I see where you’re coming from with Whatnot, but I think as long as you set a price for yourself and only bid from reputable sellers, it’s fine. But yes, generally the sellers are selling at inflated prices because people don’t know the actual value of certain things. Loved the two collect-a-con videos btw. Going to my first one in Orlando in May!
I mean some of them it’s hard not to because of how much money they can be worth. I have slowly evolved with it it comes with time. I don’t recommend anyone dive into high end cards as it’s a big commitment. Thanks man 😎🙏🏼
I’m glad you talked about it and I’m truly glad nothing bad happened to anyone, but I was wondering how in the world no one gets robbed walking to and from these conventions. You know anyone with a briefcase automatically has over $10,000 in cards and more than likely a stack of cash on them. Stay safe out there bud
Don’t open your base heavy packs. Save them. Thanks for the overview - we went to Ft. Worth Collect-A-Con and it was a great event. Felt very safe. Will be going to future events for sure.
Hey man! Great meeting you as well! I will enjoy watching these videos down the road too for the memories. Sometimes it’s best to just enjoy life in the moment, I’ll admit. But I’m glad you appreciate it! Means a lot man. Thank you 😎🙏🏼
Really enjoyed your collect a con video. Hats off to you, very good negotiator! I could see your pain letting certain cards go and your poor wife worried about you getting upset 😅. Loved it man, you've made the right call for me, keep it up!
Thank you Jay means a lot ! Yeah I think I did pretty good on everything overall haha yeah she was worried about me a bit glad you enjoyed the video you’ve made my night ! 😎🙏🏼
For your first rodeo i'd give you a 10/10. Congrats on the Rayquazas! Pack margins are terrible. Shout out to Diana!🎉I imagine these conventions realistically as a wallstreet free for all. Alex said sealed and raw did very well but slabs did poorly compared to the standard. Might be good to hold of some booster box cases from SWSH till the next convention. You made a fantastic market research video bud! Appreciate it!
I went there since it's just a few hours from me in Raleigh, and I had a blast. I wasn't into Pokemon then, but CAC was the catalyst that got me into it! Sadly, now I'm following like ten people who I could have met there had I taken an interest sooner. But hey, hopefully next year!
cracking the nidoking could b a could move if it comes off but i will say i have a flareon gold star that has a similar spec that just can't come off so if someone took the time to grade that valuable card i feel like if it was easily removable, they would have done so. personally id trade it as is, im no expert tho! thanks for the great videos! hopefully i will see you there next year😎🤙
Hey man I live in Jacksonville a couple of hours away, love your videos. Fellow collector although on a much smaller scale but you are an inspiration for sure. Picking up a Latias Latios GX card from someone tomorrow! Hyped as this card will definitely be a cherished gem in my collection. Love the videos man.
Congrats man!! That Rayquaza is sick!! Wish I can add that someday in my collection too. Really happy for you! Beautiful collection. I just auctioned another 1st edition Charizard PSA 9 with a good price. So lucky on that.
Really want to take my younger brother to one of these! I introduced him to Pokémon when he was young and I think we’d both have a blast here. How was the vintage sealed collection ? Big fan of the old school packs and trying to start a sealed collection myself
Graded cards are all dropping in slvalue so much. People can't sell slabs for over $100. Everyone is buying slabs for $20-$30. I would just buy a raw card in mint condition.
Right now RAW is king especially for conventions but I’ll always collect slabs for higher end stuff mostly because it’s too far beyond the time of finding easy mint raws. 😎🙏🏼
@orionsires haha yeah, there is a relatableness to your videos by not cutting things out. Makes it feel more genuine and authentic. Glad you had a successful collecticon. Just getting back into the hobby with my son. Started off by digging up my old Yugioh and multiple PSA submissions later we are now onto Pokémon which he tends to favor a bit more right now. I have some vintage pokemon but unfortunately between the bit taking good care of them and not knowing what I had back in the day making some bad trades it's nothing compared to my yugioh collection. But is a great hobby to be able to take part in with my son. Now I just gotta convince the wife it's worth the investment. That's the hardest part right there. And your success this weekend only validates your ability to do this full time with your partner so great accomplishment there haha. That's more difficult then some of those grail cards.
