Love the content and vibe here. I'm new back into collecting since 1st + 2nd gen. Shoutout to 151 for reeling me back in lol!! I've honestly been going more booster boxes now. I like to have one each of the ETBs but they are too bulky to store long term compared with booster boxes.
I don’t have any sun and moon ETBs because I didn’t really notice the Pokémon tcg until the late sword and shield era! Wish I could go back in time though and pick some up
Love this video! Also saw the one on the booster boxes. The Sun & Moon era was special because of the pandemic boom in Pokemon with the limited prints, but even with today sets the sealed stuff will get more 'rare', so we will see what it does in 10 years
Love this content. Would've loved to see a comparison to your booster box video, which would likely show a preference to booster boxes in profit and storage space/cost. Sealed product value usually goes up, but this video and especially your booster box video, there is efficiency to be gained to choose the right products, DCA your way in, and forget about it. Thanks to this video, I don't speculate on which products to buy for sealed collection (buy and forget), and then focus on the products Im looking to rip to finish master sets and pull chase cards.
I own almost every sword and shield ETB except for celebrations. Sealed product will most likely always increase over time not the same for Pokemon card singles unless it’s a big chase or high dollar card
That’s only partly true, not really looking at the whole picture that way though. Chases are what drive the value of a set, so they really have more of a direct relationship. That’s a big part of why multiple vintage sets are several thousands of dollars for booster boxes. My point just being that if the market decides the chase cards of a set are no longer valuable then the sealed product will also loose value.
Having got into the hobby recently I'm still working on back tracking a bit and picking up some SwSh booster boxes to sit on before they really start going up so I'm prob gonna skip etb's to stay focused for now. I will prob grab some SV151 and Paldean fates etb's tho at some point
@@ThePokeOffice Bummer, I didn’t really know what they were but I just happened to see the notification about the stream. Once I got the explanation and saw the moonbreon I grabbed one, hoping for that decent 1:70 chance.
Hi, I wonder if it's worthy to invest in normal sets, e.g., for 151, all normals card before 165 without reverse holo. I can make like 4 ~ 5 sets if I buy some exs from tcgplayers for around $70.
Interesting. I personally don't see the value in doing that - it's a lot of work and probably won't get much of a return on it. But if you enjoy it, then go for it!
This just shows how crazy the price difference is between NA and EU. In Europe, you don't really get a S&M base ETB below 80€, which is is close to 90$ USD. Considering NA people can get it around 65$ USD that's a huge difference. Makes sense because English sets are way more common there, but you'd think we'd have some UK people being able to provide it, but nope. Then again, there's some sets and especially singles that are dirt cheap here while they go for a good buck in the US. (I am always referencing English product by the way) Anyways, S&M was before I got back into the hobby. If I find something cheap, I pick it up, but I don't chase it necessarily. Thanks for the info, Colin! =)
i like that etbs are cheap and a good entry point but theyre def overprinted nowadays, dunno if theyll appreciate well. Do you think modern ETBs are a good investment or should i just save up for a booster box?
