At 41 years old, I'm getting into pokemon cards because my 13 year daughter has been collecting them for years. We went to a local card shop and talked to the young owners. They were great and offered to help us learn to play the card game and to build our decks. We are already having fun collecting and trading at home. Now my 6 year old son wants to collect them. I am loving this so much.
I was in junior/primary school when Pokémon came out and was obsessed. Probably one of my best memories as a kid. It was incredible being that age when it took off. Watching the original anime every morning before school, playing Blue on GBC and collecting cards, but we were too young to understand how to actually play. As the year hit 2001, I moved into Secondary school and the second gen came out, the craze had slowed a little in the UK and I grew out of it and sold my cards like many did. Luckily I remember my best card was a shiny Alacazam so nothing crazy. I've now started collecting again. I'm only looking at Base set, Jungle and Fossil as these were what I collected as a kid. It's amazing to be able to get that sense of nostalgia and again, I'm so grateful I'm able to feel that due to the age I was at the time. It's amazing that everyone can have their own personal experiences and different things that are special to them with Pokémon. Good luck collecting everyone and making more memories!
I've been in the card business for years and this is by far one of the best videos I've seen. I'm mainly well versed in the sports card hobby and always collected pokemon on and off since I was a kid but it's only been recently that I've been learning about the ins and outs of pokemon cards. This is THE perfect beginners guide to any type of card hobby. The way you explained everything so simply yet in depth is a talent. The one thing that I would love to see you touch on, which I think would be really helpful, is explaining the different Pokemon eras such as Sword and Shield, Scarlett and Violet, and how they correlate to each release. I've found that to be the most confusing.
This!!! I struggle with this the most. Got back into pokemon with my son after not collecting in over 20 years. I didn't even know half of these sets were a thing. I don't know what they mean. Which are more relevant or sought after. Kinda just winging it. He looks to me for guidance, and I pretend to know cuz ya know I'm dad. deep down, he probably knows more then me. I just tell him whatever looks cool or what he likes. Working so far. 😂
+1 here. Looking to get into collecting with my daughter. I collected the 1st gen sets back in the 90s when I was a kid and have been blown away by the variety and range. Watched a few unboxings online and I’ve got no idea what the different artwork means. Vmax, EX, full art. So confused.
I'm wanting to know info on this as well for the same reasons as everyone else. Buying first packs for Christmas and idk which sets to buy boosters from
Good video, very helpful. A lot has changed since I had pokemon cards 20 years ago. The other week my 8-year-old son came home from school talking about Pokémon and that he wanted to start collecting/playing. I was excited for him. I remember the buzz and hype when I was a kid. The feeling you got when your mom/dad bought you a pack for getting a good report card or hitting a home run in a little league game. Showing and comparing cards with friends at school. The feeling of trying to find or trade cards to complete that certain set. Ohh man, the memories. It's crazy how things come full circle. I was around my sons age when It came out, and I started collecting. These cards today leave me scratching my head lol. I didn't really know where to begin. we officially have got our first packs. Let the ride begin. Thanks for your help!
Found this very helpful, thankyou. Loved collecting pokemon as a kid in early 2000s, been around 20 years since I last collected pokemon cards but started with the lost origins earlier this month. Loving how much detail is in the rare hollow cards nowadays!
Very useful information layed out in an easy to digest way. After getting an itch to collect Pokemon cards I headed out to my local card shop and asked about/read up on what packs are out there as well as which Pokemon each pack has to see the art & know which packs have more common & uncommon cards I'd be happy getting to enjoy the outcome. (Mainly seeking cute & pretty art). On the 5th day I bought a single pack of Evolving skies from my local grocery store & got an adorabubble reverse holo Emolga! Then the following day I bought the Giant pika promo box ($20 USD) I had been eyeing which had the cute holo Mimikyu card (the reason I bought the box) and ended up opening another cute reverse holo Plusle along several other cute cards & a holo Moltres so I was quuuite happy with my purchase! I like or highly loved nearly half of the cards I've opened & only got one duplicate card which is of a card I love so it's going great so far. I did break one of the rules by splurging on Marnie's Tournament milk-carton-like box paying above MSRP for her ($53+$12 shipping USD) tho still within my $100 budget. I love her character design so much and know I'll put her sleeves and deck holder to good use! (Learned sleeves with characters or designs can get rather expensive on their own) I also reeeally love her promo cards! She's so precious. Will come with packs for Battle styles, Chilling rains or Darkness Ablaze which I've yet to open so it'll be a pleasant little card boost to my collection too. Am bound to get some other cute ones I like among them but even if I don't, Marnie costs so much to buy on her own so at least this gives me a way to get her along with so many other goodies.
I don’t usually comment on videos but man this was great. Thank you for your time and effort. This was exactly what I needed. And also a shout out for mentioning to people only using EXTRA money. Bills and other necessary priorities come first 👍
Definitely into collecting holos and rares and ultra rares and cards of that variation🙂I started today June 30th and I'm putting every holo variant into sleeves and adding my rares I find in sleeves🤗 and I have plenty of common and uncommon cards🤗💗so I'm definitely gonna hold onto the holos and rare variants🤗💗I also used to have 200+ pokemon cards in middle school and had the full team rocket dark collection and I had a dark charizard holo that I traded for a regular charizard that got ruined🙄and I gave away a shining raichu from the 2000s🙄and it's lost forever🙄so I highly regret giving away my collection🙄so now I'm collecting again and keeping them all🤗some of the new cards of the original oldest pokemon bring back such nostalgia🤗and I've also seen some pokemon on pokemon go on some of the cards🤗so much has changed with pokemon and the cards🤗so I'm learning more about what cards are good and may have value🤗💗
I don't care about profit, I just like to collect. It's more like a hobby for me because Pokémon is the definition of my childhood :) thanks for this video
Great Video, I hope that Your channel will grow fast, I've started my card story 5 days ago with one booster from McDonalds 25th anniversary, I forgot about it and found it in my car, opened and kind of wanted whole set, so I've bought some boosters from auction site. My goal is completing sets so This video is very informational for me as a newbie in PTCG I think that I will focus on sets that I can still buy new, I am afraid of buying used cards with amount of fakes You can buy online.