Enjoyed the video overall, but I think you should have some notes to stay on topic. I notice you sometimes drift out of topic very easily and it can be frustrating to watch when you wanna hear about the main topic of the video. For example you were about to discuss the whole collect a con event but then mentioned you had someone buy a card from you on the day of the event and you couldn't ship it out asap then started going into a buyer wanting a return etc and it drifted quickly.
I know it’s something I definitely need to work on and I even caught myself in the act I’m very ADD and go off on tangents but I appreciate the support as always 😎🙏🏼
Hold off on those heavy’s for a bit :) and you will make a good choice later on down the line. For sure think about it for a month or two don’t let that adrenaline get to you
Hahaha I think the heavies are a great investment too after another year or two roll by but right now it’s either sell them or open one and test my luck and pray to good the centering is good and there’s no damage to the card from the pack life. Old couple said it was found in their garage on a shelf. I believe it. Packs look mint still. 😎🙏🏼
Thank you for that, it’s there because a friend make it for me and I think the thoughtfulness alone made me stick with it for so long. I think the minimum to go is a full day because it goes by so fast but I would recommend both days because different people go different days for all kinds of reasons hope this is helpful! 😎🙏🏼
Thanks Carlos!! Trying to stay consistent it’s a nice thing to have one thing you enjoy doing in life. Sometimes I think I enjoy making videos more than collecting haha 😎🙏🏼
@@orionsires you're definitely good at it and informative in all your videos . Plus you have a god like collection Ive only been collecting for a little under a year now . I have master setted scarlet and violet base set and master setted obsidian flames. I've never collected slabs or vintage I might get into that realm however vintage and slabs can cost a pretty penny
It’s both a must and something to be careful with , don’t wanna over pay for things but also can find some really good deals and not having to pay eBay fees on them is amazing.
Great video man! One of my favorite things about your channel is just the lack of editing. It creates a lot more “real-ness” in your videos. One request I’d have for a video or if you just would want to comment reply is I’m so curious how someone can step their collection up to the next level without just straight cash. Whether it be good trade-up value products/cards you can win in trade value for, certain places to look for steals (although I realize this is probably one that has to stay a secret), or even like I know people go the route of buying peoples old collections they aren’t too knowledgeable of them fishing value from there. Obviously opening packs is fun but opening packs isn’t the way to take your collection to the next level so I’d be very interested into your opinion on the best way to branch out a collection into something with a lot more substance! Also of course congrats on the grail card! Just got my current grail card with my budget the gardevoir sylveon tag team alt in a PSA 9 for $200! I hope I did good there for a deal haha. Thanks for the content man you’re my current favorite person to watch for Pokémon!
Nice recent grail man!! Congrats on that and to your question there’s not one perfect route we all learn what works for us after a long time in the hobby and I’m still learning one thing I would say is selling helps offset cost. But everything takes money but if you focus on plays those plays can pay for your collection. That’s something I’m going to work at moving forward. Hope this helps! 😎🙏🏼
Awesome pickups man, would love to own a clean Ray like that! I didn’t hear in the vid but did you mention what you paid or are you not comfortable sharing. Wanted to get an idea of what they’re worth
I traded up several zards and cash totaling 8500$ but some of those cards appreciated a bit and some I got for less than market and I spent very little cash I think 1k or 500 can’t even remember 😂
@@orionsires thanks! Like you, I’m hoping to find a bgs with really bad centering and 9s in eventhjng else and pay something close to 5-6k. Maybe I’ll have to wait longer or trade some stuff tho
You don't have Gengar alt art Fusion Strike? 😀 That's a beautiful card l have psa 10 A long video but it was not boring 😂 U made some great deals at the convention so congratulations🙂💛
Please don't open the theme deck box to see if it shadowless or not! It's only shadowless if the box wrap as a gold peel strip on the top of the wrap and if the pokemon card is on the front of the energy cards.
