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If Rudy is shocked by 1st ed Gym Challenge, wait until he sees the prices of sealed Neos, e series, and ex series boxes.
Lol like Skyridge
Right lol
And eseries WOTC
E series will blow his mind XD
@@nicorans451 thats what i posted (look up skyridge if you can even find a sealed box ) shits crazy xd
Rudy here is what happend with Roaring Skies:
Reason why the price of the box was that high was due to the TCG, Shaymin EX was played in EVERY deck and were 70-100 dollar a card.
The reprint happend close to rotation, so the set both got reprinted PLUS Shaymin rotated, so it lost all its value
EDIT: Also Base set 2 dont have a 1st edition version
Yeah that late reprint of roaring skies was brutal!
Super important post ^ Pokemon competitive scene is much different from Magic. Once a staple gets rotated out, it is dead.
@Joseph Fruge there are basically 2 formats for pokemon: standard and expanded. Standard gets rotated every competitive season and usually consists of 6-7 of the most recent sets.
Rudy, I am someone who is incredibly involved in the pokemon hobby and there are a few things I wanted to say. Pokemon sealed product out preforms magic sealed product 9/10 times in the long run. There are multiple sets of pokemon over 10 grand for a box (examples: skyridge, 1st ed neo destiny, ex deoxys, team rocket returns, etc) and even product from 5-10 years ago is doing insane numbers. Flashfire came out in 2014 and is already $500+ a box. Call of legends came out in 2011 and is 2.5k a box. etc etc etc
where pokemon struggles quite a bit is with singles. Because pokemon is printed so much and yet is played so little, there are so many singles on the market so it takes some time for the cards to get pricey once they are out of rotation (yes there are exceptions but this is a general idea).
If I was in your position, I think approaching pokemon in the same manner as you have been doing with magic, selling half within the first couple months of release and holding, you would see numbers that would, again, out preform your magic boxes.
You even mentioned Ultra prism, that box is currently selling for $180+ and it came out in 2018.
I can't agree more. As a collector, I wish I had purchased more boxes and packs in the past. If I had Rudy's capital right now, I would go in heavy on the boxes from the last 5-10 years and continue to hold large positions as new sets get released. Sealed Pokemon boxes are practically guaranteed to go way up in value, given enough time.
There were people who invested in Cynthia. Then the new draw 7 supporter came and Cynthia's dying. Next rotation's gonna be epic, because I like Cynthia and my Cynthia binder's gonna be happy.
@Pokemon2019 describing the state of the hobby is not "ruining" the hobby. This is something I am incredibly passionate about and I found an opportunity to share my knowledge with a comment section that is actively involved in learning about various hobbies, including the one I pride myself in. If you think forcing people out of a hobby is good for it then that is your own prerogative but it is not one that I share.
Nathan Painter do they sell actually for that price or do people just list at an astronomical level and sit as a listing?
@@JadeDarkness8822 actual consistent sales
Rudy you and smpratte need to collaborate finally, I’d love for you and him to discuss some of the old Pokémon product (especially since he’s been showing off more magic lately). He’s great, you’re great, seems like a match made in the ivory Pikachu over Seattle
Pokemon vintage is in the middle of a spike right now. Prices have soared for about 6 months. Sealed, PSA, everything.
A sneak peak at Rudy’s creepy Pokemon bathroom? This is going go be the biggest TH-cam event in modern history.
If I knew the vintage WOTC booster boxes would be blasting off again like Team Rocket, I would have bought way more than I did from a couple years ago. The prices from 2-3 years ago was expensive, but now were at insane tech bubble prices where it doesn't make any sense to open any of these packs with there being 99% chance you lost money if you open the pack.
@@TheeNextLevel9000 I know. Every time I see these “influencers” posting “THE $10000 BOX OPENING” it hurts my heart. They are destroying the population of sealed product that is left, and are risking taking total losses. They act as if a card is pulled from a pack, it’s an instant “PSA 10” that will fetch them enough money to pay for the box. I’m dipping into modern Pokémon (I have a large collection and have been collecting for years, because I love Pokémon and the lore), but I’m following Uncle Rudy’s advice. Not breaking my bank, just getting 1-2 boxes of new sets, but leaving them sealed. These people trying to flip boxes and busting boxes and clamoring for “PSA 10” cards are nuts...
