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OP be like>I MUST MAKE A NEW THREAD WHILE EVERYONE IS ASLEEP
>still grading cards
Remember, if your collection isn't worth at least $20000, you aren't a real collector
>>58372598oy vey $20000 :^)
>>58372598that's 5000% of my net worth
>>58372726$36USD in Japan atm lmao
>>58372726>>58372832i know you just being a /vp/ - faggot who likes when people call you a faggot but...1) i knew i'm overpaying but 50 bucks is not that much for me2) i actually paid less than 60 eur3) it's still picrelated
>>58372858Hey anon that will go up dont let the /vp/ Skitzos ruin a good buy!
>still buying vintage
>>58372858you seem upset
>>58372598My collection consists of a single slabbed $100k card :^)
>>58372582>burger discovers timezones
>>58372490>First time this thread has used an actual collection/ binder pic in the OP.Are we back? We're so back.
>>58372900You're not very bright
>>58373018fuck off newfag
>>58373292You seem mildly upset that you weren't the one making the new thread...better luck next time
>>58373018>toploading junkLoser
>>58372582I think OP just wanted us to get away from that creepy Italian guy last night, good job OP.
>>58372598I would say the line actually starts at about $1,000 or at any point where you have a $200 card, one worth more than its weight in gold. Saying it's literally 5 figures is what some cunt would say to feel cool online for 12 seconds.
Today was the first time i migrated a lot of cards from one binder to another.I didn't touch my Vault X binder for 3 years - was just adding new cards from time to time.What i learned:1) after 3 years Vault x black binder plastic pages look a bit "old" (they are not damaged i can't describe this correctly - they just a bit scuffed or "got old looking" even if i clearly didnt throw it around or scratched them)2) penny sleeves/regular sleeves are pain in the ass to take out/put in another binder when its about A LOT OF CARDS.I was constantly nervous of damaging something.3) The most well preserved looking cards were those that were a) Put in a perfect Fit sleeve b) after that put in an ETB-sleeve. It gave them a sturdy protection similar to Top-Loader and made them look very secured.I'm seriously thinking about just doing that: 1) perfect fit sleeve 2) etb sleeve (i wish etb sleeves didnt kill the card shine due to mattee plastic)
>>58374666Collectors collect, you must be lost.Should migrate to poke investing on reddit or something
>>58374274No, I just think you're pathetic and it gave me a chuckle
>>58373405Reprint anon has been posting this shit since 2023
>investorcucks found that just hoaring random pokemon products and turning their house into a warehouse won't make them richSelling stuff like this would take months if not years. Get a job, investorcuck.
>>58375100Vault x binders scuff like crazy over time.The third pockets are too close to the spine and put a weird warped curve into holo cards.Absolute shit brand, thats why everyones toploader bindering now
>>58375351These niggas are braindead
>>58375362mine didnt bent after 3 years (i think it's a meme - your post probably a shitpost... lol).But yeah i'm ordering a toploader binder - better put cards in those.I mean...it's literal paper. better do a 100% protection.I will be using vault X for themed collection and other stuff.
Fallout should introduce trading cards into their economy, there's so many people out there into cards now that it would make perfect sense to use. I'd be more likely to literally see myself using them in that kind of setting, if people are really mad enough to trade guns or something for my Star Charizard. New Vegas sort of did it with playing cards. But there's clearly so much inherent lust for pretty pieces of cardboard written into human behavior. They should bring back Tragic, and then maybe parody Pokemon and Yugioh while they're at it. Make them part of some faction system. Have there be pristine, graded cards of course, some of which contain some of the *only* copies of certain legendary cards in the game. That would be nuts.
>>58375100Stellar Crown sleeves are clear.
>>58375393>mine didnt bent after 3 years (i think it's a meme - your post probably a shitpost... lol).Just checked both of my vault-x binders.Yeah they literally can't be bent at the corner due to how the binder was made.Even if you flip lots of filled pages it's pretty secure in this term...
This happens everytime I put a card next to the spine in a vault x binder because the pockets sit on a curved surface instead of a flat one.I just avoid the row nex to the spines now.
>>58375593>diagonal warp>vertical spineStop making shit up, you probably don't even have a binder
How many Kanda cards do you have anons?I just found that i have literally almost all regular Kanda cards (the only expensive ones are Giratina and Karp) because he was just a normal pokemon artist before that Giratina card.he really blew up with Giratina.I just went through my bulk and finished all normal cards with an exception of Scarlet Violet era because i stopped opening boosters.Now i'm really planning to make a Kanda set because i have most of his stuff.
>>58375729Yeah it creates a diagonal warp because the curve is only about the size of 1/8th of the card plus the weight distribution pushing down.Happy collecting.
>>58375593you are the same anon who was saying this thing months ago.Vault X does not bend cards lmao. its like the best binder on this god forsaken market
>>58375848Discount Komiya
>>58375851the cards are not even close to the curve you absolute retard.You don't even have a binder. Wha an absolute monkey, lmao.probably an investorcuck or some random /vp/ kid that comes here to shitpost.
>>58375858I literally called Komiya a discount Kanda a week ago in these threads. I was joking.D...did i hurt you?I'm sorry anon.
>>58375857Its literally manufactured in the same chinese factory as all other binders, they just add a logo to it.Its basically white labeling, watch your favorite content creators, most of their personal collections are usually shown in toploader binders too. Many people on here have also shared their warped cards.Theyve warped mine, they can warp yours too. I know you put a bunch of money into your "vault x" name brand (theres nothing proprietary about their product that makes it better)Youre just a simp for a brand name.
