Are Pokemon Cards a Scam?

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  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2524

    If you buy cards for a card game to make money, you played yourself and not the game smh.

    • @Polar_Salmon
      @Polar_Salmon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hi

    • @headshot2.031
      @headshot2.031 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      💀 mega charizard I bought from a pack for 4 bucks is worth 2k if graded 9 or above

    • @S.T.GrunKatsi
      @S.T.GrunKatsi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yoo its protomario

    • @SenatorAri
      @SenatorAri 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's not about making money. It's about getting the value of the cards from what you payed.

    • @sinfulmourning2780
      @sinfulmourning2780 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@SenatorAriHe quite literally said his first objective was to make $140

  • @padminisarisky1058
    @padminisarisky1058 ปีที่แล้ว +9544

    If you leave it for a few years you could get the money back

    • @Dank-magician
      @Dank-magician ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Exactly

    • @davidkociol7728
      @davidkociol7728 ปีที่แล้ว +230

      Very risky. It’s largely just vintage cards that have kept any real value, with some exceptions for the other gens.

    • @Dragon_Dude_29
      @Dragon_Dude_29 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also ITS FUN SO SHUT THE F

    • @tomb8936
      @tomb8936 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      No not really. We are in an era of pokeom cards where all sets are highly overprinted, card values drop constantly with alot of the time the most expensive card being half the price of a booster box. We are in an era where everyone buys booster boxes (or even cases) Just to keep them for later reselling. Meaning I can still buy older sets like darkness ablaze for less than msrp. Also you can buy entire sets for $400 to $700 euro. That is 3/5 boxes. So unless you wait 25 years you are not gonna make much money of of it, unless the set is shortprinted.

    • @pizzajeff7593
      @pizzajeff7593 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomb8936only I ohio

  • @RubbleRamp
    @RubbleRamp ปีที่แล้ว +6830

    To many people treat it like a lottery instead of what it is.

    • @faguetto
      @faguetto ปีที่แล้ว +280

      It's logan Paul fault

    • @topdogalpha
      @topdogalpha ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Opening packs is like the lottery

    • @MrVariant
      @MrVariant ปีที่แล้ว +14

      At least you can play sealed by a friend or solitaire 2 decks if you lose. Just get some energy cards. But yeah I wouldn't go too into pokemon as a lot of effects are derivative lol. Hau is power crept Bill and there are many other versions let alone Sonia power crept a ton too. I am glad evolutions are easier to play than in those dark age Haymarket days with no searches like timer ball.

    • @faguetto
      @faguetto ปีที่แล้ว

      @@topdogalpha but it wasn't this expensive back then...

    • @kandyweeb1885
      @kandyweeb1885 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Yeah, I just like having them. No intention to sell them if I don’t have to

  • @Top_Memer21
    @Top_Memer21 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Some people don’t understand that the point of Pokémon isn’t to get your money back, it’s to get cool cards.

    • @MrCheese24742
      @MrCheese24742 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      EXACTLY.

    • @Benjamin-d7p4z
      @Benjamin-d7p4z 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Fr

    • @Jabłko-n4y
      @Jabłko-n4y 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Yeah but remember that boosters are to ,,boost'' your deck. But still your coment make me smile for moment because many peapole treat this as a way to make money back

  • @10cutemoose
    @10cutemoose 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +747

    They never promised getting your money back. You can’t get scammed if they never promised anything.

    • @jamesp1289
      @jamesp1289 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      You have a better chance making money off scratch off tickets. Pokemon should be for fun and collectors

    • @10cutemoose
      @10cutemoose 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jamesp1289 yea i dont know why he was testing them when you need to open thousands of packs to even have a chance at a good card, and by then you wont make your money back.

    • @linklickz
      @linklickz หลายเดือนก่อน

      Someone actually tried that, and he made more with pokemon loo ​@jamesp1289

    • @Godjo_THO
      @Godjo_THO 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's not how scams work, a scam is a dishonest scheme, ponzi, be your own boss, pokemon cards, they all sell you and idea that is not worth your money and where just a few ones will benefit from the money of others, why is it a scam if they are not telling you will get back your money? Simple, they know those cards are worth money depending on rarity so instead of selling the boxes for a normal price like 20$ (it's paper, they are not metal cards) they sell them probably 7 times the real price they should be, if it wasn't a scam they all should cost the same but some are expensive because they can contain more "exclusive" cards, you are the people that see Balenciaga selling broken trash shoes for thousands and think that is not a scam and it's worth it.