The only etbs i own is the evolving skies. I went really hard on sun and moon loose packs though. Also XY loose packs. That is my collection. Im not rich by any means. My collection just hit a little over 500 loose packs
I think investing in booster box or triple pack is more worth than ETB since you have to take in mind of shipping cost for ETB as they are bulkier and harder to send
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I think ETBs are slightly more easily accessable than booster boxes given their prices. A lot of people don't have enough cash to buy the boxes. $40 is still expensive, but much more manageable
I bought one. It’s a very unique product because it’s so expensive and big. I’m not 100% sure how scarcely printed it was. I think that’ll be the biggest factor for the investment side of things
That growth is crazy. Great data. I'm definitely curious to see if the Pokemon hobby continues to grow (which I believe it will) of if something like Lorcana will have an impact on the long term investability. Ideally, I want to invest in both but there are only so many dollars available for investing
I think Lorcana will have it's own clientele, but Pokemon is a proven winner with a big following for a long long time. imo, Pokemon is almost a little bit too big right now. They are printing soooo much product, so I have a feeling we won't see the gains like SM era for a while now. SWSH and SV will have good gains, but not to the same extent as SM
Do you think modern Pokémon cards will have growth like base set from the 90s? Or even like EX era? Or is it capped? My personal perception is that like us, there are more savvy investors holding on to these unopened products, which could hold it back from that kind of potential
Hey I know you probably won’t but it would be cool if the next vid or the one after that was about you doing a Christmas vid were you open silver tempest,151,and lost origin, and talk about some of your Christmas traditions and if you do end up doing this put a comment on the vid telling me that you actually used my idea
I caught it waayyyy to late. I was passing up boxes when GameStop and Toys r Us was closing. Almost missed it in Lego and I was buying them out when they were closing... but it goes like this... Even if it is an etb as one other channel said don't buy etb's but it seems though even wether booster box ( booster's will always do better ) etb's or whatever... Keep it for 2-5 years even if now it's a or seems to be a " bad set " it will gain. Once Lego, Pokemon whatever is out of print, it will go up. Pokemon seems to do better than Lego a few years ago even before covid it was equal slightly better meaning quicker gains. Now not so much.
I am glad I did found your channel, I think you have the best pokemon video's, you do awesome stuff. Investment wise it is nice to see to look at. Mmm now am thinking should I buy crypto or Elite trainer boxes? 😂
Man, usually i love your content, but this entire video is massively underestimating what any savvy investor would have gotten % wise. MSRP is well above what anyone even remotely paying attention to the market in 2017 would pay. That difference skews your numbers massively.
Like I said in the video, that is a BIG assumption where you can actually sell for market price. But in my experience, if you price out your stuff a little bit cheaper than market price, there will typically be a demand for it
Love the content and vibe here. I'm new back into collecting since 1st + 2nd gen. Shoutout to 151 for reeling me back in lol!! I've honestly been going more booster boxes now. I like to have one each of the ETBs but they are too bulky to store long term compared with booster boxes.
Yes ETBs are a bit of a pain to store
I’m just getting into sun and moon, grabbed a base Etb, thanks for the content!
I don’t have any sun and moon ETBs because I didn’t really notice the Pokémon tcg until the late sword and shield era! Wish I could go back in time though and pick some up
awesome vid! def glad to have picked up a bunch of etbs this last year
Love this video! Also saw the one on the booster boxes. The Sun & Moon era was special because of the pandemic boom in Pokemon with the limited prints, but even with today sets the sealed stuff will get more 'rare', so we will see what it does in 10 years
Yea. Like, SM will more than likely have much bigger numbers than SWSH, but swsh can still do very well in 5 years
Love this content. Would've loved to see a comparison to your booster box video, which would likely show a preference to booster boxes in profit and storage space/cost. Sealed product value usually goes up, but this video and especially your booster box video, there is efficiency to be gained to choose the right products, DCA your way in, and forget about it. Thanks to this video, I don't speculate on which products to buy for sealed collection (buy and forget), and then focus on the products Im looking to rip to finish master sets and pull chase cards.
Funny timing, sun and moon base booster boxes just restocked on pokemon center today
Yea I saw that, but it was sold out before I got any unfortunately
@@ThePokeOffice apparently no one did it was a website error 😂
Love these numbers Sun and Moon is great era thanks for all the info.
No sealed product, but recently just got into the hobby.
I do enjoy opening 15 tho
I have 1 sun and moon base etb and a few evolving skies etbs. Now I'm only picking up pcetbs
I like the pc exclusive ETBs! The stamped promo adds a lot of value in my opinion
i love ETBs! just the display appeal is immense. i have the base set pair and crimson invasion
NOICE!
Excellent research! I just got back into collecting and this video was insightful for me 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
No sun and moon... 151 got me into this again, and I've bought a couple of evolving skies since
I own almost every sword and shield ETB except for celebrations. Sealed product will most likely always increase over time not the same for Pokemon card singles unless it’s a big chase or high dollar card
That’s only partly true, not really looking at the whole picture that way though. Chases are what drive the value of a set, so they really have more of a direct relationship. That’s a big part of why multiple vintage sets are several thousands of dollars for booster boxes. My point just being that if the market decides the chase cards of a set are no longer valuable then the sealed product will also loose value.