>>58375893didn't read lol
>>58375870Looks pretty fuckin' curved to me.Other binder brands create a larger surface area to prevent the binder bump and the curving.I get it, youre new to the hobby and have shit binders and just go with whatever instagram tells you is best.
>imagine sperging over someone saying a cheaply made binder is cheaply made.Some people have zero coping skills or emotional management.
Did you invest in Lugias, anons?
>>58375848just the g-moltresHis art really only appeals to me on his full arts because they take full advantage of his style.
>>58375961>His art really only appeals to me on his full arts because they take full advantage of his style.i started noticing it before Giratina.I was just putting it aside in my bulk-box. Every time i was coming by Komiya or Kanda i was like "Oh it's that guy again!".You really can't not notice them both every time you see their cards. They didn't become popular for nothing for sure.(thought i would admit that i didnt know that Kanda drew G-Moltres lmao. it doesnt look like his work...probably because of no background)
>>58375351Hoarders really do act like fat squirrels before winter.
>>58375351>hoaring random pokemon products and turning their house into a warehousethat's pretty much what they doThe main thing is - all those calpers are very young in the hobby. They probably started after 151 set.I collect lego sets and i know how EASY and FAST it is to run out of space and i was collecting lego for so long.These investorucks sitting on ticking bomb.I'm 100% sure they will start dropping those hoarded boxes off very soon because they've been in this hobby for just around 2 years at best and most of their stuff is 151 or Prismatic Evos or Charizard UPCsVery soon their hoarded stock will grow so HUGE there won't be space to breathe or their Mom/Wife will beat the shit out of them and force them to sell all that stuff.
>>58375927All in on /V/ slop
>>58375848>oh yeah i forgot i wanted to buy that Magikarp!>hehe i know it's expensive now...damn i will probably afford just PSA9 :) ...it's probably around $200 lol! :)>...>it's fucking $400+FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
>>58376105>400$ for an insanely overprinted IRyeah there'll be a moment where it fucking plummets.
>>58375235No try to type that without tears in your eyes
>>58376115Im so fucking dumb sometimes. I clearly lived through that time when there was Paldea Evolved and this Magikarp was going for 30-50 bucks and i was like>hehe it's so neat :)>i will need to buy it :)>this card is so cool i will buy it later :)>...>2025>oh yeah i forgot i need this card!! :D>............................................once again i learned with pokemon hobby - if you see something and you want it - just buy it NOW
>>58376105Japanese one is still under $200
>>58376233i have english Giratina so i want to build my kanda stuff based on this good start so i wanted at least PSA9 in english.
starting my collection. my first binder and first cardLillie LOVEwhy are all of her cards so expensive?
>>58375848The Magmar one is my favourite :)
I like to collect random cool-looking cards. I also like to focus on collecting some single pokemons such as Latias and Latios because I like Latias and Latios.
Walmart had these booster+graded card mystery packs for $31, I got a twilight masqurade pack and pic related.
>>58375927I went higher
>>58375848>spent 2 hours going through my bulk in search of Ariados>damn i remember for sure i had it back then when i was opening packs!>couldn't find it>found in my "holo bulk" - both of themFucking nice.
>>58376233I bought japanese one for 35 at the end of 2024, this hobby is gay for gay faggot homo people
>>58376391So $31 for 1 (one) ultra-modern low demand pack and a 3DCG bulk slab that is't even a 10?Thanks for warning us about the evils of Walmart
>>58376225There's a card I still need for my collection of a specific Pokemon but I'm a poorfag and can't afford it until next month because I already had to spend a lot of money on other life related things.I'm really worried it will suddenly get a lot more expensive before I get to buy it because the Pokemon is getting a mega in Z-A.
>>58376480I think the worst part is that it's a cgc slab so he couldn't sell the card if he wanted to
>>58375848I have all the full arts except for Giratina (too expensive) and Oricorio (waiting for english promo to come out so jap price will go down).I wanted to make a kanda binder page but some of them are already in my main themed binder and I'd need to buy another karp, which I won't.Magneton is the best btw
>>58376497What's the card so I can buy it out :^)
>>58376353because Lillie is the most popular character with waifu collectors.
>>58376520Charizard.
>>58376497>I'm really worried it will suddenly get a lot more expensive before I get to buy it because the Pokemon is getting a mega in Z-A.This hobby just too much overwhelming. There are so many sets and cards...When i was seeing Magikarp going for 30-50bucks i was still busy with Sword-Shield. Still chasing Crown Zenith and some other stuff.and during Paldea Evolved it was a market crush so i was even more into Sw-Sh... now im trying to catch up with White Flare-Black-Bolt or le heckin' Destined Rivals BUT WE ALREADY HAVE MEGA EVOLUTION SETS I just learned not to care i guess. So what if Magikarp is so expensive. There are like 90000 cards.if i didnt catch Magikarp i will catch another card. there are plenty cards to chose from.