    • @Pokemonkiid
      @Pokemonkiid 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jamesp1289 fr

  • @PokeNoob1
    @PokeNoob1 ปีที่แล้ว +2926

    For most people it’s just for having fun collecting cards, not getting your money back

    • @mentaltelepathy24
      @mentaltelepathy24 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      yeah - thats what i do i always said they need to do a limited edition full art set that be fun

    • @Kingreally115
      @Kingreally115 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yeah I like to show my friends

    • @KenKarries
      @KenKarries 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I get cards to play the tcg tbh. Its not all about flipping with pokemon.

    • @professorkhepri
      @professorkhepri 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      There’s alot of things to factor but yeah, buy what you want and do what you want with said things (:

    • @ChrisFlood-d3d
      @ChrisFlood-d3d 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      True

  • @braddeputy
    @braddeputy ปีที่แล้ว +1168

    I mean, the intended value is in building a deck to battle. It’s not really a scam, just not a good investment.

    • @MrTedMcForehead
      @MrTedMcForehead ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ive made 13 grand this year from pokemon. explain your thought process in detail

    • @ThatOneGuy55
      @ThatOneGuy55 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrTedMcForeheadyou have base set pokémon?

    • @jaydenkiser9084
      @jaydenkiser9084 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      ​@tedmcforehead3405 they aren't intended by the company to be sold and flipped like knick nacks, people just put arbitrary prices on them because 😮 OMG rare and sparkly!!!!

    • @JamesThePokemonHunter
      @JamesThePokemonHunter ปีที่แล้ว +7

      330 cards is not a bad deal. Tho if you are looking to complete a set you're better off buying individual cards

    • @kimyonaproject
      @kimyonaproject ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@JamesThePokemonHunterand all the energies are worth 50 cents to a dollar at swapmeets because the kids that play get to pick out the energies they want

  • @sauseman3707
    @sauseman3707 ปีที่แล้ว +2323

    my mind rn: L E C H O N K

  • @Legendarysetsandtapepacks
    @Legendarysetsandtapepacks 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +170

    🎶 oh no, you should have kept it sealed 🎵

    • @binkssake5123
      @binkssake5123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      🤣

    • @Nathan-qm4gc
      @Nathan-qm4gc หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That’s awesome 😂

    • @SanderTheCockatoo
      @SanderTheCockatoo หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was looking for that comment 😅

    • @BradleyKirkhart
      @BradleyKirkhart หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      🎶Why do you even try🎶

    • @ManuRazeor24
      @ManuRazeor24 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      YOU KNOW HIM YAY

  • @DokkanAssets
    @DokkanAssets 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm glad to see the fandom pulled up.

  • @dorin4694
    @dorin4694 ปีที่แล้ว +462

    Me at the casino after gambling away my life savings: ITS A SCAM!

    • @slimeditto8522
      @slimeditto8522 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nope bc u can play them

    • @YyhggYhg7gugugu
      @YyhggYhg7gugugu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There playable cards

    • @謬
      @謬 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kids play pokemon games, not card games lmfaoo

    • @aadcash3600
      @aadcash3600 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      People don’t know the meaning of the word scam.

    • @YyhggYhg7gugugu
      @YyhggYhg7gugugu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@aadcash3600 people on the internet don't even exist

  • @TCGpulls
    @TCGpulls ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Pokémon isn't about money my man.

    • @drooploop5018
      @drooploop5018 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bro that sound hypocritical coming from you 💀😭

    • @TCGpulls
      @TCGpulls ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@drooploop5018 How so? I post videos about the value of cards but no where do I advocate value being the most important aspect of collecting. Calling it a scam insinuates that if you don't pull something that sells for more then you paid then you were ripped off. People who play pokemon competitively will understand where I'm coming from.

    • @vicentegeonix
      @vicentegeonix 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well... Yes it is and is hypocritical when you post the price of the cards you get, doesn't matter what your excuse is.

