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I have a good chunk of PC ETBs for investments and I like the stamped promos. But I hate storing ETB’s since they are bulkier and I don’t currently have a basement. I still think the compactness of a booster box and the fact it has 36 packs. There is just something so satisfying about that. I think booster boxes are still king for me.
I buy the PC ETB cases for the SV sets solely for being able to barter it against other (already appreciated) products that I can't get a hold of at MSRP or below. My rule (unless for my personal collection) is to not buy anything over MSRP. If I miss a PC ETB, I just look forward because there's always going to be another set lol. Let's be real here, Stellar Crown was hyped at release and look what happened until the recent come up. PC ETB Cases don't even take up much space and run you ~$260 (thx Texas sales taxes) for a case vs $6-700/case for a BB if you're on a smaller budget :)
I missed a good position in BB cases for Twilight Mascarade. Pokemon center listed TM PC ETBs last week and I grabbed four cases. Now I'm happy with my TM position
I see PC ETB’s doing better in the short term and have big early runs like they have now, but I still think long term the BB will still outperform the ETB’s purely because of the number of packs inside of them.
I had a back and forth with pokebeard 8 months ago he had an entire video saying PC etbs weren’t good investments one of his arguments was the sales volume were significantly lower than regular etbs. Which i mean duh its artificially more scarce
I’ve been picking up a case of PC ETBs since they became exclusive during SWSH, and SV ones are super exclusive with the promos. It will only be crazier with PE, Rocket, and partner sets coming out.
The promo in the Surging Sparks PC ETB is my favorite art work and by a popular artist. Which is why I believe those ETB’s will be $200 in 2025. And higher in the future.
Surging Sparks is the first set I don’t have an ETB in my collection when purchasing into a new set release. I took Alex’s advice to save up storage room. This allowed me to purchase a few more booster boxes in overall funds allocation per set. Does PCI releases PC ETBs in waves after release dates and do they do reprints too?
I'm not a big "bulk" type investor, so I'm down with PC ETBs, but couldn't the counter argument be made that its hard to have big positions with these because they limit the amount you can purchase.
It seems quite logical at this point to just buy 2X of every single Scarlet and Violet era PC ETB...one to open and collect the stamped promo as well as rip some packs for fun, the other to hold sealed because it contains the only true scarce card.  even on secondary market, the stamped promos tend to make up half the price of the entire box right now if sold, more so if graded
I think that the strenght of the promo will set the price on those. Paldea Evolved = Pikachu + 3 starters stamped Obsidian Flames = Charmander stamped 151= Snorlax stamped Surging Sparks = Magneton (Gerarina/Magicarp illustrator) stamped. The others stamped, maybe except the Mymikyu from Paldean Fated and Miraidon from Base set are meh.
yup yup yup, Since CZ, getting cases of PC etbs for every specialty set. And have been picking up 2 PC etbs for regular sets 3 cases of Prismatic PC etbs, plus an order of 2. 14 all day. and that's small compared to what I hear some ppl say they got
I think it’s super funny how you posted a video literally yesterday claiming investing in Pokémon was finished and prices are at a “all time high”. I also recall you saying “don’t listen to people on what to buy” yet here you are still giving investment advice on what to buy. 😂😂😂
I dont think anyone expected these to go crazy like they did. Glad i got a few but I slept on a lot that were sitting on the site. Happy to have 2 cases of 151 pc etbs though!
Any thoughts on the Paldean Fates ETB and Mimikyu promo? I can grab a case for $95/each locally. I’m thinking the lack of availability coupled with the rise of the mew and Charizard along with the stamped promo could make for a decent play down the road. Definitely on the fence though
I would love if you could do a video on why you think (maybe you even know for a fact) why it was so easy to get 151 product and why it's so impossible to get Prismatic product
@@HammerStudioGames ass sticks are for wicked witches & their broom trips. You can't get Pokemon center etb they sell out & are only available at retail & can only purchase limited quantity. Yes best in theory but logistically no & moving forward even more difficult. All the low hanging fruit seems to be bulky items distributors want to unload
I got myself a twilight, surging sparks and prismatic pc ETBs at retail so feeling lucky. My only regret was not getting the paldean fates and obsidian flames etb
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We're entering a time when the product is getting harder and harder to come by. When investors and scalpers buy everything up there's little to nothing for the CONSUMER. Consumers who are purchasing for collecting and for the kids will be discouraged VERY FAST. When people get discouraged they will leave which will leave investors and hoarders sitting on a ton of product that they can't sell.
