Have Investors RUINED Pokemon Card Collecting? (2023 Market Tips)

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Have investors ruined Pokemon card collecting? Is the financial barrier to entry to high for new and inexperienced collectors? To answer these questions, we'll examine how the Pokemon card market has changed over the last few years and explore three tips for collecting on a budget. Special thanks to @PokemonDNA for the collecting challenge.

3 TIPS FOR COLLECTING IN 2023:
◾ 0:00 - Market Shift
◾ 4:39 - TIP 1: Attainable Goals
◾ 6:46 - TIP 2: Collection Identity
◾ 9:06 - TIP 3: Upside Potential
◾ 11:43 - Final Thoughts

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*Note: These are merely my observations and not to be taken as financial advice or investing strategy. Always do your research before making any purchases.

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[Mr.MimeisFrench]

As someone who has just started collecting and flipping I can attest to the power of PSA grading and patience.
In my first submission I hit a psa 10 Gyarados holo from Holon Phantoms. An $88 ebay auction buy has turned into a $600 card in my collection.
Even if you have ZERO experience all you need is a good set of eyes and patience. Good luck to all!

Thanks for another amazing video 👏

[JhnnyTheKid]

Honestly scammers are messing up the hobby. I'm glad there's video like this.

[GliGliStar]

Wow you were on the money with this video. Absolutely recommend setting a goal for yourself when getting into the hobby. And the advice you gave on looking for minty cards for a steal and then turning around and having a crack at grading is exactly what I would tell someone as well. Awesome video!

[NcaSnare]

I'm sure you're a busy guy, but it would be awesome to see more videos from you. You have a great since on knowledge in the hobby and it helps the average collector like me. Thanks for the content as always!

[hishamarafat]

I respect your videos so much. I watch with full attention, I kid you not. Thank you for the information. Really top notch stuff. Been in the game for 3 years now and I've never heard of this set, and I am making it my new project. Kudos to you 👏.

[JCollects]

As a retro Tcg player, I bought a bundle lot on Mercari starting 3 years ago with jungle and fossil and the cards were in good condition but not mint. As I collected more, I bought and collected more theme decks in the years between 2003-2007 and a few from 2010. The 3 starter decks in my collection, from Hgss, goes for around $300 and i recently purchased a lot from Leafgreen/Firered in mint condition from another collector that had mostly commons and uncommons and a few rares, but nothing crazy. As a collector it brings me so much nostalgia, creating decks from the eras from 1999-2007 and deck testing from different generations of cards! I just can’t play the TCG today with cards having massive 200 damage attacks, mega evolutions, and all the big hp V/ex cards, bc they’re power creeping way too much!

[xileets]

Collection Identity also makes you feel more accomplished when you DO add to it!

[AndrewJaws]

I have the set of W stamp cards in my binder, most are from my childhood collection. The charmeleon is beat up and I got it strictly to complete the set. I sold my prerelease clefable, although I’m looking for another decent copy.

[ktewksbury]

Love your videos Pokémon classics, always great info and insight into the hobby.

[gaactic_muffin]

good video! would love to see a video like this on sealed collectors. im more of a sealed collector and I also use this criteria to decide on good cards to collect in addition to your criteria you described int his video. I like to score them for a general opportunity measurement. this is the breakdown for Japanese Dream League Sealed Product for example:
☐ Volume 8/10
☐ Reprint Potential. 10/10
☐ Price of cards in set. 10/10 (just look at Rosa alone my god.. )
☐ Set history 5/10 (First Trainer Gallery cards included in this set)
☐ set card Aesthetics 9/10
☐ Sealed box Aesthetics 10/10
☐ Unique cards/mechanics that have low reprint probability 8/10 (Tag Team Mechanic)
☐ Pull Rates 9/10 (1/14 SR pull rate per box. Very difficult pulls means less supply of the SR cards. high demand for openings)
☐ Undervalued 10/10 (this thing is going for $300 a box. for an older set with he kinds of pulls it has, this is very undervalued)

[dawnpokemontrainer]

Thank you for this, another great video with valuable information. What a wonderful idea for a starter collection. The thrill of the hunt, making new friends along the way, and the joy of having your favorites in a binder or slab = priceless!

Putting these concepts into practice, I'm a fan of picking a favorite Pokemon or three, that has black star promos in a mix of vintage and modern, and starting with those. Something like: WoTC Eevee, Radiant Eevee, Flareon V (reg and alternate art), Flareon VMAX, Jolteon V (reg and alt art) and VMAX, and the same for the Vaporeon V, alt V, and VMAX. If I had a bit left over, I'd then stick with the family and might add the first edition Jungle Eevee (English and Japanese versions) to have her rookie cards.

A similar starter collection could be made with the Mew and MewTwo family.

And... now I have to go see what I'm missing.

Happy hunting and collecting!

[MertzCollectibles]

Great video as always! Love the W stamped cards myself. Recently picked up the Vulpix

[Pdubb]

Yo I'd love to see a video of buying the card or pack then grading then selling love to see how much you can make or how little you can make

[wertyman]

I loved this video! Started recollecting last year and it’s been a big money drain but worth it. I needed this video when I started again 😂 better late than never I guess

[shwnb]

As more and more people demand older products to open on their platforms prices should increase on vintage and high demand items

[patron]

I would spend $100 on the winner stamped promos. They are the last release of WOTC prior to passing the torch to the Pokemon Company, they are decently low popped. The dark venusaur in particular is needed to complete the Dark Starter trio.

[billallan]

Great video. I only started collecting recently and don’t think of myself as an investor but I was lucky enough to get a couple evolving skies BB below MSRP. I traded the two BB for a full Neo Genesis holo set (inc 1st Ed lugia) and also bought an umbreon alt when it was around £100. Traded that for a shining mewtwo and shining kabutops. So sealed and modern is also a great method to get returns to put into collection items you want.

[Pdubb]

If I'm paying 5 bucks for a pack then at least make it so after card trick reverse Holo Holo or v card or trainer art then v card ultra rare secret rare I want hits everytime or do what yugioh does and make more special sets like crown zenith shining fates not just three times a year then barely get any and then you should always get a hit first I think pokemon is in on the second market or they wouldn't make it so hard to get certain pulls now I'm not saying make it way to easy to pull what you want but make it easier than what it is

[AstrichthyesSouls]

A huge part of the market spiking so hard for a lot of products is market manipulation with fake sales and alt accounts listing the same item on eBay, flooding the market with higher prices in an attempt to lift the price floor. Pair that with the fact that eBay doesn't even show real sales data in sold history (my offer of 325 on a card was accepted, but sold history says 403, the base asking price), entirely removing our depth gauge on those lows

[Blastboost]

Love your take on how to get started for beginners. The W stamp has rich history for Wizards. I might be just a bit of a hoarder as I have 15 of those Wartortles raw in my collection. 🫣

Blastoise line for life 💙🐢🌊🌊🌊