    • @TCGpulls
      @TCGpulls 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@vicentegeonix 95% of my content has no pricing and the videos that do are because it kind of ranks the cards in a way. But again, no where did I say value was important at all. No true Pokémon fan cares if its a $90 card or a 90 cent card, we just wanna fill out binders and pull the cards that are competitive in tournament play. We collect for the love of Pokémon not because the card has value. Most have almost zero value to be honest

    • @TCGpulls
      @TCGpulls 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@vicentegeonix and I'm sorry. You will never catch me dead posting a video claiming I'm trying to make my money back off opening Pokémon Cards. No one makes money way, that's lemonade stand type of money. 😅

  • @InfernoLiz
    @InfernoLiz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    A big thing when opening Pokémon cards is you have to check the set list to see if it’s even possible to get your money back. Currently with Scarlet and Violet base, the most expensive card is around 50$, but with a set like Brilliant Stars or Obsidian Flames, they have cards with 100$ plus value.

    • @InfernoLiz
      @InfernoLiz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      But most of the time, the real value comes with grading cards or keeping the box sealed. Really, opening a booster box is just a fun way to open lots of packs and see what cards are inside, regardless of the value!

    • @BRAYSUX07
      @BRAYSUX07 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      he could’ve gotten the top 3 cards in scarlet and violet base as singles and it would still be under $140

    • @xTNTxbrother
      @xTNTxbrother 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      POV evolving skies 💀

    • @nightmarez1054
      @nightmarez1054 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@xTNTxbrotherbut evolving skies has very low hit rate and a booster box goes for over 700dollars

  • @Brady-yh5bv
    @Brady-yh5bv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    It’s only a scam if it says you’re guaranteed something good or to get your money back. In this box nothing was guaranteed so you didn’t get scammed. The only thing you got scammed was for the bad luck you have

  • @Poke-foot
    @Poke-foot หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bro opened scarlet and violet base set and expected good pulls 😂😂😂

  • @Reelben10
    @Reelben10 ปีที่แล้ว +1104

    It’s not meant to be sold, you’re supposed to collect the cards to be able to make a deck to fight with others, and not just to try to get money

    • @XoltYT690
      @XoltYT690 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Yeah but you still Wanna get your money worth. That's what he meant(But ik wym and you're right)

    • @Scarletoctoling
      @Scarletoctoling ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That’s one type of person with Pokémon cards. It’s his choice, after all. I enjoy collecting for the money but also for playing and building decks to play. But everyone has their choice on what to do. If he wants to rip all of them apart, he can. It’s his choice, after all

    • @ZoroanYT
      @ZoroanYT ปีที่แล้ว +9

      IT CAN BE MEANT TO BE SOLD THATS WHY THEY HAVE A FRICKING GRADING SYSTEM AND ARE WORTH MONEY “its not meant to be sold”
      YOUR SAYING NOBODY SHOULD SELL THEIR CARDS? YOU SAY I SHOULD SPEND $500 DOLLARS FOR A PACK TO GET A $1000 CARD AND RIP BEND AND ALL THAT AND DESTROY THE CARD WHILE PLAYING WITH IT INSTEAD OF SELLING TO PAY FOR IMPORTANT THINGS?!?!

    • @Scarletoctoling
      @Scarletoctoling ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@ZoroanYT man calm down

    • @Reelben10
      @Reelben10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@ZoroanYT bro what. Who hurt you

  • @spiritedaway0tutu
    @spiritedaway0tutu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    It really isn’t. People don’t buy Pokémon cards to resell the individual cards. People buy them for one of three reasons: they collect them, they play the TCG, or they are a scalper that buys our whole stores worth of packs, tins and boxes and then resells them on the internet for 3x the original cost since they artificially drove the demand up.
    Booster packs aren’t to make money. Things like cards and beanie babies stopped being worth much money (with a handful of obvious exceptions) back in the 90s and super early 2000s. The real reason to buy Pokémon cards is to make an adorable little army of Lechonks and fill up a card binder or a bunch of tins with memories.

  • @mrdinosaurproductions9507
    @mrdinosaurproductions9507 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    You got scammed by paying 140 for something that goes for 85 😂

    • @Cohan713
      @Cohan713 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      it goes for like 50 to 60 dollars

    • @mrdinosaurproductions9507
      @mrdinosaurproductions9507 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Cohan713 3 months ago it was more

    • @Resetnesser
      @Resetnesser 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Cohan713CAP

    • @TheYoungBonsaiGuy
      @TheYoungBonsaiGuy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Cohan713no it doesn’t

    • @Dailymeames
      @Dailymeames 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Cohan713are you sane

  • @nagralem
    @nagralem 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The fact that you bought at a bad price, you picked the wrong set and was unlucky doesn't make it a scam.