Good luck on starting. Fakes are a big problem on ebay that's why it is always important to look at seller reviews. Trusted sellers are super unlucky to sell you fakes
I wanna get into card collecting but I’m low-key scared I’ll do it wrong 😂 like no matter what- I’ve been watching videos on them and I’m still like nah what if I get the wrong things
Getting started is all about doing research and gathering information from different sources. Watching videos is the right first step. Defiently advice just getting something small and opening it. I think the silver tempest booster bundle would be good. It's around $24 dollars online and has 6 packs. Think it would be a good place to start to just open stuff.
there’s not a lot you can do wrong specifically in collecting cards, it’s your collection so make it your own and enjoy collecting your way. there are obviously smart choices (such as a budget) but other than that, collect what and how you see fit
If you want to just collect cause you like the art of a particular card I'd suggest to just buy it. If you like the gamble of ripping packs and pulling a banger card then buy packs and enjoy the chase. If you want to collect for investment reasons then sealed booster boxes are the goto.
You can’t go too far wrong if you aren’t paying massively above retail price for packs, and buying single cards from people if you’re unsure how to spot fakes. If you buy genuine product from reputable sources, and don’t massively overpay, you should be all good. You can also look up set lists to see what cards are in each set, and therefore decide which set you might like to open when you see some cards that you like! All the best
The thing with TCGs is that the game part matters even if you don't want to play, otherwise the pretty bits of cardboard are just that. Don't collect to speculatively try make money (you wont). Find any other reason to justify it to yourself like fun, entertainment, community etc If you are worried about financial loss then don't get into it for real. Pretend that you have brought certain cards etc then watch how the prices rise and fall over a year or more.
Thank you for sharing this video! - Just bought my first set today & it's one of the sets you mentioned around $20-$40 - I will watch more of your videos to learn what's the correct sleeve to buy since I plan to play in tournaments or with friends
Great video . I’m just new and getting into Pokémon collecting . Just curious you set a few of the sets are cheap and some will get expensive . What makes a particular set of Pokémon more cheap or more expensive . As I believe the Pokémon sets are standard priced when released from Pokémon company so what makes one set more expensive / more popular than another set . Just curious as I’m trying to understand what makes one more rare or expensive than another
It all goes to supply and demand. If there are cards in a set that are more sought after, then the card will increase in value, and the packs will, too. The true question is what makes people want certain cards more. Simply personal preference and hype. Hype is huge in the pokemon community. If people think a card will eventually be worth more. A ton of people will buy it driving up the price. Overall, this topic is a little complicated for just a comment response. Might be a good video.
Hi! First video that I've watched from you. Got back into collecting over the last year and defintely wouldn't mind another video or two like this. Thank you!
Thank you!! ^^ This helps me a lot, getting more organized when thinking about being a more knowledgeable and at least moderately committed collector. With the very few cards that I bought already in the past 4ish years of when I finally decided to try to start collecting, I was literally going by rather at random and just buying what I thought would be cool/would be right for a beginner like me, with pricings and such. A goal would rlly help me…Not really sure what that could be really! I guess I not only want to collect cards (if I could find some of the rarest cards, that’d be AWESOME), but also learn how to build a great and powerful deck for actual play. 😁 Been wanting to try it for years now actually! Just seems to be very few ppl out there that would actually care and love themselves to do so anymore. But anyway, thanks again!!!! ☺️❤️
Well it depends on what you want collecting cards. In order to have fun at anything, games or sports you must win. There is no fun in losing or missing and having duds for a whole booster box. So in order to have fun collecting be aware of people weighing packs for you to get absolutely nothing. This is a great time to start because Crown Zenith pull rates and ETB ratios are the best in the history of Pokemon cards.
I just kicked off collecting the other day, I started by getting a Dragon Vmax box (To open), and Pokemon GO Instinct set for display purposes. I am both buying boxes for the box display, and buying boosters to open for fun. I got a little lucky and pulled a Giratina Vstar in my first large box. Now I'm thinking about how I want them to be displayed, because I am thinking you can do some pretty crazy things with jumbo cards. I'm also saving up, so you are 100% right about budgeting. Pokemon are fun but it's still nice to have money in the bank for rainy days and good times. Overspending could also impact your love of the hobby, spend too much and you will make yourself miserable which can in turn make Pokemon less enjoyable - so play it safe everyone.
Bro this is actually we actually do family game night and each of my family members have Pokémon cards but this is actually the important tips thanks for the advice Bro❤
Thank you for this video as I am actually just started collecting pokemon cards and I'm glad that I knew what I'm doing as a beginner I did a good job as of now.
I have 0 knowledge of collecting cards, but I'm a videogame and console collector themed on pokémon for 8 years already and I'm based in Italy, and I personally can be wrong on what I'll be saying now so you can disagree with me (as long as is a respectful conversation). First of all, as he said, set precise goals and imo is better to NOT get into too expensive sets or old cards just now, so getting the latest cards is more cheaper and affordable, mostly because are way more easy to reach and to get good deals, also in my opinion, entering in the collection can be easy if you also have some friends or relatives with some cards that are taking dust somewhere else in the house, so if ya can buy some stuff from them or getting for free, do it, garage sales are good places to find nice things for cheap prices, so do that too. Secondly, be patient, don't get immediately an item cause you see that is available because one day you can see it for a cheaper price, so search a lot for good deals, sometimes take a LOT of time but is worth the wait, I collect for 8 years and I got my GBA limited of latios and latias for 600€ before we entered in the pandemic and is in very nice conditions, so this is important, be patient for get good deals, one day will arrive. Third, if you want to buy old booster packs of pokémon please keep them sealed, I've seen too many people open very old booster box and cards and the money that they lost for that is way too much, sometimes the closed item is WAY more valuable than the single card it self, I do understand the exiting moment of opening cards and hoping to find something incredibly rare, but even with the latest sets if you are not lucky you have to waste a lot of money in multiple booster box for complete the whole collection of that set, so keep this in mind, buy some extra booster box to keep sealed and never open, can get high value one day. (also little spoiler, opening old booster pack of pokémon card will increase drastically the value of the item as closed, this is because the quantity of sealed product decrease drastically that if was already expensive a 1000$ booster pack, imagine if reach the 3000$... or even more) Last point, do always safe transition, be careful of what you see online, ask for multiple pictures if needed and if you can do it, move it for get the deal by hand, sometimes people will use the pictures of others for scam, mostly now that the pokémon mania is way too high, too many ppl want to get into collecting in those times and the consequence is buying stuff for over priced or even with an high risk of being scammed, unfortunately this happen too much so be careful :( Probably arrive one day where those cards will continue to get an high value, but I don't know for how long this can go, but be careful and think a lot of the card collecting is for you or not, I personally noticed that wasn't for me since I was a kid, like ok yeah cool the cards but can be damaged very easily, even with a little defect can decrease the value- Out of this, have fun, stay safe, and take care! Good luck to all the newbie collectors
I got into pokemon cards because my dad got me the old team rocket fossil etb box before he died when i was 12 then. it was his last gift to me that i still have this to this day.
