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Pulling booster boxes out of your armrest is pure gold!! 😂 You should do another video where you have all different booster boxes in each armrest case. Imagine hitting everyone with 10 different random sets out of each armrest and a little bit of information about each one. 😂
@@NostalgiaNomics you could have anything in them like PSA cards or a piece of paper with some graph numbers like you show sometimes. You could turn it into a common thing you do where every video you have something different to pull out the box. A never ending suprise case of goodies. Pull out some cash or some chocolate sometimes, keep everyone guessing haha. 👍👍
My local card shop was selling Evolutions xy booster boxes for $69.99 back in 2016 and they always wondered why I would come clear them out every time they restocked. It would even be a joke and they would already start packing them up when I walked into the store. Back then there was no "buy limit" because no one really made money on modern product. Did I know they would go up in value? Nope. Just knew I loved the set and opened so many boxes and packs I lost count feeling that nostalgia of opening up the original charizard artwork with a bunch of other awesome cards. I was obsessed with opening them with friends and having pack battles until the point I opened so many I lost interest and kept the rest sealed. A year or two later I knew Id never opened them lol seeing as though Pokemon changed forever from that day on. Today I still have at least 70 Evolutions Booster boxes and open one up on special occasions. Dont think Ill ever sell them.
We hear all the time from people the nostalgia they get from getting back into the hobby and opening packs. All the young ones growing up in the sword and shield scarlet and violet will get older have jobs and come back for the nostalgia and want sealed product.
Dude is sitting on a literal throne of Pokémon sealed product. If that isn’t gangster I don’t know what is! This is the first video I’ve ever seen of you and let me tell you, it’s an absolute banger. I will subscribe based on this one video alone.
sold all my evolution for 1500usd during pandemic spike. haven't picked up any scarlet and violet yet as i am buying crown zenith (Premium Figure Collection) (lgs clearing them out for 45 usd right now). and silver tempest right now,
Sealed Pokémon collecting is like investing the financial markets. Buy when everyone doesn’t want them and sell when everyone wants them. Supply vs demand and when the sets go out of print, usually after two years, price of sealed products just goes up. Patience is key.... 👍
I personally think 2 things change. Perception absolutely but what lead to it is the hesitation on getting it because the prices drop so people don’t want it. Then the prices go up so it gets hyped up a little and then they don’t want to miss out as it’s going up so they get in at a higher point vs an even higher point. So hesitation and fomo. Both are the perception the market is giving.
I would choose SWSH. Actually I just did choose SWSH lol. Literally just bought more of most all of the alt art sets from the second half of SWSH in the last month.
Back when I started collecting, I was buying booster boxes of XY Evolutions for $90.00 per box and they were available everywhere. Prices are now at $800.00 per box. In hindsight I should have bought more. Nostalgia does play a big part in collecting. I worked at a Toys R Us in 2012 We had just gotten the Hasbro Star Wars vintage collection which were reissues of the original figures and more adults were buying them than children. Also, glad that I got booster boxes of surging sparks from Pokémon Center before they sold out.
Strange bit of advice. Although your right. But from experience, the reason I didn't buy chilling reign or fusion, is because I was buying brilliant stars at 120 a box and evolving skies at 170-200. Grabbing evolving etbs at €50 from store shelves. I just didn't have the money to put into those other sets. Of coarse they will go up. Like you said, there's not not a single box that hasn't gone up in 25 years. I will pass on paldea and scarlet and violet, because I want a case of obsidian. If I had to choose, I'd pick obsidian over the other 2. So I probably won't ever buy sv base or paldea. Your info is good, buy unfortunately most people have priorities, and a limited supply of money 😂
That's fair. I completely get that and agree with you. Gotta make sure to have priorities if you're not going after every set. Thanks for the feedback!
Your point isn’t valid once you said “ I was buying evolving skies at 170-200” where we’re you when they were 120 a box 😂 just because your extremely late on sets doesn’t mean it’s “ strange” advice you just gotta be more of a hustler 😂 if you don’t got the money leave it for the rest of us !!
@@CAeuJohno123 yes I’m commenting to you bud , I read your comment & started lol’ing because while your waiting on obsidian flames im making bank on sv & when obsidian comes I’ll have that too & the next one & the next one .. if you’re serious about investing or making money in the Pokémon hobby don’t pick & choose which ones you like cause the shiny zard is your fav fav 😂 you do know obsidian is gonna drop like cray when it realeses you should’ve just bought sv boxes or Paldea it’s gonna take a while for obsidian to go up & you could’ve been up already … 💀
@@CAeuJohno123 also it’s funny that waited till evolving skies hit 200 a box to buy in 😂😂😂 it’s just so funny how much ppl go backwards with there money instead of actually doing the research on how much they could make if they stopped picking & choosing which sets they like more. At that point just be a collector not a investor
Just what you said right there. "I probably wont ever buy SV base or Paldea" is what EVERYONE is thinking now. Those are usually the sets that do great, because no one invests in them when they are dirt cheap. Just like Rebel Clash.. I did VERY well on Rebel. I doubled my money in 2 years, which is pretty good IMO! I also will be investing in Obsidian as well, but I think the first 2 sets (especially Paldea) will age better. But I know, no one really knows what will happen...