  • @lavenderlaceration
    @lavenderlaceration 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I collect the cards because I love the art, collecting for monetary gain is just gambling with extra steps LOL

  • @phoenixbaker4591
    @phoenixbaker4591 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Bro really called it a scam when he spent money on something that brought him joy and made him even more money by making this video, he does not deserve to call it a scam since it’s not

  • @Him_15
    @Him_15 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    It’s not really a scam because most of the cards get more value the longer you keep them if they are in good condition.

    • @auctive7439
      @auctive7439 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@israelzubieta7290that is not mlm

    • @cashrunner7997
      @cashrunner7997 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@israelzubieta7290what is a mlm

    • @PikachuOhio-fq6pm
      @PikachuOhio-fq6pm ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also the rest of the money is actually getting the cards

    • @owenforschler5326
      @owenforschler5326 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PikachuOhio-fq6pmya that’s true like a lot of cards form paldia evoled are really good

    • @Ovotun
      @Ovotun 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PikachuOhio-fq6pm yeah you're only paying to collect them. it's in their motto, "gotta catch em all"

  • @swizlestik
    @swizlestik ปีที่แล้ว +86

    It’s not a scam unless you are attempting to resell.

    • @owenforschler5326
      @owenforschler5326 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is the best way I could have put it

  • @Pokemonkiid
    @Pokemonkiid 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pokémon is not a scam, it’s just about the thrill of opening and seeing what cards you get. I even got some myself.

  • @Btpbeaniebro
    @Btpbeaniebro หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro said it was a scam but he just got a bad pack

  • @BlurryGTVR
    @BlurryGTVR ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Fun fact: in the next like, 6 years, these will probably be worth more than the 140$.

    • @dimitrimartinez4066
      @dimitrimartinez4066 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nah lol

    • @Ovotun
      @Ovotun 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      prob in the next 20 years because pokemon cards from 20 years ago are worth thousands

    • @シグマリグマ
      @シグマリグマ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No they won’t dumbass they’re gonna go down the only sets that have started to go up in price is xy and that’s like aincent bro

  • @aucomptoirdeselfes8024
    @aucomptoirdeselfes8024 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I hate people that say it's a scam even though pokemon cards aren't made to make money, they're made to play and collect

    • @JoshIsStruggling
      @JoshIsStruggling 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Exactly. The Pokemon Company has no control over what cards are worth after release.

    • @matija5748
      @matija5748 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@JoshIsStrugglingactually card games control prices trough short printing, high rarities and meta viability. Yugioh being the most obvious and worst case out there.

  • @jarlsterra
    @jarlsterra 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Secondary market value is not a consideration for the manufacturers, therefore it is impossible for it to be a scam.

  • @Heikin11
    @Heikin11 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You should have kept it sealed 🎵

  • @Tgirldreaming
    @Tgirldreaming 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is like watching a president play a sport, they were given key words to say but they really don't know what they're doing

    • @RogueOne-77
      @RogueOne-77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly 😂😂😂

  • @afroosaiyan2752
    @afroosaiyan2752 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They were not made to make money, they were made to be collected, traded and played....

  • @davidkociol7728
    @davidkociol7728 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Absolutely never open boosters or buy boxes or bundles for anything more than fun and maybe the promos. Figure out what you want to buy and stick with singles as much as possible. You are statistically likely to spend less money doing so, as a collector or player. Don’t bother selling unless you are willing to buy tons of cards. Basically… own a card shop or run an ebay store or don’t bother betting on a recoup. I promise the pull rates will screw you way more than they don’t, and you’ll just end up with a bunch of worthless bulk after you sold all your decently priced cards.

    • @Tyfun76
      @Tyfun76 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What if you want a 100-200 dollar card your better off risking it and buying a few packs now and then

    • @davidkociol7728
      @davidkociol7728 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tyfun76 I mean have fun but if you’re trying to make money on cards, buying and selling singles is a lot more reliable, and that’s saying a lot because it’s very easy to lose money on expensive singles

    • @vipcesh
      @vipcesh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Tyfun76 nope rayquaza alt art from evolving skies is $380 but it’s a 1/1800 packs card. Definitely cheaper to buy the $380 card then open 1800 packs at 4 dollars a pack. Factor in the evolving skies packs are $15 each, singles for life mate.

