based anon
>>62795459thanks anon. you do the same?
>>62796136buy yes, sell no
>>62796285cool! how long have you been buying?
Masaki Alakazam is nearly 10k now. Just a reminder that it was about 2/3k only a few months ago
>>62797805over 2 and a half years now, wish i started a smidge earlier or bought harder at start rip
>>62798327yeah starting earlier would be great, you meet anybody that started earlier? wonder how they did it
2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Studios. This year had both a Spiderman and an Avengers movie. This years set was just confirmed to have Tom Holland autographs. You don't have to be a slop enjoyer to know people will spend a premium for a box to try and get these cards.
>>62798851that 1/1 gonna be millienial GOLD
nostalgia cycle
"All my Elvis memorabilia is going to be worth so much!"
>>62794569That IS pocket-sized anon
>>62800826comparing a fat alcoholic to charizard
OOOOOOOOOOOOOO I DIDN'T WANT THIS CARD FOR $100K TWO MONTHS AGO BUT SUDDENLY I WANT IT, NEED IT, GOTTA HAVE IT FOR $1 MILLION!OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>62801396laughable. im laughing about it.
>>62799058Depends on >How many inserts he signed>How many sets have Holland autographs>How long his Topps contract is for and how many Marvel sets topps releases in that timespan.For example there are 7 Topps Chrome basketball sets for the 2025-2026 season. (Topps Chrome, Topps Chome Sapphire, Topps Chrome Cosmic, Topps Chrome Update, Topps Chrome Update Sapphire, Topps Chrome Black, Topps Chrome Cactus Jack) and that is just counting topps chrome not even counting the lower tier products or higher tier products. A recent problem in sports cards is that 1/1 cards don't even feel as rare anymore due to the amount of products and inserts and that same sports cards provider (Topps) is the sole producer of Marvel card products in the USA.
>>62802901just to continue my point there are >Topps Midnight>Topps Finest >Topps Three>Topps Signature Class>Topps NBA Hoops >Topps Motif>Topps Definitive>Topps Pristine>Topps Inception>Topps Bowmanthey pumped the printers to the max for basketball this year so even if you have a steph curry 1/1 sure you might have it for that specific design but there are still 100+ other people that can say they have a steph curry 1/1 from the same year as you. Spider-man obviously has a bigger market than basketball but it's still something to keep in mind.
>>62795182looks like the fake cards they used to make back in the day, its not fake right?
>>62802901wtf 7 different basketball sets per year is WILD kek
>>62803182nah its legit (its metal not cardboard) a promo from a upc
>>62803232And that's just for 1 subset of products. In total there were 17 products (18 if you count the winter holiday set personally i don't).
What would make you buy my game
>>62794556Don't grade yourself just buy already graded cards. 99% of card investors lose money because they never sell. You're best bet is to buy sealed wax and sit on it.
My big thing lately is region exclusives. France had three McDonald's sets 2013, 2018 and 2019 which were exclusive to France. 2018 and 2019 sets had booster packs which can still be found for under $10
>>62804675french exclusive promo packs thats cool
i think 8s and 9s vintage are pretty undervalued. Especially from shadowless base set. What you guys think?10s will be extinct or unpayable at some point IMO
>>62794569they go in the pokeballs
>>62805620true yeah stock up on as many desirable 9's as you can find (ideally 9's where even getting a 9 is rare)
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>>62806115bet more
>>62805610Thanks! Loading up on them while I can still find cheap options. Each pack of the 2018 set contains 3 non holos and 1 holo. ~$10 per pack is a good deal imo
>>62808959based af