I’ve seen so many different kinds of decks in the last few years that shouldn’t have been shadowless that ended up containing shadowless cards. I’ve seen it all man. But I won’t open it as I’ve opened too many already and failed. 😂
It’s called phantom case but honestly I would NOT recommend. To be fair it scratches really easily and you can display your slabs and protect them in so many cheap ways I don’t think it’s worth it. I paid like 40-50$ for each phantom display and kinda regret it. Yes it looks cool but at the end of the day probably not worth the money truthfully. Just buy stands and sleeves for your psa slabs. If you never plan to move them around to travel with them then it’s probably fine but they scratch SO easily.
Bro please the intro is too long. You’re probably losing a lot of retention. Plus I just don’t like it man. Not trying to be that guy, just genuine advice mate! ✌️
Haha most people probably skip it and everyone has their preference but for me it’s more the fact that a friend made that synthetic song for me and it’s been my intro for a long time now. Feel free to skip it ! I don’t take anything personal I understand some won’t like it and I respect that! 😎🙏🏼
I see where you’re coming from with Whatnot, but I think as long as you set a price for yourself and only bid from reputable sellers, it’s fine. But yes, generally the sellers are selling at inflated prices because people don’t know the actual value of certain things. Loved the two collect-a-con videos btw. Going to my first one in Orlando in May!
Hey good luck on your first convention and thanks for the support and watching my stuff! 😎🙏🏼
I just love how real this video is. The fact that he walked away to tell his dogs to chill is just precious lol.
Hahaha thanks buddy wifey got home with the groceries and they were going crazy with anxiety 😂
What do want to know about collect-a-con? Feel free to ask any questions!
the only person i can listen to for hours!, so much information's tbh
Haha thank you for the encouragement and support! It means a lot to me! Lots of uploads coming! 😎🙏🏼
I like how you treat your cards like stock. Makes me think of them in different light. Keep it up bro!
I mean some of them it’s hard not to because of how much money they can be worth. I have slowly evolved with it it comes with time. I don’t recommend anyone dive into high end cards as it’s a big commitment. Thanks man 😎🙏🏼
Been waiting for this video! Will watch it when I get home!
It’s a LONG video lol 😂
Genuine content. Looking forward to the growth of your channel🤙🏻
Thank you ! So much stuff coming including topics, openings and set releases ! It’s endless ! 😎🙏🏼
I’m glad you talked about it and I’m truly glad nothing bad happened to anyone, but I was wondering how in the world no one gets robbed walking to and from these conventions. You know anyone with a briefcase automatically has over $10,000 in cards and more than likely a stack of cash on them. Stay safe out there bud
Yeah trust me was a serious concern of mine. I’m glad the community hasn’t completely gone south in that respect 😎🙏🏼
Only just now watching this. Such an awesome time at the convention bro.
Really fun to watch this over again haha agreed 😎🙏🏼
Don’t open your base heavy packs. Save them.
Thanks for the overview - we went to Ft. Worth Collect-A-Con and it was a great event. Felt very safe. Will be going to future events for sure.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah I would like to go to other ones but it was pretty exhausting honestly haha 😎🙏🏼
Was nice meeting you in Charlotte and enjoyable listening to all 3 recaps. I never take photos or record anything but am glad for those who do.
Hey man! Great meeting you as well! I will enjoy watching these videos down the road too for the memories. Sometimes it’s best to just enjoy life in the moment, I’ll admit. But I’m glad you appreciate it! Means a lot man. Thank you 😎🙏🏼
Really enjoyed your collect a con video.
Hats off to you, very good negotiator! I could see your pain letting certain cards go and your poor wife worried about you getting upset 😅. Loved it man, you've made the right call for me, keep it up!
Thank you Jay means a lot ! Yeah I think I did pretty good on everything overall haha yeah she was worried about me a bit glad you enjoyed the video you’ve made my night ! 😎🙏🏼
@orionsires all the best look forward to the next video
Came across your channel while looking at recaps! Great video! Thanks for sharing and congrats on the ray ray!
Thank you! Definitely a wild milestone for me! 😎🙏🏼
For your first rodeo i'd give you a 10/10. Congrats on the Rayquazas! Pack margins are terrible. Shout out to Diana!🎉I imagine these conventions realistically as a wallstreet free for all. Alex said sealed and raw did very well but slabs did poorly compared to the standard. Might be good to hold of some booster box cases from SWSH till the next convention. You made a fantastic market research video bud! Appreciate it!