>>58376518I'd say it's definitely the S-tier Kanda card with Giratina.Damn i love pokemon cards for exact this reason. We have so many types of "lore" in this hobby.There are artists or memes or different specific styles of cards.One of reasons i didn't even think about collecting Disney Lorcana - all their work look like literal AI-slop. Every card has the same style.Even if pokemon cards have such aspects as consumerism or gambling it's still pure soul because of such things as Kanda cards or this doduo card: >>58376613
>>58375351>>58375383>>58376034>>58376035We are on the precipice of the greatest pokemon buying opportunity in a long timePokemon will crash this year, it's already crashingMeaning all the retards will liquidate and start panic selling and dropping pricesAs this happens, you will have your chance to buy whatever you want at a way cheaper price, and set yourself up for success during the next cycle to make profits This is why market crashes are a good thing, when everything drops you buy, hold, and wait for things to go upOut of print sealed product/chase cards ALWAYS goes up no matter what initial rise or drop there is.
>>58372490Saw that the Mega Symphony boxes for some reason are at a much lower price than Lucario's and Charizard's, so I ordered 3 boxes up to 450 cards, I am aiming for Mega Gardevoir but also Acerola full art cuz it looks pretty, wish me luck
>>58376667>Meaning all the retards will liquidate and start panic selling and dropping prices>As this happens, you will have your chance to buy whatever you want at a way cheaper price, and set yourself up for success during the next cycle to make profitsI experienced this when market died at the start of s/v. It was truly great.But no - it won't die next year. Next year is 30th celebration and more Mega Evo sets.it will be a Blood Bath even more because Mega Sets are better than Scarlet-Violet sets.2027 + yeah...the market might slow down at the start of the next generation.But yes. dont forget the fuckint 30th CELEBRATION.Literally everybody is preparing for that.
>>58376527I suppose that makes sense but it sucks for me. I'll just collect the Lillie's I can for now.I can try to nab the expensive ones in the future if I save...>>58376707Good luck with your pulls. The Acerola cards are indeed very nice. Perfect for the month of october too
>>58376353Lillie takes over 80% of the screentime in the Alola games, she might be the most popular girl in the franchise
>>58376741>Lillie takes over 80% of the screentime in the Alola gamesThat's true and all of her cutscenes are great. She's a big part of why I love Alola so much... The other Alola girls are great too but they don't get much characterization in-game. You'd have to watch the anime to appreciate them more.>she might be the most popular girl in the franchiseReally? Maybe I'm out of touch but I thought Alola wasn't super popular or well received at the time.
>>58376719People already have a hard time enough as it is buying a single pack in stores or online, scalped 30th celebration would kill the market entirely because people would just straight up refuse and give up at that point of 2 whole years of not seeing any product on shelves available for reasonable pricesThis isn't MTG or whatever card game you think it is, it's fucking Pokemon.
>>58376770Alola games sold well even if they weren't received with fanfare the characters stuck with people and so did the PokemonThe only evidence I see contrary is that Elesa won Masters EX as the "girl who you'd ask out for Valentine's" but Cynthia and Lillie sell pretty hard in any media
>>58376719>Next year is 30th celebration and more Mega Evo setsSaid the same thing for celebrations, it was considered meh on release and didn't rise in price until this year/last yearTariffs are coming down hard, entire crypto market just had a huge dump, pokemon scammers tried to do a scam with mtg on spiderman and failed, people who just got in to make a quick buck are panicking Pokemon crash already started
>>58376772>People already have a hard time enough>>58376797>Pokemon crash already startedwe still yet to have the RAYQUAZA set and CHARIZARD Y set what are you guys talking aboutholy shitPrices of the current charizard X from Phantasmal Flames will be skyrocketing (and his Gold card) when normies understand there are TWO mega charizards and they need to have both of Mega charizard chase cards AND ++++Both of Mega Charizard Gold Cards+++++AND there will be a HECKIN GOLD RAYQUAZA CARD(and probably some vintage cards with 30th anniversary stamp...holy shit anons PREPARE YOUR BUTTHOLES FOR 2027)
>>58376865The set is gonna be mega zygarde not rayquaza
>>58376876Im not talking about _that_ set.Mega Rayquaza is a big part of Mega Evolution gimmick. we definitely going to have a Rayquaza set (imagine a ray-chase card!!!) because it's like one of the most popular pokemon.Come on. THINK!
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>>58377142great selection especially the charizard and magikarp&wailord ones
>>58375848I have the regular Kek and the ETB promo Magneton, but I’d love to have that Magikarp.
>>58377142The Acerola mogs so hard its not even funny.
>>58376797I figure it's going to linger into the 30th anniversary but unless its something on par with prismatic the crash out won't be to long after.To many people went to hard on the hoarding department and increasingly youre seeing people with entire rooms stacked with product going "how do I flip all of this tomorrow"For those that can actually hold that amount of product for 10+ years yeah sure youre gonna make a good profit but to many people went full retard over night not realizing just how rapidly unopened boxes and cases of product will fill up space
>>58377327Another issue is the big box stores are getting increasingly tired of the bullshit when it comes to pokemon cards, their was already discussions back in April and May with Target and Walmart thinking of completely removing them from stores because the commotion they're causing and Walmart has been getting flooded with calls since Wednesday over the whole needing W+ to order cards then getting stuck in never ending ques while bots were ordering 99 of each item.We're probably one good scalper going full retard on the black friday boxes away from cards being entirely removed from walmart...AGAIN
An employee stole a bunch of an LGS's play prize packs and league cards, including the Worlds 2025 winners card. Market crash can't happen soon enough.
>>58377142>>58377172>>58377297Those are fake cards
>>58377142BASED CARDS POSTER
>>58376865What, prepare for more empty shelves because tcpi can't print booster packs for shit anymore???? I'm tired of these fat borderhopper scalpers taking everything. There is no market if you're keeping it all in timmy's basement and reselling for triple MSRP. Hardcore collectors can just buy singles, and casual people will be priced out. You're just shitting the turd into another scalper's mouth for him to try and flip and eventually they'll be rushing to sell to nobody.