And this is exactly what has happened to the sneaker market in the last 10 years. Things had become virtually impossible to buy anything hot and everyone just left to buy crocs. However, Pokemon isn’t Nike and I do think they’ll be smarter to navigate this market. Nike messed up big time with the endless retros, bring back and completely saturated the entire market. Pokemon is already changing its “restock” imprint….they know
Funny how you posted this right after making a video saying there are no plays. I think the best plays are the ones nobody knows about! There’s definitely a play right now, but sadly no one has caught on yet. We’ll all see it when the price suddenly starts creeping up.
I absolutely love the PC ETB I usually get 2 one to open and keep sealed but prismatic evolutions i think I might have to keep both sealed and open up my gamestop one 😅😅
I bought the wrong one ig, more incentive to throw your money at what is popular even if it’s already expensive. I could’ve bought paldea evolved pc etbs for $80 all day long and 151 pc etbs for $100 and I bought one of each paradox rift pc etbs at release thinking it was an easy play based on the previous etbs performance and all the poketubers screaming to buy them and when I realized it wasn’t as good of a play anymore because they kept restocking them and they never went up in value I cancelled my pre order for a case of paldean fates pc etbs. I guess it is a good play again 🤷♂️
I don’t think that Obsidian Flame $150 one is accurate, the lowest list on tcgp was $270 like 2 days ago and $225 ish until today. I believe the $150 is an outlier some random listed.
Prices on TCG are a bit inflated. Paldea evolved etbs have confirmed sales in $140-$160 range on eBay. Just an fyi for those looking to save $100 for no reason other than the website of purchase
How many people in 10 years are going to care about a little stamp? There are going to be tens of THOUSANDS of these PC ETBs floating around. Are there going to be that many people willing to pay top dollar for them? I doubt it. A collector is only going to want one of these at most. Unlike a booster box/bundle which they will need many of because that's what they will use to rip packs.
Kinda sucks to see so many people buying the PC etbs now! Been hoarding them since evo skies, but I guess all the eyes now on them the prices will continue to climb…
Regular sets booster box will still be king as gold these are your silver products they are gold and specialty sets Silver would just be your regular ATVs on a specialty set in my opinion nostalga nomics at it again😅
The way you’re talking, it sounds like you condone people making multiple accounts to evade purchase limits and buy up dozens of these limited boxes from TPC? Did I understand that wrong?
Can we please do something about bots ruining everyone’s ability to buy just one singular product without being scalped. I refuse to buy anything above MSRP unless it’s for graded or pc. Get a job and collect , seriously get a job people, GET A JOB SCUM BAGS
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I have a good chunk of PC ETBs for investments and I like the stamped promos. But I hate storing ETB’s since they are bulkier and I don’t currently have a basement. I still think the compactness of a booster box and the fact it has 36 packs. There is just something so satisfying about that. I think booster boxes are still king for me.
Could you imagine Alex waking through the ghetto with his "Folks" shirt and gold chain + charizard card? That would be a fun reaction video 😁
🤣🤣🤣
With Rudy on a leech and screaming "Say folks again, say folks again!"
Crack heads wear shit like that . He would blend in
When I was on Pokemon Center yesterday they appeared to have implemented some countermeasures for bots and purchase limits.
Just ordered my shrouded fable PC etb!! Never thought I would say that, but it seems like the best buy in the whole market tbh.
The best investment is KNOWLEDGE
I’m feeling and have been feeling crown zenith 👀👑👑
thanks again Alex, happy early 20k bro your growin faster & faster.