TYSM I REALLY NEEDED THISS i used to collect a bunch back in 2016 and I wanted to get back into it, i was about to buy and old series booster box for wayyyyy higher than what I should spend in my first month back into this, so thanks. also yes, Amazon in sketchy.
Great Video! You said good tips for people and making them think about everything before getting started. Just one thing once you start there is no going back. Pokémon will keep pulling you in. I believe Pokémon Go is a good starting collection. It's only 78 Cards that are price reasonably. Your right you will buy A LOT of sleeves.
@@AuDBlaze. first off welcome! Hope you are having a blast collecting. Vault x folder is my personal favorite. I use them. I do put my reverse halos and halos and v and vstar cards inside a soft plastic sleeve and then put them in my binder. Just in case. Better safe than sorry. Normal Cards I do not.
@@GastlyGrabs Hey, Thanks for the reply. I’ve just ordered my first set of cards haha, I got myself x2 ETB Crown Zenith, I’m waiting for the new base set of Scarlet and violet to be my first set, I’m really excited to start collecting!
@@AuDBlaze. Crown Zenith is a blast to open. I think you will enjoy them. Yes, I have a channel and I open everything. If there is something you like to see open let me know. I will try to get my hands on the item. I have no issue in opening anything. I can't wait to get Scarlet and Violet as well! March is going to be super exciting!
Just wanted to add and you wouldn’t think but at least in my area a fusion strike etb that comes with like 8 reverse cards is selling for 30 dollars at sams. I bought 2 and got the best card in the second (arguably) and the 6th best (both alt arts)
This is an awesome video, I use to collect when I was younger as a kid and idk where they all went I had tons. Now that I got adult money I want to start getting into it again just for fun. You’re video is amazing and I’ll be watching more to learn as much as I can!
Thanks for the video! One question...why not buy PSA cards? Anyways, I collected the cards back in the day and I finally dug them out. I have complete sets of the first 5 sets. Some 1st editions. I've stopped at a few different card shops and found one place that was really helpful. They will make recommendations and send in your cards to get graded. You are correct about sending cards in to get graded, it's about $30 a card. I'm mainly interested in the older cards and graded cards. I ask about buying PSA graded cards, because I made my first purchase today. I got some boxes, sleeves, top loaders, 4 packs, and a PSA graded card. The card I bought was just a simple 1st edition. It was $12. Here's the thing tho...I want graded cards, I'm not trying to make a profit. Someone paid $30 to have the thing graded...I bought it for half that, so basically I got it for half price. I'm looking to buy 1 graded card and about 4 packs every couple weeks. One random question...what should I do with energy cards? I don't play the game, but would consider it in the future. How many energy cards should I really keep around? I have roughly 75 each of the main types. Thanks!
I collect full art v cards from sword and sheild era. I have almost all of them, 154 in total so far. I also have my money box which is a etb box full of nicer cards valuing around 2000 bucks total.
If you are gonna get into collecting vintage holos... Good luck fr and hopefully you have a big wallet because it's definitely not as cheap as when I started. I recommend everyone to just start collecting modern 🤷♂️ price points are everywhere and lots of sets for beginners to chase, I've personally moved on to diecast collecting after finishing my entire collection.
a secret tip is that stores will actually matchmake with other stores lets say i go into target to grab an etb and its maybe $55 you can go online to maybe walmart and see if they have the same thing for cheaper lets say $45 if you show them at the checkout that its cheaper at walmart they will change the price to the cheaper price (walmart in this case)
Great video! I used to own many 1999 cards but that was years ago lol. I have no interest to invest in anything, just wanna start collecting but soon realized there seems to be so many different editions I can't tell which ones work together or if all these different decks are for different pokemon card games lol. For example if I get a desk from Sword and Shield but then get a desk of cards from Sun&Moon are those the same card game and playable together or totally different and they have different pokemon that you can't get in other editions? For exmaple, if I want like gen 1 pokemon like pikachu, squirtle, chameleon and all their phases (so the original 9) and stuff do they have them in these new editions sets or is it just a bunch of new pokemon? I've probability never seen or heard of all the new things lol. I don't care for rarity in terms of how much they'd sell for. If I could buy and get a ton of gen 1 pokemon that I knew about from the 1990's that would be good enough for me (I think it was the original 151) lol
I used to have a lot of Pokémon cards when I was in 3-4th grade but stopped and I’m trying to get back into it and all I have is 3 promo Japanese cards but I don’t know which packs to buy for the best pulls
Coming back after the late 90s school yard days. I was wondering - is there a full art or special ed Arbok? I was looking at some of my childhood faves and there seems to be something for every classic pokemon except Arbok, which is sad. My fave is obviously not popular with anyone involved in the game.
So your last point about buying individual cards of a new set is a thing to avoid. But what about buying booster packs of a new set. For me, I'm completely new and I would've thought I should start at the newest set. And this currently being Paldea Evolved. Should I not buy these packs then or do you only mean individual cards?