>>58377383>their was already discussions back in April and May with Target and Walmart thinking of completely removing them from stores because the commotion they're causingbullshitno store, especially one of these stores would genuinely turn down money and guaranteed profitthey operate and exist because they buy items from distros that are guaranteed to sell pokemon especially, the highest grossing media franchise ever
>>58377535YOU'RE a fake card
>>58377142Cards
>>58377535Hey wait he's right, that Magikarp and Wailord are definitely not like the copy I got for my mom. Here's a vid online for proof. And those Japanese cards are definitely not centered as well as they should be.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WZS_PMQUCnw
>>58378024pic isnt on a flat surface if you look close enough you can see
The rayquaza gold star is obviously fake, the magikarp and lugia dont have holo like that. Its the same fags posting fakes for years. How do you fags still fall for it?
>>58378266idk seems like you're lying and jealous
>>58378079The pic is reflecting enough for everyone to see that it's the cheap, flat holograph you see on nearly all Orica, and doesn't have the bars of diagonal light you'd expect to see shine off a real one.
>>58378275Oh yeah? Okay. Post anything you own thats rarer or more valuable than my zorua collection. I'll wait.
when will the ultra beasts get new cards...
>>58378303How rare is that card? I only have one card graded, but I do own a Gold Star Charizard.
Is grading gay? Should i graaaaaade? Let's say i have cards that are minimum of $20, $40, 80$ and $300, but only the cheaper ones are so closer to mint condition. Would you grade something you know can't be any more than 6 or 7 or even 8?
>>58378573>Would you grade something you know can't be any more than 6 or 7 or even 8?If it's a holo/chase card that is low pop or an extremely sought after card like a base charizard which always sell no matter the condition what cards and what era?
Man even commons look nice nowadays. Too bad I can't fucking BUY ANY PACKS because of SHITTY ASS SCALPERS
>>58375351Friend got into it scalping and he's now in about 5k of debt judging by the amount of stock he has listed for sale. I'm more into MTG and told him that nobody wants Spiderman but he bought it anyway after he had a success with MTG Final Fantasy.
>>58378672Typical Marvelfag delusion.
Anyone in Australia had a decent time buying from TCG player and then using a secondary shipping service to ship to Australia? Just for collection purposes. Otherwise I'm just going through Ebay
>>58378581Charizard 136/135 + Garbodor SRs, both from plasma storm (2012)Jellicent 168/086, white flare.Then just some Lugia EX promo from 2012. Jellicent is mint. Garbodor is possibly a couple points better than the Charizard which is a 5 or 6 at best. Not curved now like in the photo from years ago
so anon, do you collect cuz you like the pokemon/waifu or just cuz they are expensive?
>>58378695I think most people are into a mix of both because dopamine or whatever. If money and big numbers didn't exist it would be the same.And then you eventually end up as a full on investor hoarderfag i guess, but i'm nearer the start. Maybe it's less of a "what are you into" and more of a "how far gone are you". We all have some different goals but majority of people are drawn to the same things at the end of the day.
>>58375909You're supposed to close it.
>>58376353You bindered it without a sleeve? Wtf>>58377142The acerola and Lillie are 100% fake
>>58378275NTA, but here's an at least as atrociously photographed image of my Rayquaza Gold Star for comparison.
>>58378689If you think charizard can get 5 or 6 for sure, then grade it, it's worth 100-200 more graded than raw if it can at least get 5 or 6The Jellicent is worthless if it gets any lower than 10 but graded is relatively fine profitGarbodor you should sell raw if you think it won't at least get a 9By the way psa doesn't care about card warping, as long as it's perfect in every other way, it can be warped like that pic and get 10
>>58378796I didn't realize you should be doing that...
>>58378803>raw card no one cares manjust get it graded for the fukuda sig auto 10
>>58378803Thats a fake autograph, fukuda doesnt sogn anymore. If it was real you would have it authenticated by psa. Hope you didnt pay too much for it.
>>58376353She's expensive because she's the primo waifu/gooner target. At least you got this one while it's still somewhat affordable.
>>58379015I haven't played tournaments since the 2010-2011 season so I don't know how illustrator meetups are done these days, but he was there at worlds 2006.
>>58379088...and the illustrator of the card that saved the TCG was also in attendance that weekend.
>>58375351And LCS are still only going to offer 70% of market price, for store credit, or 60% for cash. Anyone more savvy as an individual buyer would just pass; what makes OLD shit expensive is that people just ripped without the expectation of waiting 20-30 years for the prices to climb. If everyone hoards like fuck right now, there will always be an overabundance. Why should the boxes go up if you know there's like 50,000 of them out there.