Nice to see you getting over your sickness. We are so back!
I buy the PC ETB cases for the SV sets solely for being able to barter it against other (already appreciated) products that I can't get a hold of at MSRP or below. My rule (unless for my personal collection) is to not buy anything over MSRP. If I miss a PC ETB, I just look forward because there's always going to be another set lol. Let's be real here, Stellar Crown was hyped at release and look what happened until the recent come up. PC ETB Cases don't even take up much space and run you ~$260 (thx Texas sales taxes) for a case vs $6-700/case for a BB if you're on a smaller budget :)
Missed the boat on these. Managed to get one for sparks and 2 for prismatic though
I missed a good position in BB cases for Twilight Mascarade. Pokemon center listed TM PC ETBs last week and I grabbed four cases. Now I'm happy with my TM position
I have at least one of each PC etb since chilling reign. Such a fun collection
Love the content man, thanks for sharing!
ppl from europe are always so disadvantaged when compared to US, no Pokemon Center here.
Got 14 151 PC ETBs as well as a case of each set. Feeling good.
I see PC ETB’s doing better in the short term and have big early runs like they have now, but I still think long term the BB will still outperform the ETB’s purely because of the number of packs inside of them.
Glad to see this coming to light! I’ve got at least 2 of each since release. Takes up about 25% of my overall collection!🎉
I had a back and forth with pokebeard 8 months ago he had an entire video saying PC etbs weren’t good investments one of his arguments was the sales volume were significantly lower than regular etbs. Which i mean duh its artificially more scarce
I’m suprised it took people this long to notice Pokémon center ETB.
I have been scooping them up no problems and now I have to compete for it lol.
You got me Alex! At the beginning of the video I thought you were going to say something cheezy like the best investment was in "yourself" 😂😂
You think anyone wants a roundhouse kick to the face while Alex is wearing his Charizard?? Forget about it.
I’ve been picking up a case of PC ETBs since they became exclusive during SWSH, and SV ones are super exclusive with the promos. It will only be crazier with PE, Rocket, and partner sets coming out.
The promo in the Surging Sparks PC ETB is my favorite art work and by a popular artist. Which is why I believe those ETB’s will be $200 in 2025. And higher in the future.
Surging Sparks is the first set I don’t have an ETB in my collection when purchasing into a new set release. I took Alex’s advice to save up storage room. This allowed me to purchase a few more booster boxes in overall funds allocation per set. Does PCI releases PC ETBs in waves after release dates and do they do reprints too?
I'm not a big "bulk" type investor, so I'm down with PC ETBs, but couldn't the counter argument be made that its hard to have big positions with these because they limit the amount you can purchase.
Those slab mags are neat. Might need to grab a few!
Good stuff Alex, spot on
It seems quite logical at this point to just buy 2X of every single Scarlet and Violet era PC ETB...one to open and collect the stamped promo as well as rip some packs for fun, the other to hold sealed because it contains the only true scarce card.  even on secondary market, the stamped promos tend to make up half the price of the entire box right now if sold, more so if graded
in my area it's so hard to find any pokemon product. I went to a target and nearly nothing.
I think that the strenght of the promo will set the price on those.
Paldea Evolved = Pikachu + 3 starters stamped
Obsidian Flames = Charmander stamped
151= Snorlax stamped
Surging Sparks = Magneton (Gerarina/Magicarp illustrator) stamped.
The others stamped, maybe except the Mymikyu from Paldean Fated and Miraidon from Base set are meh.
I have 1 of every PC ETB but no positions in any besides SS. Definitely aging well so far 🙏
yup yup yup, Since CZ, getting cases of PC etbs for every specialty set. And have been picking up 2 PC etbs for regular sets
3 cases of Prismatic PC etbs, plus an order of 2. 14 all day. and that's small compared to what I hear some ppl say they got
Liquidity is part of the equation too - hard to get a ton of PC ETBs. But i like
I think it’s super funny how you posted a video literally yesterday claiming investing in Pokémon was finished and prices are at a “all time high”. I also recall you saying “don’t listen to people on what to buy” yet here you are still giving investment advice on what to buy.