Rudy, I’ve never owned a magic card in my life, but I’ve been watching your videos for the past 6 months because I love your analysis of the collectors market. I love vintage Pokemon and I’m so pleased you’ve done a video on it! Please do more vintage Pokemon videos! (Don’t step on Scott’s toes tho :D)
11:25 "I'm going to film in that bathroom"
DrDisrespect has entered the chat
...please wear some pants Rudy?
I really like these Pokémon content videos Rudy, as I have been dabbling a little bit with it. Please continue to make them I believe it will also help grow your channel.
The e-Card sets are quite interesting. Were released when pokemon tcg was dying, and not printed too much.
Finally! You started realizing the potential of pokemon Wotc era sealed products!! Welcome to the club ;)
There's no First Edition for Base Set 2.
don't tell him
that bothered me aswell :D
This is awesome, love the re-expansion into Pokemon. Show us that creepy Pokemon Bathroom!
So good to have more info on more product,thanks Rudy
I remember realizing this channel was satire when you advocated for all modern product in the greatest boom of vintage.
Of the hundreds of thousands of booster boxes printed, most sets have single digits available on eBay. Nostalgic demand in its purest form.
Hey Rudy what are your thoughts about vintage yugioh collecting? Prices have quadripled in the last three years.
the art in the two gym sets and team rocket set are so good
Somewhere, in Florida, there is a bathroom. In this bathroom there is a stockpile of highly valuable vintage pokemon cards. This fall... Starring Nicolas Cage.... It's...
National Trasure: Ultra Prism Boogaloo
I miss the wizard's version of Pokémon tcg
God no, they're destroying MTG with an abundance of so many products and just reprinted Black Lotus for commanders. People are pissed, Hasbro overlords want as much money as possible and gameplay is becoming less and less important to them. Am thankful Nintendo is running Pokemon. It won't be going anywhere.
Absolutely beautiful boxes man, those are some great pieces of WOTC and Pokémon history.
10:10 Rudy if you were losing money on selling the boxes of Roaring Skies, why didn't you just hold onto them? Why didn't you just "stay the course"?
@@colefox5655 ^ Underrated comment
Watching in September 2021 here, I wonder how well you’ve done on these boxes so far you got it at the best possible time
Love seeing one of Taleb's books in the background. It is why Rudy is successful.
Funny that you mention the message boards. Pokemon and MTG message boards are night and day. It's absolutely mind blowing. I like both games and the attitude.. the people..the tone is truly night and day.
Finally Rudy becoming a savvy investor ;)
More Pokémon videos! Please carry more Pokémon in your online store.
WOTC Pokemon is on fire again. Grab em up
buy and stash even the commons and uncommons i swiping stuff everyday !
Oh man lol. Vintage Pokémon is about to get interesting. Rudy is here to kick it up!
Thanks for videos like this.
The English 1st base set is almost at 100k a booster box, legendary collection is one of the most sought after booster boxes after the 1st base set
Rudy 1st edition base set box sealed is 100,000$
Glad to see you talking about Pokemon again!
HECK YEAH SOME POKEMANS VIDEOS!
Love the Pokemon content you produce on the channel, looking forward to seeing more.
Welcoming the buys with open arms rudy! Nostalgia wins with Pokemon well more than Magic. Instead of playablily or rarity only Pokemon SORES with the nostalgia. As Gem Mint said above, it's in it's purest form in the Pokemon community. As you said, the communities are much more pleasant as well :D. Come join us as e4ProBoards!
nppokemon I definitely agree, I’ve been in magic for years and upon transferring to Pokémon I’ve experienced a lot more positivity. And prices based entirely on nostalgic (with a mix of rarity like gold stars and shining) it’s a lot more sustainable
Hey Rudy, just letting you know that there's no 1st edition Base set 2. The set is already a reprint of earlier cards, thus they had no 1st edition.
You need to get the neo sets, sky ridge and legendary collection. Super super valuable
i collect the same thing. the biggest thing if you can find it is aquapolis boxes/packs. its like $500+ a pack and ive still got 12 sealed boxes (2 cases) and some loose packs unweighed. if you find those buy them up if you can.
@MrZio2011 yes among other things for investing purposes.
Not sure if shameless plug or quick flex but I respect it good investing man
an aquapolis booster pack is more around $250-300 but keep on bumping prices lol
@@131313MOCS no plug or flex. was just putting info out incase he reads comments and ever has a chance to get ahold of a box of aqua.
@@drafalga182 ill buy all your boxes at 300/pack rate. your rage comment on my video is a big yikes also. :(
11:18 I knew it was only a matter of time before Rudy decides to make a video in the bathroom.