I meant individual cards. The reason for this is cards are usually super expensive when they first come out and slowly become cheaper the longer a set is out.
I’m young and I’m collecting cards for fun and maybe when I’m older I’ll sell them for money. I only have 2 cards rn cause my friend who collects them gave 2 to me.
What is going on? I just wanted to buy some gen 1 or gen 2 pokemon cards to play with my kid like the ones I used to have when I was young. I guess this is impossible without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars?
I have more then 7000 POKEMON BASIC ENERGY CARDS SVEen 001 to 008. I'm trying to figure out what they are worth and how to sell them. These came from a comic book store, I assume they opened packs of cards to find the more valuable card and sold theses separately. I do not want to small lots but I may if can make money selling small lots. I listed them in an ebay auction starting bid $200 for the whole lot of 7000 and it did not even one view.
I never got into the cards when I was in school in the 90s. Took a lot of crap just for liking video games so I wasn’t gonna bother with a tcg. Now I wanna get into it with my kids, Walmart typically has different stuff available. Do I buy the tins or booster boxes? Basically can I make a mistake just walking into the store and grabbing a box. I see a lot of tins and multipacks on clearance as well. Is it as simple as just opening cards regardless of what set they are from?
If you start getting it with your kids, I recommend going with the clearance stuff first. The reason for that being is that I think all the things that are currently on clearance is still pretty good. The reason why it's on clearance is more of there just being so much of it rather than it being "bad". I also think that your kids would appreciate non-booster box items more because they can come with extra stuff besides cards. While booster boxes just have the cards.
@@GraveCollectiblesthanks for the reply, ya I worked at this Walmart for several years. Not ever realizing what was going out the door for so cheap lol. So in all the sets there’s always that chance of a crazy pull then? I’m just excited to set down and open them with the kids lol. I remember doing basketball cards in like 5th grade and had a lot of fun opening them. I’ll never forget my cousin pulling a Jordan rookie card! Gonna be a lot easier to convince my wife to start on clearance stuff. If you hadn’t replied I was gonna start with sword and shield elite trainer box
@@joshuasandefur2833 Almost all modern can have good hits in them. Espeically for kids. I would def check out Brilliant stars, Astral radiance and silver tempest. They can have two hits in each pack. However, I think all modern can have good hits.
Amazon is a good site if u know it well just check the additional information and it will say Pokemon because if another person sells as a manufacturer as Pokemon then that would be copyright i think then they would be blocked but idk i just think amazon is decent
Good Video. Personally I like collecting single individual cards since you know exactly when you are getting though. I just feel pack openings aren't worth it as as you rarely get what you want.
Don’t be like me, I came across those gold backed cards from Amazon. I have rainbow charizard, several other charizards, upon first researching I was thinking damn, I have potentially thousands worth of cards here. Then I figured out they’re fake lol. But…. There does still seem to be a market for them, although they’re about 10 bucks each. Even though they’re fake I think holding on to them might be in best interest. Maybe Amazon stops making them, fast forward 20 years maybe they become worth something.
Modern won't appreciate in value anymore its been reported by Nintendo they printed 20 billion cards (I think its more don't quote me) safe to assume most of these are gonna be unopened and collected for the same reason to wait for 30yrs. This is the phobia people had in the early 00's but difference is it's actually true making it extremely risky to get boxes for the sake they will appreciate in value someday. Now if you wanna buy vintage that will appreciate but you gotta know what you are getting and how scarce it is.
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The key to collecting anything is collect what you like not what you hope will make you money
Bruh, the whole reason I’m watching this video is to have rare costly cards
@@PotatoKingo same guy that will give up and move on to another phase In a few years, good luck fella!
What if you like collecting valuable cards?
Thats what makes them expensive
Dont take advise from this dude
At 41 years old, I'm getting into pokemon cards because my 13 year daughter has been collecting them for years. We went to a local card shop and talked to the young owners. They were great and offered to help us learn to play the card game and to build our decks. We are already having fun collecting and trading at home. Now my 6 year old son wants to collect them. I am loving this so much.
When I’m a dad I want to be just like you man. You’re rich in life.
I was in junior/primary school when Pokémon came out and was obsessed. Probably one of my best memories as a kid. It was incredible being that age when it took off. Watching the original anime every morning before school, playing Blue on GBC and collecting cards, but we were too young to understand how to actually play. As the year hit 2001, I moved into Secondary school and the second gen came out, the craze had slowed a little in the UK and I grew out of it and sold my cards like many did. Luckily I remember my best card was a shiny Alacazam so nothing crazy.
I've now started collecting again. I'm only looking at Base set, Jungle and Fossil as these were what I collected as a kid. It's amazing to be able to get that sense of nostalgia and again, I'm so grateful I'm able to feel that due to the age I was at the time. It's amazing that everyone can have their own personal experiences and different things that are special to them with Pokémon.
Good luck collecting everyone and making more memories!
I've been in the card business for years and this is by far one of the best videos I've seen. I'm mainly well versed in the sports card hobby and always collected pokemon on and off since I was a kid but it's only been recently that I've been learning about the ins and outs of pokemon cards. This is THE perfect beginners guide to any type of card hobby. The way you explained everything so simply yet in depth is a talent.
The one thing that I would love to see you touch on, which I think would be really helpful, is explaining the different Pokemon eras such as Sword and Shield, Scarlett and Violet, and how they correlate to each release. I've found that to be the most confusing.
Can someone explain the different sets, I’m also getting into pokemon cards. I already collect sports cards
This!!! I struggle with this the most. Got back into pokemon with my son after not collecting in over 20 years. I didn't even know half of these sets were a thing. I don't know what they mean. Which are more relevant or sought after. Kinda just winging it. He looks to me for guidance, and I pretend to know cuz ya know I'm dad. deep down, he probably knows more then me. I just tell him whatever looks cool or what he likes. Working so far. 😂
+1 here. Looking to get into collecting with my daughter. I collected the 1st gen sets back in the 90s when I was a kid and have been blown away by the variety and range. Watched a few unboxings online and I’ve got no idea what the different artwork means. Vmax, EX, full art. So confused.