Thanks man ! I’m glad you found some solid key takeaways! 😎🙏🏼
I went there since it's just a few hours from me in Raleigh, and I had a blast. I wasn't into Pokemon then, but CAC was the catalyst that got me into it!
Sadly, now I'm following like ten people who I could have met there had I taken an interest sooner. But hey, hopefully next year!
There’s always next year fam !! I can’t wait !!! 😎🙏🏼
cracking the nidoking could b a could move if it comes off but i will say i have a flareon gold star that has a similar spec that just can't come off so if someone took the time to grade that valuable card i feel like if it was easily removable, they would have done so. personally id trade it as is, im no expert tho! thanks for the great videos! hopefully i will see you there next year😎🤙
Thanks Plasmie!! And yeah I’m slowly learning to just settle on some cards. I just hate how difficult it is to get a clean card that’s days 😂
@@orionsires for sure! It’s definitely a beautiful piece of history as is👌
Hey man I live in Jacksonville a couple of hours away, love your videos. Fellow collector although on a much smaller scale but you are an inspiration for sure. Picking up a Latias Latios GX card from someone tomorrow! Hyped as this card will definitely be a cherished gem in my collection. Love the videos man.
Definitely a grail card regardless of how modern it is congrats man and thanks for the support ! 😎🙏🏼
Just found your content yesterday, watched your two days at the collect a con and this one, and you got me hooked! Keep up the content!
Right on thank you!! 😎🙏🏼
Congrats man!! That Rayquaza is sick!! Wish I can add that someday in my collection too. Really happy for you! Beautiful collection. I just auctioned another 1st edition Charizard PSA 9 with a good price. So lucky on that.
Thanks man it’s a big card for me but I’d love to get a psa 9 1st Ed zard that’s goals!! 😎🙏🏼
Really want to take my younger brother to one of these! I introduced him to Pokémon when he was young and I think we’d both have a blast here. How was the vintage sealed collection ? Big fan of the old school packs and trying to start a sealed collection myself
Lots of vintage everywhere honestly just not alot of grail cards 😎🙏🏼
Dude that’s so awesome! Im planning on going to collector con in Houston and im so pumped
Thanks man !! You’ll have a blast! 😎🙏🏼
Wish I could have made it.
Thanks for the video!
Hey it’s like you’re right there with me ! Glad you enjoyed ! 😎🙏🏼
That rayquaza gold star is such a sick card man. Congrats again on the pickup. The subgrades definitely makes it a 8-10k card.
Thanks man ! 😎🙏🏼
Was great content! Loved seeing collectacon through your eyes
You’re very welcome glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching! 😎🙏🏼
Graded cards are all dropping in slvalue so much. People can't sell slabs for over $100. Everyone is buying slabs for $20-$30. I would just buy a raw card in mint condition.
Right now RAW is king especially for conventions but I’ll always collect slabs for higher end stuff mostly because it’s too far beyond the time of finding easy mint raws. 😎🙏🏼
Love the videos, sometimes I throw my airpods in and just go to bed listening to you talk about Pokémon haha
Hey that makes my night thank you !! Im glad you enjoyed it ! 😎🙏🏼
Favorite part of the video was the dogs interruption. Haha
Ayyy haha they will always be known as the iconic yappers! 😂
@orionsires haha yeah, there is a relatableness to your videos by not cutting things out. Makes it feel more genuine and authentic. Glad you had a successful collecticon. Just getting back into the hobby with my son. Started off by digging up my old Yugioh and multiple PSA submissions later we are now onto Pokémon which he tends to favor a bit more right now. I have some vintage pokemon but unfortunately between the bit taking good care of them and not knowing what I had back in the day making some bad trades it's nothing compared to my yugioh collection. But is a great hobby to be able to take part in with my son. Now I just gotta convince the wife it's worth the investment. That's the hardest part right there. And your success this weekend only validates your ability to do this full time with your partner so great accomplishment there haha. That's more difficult then some of those grail cards.