>>58379102>Why should the boxes go up if you know there's like 50,000 of them out thereBecause that's 50,000 out of print productsOut of print has value in and of itselfFunctionally, that's the same as serialized product because it's limited and no longer being producedWhen destined rivals goes out of print, that means ethans ho-oh, cynthias garchomp, rockets mewtwo shoot up because the chances of new ones being pulled from 50,000 remaining hoarded product has now been mathematically calculated to be defined and limited to x amount based on probability of pull rates, effectively a serialized amountThis brings up existing prices of those cards because they remain defacto the only ones with 100% certainty of availability rather than obtained through luck meaning demand is higher. However to those seeking to make a profit rather than just own the card, that means the sealed product also goes up too because in many cases it's cheaper to buy expensive sealed and gamble in hoping you pull the chase card and grade it yourself praying for a 10 rather than spending more for a guaranteed card For example, evolving skies is like 1.7k-2k a booster box but psa 10 moonbreon is like almost 4k. We're in a bubble so obviously this will go down with crash a little, but after a reset and stabilization it will go back up and rise even higher than nowThat's just how time works with out of print shit
>>58379015>>58379088>>58379095Based tournamentplayerchad posting again and shutting up nigger newgen collectors
>>58376913>>58376865>>58376719This anon gets it. In all likelihood, we don't see anyhing change until we're past 30th anniversay, and even past the Mega block of cards.I reckon it'll be Gen 10 when we get a whole tranche of "what the fuck is this gay new Pokémon?" causing people to lose interest. Happened at the start of SwSH, happened at the start of SV. Mega has nostalgia, so hasn't happened here. But when Gen 10 comes out.
>>58379275>When destined rivals goes out of print, that means ethans ho-oh, cynthias garchomp, rockets mewtwo shoot up because the chances of new ones being pulled from 50,000 remaining hoarded product has now been mathematically calculated to be defined and limited to x amount based on probability of pull rates, effectively a serialized amountWhie true, I think it depends on it being dripfed since the main reason this shit is so expensive at the moment is scarcity. You don't find packs in the wild any more, and nobody rips because it isn't financially wise. More product is currently being hoarded than ripped at the moment, I think that much is a certainty. If there's a huge sell off, we might actually see prices tank before they go back up again. If there's a constant drip then I think it'll be exactly as you're saying.
>>58379275You are comparing past sets that went out of print while being 99% opened, and the chase cards going into actual collections, to current sets that by the time they will be out of print, a huge percentage of them is willingly kept sealed by sneakerheads.If TPC prints 50.000 boxes from let's say XY, and today there's only 500 sealed left, that's a good reason for a box being worth thousands.If TPC prints 50.000 boxes of Mega and 45.000 are held hostage by scalpers, even by the time Mega is out of print ebay will still be flooded by thousands of listings of retards hoping to make it big, and if just 10 of them start panic selling to pay the bills, it will snowball very quickly to thousands of people undercutting each other, then investors will get scared and panic sell even more.Also older chases rarely went over $100 with the exception of a handful of era-defining cards.Nowadays 5ban goldslop is $700 at release.Consumer cattle is still cattle, but they don't have infinite money. Remember that sellers sell only because someone buys. One pendulum shift is enough to destroy this business.
>>58379379The only nitpick I'd make here is that investoniggers being the norm in the hobby now, means that the majority is being held hostage by them. Scalpniggers are a problem, yes, but if they disappeared tomorrow, investoniggers would still be hoarding all that bag.Hopefully there's something like a huge war in the next year or two so that these people what are relying on assets have to sell out.
>>58379352>I reckon it'll be Gen 10 when we get a whole tranche of "what the fuck is this gay new Pokémon?" causing people to lose interest. Happened at the start of SwSH, happened at the start of SV. Mega has nostalgia, so hasn't happened here. But when Gen 10 comes out.yeah the new gen always heavily focusing on the new pokemon and gimmick.I remember people were so uninterested in first s-v sets because they all had diamond hats and all pokemon were "not from my childhood" lmao
Did they stop printing Destined Rivals already or are scalpers just that fast?
>>58379429It does look like a short printed set. honestly i keep forgetting about DR even
>>58379432Weird they would stop that fast. Seemed like a really popular set
>>58379379How many PSA 10 151 Charizards are there now, like 23,000? There's no scarcity at all. This is like people hoarding the final Harry Potter book, not even a first edition, or hard cover.
I will make an AI video with Netanyahu showing off his collection of PSA graded pokemon cards.In just 2 weeks the whole internet will stop buying Pokemon cards to avoid being associated with genocide.Trust the plan.
I really need to stop buying Stellar Crown
>>58379429>e scalpers just that fast?By the time you've heard of a restock, there have been a thousand bots banging the websites. By the time you visit a shop, a bald milllennial wearing an Ash Ketchum hat will have been there since 0500 in the morning.
>>58379379>even by the time Mega is out of print ebay will still be flooded by thousands of listings of retards hoping to make it big, and if just 10 of them start panic selling to pay the bills, it will snowball very quickly to thousands of people undercutting each other, then investors will get scared and panic sell even more.Yes, that is the market cycleThings go up, they go down, they stabilize and then repeat When the next crash happens, people who waited and didn't spend money foolishly will buy up what they wanted and market prices will go back up over course of months/yearsUnless somehow Pokemon stops making cards forever, there will never be a market ending crash, just cycles of up and down
>>58379521You underestimate the amount of hoarded modern sealed going on right now. One thing is finding a few good deals of 10yo sets over the span of months checking ebay and other marketplaces or conventions. Buying the dip with SV and Mega sets requires all investors who want to stay on the boat to buy everything that will be dumped by scalpers and other investors who gave up.You need the panic-sold supply to dry out before prices start climbing up again, and that will not be easy.
>>58379585>You need the panic-sold supply to dry out before prices start climbing up again, and that will not be easy.You don't actually
>>58378303haha the stuff people buy in this hobby
Is Meowth-Anon here? I have some questions for you.>What's your opinion on the Naoki Saito 151 Meowth?>Next to Meowth what are some of your other favourites?>What to you think about the physiological evolution from Gen 1 to modern Meowth?>Do you care about other members of Meowth's family tree?I consider me a Meowth-Anon myself btw.