For me, I would take Brilliant Stars. It's not to say Paldea can't perform better possibly but i think Paldea will be available around that price point longer than Brilliant Stars will at this point.
I’ve said many of the same things mentioned here. There’s not a single Pokémon set that is out of print that hasn’t risen in value. Steam Seige for example was probably the most hated modern set and way beyond dirt cheap. Now it’s eyeing almost $400 a box. If a set is cheap and plentiful consider yourself in a position to benefit greatly down the road and buy the crap out of it.
i think other youtube channels that say bad things about pokemon investing its cause they want discourage ppl to invest longterm, every box that is bought as long term investment is a box they will have to deal with it in the future, isnt going to be opened like someone else will do, no no no, most ppl watching their videos is ppl investing in pokemon, they know they dont affect the hobby, they just getting rid of the future competition
Well well welll another great video bro,i wish i saw your videos right when i got into the hobby january of 2022. I thought fusion strike was trash since alot of youtubers talked down on it and chilling. So i brought different products instead of organizing my self and now im in a much better and more enjoyable point of this hobby.
I don't think so. It is less than .00001% or something of the transactions that happen daily in the hobby. The issue is it gets publicized by all the youtube channels that are thursting for negative content because it sells and gets views. In reality there are thousands of transactions everyday on tons of different sites and the chances of getting scammed, getting a fake or getting a revealed item is slim to none.
What I want to know is, what are you doing with that room? Looks like your making new Pokemon dedicated room? If you build all your furniture from Pokemon product, it would be epic! 🤣
The optics here are amusing and I like it. But it also kind of serves as a reminder that this stuff will not have door busting price tags ten years from now because thousands of others, myself included, have built their own custom thrones out of sealed product. This is not to say it will not be worth a lot more than one paid for the product, but it is not going to be $4,000 a booster box or anything like that.
Ya I agree with that. It most likely will never be worth what vintage boxes are worth. At the same time, $100 boxes making it to $200 to $500 in 3 to 5 years is very likely.
The fact that there is so many skeptics is one of the reasons it still rises 😂 The less people that hold the more likely it will rise and Pokémon is such a good product it’s hard for half the people not to open
Ya you can find sales on EBAY. Sometimes tcg players, sometimes a Facebook or discord group and sometimes just an independent game store website. Really anywhere if you can find a deal.
Hey Alex, I get that right now we are at a stage where the sets aren’t as exciting(take the first 3 sets of sun and moon as an example) but do you think scarlet and violet will have sets as exciting as team up, unbroken bonds, unified minds and cosmic??? Those were amazing sets and I just don’t know if I see it happening. The tag team concept was awesome and I’m curious as to what scarlet and violet expansions will hold.
I'm sure Pokemon has something up their sleeve. At least I hope they do lol. But ya I agree that it's hard to top some of the great sets we have seen In the last 2 Eras.
I think of S&V base like Sun & Moon Base or Sword & Shield Base they sat low for a long time but the sealed prices went up a lot and the cards were dirt cheap now the singles are rising but not by as much. Sword & Shield first 3 set were super hyped when they came out but now they are mediocre prices still holding on sealed singles have mostly dropped
I am forever bullish on pokemon until every generation on the planet has grown up with it. As it stands right now, only millennial and younger care about pokemon. Gen x and boomers couldn't care less. As time marches on, they will be replaced by new generations of kids who grew up with pokemon. I don't see the market becoming saturated until millennials are the oldest generation on the planet.
Hello! I am new into this and I am happy that I found you when I was trying to find some videos about investing in Pokemon. I completely agree with everything that you said. What is still on my mind and I was not able to find the answer yet.. is there any exact point when the set starts to gain some serious prices? 15 months after release maybe? Because there is no reason to buy Scarlet base now if the price stays the same for another 12 months.. maybe its better to buy astral radiance or some other product? Thanks and keep doing this pls!! :)
Glad you found the channel. I wish I had an exact answer because it's different for every set. Sometimes a year or less and sometimes longer like 2 to 3 years. The problem is not knowing when and a lot of the time the moves can be quick and durastic and you can miss them. Usually you have 6 months to a year to decide on a set but not always. Sorry there is no one size fits all answer but hope that helps.
100% on the PC ETBs. They have done wall since they started mid Sword & Shield. Not sure about the other products but I think others have done well too. Exclusively usually equals value down the road. Not always but more often.
@@NostalgiaNomics Thanks for the reply! Yeah, that may be where I turn to for a lot ETBs/Boxes going forward. Hoping to see a video for your August product recommendations soon!
Did he actually say that? If so that's hilarious. Go back and watch vids of other poke tubers from a year ago. The same exact thing was said about battle styles chilling reign and fusion strike!