Are you folks wanting answers to these questions or have you figured it out over the last few months? I'd be happy to help.
I'm wanting to know info on this as well for the same reasons as everyone else. Buying first packs for Christmas and idk which sets to buy boosters from
Good video, very helpful. A lot has changed since I had pokemon cards 20 years ago. The other week my 8-year-old son came home from school talking about Pokémon and that he wanted to start collecting/playing. I was excited for him. I remember the buzz and hype when I was a kid. The feeling you got when your mom/dad bought you a pack for getting a good report card or hitting a home run in a little league game. Showing and comparing cards with friends at school. The feeling of trying to find or trade cards to complete that certain set. Ohh man, the memories. It's crazy how things come full circle. I was around my sons age when It came out, and I started collecting. These cards today leave me scratching my head lol. I didn't really know where to begin. we officially have got our first packs. Let the ride begin. Thanks for your help!
This is so cool to read 😊
@@blackmagicsuiteopus9545 thanks! It's been an amazing adventure so far 🥰
Found this very helpful, thankyou.
Loved collecting pokemon as a kid in early 2000s, been around 20 years since I last collected pokemon cards but started with the lost origins earlier this month. Loving how much detail is in the rare hollow cards nowadays!
I just started collecting Pokemon cards and this video was so helpful. Thanks for making it!
What set?
@@DRC92 Brilliant Stars and Scarlet and Violet base
Best advice video out there. 10/10
Gooe vid. Very wel structured! Im subbing now!
I would like to see a video exlaining how generations,sets,expantions etc. Work.
Great video man, keep it up! I haven't been collecting for over 15 years and me and some friends just started collecting again. Amazing content
That is awesome!
Very useful information layed out in an easy to digest way.
After getting an itch to collect Pokemon cards I headed out to my local card shop and asked about/read up on what packs are out there as well as which Pokemon each pack has to see the art & know which packs have more common & uncommon cards I'd be happy getting to enjoy the outcome. (Mainly seeking cute & pretty art). On the 5th day I bought a single pack of Evolving skies from my local grocery store & got an adorabubble reverse holo Emolga! Then the following day I bought the Giant pika promo box ($20 USD) I had been eyeing which had the cute holo Mimikyu card (the reason I bought the box) and ended up opening another cute reverse holo Plusle along several other cute cards & a holo Moltres so I was quuuite happy with my purchase! I like or highly loved nearly half of the cards I've opened & only got one duplicate card which is of a card I love so it's going great so far.
I did break one of the rules by splurging on Marnie's Tournament milk-carton-like box paying above MSRP for her ($53+$12 shipping USD) tho still within my $100 budget. I love her character design so much and know I'll put her sleeves and deck holder to good use! (Learned sleeves with characters or designs can get rather expensive on their own) I also reeeally love her promo cards! She's so precious. Will come with packs for Battle styles, Chilling rains or Darkness Ablaze which I've yet to open so it'll be a pleasant little card boost to my collection too. Am bound to get some other cute ones I like among them but even if I don't, Marnie costs so much to buy on her own so at least this gives me a way to get her along with so many other goodies.
Bro you wrote a holl story
I don’t usually comment on videos but man this was great. Thank you for your time and effort. This was exactly what I needed. And also a shout out for mentioning to people only using EXTRA money. Bills and other necessary priorities come first 👍
I appreciate it!
I'm a bit over two years in the game and made a lot of money in early 2021 selling graded Pokemon cards👍🏾
Great information!! Thank you👍🏾
Definitely into collecting holos and rares and ultra rares and cards of that variation🙂I started today June 30th and I'm putting every holo variant into sleeves and adding my rares I find in sleeves🤗 and I have plenty of common and uncommon cards🤗💗so I'm definitely gonna hold onto the holos and rare variants🤗💗I also used to have 200+ pokemon cards in middle school and had the full team rocket dark collection and I had a dark charizard holo that I traded for a regular charizard that got ruined🙄and I gave away a shining raichu from the 2000s🙄and it's lost forever🙄so I highly regret giving away my collection🙄so now I'm collecting again and keeping them all🤗some of the new cards of the original oldest pokemon bring back such nostalgia🤗and I've also seen some pokemon on pokemon go on some of the cards🤗so much has changed with pokemon and the cards🤗so I'm learning more about what cards are good and may have value🤗💗
Thats alot of emojis
@@deana6072typical gen z behavior. Probably uses words like rizz and bet too
halfway through this video so far and its very wholesome. much love to pokemon card collectors and fans
Mantap! Semoga 2023 bisa jadi tahun dimana koleksi Pokemon Cardsku jadi semakin keren. Let's catch 'em all!
I don't care about profit, I just like to collect. It's more like a hobby for me because Pokémon is the definition of my childhood :) thanks for this video
Holy crap I have never watched a tutorial on TH-cam that is this easy to understand and is a video this short
Great Video, I hope that Your channel will grow fast, I've started my card story 5 days ago with one booster from McDonalds 25th anniversary, I forgot about it and found it in my car, opened and kind of wanted whole set, so I've bought some boosters from auction site. My goal is completing sets so This video is very informational for me as a newbie in PTCG I think that I will focus on sets that I can still buy new, I am afraid of buying used cards with amount of fakes You can buy online.
Good luck on starting. Fakes are a big problem on ebay that's why it is always important to look at seller reviews. Trusted sellers are super unlucky to sell you fakes
It's the first set I finished. Very proud of it, had to get over the border a few times to get them in English
Pretty decent straight forward video. I liked it.
Thanks for the info! Great video dude
I wanna get into card collecting but I’m low-key scared I’ll do it wrong 😂 like no matter what- I’ve been watching videos on them and I’m still like nah what if I get the wrong things
Getting started is all about doing research and gathering information from different sources. Watching videos is the right first step. Defiently advice just getting something small and opening it. I think the silver tempest booster bundle would be good. It's around $24 dollars online and has 6 packs. Think it would be a good place to start to just open stuff.
there’s not a lot you can do wrong specifically in collecting cards, it’s your collection so make it your own and enjoy collecting your way. there are obviously smart choices (such as a budget) but other than that, collect what and how you see fit
If you want to just collect cause you like the art of a particular card I'd suggest to just buy it. If you like the gamble of ripping packs and pulling a banger card then buy packs and enjoy the chase. If you want to collect for investment reasons then sealed booster boxes are the goto.