>>58379665>meowthit's always interesting to see what people's favorite pokemon says about themare you autistic? homosexual? or autistic and homosexual?
>>58372490oh yeah, Chilling Reign's GBirds are some of the best.
>>58379432>>58379434It's not short printed. It's still being restocked and is also being bundled with Mega Evolution promo boxes/tins. Scalpers are just that crazed and fast.On a side note, I noticed that stock is starting to last longer on shelves where I live.
FUCK collectors! they making US scalpers and resellers look bad!!!
>>58379306replied in the wrong thread..
>still buying physical
>>58380241Hope you get the best card in the set, the nidoking
>>58379701Maybe on both spectrums.>>58380241gl
>>58374666Go back to /biz/ Satan.
today i came across a guy selling cards in a binder for really cheap.And he had- Zekrom EX- Reshiram EX- Kuyrem EXfrom current scarlet-violet black/white sets.I love those pokemon and wanted to have these cards but paying for shipping for such cheap cards always feels weird so sometimes i skip such simple cards.I was so happy to grab all 3 cards for super cheap and WITHOUT shipping. Man i should really start visiting card shows... PS:But im writing this post not because of that.Seeing scarlet-violet versions of these 3 pokemon i remembered that i have Sword and Shield Kuyrem (he appeared in Lost Origin) and Reshiram (from Silver Tempest) and decied to add them to the binder page about this B/W - trio...And found that Sword and Shield had no Zekrom V card...this is so weird.All sword and shield had was this card. it's great but it's not a "simple V/EX card"I have no idea why we never got Zekrom in sword and shield...Damn this triggers my autism.I would love to have 3 V -cards and 3 EX cards with Zekrom Reshiram and Kuyrem so much...ffuuuuuck it makes me nervous aaah
pickups
>>58376353Good luck Lillie bro. Your going down a very expensive road and i dont think it will get any cheaper in the near future.
>>58380590I actually hunt good looking arts,if i can find a hit, for the better. Hopes my dad won't swear onto me from the afterlife >>58380824Thanks man, sending you back some luck
>>58382454>expensive collectable cards>just stuffed in as raw cards>in a childish plastic binderAnon...why...This triggers the heck out of me
>>58377142not the op and don't care what any anon says, these cards are kino.
>>58382637they have sleeves, but it is the cheap japanese Marnie binder that came with the signed card. I just like how the binder looks.
>>58382454>mixing base form and z form Lillie on one page
>>58382489The nidoking is the best looking card in that set.
Post Rirries
>mega frosslass leakedThe SAR is going to be SEXOOOOOOOO
>>58382733man im so excited for this Mega series.such a good siiiiiiiiiiiip of fresh air after awkward Scarlet and Violet.Im genuinely feel sorry for th sv-gen. Half of it is weirdo-ass sets and the other one is genwunners pandering (151/eevie/destined rivals)
Why wont you shell out the $100K for her anon? you're making her cry.
>>58383009Buying singles is cuck behavior. I only pull my wives.
>>58383009find a better waifu...
>>58381041the japanese version is so betterthe yellow borders look like such shit on most of that eras cards
>>58383042I have refrained from buying a single waifu card because i'm afraid of the slippery slope. First it's just a trainer's pokemon card, then maybe some rare supporter cards, eventually by singles like >>58383009 and before you know it, it's custom made coomerslop and you've got 10 binders of the stuff!
>>58382802The expression is breath of fresh air, not sip.And 151 is a historically significant set which isnt being appreciated or recognized for what it is.Its literally the first and currently the ONLY time all original 151 pokemon are in a single set together. Something only made possible because Uri Gellar relinquished his lawsuit victory over pokemon.No other set has even remotely comes close to having a significance to it, theyre all just another set. Another consumerism junk set.
>>58384160151 is literally just consumerism nostalgiaslop what are you on about?
>>58384183Nostalgia has become a buzzword to devalue something.What they should be using are terms and phrases such as legacy, classic, original.Its not nostalgia, its the original, the real, the ground brickwork the foundation of all of Pokémon.No other Pokémon or generation exists without the fundamental success it built.Show it some fucking respect.
>each evolution line shares the same artistSoul
>>58384240>you don't understand it's the FIRST 151 CARD YOU HAD TO SPEND MONEY ON!>REMEMBER SPENDING MONEY? SPEND MORE MONEY NOW he's right >>58384183 you're just nostalgic for the gimmick of spending money to collect all the products"gotta catch em all" brilliant tagline to get parents to spend money for their kids though, they NEED to buy it
>>58384561In terms of being different from the typical and standard releases.151 has quantifiable markers to separate it from the rest, which in theory should translate to higher monetary value.If youre unable to comprehend this, you likely dont own any other real assets irl either
>>58384374This is why BBWF can't match 151. It's cool that every mon has a special art but the fact that there isn't any connecting artworks or artists that share the same line tells me that they didn't really think it through. It's so fucking jarring to look at bbwf as see completely different artstyle and interpretation within an evolution line
>>58384637>hitmonchan/hitmonlee>machop/machoke/machamp >literal boring basic rats/cats/bats/snake/mollusks/magnets/pokeballs>DUDE 151 IS SO UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL AND NOT BORING LIKE KEYS OR ICE CREAM At least they have a blackface character, that's pretty cool
>>58385194That formula that youre mocking was basically copy pasted into every other generation.If you hate the original, why would u enjoy the copy?