Come on over to the Pokemon community Rudy we welcome everyone no judging . You could crack the box and sell the packs and make a profit .
man where do you find these in collections? online or do you ever run into them at garage sales? these are amazing
Awesome seeing Rudy do WOTC Pokemon!
Very cool to see videos outside of magic. I wonder if Rudy has any old Mage Knight sealed product or limited editions
And to think I got 2 Gym Challenge boxes for christmas when I was a child and just opened them, should've just kept them sealed.
OMG FOR THE OLD POKÉMON THATS MY CHILDHOOD. Gym challenge is really AWESOME
Finally! I’ve been requesting this for a while :D
Oh ya!! I was wondering what you were doing in the pokeyuguliohmtg universe
Looking forward to more Pokémon videos. I wish I had never opened my box of gym 1st but I was just a kid back then lolz.
This is the type of content I didn't know I wanted
This is the pokemon video I'v been waiting for from you!
whens the Yugioh basement stock coming?
That's my thoughts if he said to spread across the collections then where is yugioh?
where do you guys get to buy these boxes from people (other than ebay) antique sales, garage sales, wonder if there is something like this in uk
*BASE SET ALPHA EDITION JUNGLE GYM INVESTMENTS* Honestly though, I've waited for this day. Lowkey always wanted to know the extent of your position within the older PTCG product was. Now I know. In my personal opinion Trainer Rudy, you don't need to follow Pokémon. You're parking your capital in a poké-perfect place. "Pokétubers" are ripping through this kind of stuff so fast that I don't think people realize how quickly the population of sealed product is likely dwindling... Or maybe I'm just on the hot sauce. Anyways, the Pokémmunity welcomes everyone, but especially you, with open hairy arms. Can you take me into your bathroom now? 🖤
My dude talking Pokemon is pretty POG
Question is where do you find them? I haven’t seen a single person selling any vintage items unless it’s on eBay for a arm an leg
Invest in SKYRIDGE and aquapolis ...in modern sets invest in Hidden Fates PIN COLLECTION boxes.. they will see amazing return in future time
Vintage pokemon cards are skyrocketing. 1st edition neo destiny sold for $1-2,000 5 years ago now good luck finding one under $15k
Saint Michael The Holy One go watch the video on from a famous TH-cam from nearly 10 years ago where she got the sky ridge box for $500 lol
I bought multiple skyridge boxes for $400 6-7 years ago
@@collecticraze you're sitting on a literal gold mine then
TH-camr PrinceOfTODDLERS ITS ALL GOING TO ZERO! EVERYBODY SELL! DONT BUY ANY CARDS!!!!!!!
@@DeeJaysWord lol they will never drop unless pokemon is stupid enuff to reprint e series and so on
Gym challenge is my favorite
I just jumped off the MTG ship for Argent Saga. Now you're telling me to bail for Pokemon? Can't jump off this crazy train. Thanks Rudy!
There is no 1st edition base set 2
Rudy's gonna have to bring out the rubber ducky.
WOOOOO pokemon video rudy!! llong term WOTC timmy here, you made a great move
I agree with your thoughts on spreading your investments out. I personally collect original theater issued movie posters. With a specific focus on Disney, Horror, and the 80s. As the years have gone by, I have managed to collect/invest/horde around 600 different posters. And with the strength of Disney as a whole for example, they have continued to age very nicely.
Just like the card world, condition is everything. Rarity is also key. Anyhow, slightly off topic. But diversity is key.
So does this mean that you're going to invest in Theros Beyond Death boxes for q long term sort of thing?
Could you make a video going into more detail about the differences in the community, and any impact on the market you think that those differences might be responsible for? Also, a foreign pokemon box? Did you say you think it's French? If you're holding, doesn't that go against your general investing standards and practices?
Great video Rudy! Looking forward to see your... Pokemon bathroom... I guess
I got slammed 5 adds during this video did you place that many rudy?
He says NOT EVEN FIRST EDITION!
While talking about Base set 2.
Rudy you are out of your element.
Joking. As a pokemon collector your insight on the market is cool from a vintage MTG investor.
Awesome videos Rudy 🖖
I loved old pokemon. Know a lot about the singles in those boxes not so much the metas of the time
finally something he can make good money on
Oooooooooh, I get it, he put the cards in a bathroom, cuz it was SHIT!
Gym was awesome artwork skyridge are big money to and neo stuff with the shining cards
Looking forward to the next pokemon video!