I love etbs for the cost and the art in them!
I wish i bought a sun and moon etb
ashame i was not into collecting at the time but again i prefer to crack open then keep sealed products lol
Having got into the hobby recently I'm still working on back tracking a bit and picking up some SwSh booster boxes to sit on before they really start going up so I'm prob gonna skip etb's to stay focused for now. I will prob grab some SV151 and Paldean fates etb's tho at some point
cool video! need to start thinking like this!!!! i just love opening packs, but big fan of both eras. probably stick with sword and shield though.
Did you end up getting a slab city box last night? I heard PokeVault respond to your comment on that stream.
Nope. Sold out before I got one
@@ThePokeOffice Bummer, I didn’t really know what they were but I just happened to see the notification about the stream. Once I got the explanation and saw the moonbreon I grabbed one, hoping for that decent 1:70 chance.
Solid info!
thanks for the info!!
You bet!
Hi, I wonder if it's worthy to invest in normal sets, e.g., for 151, all normals card before 165 without reverse holo. I can make like 4 ~ 5 sets if I buy some exs from tcgplayers for around $70.
Interesting. I personally don't see the value in doing that - it's a lot of work and probably won't get much of a return on it. But if you enjoy it, then go for it!
Dont have any etbs, but thinking about buying fusion strike etb
I have a few, but I’ve always been more interested in collecting booster boxes
Great video bro - discipline (to not rip packs) is key
Yep… it sure is
This just shows how crazy the price difference is between NA and EU. In Europe, you don't really get a S&M base ETB below 80€, which is is close to 90$ USD. Considering NA people can get it around 65$ USD that's a huge difference. Makes sense because English sets are way more common there, but you'd think we'd have some UK people being able to provide it, but nope.
Then again, there's some sets and especially singles that are dirt cheap here while they go for a good buck in the US. (I am always referencing English product by the way)
Anyways, S&M was before I got back into the hobby. If I find something cheap, I pick it up, but I don't chase it necessarily.
Thanks for the info, Colin! =)
You bet! I didn’t realize it was so much more pricy in Europe!
It’s also more pricy in Canada, mostly due to the exchange rate tho
I love ETBs. I'm collecting the regular ones as well as the Pokemon Center ones.
i like that etbs are cheap and a good entry point but theyre def overprinted nowadays, dunno if theyll appreciate well. Do you think modern ETBs are a good investment or should i just save up for a booster box?
I’ve always said I like booster boxes better.
But I think ETBs could still pull off some good numbers in 5-10 years
I really like ETBs, I have a few celestial storm ones in my collection.
Those are very cool
I love ETBs I'm saving up for a 151 ETB
The only etbs i own is the evolving skies. I went really hard on sun and moon loose packs though. Also XY loose packs. That is my collection. Im not rich by any means. My collection just hit a little over 500 loose packs
That’s pretty sweet🔥
I think investing in booster box or triple pack is more worth than ETB since you have to take in mind of shipping cost for ETB as they are bulkier and harder to send
Yea, most people don't think about shipping costs
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You're the best!
Thanks for the great financial advice...gonna max out credit cards to buy a case of everything /s
Lmao please don’t do that
I think ETBs are slightly more easily accessable than booster boxes given their prices. A lot of people don't have enough cash to buy the boxes. $40 is still expensive, but much more manageable
Yep agreed
Missed the quick release yesterday on these again sadly
I had to look up toedscruel.. I thought it was a shiny tentacruel
What do you think of buying the classic collection and how you see it in 5-10 years from today.
I bought one. It’s a very unique product because it’s so expensive and big.
I’m not 100% sure how scarcely printed it was. I think that’ll be the biggest factor for the investment side of things
I love ETB's in general, more affordable and fun to open!!