    • @shelby142
      @shelby142 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Tyfun76 Absolutely not. If the card is going for $200, it's because it costs way more than $200 to pull it on average. Pulling packs for it makes as much sense as buying lottery tickets.

  • @DamiulHussein
    @DamiulHussein 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Bro just chose the wrong set

  • @MR.duckman.
    @MR.duckman. หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s a mystery in every pack
    But how the cards are priced are a scam like wtf

  • @dr.yogurtyoshi3655
    @dr.yogurtyoshi3655 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Honestly he got pretty lucky on those packs ngl

  • @dcd90
    @dcd90 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    People got to take it easy with Pokémon cards. They're not lottery tickets. You're collecting them because you like the Pokémon games and you want to collect specific Pokémon or unless you're just a straight up Pokémon card collector at the end of the day, it's just cardboard

  • @ericfrost6796
    @ericfrost6796 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    $12 for a movie. 2 hours later, you have nothing for your $12 but memories. The price of fun.

  • @Shaffieboy3
    @Shaffieboy3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    tip: try crown zenith

    • @FloridaTCG
      @FloridaTCG ปีที่แล้ว

      Na zenith is pretty bad most expensive card is 20 bucks then drops off to like 8 for the second most expensive better luck with fusion strike most expensive is 200 raw second is 130 raw

    • @anikapalmer3244
      @anikapalmer3244 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do not try zenith. Zenith tank and the top card is 80. Try way older sets or maybe 151. I would honestly put my money on moonbreon.

    • @anikapalmer3244
      @anikapalmer3244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@FloridaTCGfusion strike is good but the pull rates are garbage, 151 is pretty profitable and the mini tins have very good pull rates.

    • @FloridaTCG
      @FloridaTCG ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anikapalmer3244 agreed fusion is brutal but I got the SiR espeon vmax thooooooooo got it on my channel… suddelshamless plug

    • @TubbiebeanHunterAF
      @TubbiebeanHunterAF ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah he needs to try the OLD ASS POKEMON CARDS FROM DA 90s

  • @durdinman
    @durdinman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The only way you can make your money back if you get a 203/193 magikarp

  • @alejandropachoncortes2800
    @alejandropachoncortes2800 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You should do the same thing but with Yu-Gi-Oh

  • @fatfishboy9470
    @fatfishboy9470 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Bro, if you get a good one in a 10 you’ve made your money back twice over

    • @MrTedMcForehead
      @MrTedMcForehead ปีที่แล้ว

      no

    • @colorsabsract7107
      @colorsabsract7107 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrTedMcForeheadthat miraidon in a psa 10 usually goes up to 80+ for bids. Those ex’s in psa 10’s usually go for 20-50+ Some hollows in the set (darkrai, entei, etc) go for 30-60+ in psa 10’s. Bro definitely made his money back

    • @TheGuitarGod90
      @TheGuitarGod90 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@colorsabsract7107yea but PSA grading is expensive ($25/card) and then you’re not guaranteed the grade 10.

  • @That-One-Will
    @That-One-Will ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I would grade some of the more expensive ones, when graded, cards are worth a lot more

    • @owenforschler5326
      @owenforschler5326 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am on team it’s not a scam but grading card even for the full art one tend to be a waste for the fact that it’s like 100$ to get the card graded. Let say the cards 10$ and after graded it gets a 10 and is 108$ your still losing money 😊

  • @Kidswithoutabus
    @Kidswithoutabus ปีที่แล้ว +9

    By the obsidian flames box trust me

    • @classlot
      @classlot ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I bought some obsidian flames packs and only got 1/9 pull rate 😢

    • @Andrewloopyloop
      @Andrewloopyloop ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not to be rude it's buy not by

    • @BRAYSUX07
      @BRAYSUX07 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      how about silver tempest?