How do I become a patreon? Says all your levels are sold out
I think Vintage pokemon is doing better than magic due to the massively successful Hidden fates release, That set was just well designed and a blast to open with everyone chasing the blue Charizard even with the massive over printing. Wizards should take a few design notes from that set since most people opening it were just collectors. Compared to the collector boxes hidden fates was cleaner and easier to follow, you could have never heard of a pokemon and know when you had a hit in the pack instead of the fullart, extended art, showcase, foil, mythic nonsense that is magic today.
So to sum it up, strong new releases strengthen demand for the old stuff.
Why, yes, strange man from the internet, I would love to meet the Pokemon in your bathroom...
OFFICER JENNY!
Under eBay sold, Ultra Prism boxes are all selling for over $150. Kinda crazy for how new they are
Its all about Skyridge. Best set ever
Thanks for the life lessons, Rudy. Really appreciate it!
Chees
As a set collector Gym Challenge and Gym Heroes drives me nuts because they have the same number of cards in the set and very similar set symbols.
Old pokemon card prices can be absolutely disgusting.
Maybe for poor people like you 🤣
You gotta get your hands on a sky ridge booster box
Rudy, If you ever happen to read this comment then here is a question for you, I was just wondering why you never talk about or make a video about The Yu-gi-oh Tcg or ever do a opening of a Yu-gi-oh booster box ? When Yu-gi-oh is one of the big 3 in the Trading card game world. Which are Magic, Pokemon, & Yu-gi-oh.
Cause Yu-Gi-Oh isn't a very stable product to Invest in and there is little to No Money Made in sealed products.
You can look up, you can get all 5 Exodia pieces or 1st edition blue eyes for a few pennys. (One of the few blue eyes that holds any Worth is the DDS Version, which came with a Game)
You can get the the shining darkness Display, which is from 2010, for roughly 100 Euro maybe 140 at Most, when you buy on Cardmarket which is the Main place for Singles and Display in Europe and every Other Type of product. It's on par with tcg Player or how ever that one is called
So you See that Yu-Gi-Oh Just isn't an Investment He would make. You can't buy sealed products and let them age for 2-3 years and than resell them with Profit.
The only Part where you can make Profit with Yu-Gi-Oh is by selling Singles but for this you need to be Up to Date with the and know why Card x is good ect. You must be a competitve Yu-Gi-Oh Player to even have a Chance in predicting price Spikes ect.and If konami dies Just 1 Reprint your 50-60 Dollar Card goes down to 10 - 20 maybe even 5 (Ash blossom Last year)
@@anblueboot5364 Well I don't know if I believe in what you are saying is true. I know some booster boxes are investable for example a First Edition L.O.B. or Magic Ruler just to name a couple. As for The Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards it depends on what set it's from and if were talking about First Edition or not. Same goes with other Yu-gi-oh cards. I have a 1st Edition Exodia Necross From The Invasion of Chaos set that I had graded and it was graded a 10 by PSA and it's worth over a thousand dollars. The problem I think that's wrong with Yu-gi-oh is that Konami reprints cards like crazy. Plus they took out or changed some of their rarities like we no longer have Ultimate rares or Ghost rares any longer and I hear their not going to make rares anymore either. It's now going to be Common, Uncommon, Super Rares, Ultra Rares, Secret Rares, and and one other higher rarity which I forgot what they were calling it. Konami has and is going to make some serious changes which is going to start in April of this year. I even hear their actually going to do Full art cards which is something we never seen before in Yu-gi-oh.
Because he's ignorant about it and prefers to only talk about things he's knowledgeable about 🤷♀️
@@starknight2262 Ofcourse stuff like 1st Edition LOB will hold value, never said this it wouldn't. I only mentioned a set from 10 years ago by now and you're still able to get it for 100-140 euros, I just picked a random MTG Display around the same time and same providing website (scars of mirrodin) and we see it starts out with 270, and 6th product is already at 380 euros.
There's also a spanish version of LOB which goes for 550, which doesn't feel like too much for such an old Product.
1st ED Blue eyes, in more or less poorly condition, are already available for 30 euros. I won't care about PSA Grading if I just wanna own the card it won't matter to me. + as I said the rarer/more prestiges Version of Blue Eyes is the DDS Version where the heavy played version will start at 300 and goes up 4k. (ofcourse there are some even more expansive version) reasons why it's so popular/expansive : special rarity + Anime Artwork, which people tend to love more.
