This Mistake is Costing Pokemon Collectors THOUSANDS! 💰💰💰

Collecting and investing in Pokemon cards can be easy, or it can be hard (and VERY expensive). In this video, I explore something I've learned as a business owner and entrepreneur that I've now incorporated into my collection, and it's already saved me loads of money, and perhaps it can help you, too.

Of course, it's up to you to make the right decisions as far as what you spend your money on. This is not investment advice, but rather just an open look at how I'm approaching my new collection and the hobby in general, so that you can see how one guy is doing it, and make smarter, more calculated decisions moving forward.

In the video, I ask you to leave a comment below about the TYPE of collection you're building, if you have one. If not, then maybe it's time to consider focusing your collection, and your wallet.

Thanks again for the support of the new channel, it's been amazing, and a big shout out to two people who have recently interviewed me here on YouTube. If you'd like to learn more about my approach, philosophy and background, check out one of the interviews below!

[AM-ofvj]

I am just collecting the cards that I wasn't able to afford as a kid. nothing specific niche per see. i don't care about the value I am just buying back my childhood I don't see them as investments otherwise I will lose my mind

[thenerdytiger]

My collection isn't about money or even an end goal(I don't want to have an end goal i want to keep collecting cos I love doing it) it's about passion and nostalgia. I love opening packs because if I narrow my self down to only caring about chase cards or gold cards then I miss the chance to appreciate the artworks on all the cards including commons.

[jared]

It’s about the nostalgia and passion. Not about the money. The value is a perk.

[joepaxton]

Every time I find myself wanting to go crazy and buy lots of packs, I come back and watch this.

[zandgemporium]

You are a top Pokémon video editor and storyteller already....your subs will grow big time in the long run

[TheLordReylus]

I know this is an older video, but your opening really made me feel good about my collecting as I just started again this weekend. I'm starting an ArtistDex instead of trying to get everything (though that would be cool too). So I plan on purchasing promotional boxes instead of loose packs to get special cards that I know I don't have and then having fun with what comes in the box itself. I have 89 Illustrators in my current binder and my first major focus has been Saya Tsuruta as I love her style and its been so fun just hunting for her art in bulk bins at shops and looking forward to the next pull.

Thanks for what you do as your content has always been enjoyable and you put so much back into communities.

[jbag]

My collection is not about the money it’s about the nostalgia. I grew up with the base set but fell out of the card collection and more into the games. With all these awesome moderne sets comming out I love to grab a booster box and get as many card out of a set as I can doing pack battles with my wife. I love holding on to one of each pack art from each set we open and I love the chase for all the new shines!

[purplegion]

What he's saying is right & of course it feels *great* when you've saved up/finally found & managed to procure that certain card/item.
_But.._
There's just *nothing* like that feeling you get when *pulling* that special card. Be it the chase card from a new set; a surprise that you haven't seen before but you love the look of; a playable/tactical monster, etc. It's a feeling that I just wouldn't trade for the safety of _only_ buying singles.
That feeling takes me back to being 12, ripping base set & team rocket & the excitement & pure joy of when I pulled something interesting.

[nibscribbler]

"Riches in the niches" is a great way to collect! There are a lot of collectors that only really collect based off value (nothing wrong with that), but I feel more comfortable just buying the stuff I like. A niche I got into is collecting the Misprint No Symbol version of Flareon from Jungle. I want to eventually have binders full of just that one card.

[probablyzion]

Tangela has always been my favorite pokemon, I want to collect every single tangela card including promos and I agree with all of your points! I've been collecting for years now, and just recently I've decided to niche down, and it makes it that much more exciting getting the cards I want/need for my collection. Thank you for all you do!

[RICHIEisTFH]

I don't really know what my current goal for a collection is, but I know I'll never own sealed product. The mystery of what is inside will eat me alive.

[-Neon]

I started getting back into collecting, so I’m deciding to make a Blastoise collection, as it’s my favorite Pokémon of all time, and as secondary focuses, getting cards for some of my other favorites, like Dragapult, Toxtricity, and others ! Thanks for continuing to inspire me :]

[focusobjectives]

I'm collecting every single squirtle card printed. So far I've got about 32 of them. My prize card is a psa 10 1st edition squirtle from team rocket.

[KadeBenji]

I love collecting the old cards from specifically 4 card sets: Fossil, Team Rocket, and Gym challenge or Heroes. English and Japanese doesn't matter! That's my Niche :)

[WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

Pat Flynn during covid fell in love with Pokémon and grew a boss beard. Got it.

[simondiggins]

My son and I started collecting and playing a year ago. You’ve now inspired us on how we collect and we are now most of the way through our collection of Paldea Evolved. We’ve done well starting the collection and now we are looking forward to the next step of picking up the single cards we don’t have. Finding the places to go here in London to pick them up and starting to become apart of the community you endorse so well.

I’ve also recently decided that Lucario is my favourite Pokemon and so I may start getting hold of each of those.

Thanks for the content, appreciate you

[AdamPearsonVideos]

Literally just decided, I’m a Psyduck collector.

[sniderealism]

I'm still new to collecting, so I have yet to find my niche. But I think I am starting to figure it out. It brings me joy when I find vintage cards in a mystery pack, and give them a place where they can stand the test of time for just a bit longer. Pulling cards from the Luxray, Floatzel, Tinkaton, Banette and Lopunny lines also make me happy, since they are some of my favorite pokemons. And I also enjoy cards with artwork I find beautiful. So, my niche is still very broad.

[NetuH]

my guy its a matter of time before you blow up, premium quality content right here, just dont stop

[IBPaintsppp-wtou]

My niche is play testing, balancing, and pimping out decks for the expanded format.