That growth is crazy. Great data. I'm definitely curious to see if the Pokemon hobby continues to grow (which I believe it will) of if something like Lorcana will have an impact on the long term investability. Ideally, I want to invest in both but there are only so many dollars available for investing
I think Lorcana will have it's own clientele, but Pokemon is a proven winner with a big following for a long long time.
imo, Pokemon is almost a little bit too big right now. They are printing soooo much product, so I have a feeling we won't see the gains like SM era for a while now. SWSH and SV will have good gains, but not to the same extent as SM
I think I would like to see a video on the value of the top 5 cards in all the cosmic eclipse sets. It would be a long video lol.
Amazing returns when we buy and just hold sealed product.
Yea it just takes discipline to not open it, and patience
Just hoping now that I’m collecting, s&v era does the same. Heard they’re making a theme park for paldea so maybe it’ll make it more popular
Yea... I wanna go! I bet it's gonna be awesome!
Great vid
Thanks man
I enjoy ur informative & fun vids 🎉Congrats on the pulls & 👏 Keep it up
Thanks I really appreciate it!
The most sealed ETBs I currently have are 2 cases of Evolving Skies ETBs, I can’t wait to sell them in 10 years lol
That’s a nice thing to have sealed!
@@ThePokeOffice Thanks bud! I notice you have at least a few yourself…great taste!👍🏼🤘🏼
I will collect them one day for sure
is there a video like this for the booster boxes?
Yep if you scroll through my videos, it's a few months back
Do you think modern Pokémon cards will have growth like base set from the 90s? Or even like EX era? Or is it capped?
My personal perception is that like us, there are more savvy investors holding on to these unopened products, which could hold it back from that kind of potential
No I don’t think it’ll be even close to as big as vintage stuff, but I could see it doing XY and Sun/Moon numbers over the next 10 years
Want that alakazam. Unfortunately I missed the S&M era
I like elite trainer boxes my favorite is deathly generations
Hey I know you probably won’t but it would be cool if the next vid or the one after that was about you doing a Christmas vid were you open silver tempest,151,and lost origin, and talk about some of your Christmas traditions and if you do end up doing this put a comment on the vid telling me that you actually used my idea
Bro Pokémon center had evolving skies booster boxes in stock today
I know. It sold out like instantly tho... i didn't get any unfortunately
I’m a bigger fan of ETB’s cause of the box art
What's a good price to buy booster boxes?
really depends
@ThePokeOffice what's the lowest you seen booster boxes sell at?
Love you my mentor
Love Alakazam :)
I caught it waayyyy to late. I was passing up boxes when GameStop and Toys r Us was closing. Almost missed it in Lego and I was buying them out when they were closing... but it goes like this... Even if it is an etb as one other channel said don't buy etb's but it seems though even wether booster box ( booster's will always do better ) etb's or whatever... Keep it for 2-5 years even if now it's a or seems to be a " bad set " it will gain. Once Lego, Pokemon whatever is out of print, it will go up. Pokemon seems to do better than Lego a few years ago even before covid it was equal slightly better meaning quicker gains. Now not so much.
those are big numbers.
Yep
I am glad I did found your channel, I think you have the best pokemon video's, you do awesome stuff. Investment wise it is nice to see to look at. Mmm now am thinking should I buy crypto or Elite trainer boxes? 😂
Thanks for the sub!
I want a xy booster box
I need a time machine...
you and me both
Man, usually i love your content, but this entire video is massively underestimating what any savvy investor would have gotten % wise. MSRP is well above what anyone even remotely paying attention to the market in 2017 would pay. That difference skews your numbers massively.
That’s the whole point! If you paid msrp, you make a boatload.
If you pay less, then you make even more.
Very high return, but I wonder who is going to buy such expensive product from you…😅
Like I said in the video, that is a BIG assumption where you can actually sell for market price.
But in my experience, if you price out your stuff a little bit cheaper than market price, there will typically be a demand for it
Lets geaux COLLIN!!!!
LESGO!
Buy low, sell...never?
Hahaha is that your strategy?