Dude, thank you for sharing your experience. I totally need to go one day!-JQ
You’re so welcome!! 😎🙏🏼
Congrats on the pickups!
I got my grail too!
Shining Gyarados baby!!
Shining Gyarados!!! LETS GO! Beautiful card. Still hunting that one! 😎🙏🏼
Enjoyed the video overall, but I think you should have some notes to stay on topic. I notice you sometimes drift out of topic very easily and it can be frustrating to watch when you wanna hear about the main topic of the video. For example you were about to discuss the whole collect a con event but then mentioned you had someone buy a card from you on the day of the event and you couldn't ship it out asap then started going into a buyer wanting a return etc and it drifted quickly.
I know it’s something I definitely need to work on and I even caught myself in the act I’m very ADD and go off on tangents but I appreciate the support as always 😎🙏🏼
@@orionsires no problem just giving some constructive criticism that I think will help make your videos better
wow that rayquaza looks incredible with the bgs slab
Thank you Jasper! It was a huge W for me ! 😎🙏🏼
Hold off on those heavy’s for a bit :) and you will make a good choice later on down the line. For sure think about it for a month or two don’t let that adrenaline get to you
Hahaha I think the heavies are a great investment too after another year or two roll by but right now it’s either sell them or open one and test my luck and pray to good the centering is good and there’s no damage to the card from the pack life. Old couple said it was found in their garage on a shelf. I believe it. Packs look mint still. 😎🙏🏼
Will you be going to Collect-a-con in Houston in November?
I will not sadly :/
Awesome recap. Can't wait for more lives!
Ayyy! Thanks buddy! I am trying to figure out when would be good for us as well. 😎🙏🏼
@@orionsires awesome! Looking forward to it.
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Ayyy 🙏🏼
The into is amazing. Puts me in the pokemon mood. Nostalgia.
How much is the realistic minimum someone should come with to enjoy the event?
Thank you for that, it’s there because a friend make it for me and I think the thoughtfulness alone made me stick with it for so long. I think the minimum to go is a full day because it goes by so fast but I would recommend both days because different people go different days for all kinds of reasons hope this is helpful! 😎🙏🏼
Good video man that rayquaza is an amazing card.
Thanks bro 😎🙏🏼
Awesome
Thanks SDC 😎🙏🏼
Congrats on the pickups 🎉 enjoy your content keep up the good work
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Thank you!! 😎🙏🏼
Another rad video keep em coming man I look forward to these .
Thanks Carlos!! Trying to stay consistent it’s a nice thing to have one thing you enjoy doing in life. Sometimes I think I enjoy making videos more than collecting haha 😎🙏🏼
@@orionsires you're definitely good at it and informative in all your videos . Plus you have a god like collection Ive only been collecting for a little under a year now . I have master setted scarlet and violet base set and master setted obsidian flames. I've never collected slabs or vintage I might get into that realm however vintage and slabs can cost a pretty penny
I think youd be able to regrade it and get a psa 10 or cgc 10. But it would cost an arm for the grading fee lol.
I don’t think psa would hand out a 10 lightly lol
What are your thoughts about trading and buying at card shows?
It’s both a must and something to be careful with , don’t wanna over pay for things but also can find some really good deals and not having to pay eBay fees on them is amazing.
Great video man! One of my favorite things about your channel is just the lack of editing. It creates a lot more “real-ness” in your videos. One request I’d have for a video or if you just would want to comment reply is I’m so curious how someone can step their collection up to the next level without just straight cash. Whether it be good trade-up value products/cards you can win in trade value for, certain places to look for steals (although I realize this is probably one that has to stay a secret), or even like I know people go the route of buying peoples old collections they aren’t too knowledgeable of them fishing value from there. Obviously opening packs is fun but opening packs isn’t the way to take your collection to the next level so I’d be very interested into your opinion on the best way to branch out a collection into something with a lot more substance! Also of course congrats on the grail card! Just got my current grail card with my budget the gardevoir sylveon tag team alt in a PSA 9 for $200! I hope I did good there for a deal haha. Thanks for the content man you’re my current favorite person to watch for Pokémon!