😂😂😂
Very limited supply makes for big price jumps. Best play I've seen lately.
I dont think anyone expected these to go crazy like they did. Glad i got a few but I slept on a lot that were sitting on the site. Happy to have 2 cases of 151 pc etbs though!
Any thoughts on the Paldean Fates ETB and Mimikyu promo? I can grab a case for $95/each locally. I’m thinking the lack of availability coupled with the rise of the mew and Charizard along with the stamped promo could make for a decent play down the road. Definitely on the fence though
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Prismatic PC ETB’s have already 8x’d and they haven’t even come out yet! 😂😅😢
I would love if you could do a video on why you think (maybe you even know for a fact) why it was so easy to get 151 product and why it's so impossible to get Prismatic product
I noticed the 151 pokemon Pc ETB beating the 151 UPC , even though the UPC holds more packs , gunna buy both
Good job suggesting the items that are not available great investing advice.
Cheap lunchboxes from middle men distributors
The value is in the bulk
If you can stop being cynical and get the stick out of your ass for a second, you'll see that this is investment advice for the future going forward.
@@HammerStudioGames ass sticks are for wicked witches & their broom trips. You can't get Pokemon center etb they sell out & are only available at retail & can only purchase limited quantity. Yes best in theory but logistically no & moving forward even more difficult. All the low hanging fruit seems to be bulky items distributors want to unload
i expected surging sparks to be a lot higher than 120
I got myself a twilight, surging sparks and prismatic pc ETBs at retail so feeling lucky. My only regret was not getting the paldean fates and obsidian flames etb
The greatest investment is watching Alex and Timmy talk pokemon!
I kind of like how everyone can only order 4 at a time. Lets everyone get a chance to buy them
Getting big time with advertising in the beginning. 😎😅
Man your killing it sick or not!
I wish Pokemon Center was available in Europe 😢 The only way to get is with a proxy but it'll be about 90-100€ each one with shipping and taxes
You can’t get a large enough positions in PC ETBs, they are also too large to store IMO. Booster boxes👍
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I think those sets should only be sold at retail Pokemon centers and limit 1 per costumer and do random selection from a list.
Buying a prismatic pc etb at 190 is good?
We're entering a time when the product is getting harder and harder to come by. When investors and scalpers buy everything up there's little to nothing for the CONSUMER. Consumers who are purchasing for collecting and for the kids will be discouraged VERY FAST. When people get discouraged they will leave which will leave investors and hoarders sitting on a ton of product that they can't sell.
And this is exactly what has happened to the sneaker market in the last 10 years. Things had become virtually impossible to buy anything hot and everyone just left to buy crocs. However, Pokemon isn’t Nike and I do think they’ll be smarter to navigate this market. Nike messed up big time with the endless retros, bring back and completely saturated the entire market. Pokemon is already changing its “restock” imprint….they know
Any tips for getting more than just the 2-4 limit?
I'll trade you one of my surging sparks PC etbs over lunch.
Alex has recovered and hes back!!!!
Funny how you posted this right after making a video saying there are no plays.
I think the best plays are the ones nobody knows about! There’s definitely a play right now, but sadly no one has caught on yet. We’ll all see it when the price suddenly starts creeping up.
yupp
Happy to see that my 2 pr pc etbs arent lost cause. they did nothing for so long. At least it feels that way 😂
Is there any stats on the number of these etbs per set? How rare are these actually
No, Pokemon doesn't make that public.
I really like those colored one touch. Any discount code?
I do not...
I absolutely love the PC ETB I usually get 2 one to open and keep sealed but prismatic evolutions i think I might have to keep both sealed and open up my gamestop one 😅😅
I’m ripping a prismatic Pc ETB and keeping one sealed of the two I got grading the promos for my daughters PC as eevee is her favorite pokemon
It sucks that we don't even have the chance to get this in Europe unless we are in the UK.