>>58384374They all look kinda the same though :/
>>58384561>"gotta catch em all"
>>58384160>And 151 is a historically significant set which isnt being appreciated or recognized for what it is.151 is an overhyped garbageLiterally just Bulbasaur line got great cards with Blastoise and Zapdos being the next two.I agree with the other anon - it's just overhyped genwunnerfags pandering.
>>58384374>each evolution line shares the same artist>Soul>Gengar line being fucked up by mom's first Kanda
>>58385445Genwunner is just a word immature adults use to cast shade at the older generation whenever they get something cool or interesting.
>>58385538>whenever they get something cool or interestingWHAT? A POKEBALL POKEMON? THAT'S SO COOL AND INTERESTING!
>>58386039From a video game perspective, voltorb was dope.>Sweet an item.>Nope.
huh. i thought i clicked on the Card general, and instead i get genfagging retards. weird.
>>58383009plenty of adult trainer cards and you sick pedos pick these 10-year-olds
Kill investors
>>58386287OH NO MY $0.15 CHASE CARD JUST BECAME $0.30? MY COLLECTION IS FINISHED
>>58386287how does that work, dont they have to pay postal fees for each of those 3000 eevees they buy? do they just take the risk? or do I miss something?
>>58386287tried to buyout...a common?
>>58386287Commons are now penny stock plays
>>58386287You mean Eevee femcels
>>58386287>>58386434>>58386471>>58386501Proof buyouts don't work
>>58383080Lillie is empirically the superior waifu. The free market has spoken.
>>58383009>>58383080>>58386990>waifu cards>are actually childrenwhat did anons mean by this?
>>58387087how is it our fault they are the sexiest characters?
>>58385538>ugh!!! that was really immature!!! >:(you just outed yourself as a boomer genwunner151 is an overhyped garbagei will never buy any of those products lmao
>>58386066>From a video game perspective, voltorb was dope.>>Sweet an item.>>Nope.I know right?i fucking love kling glang!What a DOPE design!>just a fucking gear>holy shit it's actually a POKEMON!doooopefucking genwunner tard
How deep would you go?
>>58387157Your argument only works with Foongus.
>>58387224All the way to the fallopian tubes.
>>58386066>From a video game perspective, voltorb was dope.>>Sweet an item.>>Nope.>generic early JRPG>touch a standart item-sprite>enemy fight starts>Boomer's Mind: MIND-BLOWNdo boomoids really
Spoopy Psyduck
>>58387428>psa 9worthless
underrated card
>>58387224I don't have deep pockets so not very deep
post fish type pokemon cards
post magnet type pokemon cards
>>58387483ew
>>58387461>underratedthis card was one of the first cards to get bought out
post Misty cards
>>58387542
>>58387428>>58387461>>58387483>>58387508>>58387570based cards posters
>>58387542>that inkfake cert
She's gone up quite a bit. Remember to buy the cards you want as soon as you can.
>>58387651defi buying the next misty card, she's so cute
>>58387621wrong
Misty is based
>>58387890
>>58387483i am partial to pokemon that resemble fully aquatic placental marine mammals wish i had a rev holo of this
>>58387508>>58387483
>>58387904whale bros
>>58387874love this Dragonair and Dratini card!very unique way to show pokemoni love when there is just a part of pokemon or close up or something like that
>>58387930I don't like all these old reverse holos because of how easy it is to see scratches but they mog the SV ones into the ground.
>>58382454Thank you fellow Lillie bro. >Your going down a very expensive road and i dont think it will get any cheaper in the near future.It is what it is. And I can at least start by buying the less expensive ones.Also, very nice cards I'm a little jealous. All 4 of those Lillies are so adorable especially the first one.>>58383009Only if I win the lottery>>58387224Deep enough that you wouldn't be able to pull me out
>>583882829 is way too generous for that piece of shitI wish TAG was a better company and got their shit together so they could replace PSA faggots
>>58386990Looks like Iono is better according to your graph
>>58387224
5ban kino
>>58386859It works great on cards with a low market cap (I feel gross for using investing terms in cardboard hobby)
>Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I pulled a technical machine card, I'd have two nickels - which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice (and 15 years apart).
>wanted Misty's Psyduck>pulled Team Rocket's Mewtwo Fiiiiiiiiinnnne
>>58388282Wish I could own dp reverse psa 10s but theyre impossible to grade gem mint
>>58382720the cutest
>>58386434If you buy $1000 worth of .15¢ cards and they become .30¢ cards. You just made $1000.
>>58387157So you admit that kling klang is highly derivative of voltorb and basically a cheap rip off or copy of something original and cool from gen 1
>>58391318$1000 worth of .15 cards would be 90% shipping fees. Unless you also invest 10k to have 1k worth of cards. And when they are finally worth 2k, you need to find 6600 people who want to buy your trash.
Dead thread dead hobby
yeah... im an ARS enjoyer
>>58382454>$1450 worth of cards on the pageThere is no comparison, Lillie runs this shit.
>>58393104At the risk of falling into the "THING, Japan" meme, that slab looks cool.
>>58388411Not sure how many Lillies I'll be able to get, but the SM base set and the new Lillie's Determination SIR are at least feasible. I can buy without remorse a card for $150, but $500+ would hurt.It's like selling super cars at a boatshow, $5m for a boat or $175k for a car makes the car actually seem reasonable.
I kinda want the full art lillie for my deck, should i wait a little more or buy it now?