So as you can hopefully see, I don't disagree with that there are no products worth investing in it just seems to be that it's only the old products you can invest in not the new ones.
I just checked after the Raging battle display, displays are either Not Availabe or starting prices are around 100 or even less. I could buy extreme Victory Display for 90 euros and some will even give some sort of bonus with it. Some are higher and are over 200 but those are a rarity most are somewhere between 50-150 euros.
With the reprint policy I can only agree the only benefit beeing : getting a competitive deck for 100 bucks ist actualy possible.
let's be honest them not printing rares anymore won't be a big deal they will up the chances of super rares so I think overall this is a win for the community. Nobody cared about special foiling on the letters only, this never felt like a rarity upgrade.
That full Art thing is quite new to me but sounds exciting maybe that will get me back into wanting some nice singles from yu-gi-oh, the only singles I cared about last year were the ghost sister variation XD
cause damn ash blossom is cute.
@@anblueboot5364 To be totally honest with you, I haven't played Yu-gi-oh in 4 years since 2016. I know a lot has changed in the format in those 4 years like new mechanics & I just recently started to collect Yu-gi-oh cards again and I'm thinking about getting back into the game. Thanks to the new rules and Format changes and mechanics, The old decks that used to be good but were no longer good anymore thanks to the link mechanic & the Xyz' and Synchro's are now going to be good once again. The new rules begins in April. Konami is trying to make those decks relevant again. I used to play a Six Samurai deck before I stopped playing Yu-gi-oh. The Six Samurai's became irrelevant thanks to all the new mechanics but are now good again and seeing play from what I hear and have been told. It's great that Konami is trying to make these decks relevant again and have been given these decks some much needed support. As far as why I got back to collecting Yu-gi-oh cards once again that's all thanks to a set called Rising Rampage. Their are cards in that set called Prismatic Secret Rares which are like masterpieces in Magic. Have you seen the Value of these cards? They go from 50 dollars to almost 500 dollars a card. To my knowledge this is the first time Konami as done something like this. They are a lot harder to pull then Masterpieces. You're not guaranteed to get one in a case. It's like one in every two cases. So far I've only been able to pull two.
Well hopefully you got some burning shadows boxes those are getting slowly slowly rare
Now that's some nostalgia for me. I had only collected the Japanese pokemon cards.
Whoah, those are some pricey old boxes! I'm assuming the EV of the contents is still next to nothing compared to the sealed value?🤔
Every trainer set is pretty cool but this one super duper worth
I am sad that I didn't stay pokemon train longer. I was wondering what you thought about adventure time card wars? With the show being over and the type of people that liked the show I see likening the cards even just to play and be light hearted.
It finally happened.
Wow, I remember opening the Gym Challenge boosters...wowzers.
I love older Pokemon cards, little Timmys who are now grown Timmys will pay themselves into oblivion for a good condition Charizard.
Quick sell all the cardboard while it still has value
Every few weeks I get these thoughts 😂
I've started buying old pokemon singles recently. The market still has plenty of room to grow
Rudy: Hey kids do you like old poke mons...
Me: sure but aren't you just shifting interest to old Pokemon to dodge the bubble of old magic poping.
Rudy: Nonono this is all different...
Me: it's cardboard....
Rudy: Well yes....
Me: No thanks I'll keep my 2k and not invest in childhood nostolga.
Do you have any sun & moon base set booster box and xy base set booster box?
Yeah, try finding Ultra Prism Boxes for under $150-$200 minimum. Good luck. Especially with the set still in Standard legal play and being out of print since day one. Also, Skyridge and Aquapolis sets, as well as any of the Neo Series (first edition or unlimited) are incredibly difficult to get ahold of and are easily $10k plus boxes. Skyridge itself rivals Base Set in price on many levels.
Base set boxes are dime a dozen. Could buy one for 3500-3800 all day, and almost any non English 1st ed box for 4.5-5.5k (besides spanish which is cheaper). Skyridge boxes are hitting towards 19k+ now and good luck even finding a seller that does not want 25k+ at the moment. It being the last wotc set and it's such short print run with amazing artwork and boxes toppers.
Take a look at Skyridge set boosters....
Rudy out here prepping to raid the giant Pikachu in the sky...
also base set 2 and legendary collection boxes are only unlimited, not 1st ed
Yo alpha what agoooood investment u did on vintage pokemon boxxes they are going threw the roof , plus just saw your BATHROOM FULL OFF pokemon stuff should check the prices for them they went alll up crazy .