Nice recent grail man!! Congrats on that and to your question there’s not one perfect route we all learn what works for us after a long time in the hobby and I’m still learning one thing I would say is selling helps offset cost. But everything takes money but if you focus on plays those plays can pay for your collection. That’s something I’m going to work at moving forward. Hope this helps! 😎🙏🏼
Awesome pickups man, would love to own a clean Ray like that! I didn’t hear in the vid but did you mention what you paid or are you not comfortable sharing. Wanted to get an idea of what they’re worth
I traded up several zards and cash totaling 8500$ but some of those cards appreciated a bit and some I got for less than market and I spent very little cash I think 1k or 500 can’t even remember 😂
@@orionsires thanks! Like you, I’m hoping to find a bgs with really bad centering and 9s in eventhjng else and pay something close to 5-6k. Maybe I’ll have to wait longer or trade some stuff tho
So what did you end up paying for the PSA 8 crystal zard? Couldn’t find the point where you mentioned it
It was in the actual collect a con video but if you missed the video I traded roughly 3k of singles (to me) (5000$ to them) and 800$ cash. 😎
Look like your trip to collectacon was a success 😎 now the question is will you go again next year 😉
I will go every single year ! Or will try to go every year and focus on different aspects each time around ! It’s draining though I’ll admit 😂😎🙏🏼
@@orionsires yeah walk around at convention can be draining 🥲 but it’s fun walk around finding deals and talk to others about the hobby 😎
You don't have Gengar alt art Fusion Strike? 😀
That's a beautiful card l have psa 10
A long video but it was not boring 😂
U made some great deals at the convention so congratulations🙂💛
I don’t have one sadly :/ but soon ! Great investment and cool card!! 😎🙏🏼
Crack the nidoking crystal and get rid if the spec. Regrade it and itll get a guaranteed 9, maybe even a 10 👀
If it got a 10 that would be insane … there’s also CGC too…. 😎🙏🏼
Please don't open the theme deck box to see if it shadowless or not! It's only shadowless if the box wrap as a gold peel strip on the top of the wrap and if the pokemon card is on the front of the energy cards.
I’ve seen so many different kinds of decks in the last few years that shouldn’t have been shadowless that ended up containing shadowless cards. I’ve seen it all man. But I won’t open it as I’ve opened too many already and failed. 😂
what slab case is the charizard in?
It’s called phantom case but honestly I would NOT recommend. To be fair it scratches really easily and you can display your slabs and protect them in so many cheap ways I don’t think it’s worth it. I paid like 40-50$ for each phantom display and kinda regret it. Yes it looks cool but at the end of the day probably not worth the money truthfully. Just buy stands and sleeves for your psa slabs. If you never plan to move them around to travel with them then it’s probably fine but they scratch SO easily.
Ben's finna hit🎉😂
Thanks for watching fam 😎🙏🏼
The CGC Ray probably had some flaw cause everything is a 10 now at CGC. Probably got brought up from a 9.5.
Ahhh oh yeah didn’t even think about that good point 😎🙏🏼
The old 9.5 at CGC was same as a BGS 9.5 so if there’s any flaw it’s minuscule unless misgraded
just told the whole world u were gonna park 2 blocks away with 5 figure cards next year 😭
😂yeah pretty much
Pretty risky parking at Whole Foods. Not worth getting towed over.
I didn’t think of that 😂 but saved 20$!
@@orionsires your lucky, could have cost you hundreds of time, money and aggrevation
At this point we all know that collections are assets.
I guess so it really does seem like that more than ever now 😎🙏🏼
DO NOT GIVEAWAY SHEESH!👹😠 Im still watching. I'll comment later😅
Lol 😂
Bro please the intro is too long. You’re probably losing a lot of retention. Plus I just don’t like it man. Not trying to be that guy, just genuine advice mate! ✌️
Haha most people probably skip it and everyone has their preference but for me it’s more the fact that a friend made that synthetic song for me and it’s been my intro for a long time now. Feel free to skip it ! I don’t take anything personal I understand some won’t like it and I respect that! 😎🙏🏼
Intro is fine lol
@@orionsires Tbh it'd be cool as an outro.