    • @Kidswithoutabus
      @Kidswithoutabus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sliver good but obsidian has more pull rates for me I got 15 pulls in a box and made fifty dollars in profit

    • @asianboi6857
      @asianboi6857 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Obsidian flames is a Zard or a bust tbh

  • @ThiccHippo-q8l
    @ThiccHippo-q8l 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Treat pokemon cards as a gamble you might lose a ton of money or gain a ton of money

  • @Thevtoutlaw99
    @Thevtoutlaw99 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You gotta get the good ones graded and wait till the box costs about $1000 then you rack in the mony

  • @Jellofication
    @Jellofication ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Once I bought a pack of Pokémon cards because it came with an eraser of my favorite Pokémon. I got an 80$ card

  • @Haterisko
    @Haterisko ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It's not a scam. It's like playing a slot machine. It's just about luck. You can buy one pack and get a card for $100 and then open 36 and get cards for a total of $20. It's just about luck.

  • @copolar
    @copolar 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It's sad to think that nowadays, pokemon cards could be considered a scam because people see it as a bet or an investment, its NOT a scam, they are not selling them promising you will get your money back at all, i will always buy pokemon packs because they make me happy and thats that.

    • @abel8831
      @abel8831 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It IS a scam because they’re getting away with selling thinly veiled GAMBLING to kids. It’s pure indoctrination at a ripe old age of 6, and the house always wins, you get a bunch of useless cardboard for x 1000 the price. You can try to justify your addiction in any way, but you are a sucker if you’re buying these things.

  • @brianluoma8550
    @brianluoma8550 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    😂😂 it's kind of crazy that I got a 700 dollar card

  • @yoshicrafter7608
    @yoshicrafter7608 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Its fun when you get money- its fun when you dont. You can also use the less expensive cards for the game itself. Overall, it is NOT a scam.

  • @mortar.purple
    @mortar.purple ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Game freak be like: L E S T O N K S

    • @WhoAmI-6388
      @WhoAmI-6388 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Underrated

  • @G0kss7
    @G0kss7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Even if its a scam ill still buy them

  • @TheUmbreons_
    @TheUmbreons_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Coming from a Pokémon collector it’s basically the kids way of gambling

  • @crimsonamogsus7351
    @crimsonamogsus7351 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Saying Pokémon cards is a scam is like buying a car, for 50k, and then saying they stole your money

  • @Cujo47
    @Cujo47 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My guy got scammed before he started😭 that box is under 100 dollars is at least

  • @ChokolatteMix
    @ChokolatteMix ปีที่แล้ว +6

    *grading cards no longer exists*

  • @maxthekit
    @maxthekit 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To call Pokemon a scam is probably the stupidest thing I've heard

  • @mintandchip5543
    @mintandchip5543 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Pokemon is not a scam if you know what you are buyin* it’s like going to a casino gambling 10k away and saying why did I not get anything?

  • @Tornado_Ninja1818
    @Tornado_Ninja1818 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I used to be obsessed with these and pulled a 130$ card out of a $50 trainer box and now I have a bunch of valuable cards

  • @catellocalabrese8873
    @catellocalabrese8873 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now opening pokemon packs is like playing slot machine or gambling

  • @zanemcintyre6795
    @zanemcintyre6795 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You know it's your luck if you get a good card that makes up all the money back

  • @NGwazgaming
    @NGwazgaming 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    If u put it in grading u will probably get your money back

  • @MobilGames4Fun
    @MobilGames4Fun 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Me over here spending $25 on obsidian flames and the Safire and making $120 off 4 cards

  • @zanemcintyre6795
    @zanemcintyre6795 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yeah, you're right, but some Pokémon cards from the newest set. Are over the shiny ear card.

  • @insidertech10
    @insidertech10 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do yu-gi-oh cards next

  • @Animelord477
    @Animelord477 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ya you got the wrong box, Scarlet and Violet basset isn’t the best one to get you should’ve picked crown zenith or silver Tempest so yeah, I’ve been collecting since 2017

  • @Smg4fan-e9w
    @Smg4fan-e9w 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i paid 5$ for a pack and pulled a 200$ card

  • @donaldwolfe7341
    @donaldwolfe7341 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The hobby at its core was never about making your money back. You’re paying for the entrainment/fun of collecting/ripping packs.

  • @Jay-fi4hz
    @Jay-fi4hz 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Just come back in 30 years, and you will be rich.

  • @Aidan_minotti
    @Aidan_minotti 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The newer stuff ain’t worth nothing now, u gotta wait till they get older

  • @Duolingos_eyesandears
    @Duolingos_eyesandears 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a personal collector a booster box and extra money for lets say a binder and sleeves is a really good investment with most of the cards he pulled he could complete the set and have it to battle, or even sell after some years. Leave your thought I don't know.