You can’t go too far wrong if you aren’t paying massively above retail price for packs, and buying single cards from people if you’re unsure how to spot fakes. If you buy genuine product from reputable sources, and don’t massively overpay, you should be all good. You can also look up set lists to see what cards are in each set, and therefore decide which set you might like to open when you see some cards that you like! All the best
The thing with TCGs is that the game part matters even if you don't want to play, otherwise the pretty bits of cardboard are just that. Don't collect to speculatively try make money (you wont). Find any other reason to justify it to yourself like fun, entertainment, community etc
If you are worried about financial loss then don't get into it for real. Pretend that you have brought certain cards etc then watch how the prices rise and fall over a year or more.
Iiked and subscribed! This was awesome 👌
Thank you for sharing this video!
- Just bought my first set today & it's one of the sets you mentioned around $20-$40
- I will watch more of your videos to learn what's the correct sleeve to buy since I plan to play in tournaments or with friends
Amazingly well done. Very informal and super helpful.
Thank you
Great video . I’m just new and getting into Pokémon collecting . Just curious you set a few of the sets are cheap and some will get expensive . What makes a particular set of Pokémon more cheap or more expensive .
As I believe the Pokémon sets are standard priced when released from Pokémon company so what makes one set more expensive / more popular than another set .
Just curious as I’m trying to understand what makes one more rare or expensive than another
It all goes to supply and demand. If there are cards in a set that are more sought after, then the card will increase in value, and the packs will, too.
The true question is what makes people want certain cards more. Simply personal preference and hype. Hype is huge in the pokemon community. If people think a card will eventually be worth more. A ton of people will buy it driving up the price.
Overall, this topic is a little complicated for just a comment response. Might be a good video.
@@GraveCollectibles yes would love your opinion on it
Hi! First video that I've watched from you. Got back into collecting over the last year and defintely wouldn't mind another video or two like this. Thank you!
Thank you!! ^^ This helps me a lot, getting more organized when thinking about being a more knowledgeable and at least moderately committed collector. With the very few cards that I bought already in the past 4ish years of when I finally decided to try to start collecting, I was literally going by rather at random and just buying what I thought would be cool/would be right for a beginner like me, with pricings and such.
A goal would rlly help me…Not really sure what that could be really! I guess I not only want to collect cards (if I could find some of the rarest cards, that’d be AWESOME), but also learn how to build a great and powerful deck for actual play. 😁 Been wanting to try it for years now actually! Just seems to be very few ppl out there that would actually care and love themselves to do so anymore.
But anyway, thanks again!!!! ☺️❤️
Well it depends on what you want collecting cards. In order to have fun at anything, games or sports you must win. There is no fun in losing or missing and having duds for a whole booster box. So in order to have fun collecting be aware of people weighing packs for you to get absolutely nothing. This is a great time to start because Crown Zenith pull rates and ETB ratios are the best in the history of Pokemon cards.
I just kicked off collecting the other day, I started by getting a Dragon Vmax box (To open), and Pokemon GO Instinct set for display purposes. I am both buying boxes for the box display, and buying boosters to open for fun. I got a little lucky and pulled a Giratina Vstar in my first large box. Now I'm thinking about how I want them to be displayed, because I am thinking you can do some pretty crazy things with jumbo cards.
I'm also saving up, so you are 100% right about budgeting. Pokemon are fun but it's still nice to have money in the bank for rainy days and good times. Overspending could also impact your love of the hobby, spend too much and you will make yourself miserable which can in turn make Pokemon less enjoyable - so play it safe everyone.
This helped me be more passionate. thanks
i'm trying to get into pokémon card collecting and you really helped me
Bro this is actually we actually do family game night and each of my family members have Pokémon cards but this is actually the important tips thanks for the advice Bro❤
Great video! Personally I buy etbs and other cheap products to casually collect.
Thank you for this video as I am actually just started collecting pokemon cards and I'm glad that I knew what I'm doing as a beginner I did a good job as of now.
I have 0 knowledge of collecting cards, but I'm a videogame and console collector themed on pokémon for 8 years already and I'm based in Italy, and I personally can be wrong on what I'll be saying now so you can disagree with me (as long as is a respectful conversation).
First of all, as he said, set precise goals and imo is better to NOT get into too expensive sets or old cards just now, so getting the latest cards is more cheaper and affordable, mostly because are way more easy to reach and to get good deals, also in my opinion, entering in the collection can be easy if you also have some friends or relatives with some cards that are taking dust somewhere else in the house, so if ya can buy some stuff from them or getting for free, do it, garage sales are good places to find nice things for cheap prices, so do that too.
Secondly, be patient, don't get immediately an item cause you see that is available because one day you can see it for a cheaper price, so search a lot for good deals, sometimes take a LOT of time but is worth the wait, I collect for 8 years and I got my GBA limited of latios and latias for 600€ before we entered in the pandemic and is in very nice conditions, so this is important, be patient for get good deals, one day will arrive.