>>58393506Which one?
>>58393516This one, the other one looks way worseand the older sm/ultra prism are way too expensive to play them
>Zekrom SAR is 170€>A fucking Seismitoad IR is 140€I want to finish the set but i'd rather blindly buy and rip packs than pay that much for a meme card
>>58377142
>>58394011>I want to finish the set but i'd rather blindly buy and rip packs than pay that much for a meme cardthose sets are fairly VERY newjust keep buying mini-tins and 3 blister packs.those are cheap and give a good amount of possible hits.Dont even buy an ETB or a booster box. those are dogshit because they have kinda pre-positioned hits and cost a lot.
>>58393995>m1LF
I'm waiting on a new Hex Maniac.
>that one $500 Lillie card that never gets posted on /tcc/I found a psa 8 copy for 300. Thinking about pulling the trigger.
>>58395141My brother pulled that card
>>58394511Not him but what do you mean by prepositioned hits?
>>58392051No you sell all the cards to a single person/ reseller/ invooster at 80%. And make $800 you fucking idiot.Why would you piece them out? Makes no sense.
>>58395141This one? Id say go for it.
Mail day
>>58393995Given that it's a very nice looking full art Lillie, I can't really see it going down too much. People will see the other Lillies are simply out of reach, maybe they'll hope to pull the SIR.
>>58375351JUST PLACE THE MONEY IN A FUND
She needs more cards
>>58395321too difficult to explain. if you are a new and didn't rip through many etbs-booster boxes and other products you won't understandJust don't ever fucking touch an ETB.it's probably the worst Pokemon product next to Booster Box.ETB is a normie-tard product.
>>58395825Not him but I want the ETB for the Gardevoir art.
>>58395857With the price those faggots are asking for ETBs you'd be better of with other products if not just buying the single you want.
>>58395747Love that caterpie
>>58395889I guess I just want the coin, the box, the card sleeves, and whatever else was M Garde themed. Wonder if frustrated buyers are just dumping those. Don't even care about the packs.
>>58394061Glaceon => Sylveon >>>>> rest >> VaporeonWhich is a damn shame, love Vaporeon
got the ultra rare Flygon EX today from packsI am very happy
>>58395968For me it's Flareon
>>58395857>Not him but I want the ETB for the Gardevoir art.well it's not a problem to buy just oneit has some fun set-related stuffbut opening it to get the chase card is one of the worst ideas
This bubble is a joke. Selling all my PSA 10 and 9, keeping my 7 and 8.
>>58395825>too difficult to explainCan you try?
>>58396650in short: english booster boxes and ETB has guaranteed hits and guaranteed bulk/dud packs just like Japanese but it's not as strict as japanese.When buying a booster box you basically paying for "guaranteed empty/dud/shitty packs" - same thing with ETBs.It's much smarter to buy MIni-Tins (they have just two packs) or 3 pack blisters. This way you will get much more options to roll a hit.It's all gambling - yes, but at least you can avoid spending money on an obvious garbage.For example with sets with pulls as shitty as Prismatic Evos the worst you can do is open an ETB or that Figure collection box with 2 promos.EBT is such a normie-tard way to open packs holy shit it makes me mad.Why ETBs are even popular. they are so awful. Literal garbage.I feel like people just being brainwashed by pretty picture on ETB that looks cool.And see products like Mini-Tins or sticker blister packs as "childish" so they avoid them...i dunno.
>>58396650Most likely he's referring to the fact that etb's are not guaranteed anything and are basically equivalent to buying loose packs in terms of pull ratesCombine that with the fact that etb's are not a good value proposition, would be more economic to just loose packs/sleeved boostersETB's are purely for people who like to collect sealed for display or scammers
>>58396997Pretty much everything in this post is wrong aside from ETBs being a waste of money. but they are a waste of money because of the bad pack/price ratio, none of the wrong gibberish posted.
>mfw I decided to buy an ETB for the first time (the Phantasmal Flames one) just to have some Mega Charizard X related product and try to get a nice card of itAnd I don't mean the FA, the SIR or the Gold one. The Double Rare would be enough for me.
yawn, feels good. going to be rich soon
>>58397862based
>>58397586that's why i didnt want to talk about itnormie faggots like you won't get it
do you guys go to your local card shows? i'm talking about the small ones with less than like 50 vendors, not talking about big ones like card party or collect a con.
>>58398633There aren't any
>>58393104The slab itself is really made of really cheap materials, it weighs a lot but the frosted edge around the slab feels like absolute shit and the plastic frays. Thin strands of the plastic come off every now and then. Their grading is also terrible, anything with a dent can get up to an ARS 9 and they dont count centering at all in their grading. So of course naturally since they dont count centering that leaves 3 grading standards; surface (which they dont grade dents harshly), corners, and edges. Less variables in grading means naturally higher grades. ARS is a joke company.
>>58398633I could go to the ones in Denver but I honestly can't stand conventions. They make me feel like I'm too much of a loser for even the tremendous dorks who go to those things religiously
>>58398633I vend at my local shows(most of which I'd consider big shows), only thing I really dont like is having to interact with other vendors. I'd say only 5% of vendors are long time fans of pokemon. The rest are all hypebeast faggots who dont care for pokemon at all and will HOUND you to make deals with them and nonstop fucking gambling with coinflips or dice rolls. Also no joke about half of these hypefag vendors do some sort of drug, I remember overhearing vendors outside talking about being fucked up on xanax