  • @critterwife
    @critterwife 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is like saying is gambling a scam or lottery tickets a scam is the lottery a scam like it’s all about luck

  • @PokeyRIftt
    @PokeyRIftt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Almost LIKE POKÉMON IS NOT FOR RESELLING IT'S FOR PLAYING THE GAME

  • @Spiz-s1w
    @Spiz-s1w 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pokémon packs are more of a lick base as from a seven dollar pack you could pull a 56$ card which happened to me so you don’t really win money or lose money collectively as a collector

  • @Thomas-gg3qy
    @Thomas-gg3qy 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    WE!DONT!CARE!
    (If it’s a scam, cuz we love Pokémon cards)

  • @evanfish7434
    @evanfish7434 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My mans just opened Pokemon cards for a video so he can make it a tax write-off

  • @abducteeofearth1703
    @abducteeofearth1703 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s basically luck. Like a lottery. Win big, reinvest and hope for the best.

  • @indominusrex2859
    @indominusrex2859 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you just didnt open that box at that time you wouldve gained money

  • @JonahHarris-bs2js
    @JonahHarris-bs2js 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bought a 115$ Pokémon box on Amazon and they were all fake 😭😭😭

  • @Pickle-zt8ph
    @Pickle-zt8ph 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No, you’re just unlucky and plus you got the most recent one of course they’re not gonna be that much money

  • @pigpro98
    @pigpro98 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One time I bought a 150 dollar box and I got like 360ish back just from 3 cards

  • @Kruzzyboiplayz
    @Kruzzyboiplayz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pokémon isn’t a scam you just have to wait when they get valuable

  • @G_D35
    @G_D35 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can’t forget all the bulk value. If priced individually, he could have gotten up to 70$

  • @AroAria123
    @AroAria123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I got a 30 dollar pack and earned 32$ so it’s basically like gambling

  • @ingoweyrauch8024
    @ingoweyrauch8024 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude buying a lottery ticket and suing the store cause he didnt instantly win xD

  • @JustFigures12
    @JustFigures12 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Remember the good old days when it wasn’t about money!!😮😊

  • @cinnakens9599
    @cinnakens9599 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s not a scam. It’s luck.

  • @D3epV0id2
    @D3epV0id2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pokémon:🗿
    Pokémon Cards:🗿🍷

  • @JordynIsrael-k4l
    @JordynIsrael-k4l 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I sell Pokémon and the booster box he bought is not a scam in each row you are guaranteed 4 hits😊

  • @Grandzillaiii
    @Grandzillaiii หลายเดือนก่อน

    “ITS A SCAM” bro it’s not about the money you make it’s about the fun having collecting them

  • @ChonkyToad
    @ChonkyToad 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun fact: They are not just for collecting and not just for making money back

  • @JellyJam_Man
    @JellyJam_Man หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you open packs for the money (which is dumb) open better value sets, like surging sparks, chilling reign, Paldean fates or something else

  • @gch310
    @gch310 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A scam is something advertised that it will make you money. Pokemon company doesn’t say you’ll get rich flipping their cards if you buy them. Toxic resellers think that they should get rich from a children’s game.

  • @thereal_itsmehere
    @thereal_itsmehere 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You also have to consider resell value here, that secret rare kingambit may only be 10 dollars now, but it could be upwards of 100 down the line

  • @TrueBakonCing
    @TrueBakonCing 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    99% of gamblers quit before they win big

  • @timetraveller8408
    @timetraveller8408 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro thinks he's investing in Pokemon stocks 😭

  • @sigmagamingXD
    @sigmagamingXD 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is why some of the etbs,booster boxes, packs,bundles,etc because some people just buy them without even knowing what it is and all they know is to make theyre money back. Don't do this not only you might lose money but now us actual pokemon collecters/players have less cards and stuff to get.

  • @Mayson2006
    @Mayson2006 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I miss the days when people bought those packs to actually play with them

  • @garciloco13eg
    @garciloco13eg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Him: It’s. A. Scam!
    Me: I’m. Still. Buying. It!

  • @cameronsgametips
    @cameronsgametips 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    As a professional pokeman collector he should grade those cards on PSA to get more money