Third, if you want to buy old booster packs of pokémon please keep them sealed, I've seen too many people open very old booster box and cards and the money that they lost for that is way too much, sometimes the closed item is WAY more valuable than the single card it self, I do understand the exiting moment of opening cards and hoping to find something incredibly rare, but even with the latest sets if you are not lucky you have to waste a lot of money in multiple booster box for complete the whole collection of that set, so keep this in mind, buy some extra booster box to keep sealed and never open, can get high value one day. (also little spoiler, opening old booster pack of pokémon card will increase drastically the value of the item as closed, this is because the quantity of sealed product decrease drastically that if was already expensive a 1000$ booster pack, imagine if reach the 3000$... or even more)
Last point, do always safe transition, be careful of what you see online, ask for multiple pictures if needed and if you can do it, move it for get the deal by hand, sometimes people will use the pictures of others for scam, mostly now that the pokémon mania is way too high, too many ppl want to get into collecting in those times and the consequence is buying stuff for over priced or even with an high risk of being scammed, unfortunately this happen too much so be careful :(
Probably arrive one day where those cards will continue to get an high value, but I don't know for how long this can go, but be careful and think a lot of the card collecting is for you or not, I personally noticed that wasn't for me since I was a kid, like ok yeah cool the cards but can be damaged very easily, even with a little defect can decrease the value-
Out of this, have fun, stay safe, and take care! Good luck to all the newbie collectors
This is solid content for newer collectors, thanks for making them. Any other videos you recommend for your viewers?
I got into pokemon cards because my dad got me the old team rocket fossil etb box before he died when i was 12 then. it was his last gift to me that i still have this to this day.
great video, thanks!
Thanks for this video, I'm actually still thinking of collecting because I'm already doing it with Dragonball Super CCG.
Thanks for the help.
TYSM I REALLY NEEDED THISS
i used to collect a bunch back in 2016 and I wanted to get back into it, i was about to buy and old series booster box for wayyyyy higher than what I should spend in my first month back into this, so thanks. also yes, Amazon in sketchy.
Awesome info thank you!
Great Video! You said good tips for people and making them think about everything before getting started. Just one thing once you start there is no going back. Pokémon will keep pulling you in. I believe Pokémon Go is a good starting collection. It's only 78 Cards that are price reasonably. Your right you will buy A LOT of sleeves.
Hey, I’m new to collecting I only buy to place in a folder. Do you recommend double sleeving to put inside a vault x folder? Thank you in advance
@@AuDBlaze. first off welcome! Hope you are having a blast collecting. Vault x folder is my personal favorite. I use them. I do put my reverse halos and halos and v and vstar cards inside a soft plastic sleeve and then put them in my binder. Just in case. Better safe than sorry. Normal Cards I do not.
@@GastlyGrabs Hey, Thanks for the reply. I’ve just ordered my first set of cards haha, I got myself x2 ETB Crown Zenith, I’m waiting for the new base set of Scarlet and violet to be my first set, I’m really excited to start collecting!
@@GastlyGrabs I didn’t realise you upload to TH-cam will check some of your videos out :)
@@AuDBlaze. Crown Zenith is a blast to open. I think you will enjoy them. Yes, I have a channel and I open everything. If there is something you like to see open let me know. I will try to get my hands on the item. I have no issue in opening anything. I can't wait to get Scarlet and Violet as well! March is going to be super exciting!
Thank you so much man I used to collect Pokémon cards in the ex and mega ex days but anyways this was very helpful 😀
Silver tempest has to be my favorite set.
Just wanted to add and you wouldn’t think but at least in my area a fusion strike etb that comes with like 8 reverse cards is selling for 30 dollars at sams. I bought 2 and got the best card in the second (arguably) and the 6th best (both alt arts)
Enjoyed this vid bro already know this info but still its great advice just sub look forward to more content
Can you like go into which packs are better , what they have and what are the values of the card you get from the pack?
Fantastic video. So much useful info
Good solid advice and information.Thank you.
Thank you 💕✌🏾
Awesome video brother thank you 🙏🏽
This is an awesome video, I use to collect when I was younger as a kid and idk where they all went I had tons. Now that I got adult money I want to start getting into it again just for fun. You’re video is amazing and I’ll be watching more to learn as much as I can!
Thanks for the video! One question...why not buy PSA cards?
Anyways, I collected the cards back in the day and I finally dug them out. I have complete sets of the first 5 sets. Some 1st editions. I've stopped at a few different card shops and found one place that was really helpful. They will make recommendations and send in your cards to get graded. You are correct about sending cards in to get graded, it's about $30 a card. I'm mainly interested in the older cards and graded cards. I ask about buying PSA graded cards, because I made my first purchase today. I got some boxes, sleeves, top loaders, 4 packs, and a PSA graded card. The card I bought was just a simple 1st edition. It was $12. Here's the thing tho...I want graded cards, I'm not trying to make a profit. Someone paid $30 to have the thing graded...I bought it for half that, so basically I got it for half price. I'm looking to buy 1 graded card and about 4 packs every couple weeks. One random question...what should I do with energy cards? I don't play the game, but would consider it in the future. How many energy cards should I really keep around? I have roughly 75 each of the main types.
Thanks!
thx bro! you deserve a sub. keep up the good work, i really want cards but my mom wont get me sum
Thanks for the sub
Thank you!
Thank you for the guide, as someone who's been very into tcg before, it was still very useful and helped me remember some old tips I used to know.
This was so helpful thank you
I collect full art v cards from sword and sheild era. I have almost all of them, 154 in total so far. I also have my money box which is a etb box full of nicer cards valuing around 2000 bucks total.
Awesome video thank you for the time putting this together
If you are gonna get into collecting vintage holos... Good luck fr and hopefully you have a big wallet because it's definitely not as cheap as when I started.
I recommend everyone to just start collecting modern 🤷♂️ price points are everywhere and lots of sets for beginners to chase, I've personally moved on to diecast collecting after finishing my entire collection.
Wow! This video was so good, and only 160 subs?
My bf got me a silver tempest pack for my birthday this year and I can 100% see it’s a slippery slope, I’m collecting bidoofs now
Danke,nice tips
i just bought a base set 2 charizard and finished my set i started as a child haha, past me would be proud
a secret tip is that stores will actually matchmake with other stores
lets say i go into target to grab an etb and its maybe $55
you can go online to maybe walmart and see if they have the same thing for cheaper lets say $45
if you show them at the checkout that its cheaper at walmart they will change the price to the cheaper price (walmart in this case)
Great video!
I used to own many 1999 cards but that was years ago lol. I have no interest to invest in anything, just wanna start collecting but soon realized there seems to be so many different editions I can't tell which ones work together or if all these different decks are for different pokemon card games lol. For example if I get a desk from Sword and Shield but then get a desk of cards from Sun&Moon are those the same card game and playable together or totally different and they have different pokemon that you can't get in other editions?