I brought paldea booster box and paradox rift going hold down for years till my son turns 15 that 10 years from now
Who the stellar Crown Pc etb is more expensive than the Twilight one
Got 2 surging sparks pc etbs and 1 stellar crown…so livid I missed the prismatic…I need to stalk this lol
Bout to shorten that 10 hr order window of prismatic to an hr or less for journey noice.
I bought the wrong one ig, more incentive to throw your money at what is popular even if it’s already expensive. I could’ve bought paldea evolved pc etbs for $80 all day long and 151 pc etbs for $100 and I bought one of each paradox rift pc etbs at release thinking it was an easy play based on the previous etbs performance and all the poketubers screaming to buy them and when I realized it wasn’t as good of a play anymore because they kept restocking them and they never went up in value I cancelled my pre order for a case of paldean fates pc etbs. I guess it is a good play again 🤷♂️
They still have a limit on that shrouded PC?
There is always a 4 limit on every set per order
@@NostalgiaNomics Boo! Same with legos... sucks.
Glory of Team Rocket just went live on forge and fire for msrp
I don’t think that Obsidian Flame $150 one is accurate, the lowest list on tcgp was $270 like 2 days ago and $225 ish until today. I believe the $150 is an outlier some random listed.
I got 3 PC ETBs for Surging Sparks but already opened 2 for the promos lmao
Prices on TCG are a bit inflated. Paldea evolved etbs have confirmed sales in $140-$160 range on eBay. Just an fyi for those looking to save $100 for no reason other than the website of purchase
Now if we could only get PC ETBs at a reasonable price
I've waited long enought before they sellout i bought a case of shrouded fable etb PC
We need a crypto and cardboard stream. A 4x at $60 is 280! They have 3xd‼️
151 BOOSTER BUNDLES AVAILABLE AT POKEMON CENTER!!
already sold out :((((((((((( ty for trying
Kinda sucks to live in the EU ngl xD guess im sticking with booster boxes^^
wish they would redesign that arial lookin font stamp lol
Watching your lips heal day by day is what I look forward to every video :D
The box must say “pokemon center” on the front?
Yes bro
Yep.
I want that diamond studded chain for my 30k bulbasaur 😂😂
Thanks for the info 🥃
151 to the mooon🎉 Just finished my semester for college time to buy some Pokémon
Love the colored top loaders! Slab mags are the WORST though. They slide all over the place and don’t stack at all.
Shhhhhhh you shouldn’t have posted this 😝❤️❤️❤️
for real XD
Can we get Ghetto Alex at a convention please.
I love slabmags!
How many people in 10 years are going to care about a little stamp? There are going to be tens of THOUSANDS of these PC ETBs floating around. Are there going to be that many people willing to pay top dollar for them? I doubt it. A collector is only going to want one of these at most. Unlike a booster box/bundle which they will need many of because that's what they will use to rip packs.
Kinda sucks to see so many people buying the PC etbs now! Been hoarding them since evo skies, but I guess all the eyes now on them the prices will continue to climb…
Eh don't worry about it. People are sheep.
It'll be just us again in 8 or so months.
Feel aorry for anyone who missed the tendies on these. Just wait. Prismatic will be a 10 bagger
Regular sets booster box will still be king as gold these are your silver products they are gold and specialty sets Silver would just be your regular ATVs on a specialty set in my opinion nostalga nomics at it again😅
RIP Shrouded Fables haha
feels illegal to be this early.
Bro you didn’t even cover prismatic, shits gonna be 10x soon
Graded guard look better
The way you’re talking, it sounds like you condone people making multiple accounts to evade purchase limits and buy up dozens of these limited boxes from TPC? Did I understand that wrong?
Can we please do something about bots ruining everyone’s ability to buy just one singular product without being scalped. I refuse to buy anything above MSRP unless it’s for graded or pc. Get a job and collect , seriously get a job people, GET A JOB SCUM BAGS
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