For exmaple, if I want like gen 1 pokemon like pikachu, squirtle, chameleon and all their phases (so the original 9) and stuff do they have them in these new editions sets or is it just a bunch of new pokemon? I've probability never seen or heard of all the new things lol. I don't care for rarity in terms of how much they'd sell for. If I could buy and get a ton of gen 1 pokemon that I knew about from the 1990's that would be good enough for me (I think it was the original 151) lol
Nice.
I used to have a lot of Pokémon cards when I was in 3-4th grade but stopped and I’m trying to get back into it and all I have is 3 promo Japanese cards but I don’t know which packs to buy for the best pulls
Is there an update to this?
Bother and I want to start collecting sets, both early 30s and live in Australia
Coming back after the late 90s school yard days. I was wondering - is there a full art or special ed Arbok? I was looking at some of my childhood faves and there seems to be something for every classic pokemon except Arbok, which is sad. My fave is obviously not popular with anyone involved in the game.
So your last point about buying individual cards of a new set is a thing to avoid. But what about buying booster packs of a new set.
For me, I'm completely new and I would've thought I should start at the newest set. And this currently being Paldea Evolved. Should I not buy these packs then or do you only mean individual cards?
I meant individual cards. The reason for this is cards are usually super expensive when they first come out and slowly become cheaper the longer a set is out.
Just bought two Stadium boxes for 82.00 after shipping and taxes... Thank you for the info
Ebay
great video
Bro can you tell me were to to buy ETB which is original and best sites and how to know that card is rare etc..
Great vid!
Would love to do a pack opening with you since im a smaller youtuber would be great experience
What site to buy Pokémon cards.?
this vid is good
Step 1: Buy Pokemon cards.
Step 2: Keep them.
With Amazon as long as you've bought from Pokémons official Amazon store you should be fine, I've bought from there and haven't had any issues
I’m young and I’m collecting cards for fun and maybe when I’m older I’ll sell them for money. I only have 2 cards rn cause my friend who collects them gave 2 to me.
Hahaha, I watched this video a while ago and I just recently bought a booster box to start and you said don't buy a booster box to start lol.
I'm new and too old for this lmao
But i decided to collect psa 10 mew cards
So far i bought 2
Pawn shop has fusion strike for 4 bucks each plus tax I bought one I think I'm gonna buy more
What is going on? I just wanted to buy some gen 1 or gen 2 pokemon cards to play with my kid like the ones I used to have when I was young. I guess this is impossible without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars?
thank u
I have more then 7000 POKEMON BASIC ENERGY CARDS SVEen 001 to 008. I'm trying to figure out what they are worth and how to sell them. These came from a comic book store, I assume they opened packs of cards to find the more valuable card and sold theses separately. I do not want to small lots but I may if can make money selling small lots. I listed them in an ebay auction starting bid $200 for the whole lot of 7000 and it did not even one view.
I never got into the cards when I was in school in the 90s. Took a lot of crap just for liking video games so I wasn’t gonna bother with a tcg. Now I wanna get into it with my kids, Walmart typically has different stuff available. Do I buy the tins or booster boxes? Basically can I make a mistake just walking into the store and grabbing a box. I see a lot of tins and multipacks on clearance as well. Is it as simple as just opening cards regardless of what set they are from?
If you start getting it with your kids, I recommend going with the clearance stuff first. The reason for that being is that I think all the things that are currently on clearance is still pretty good. The reason why it's on clearance is more of there just being so much of it rather than it being "bad". I also think that your kids would appreciate non-booster box items more because they can come with extra stuff besides cards. While booster boxes just have the cards.
@@GraveCollectiblesthanks for the reply, ya I worked at this Walmart for several years. Not ever realizing what was going out the door for so cheap lol. So in all the sets there’s always that chance of a crazy pull then? I’m just excited to set down and open them with the kids lol. I remember doing basketball cards in like 5th grade and had a lot of fun opening them. I’ll never forget my cousin pulling a Jordan rookie card! Gonna be a lot easier to convince my wife to start on clearance stuff. If you hadn’t replied I was gonna start with sword and shield elite trainer box
@@joshuasandefur2833 Almost all modern can have good hits in them. Espeically for kids. I would def check out Brilliant stars, Astral radiance and silver tempest. They can have two hits in each pack. However, I think all modern can have good hits.
Here's how, by spending a lot for overvalued product.
I just my charizard rainbow 🌈 v star back from grading it came back a 10
Amazon is a good site if u know it well just check the additional information and it will say Pokemon because if another person sells as a manufacturer as Pokemon then that would be copyright i think then they would be blocked but idk i just think amazon is decent
Good Video. Personally I like collecting single individual cards since you know exactly when you are getting though. I just feel pack openings aren't worth it as as you rarely get what you want.
It's for the rush. I can appreciate my common Onix I pulled myself
Pokémon booster pack msrp increased to 4.49 from 3.99
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A psa 7 charizard is still worth it to grade.
Don’t be like me, I came across those gold backed cards from Amazon. I have rainbow charizard, several other charizards, upon first researching I was thinking damn, I have potentially thousands worth of cards here. Then I figured out they’re fake lol. But…. There does still seem to be a market for them, although they’re about 10 bucks each. Even though they’re fake I think holding on to them might be in best interest. Maybe Amazon stops making them, fast forward 20 years maybe they become worth something.
Don’t be ridiculous, u got scammed , and anyone who buys it from you is getting scammed too lol
Is it still late to buy cards now and sit on them for 30 years ?
Modern won't appreciate in value anymore its been reported by Nintendo they printed 20 billion cards (I think its more don't quote me) safe to assume most of these are gonna be unopened and collected for the same reason to wait for 30yrs. This is the phobia people had in the early 00's but difference is it's actually true making it extremely risky to get boxes for the sake they will appreciate in value someday.
Now if you wanna buy vintage that will appreciate but you gotta know what you are getting and how scarce it is.
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