@@NostalgiaNomics I know, I m in the game since 2009. I was there at the start of the whole poketuber thing and everyone is always poopoo in predictions, aside from smpratte but idc about that guy since like 2017.
You’re misquoting ppl now.. twice baked jake is a “ collecting” channel so in a collectors world evolving skies at 400 rn is a good buy because it will keep rising in value. This page is more geared towards the “investors” 😂 even though most consider themselves sellers but to buy evolving skies at 400 rn as a investment or business doesn’t make sense. As a business or flipper you gotta get in low as possible so buying one box for 400 hoping it rises 100 in a year is dumb. Use that 400 to buy some new boosters from newer sets or grade cards man. When twicebaked says you’ll be able to buy stuff lower than msrp at the end of year he’s talking about targets & Walmarts not from TCG eBay or Pokémon businesses … you gotta lot to learn bud
Keep up the great content! So, this is just a joke, i wouldn't want it to actually happen, but how funny/scary would it be if the boxes you're sitting on here just caved in and got smooshed and you're hust sitting there in shock with nothing more to say 😂 sorry i couldn't help but imagine that... fortunately it appears no cases were harmed in the making of this video 😅
🤣😅😅 ya that would have pretty funny. Probly wouldn't have even cut it out of the vid haha. But yes no cases or UPCs were harmed in the making of this video lol
I like your mindset. Personally I have never bought booster boxes at above £130ish a box. If I buy in at £90-100 then it’s a guaranteed profit after some time. Which means there’s a lot of booster boxes I’ll never own (Evolving Skies for example) or any XY or S&M sets but that’s fine with me as they’ve already risen in value. Buying low will give you the biggest chance for a profit % rather than something that’s already jumped in value
@@user-jl6wd9ir4v well I mean I could buy a booster box of Evolving for £400 right now but how long will it take to reach £800 or £1600? Whereas I could buy Fusion right now for around £110 and would think it would hit £200 or £400 way sooner
Hmmm... I agree to an extent. I think do that will give you the lowest risk and lowest chance of losing too much for sure. I do think getting into boxes after a move can be very profitable as well though. A lot of the sword and shield sets may perform better in the next 1 to 5 years then the SV sets even though the price points are higher. With that being said I like the route you are taking. Much safer then trying to chase and should do well long term!
The only reason why scarlet and violet sets wouldn't sell is just dislike for the generation in general, but that can be said for almost every generation after black and white or x and y. No one liked sun and moon when it came out , no one liked sword and shield because of gigantamax, and no one liked terastilizing now in scarlet and violet. The generalization is always they hate the new thing ,but the games keep selling, the scarcity keeps rising. It's literally fomo, and it can be said for almost anything in terms of buying items. I think as humans we find more value from something that is nowhere to be seen rather than when the same thing was everywhere to be seen. Now the only set I want to see this happen to is the pokemon go one, no one wanted it on release and still don't really atm, but the second it starts retailing at 100 I will laugh so hard
This setup is fu$%ing hilarious I can already see and fill the eye rolls of a few of your youtube haters 😂😂😂 only need more celebrations upc in the back, and start calling yourself the king of investing
@flosohobobro1650 haha o man... I am both. If your collection becomes worth over 300k in months and you grew up middle class it would be irresponsible not to sell into that even if some of the items i planned never to sell. But hey if selling bothers you then you probly won't agree with me and that's okay.
Change your travel plans and come to Charlotte and I'll pack the N64!!! I'll make sure to pack goldeneye and mario kart 64 too. Make it a gaming tourny 😁
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Pulling booster boxes out of your armrest is pure gold!! 😂 You should do another video where you have all different booster boxes in each armrest case. Imagine hitting everyone with 10 different random sets out of each armrest and a little bit of information about each one. 😂
Hmmm... I like it. That's a possibility.
@@NostalgiaNomics you could have anything in them like PSA cards or a piece of paper with some graph numbers like you show sometimes. You could turn it into a common thing you do where every video you have something different to pull out the box. A never ending suprise case of goodies. Pull out some cash or some chocolate sometimes, keep everyone guessing haha. 👍👍
I just want to kick the box 😂chair soo bad
My local card shop was selling Evolutions xy booster boxes for $69.99 back in 2016 and they always wondered why I would come clear them out every time they restocked. It would even be a joke and they would already start packing them up when I walked into the store. Back then there was no "buy limit" because no one really made money on modern product. Did I know they would go up in value? Nope. Just knew I loved the set and opened so many boxes and packs I lost count feeling that nostalgia of opening up the original charizard artwork with a bunch of other awesome cards. I was obsessed with opening them with friends and having pack battles until the point I opened so many I lost interest and kept the rest sealed. A year or two later I knew Id never opened them lol seeing as though Pokemon changed forever from that day on. Today I still have at least 70 Evolutions Booster boxes and open one up on special occasions. Dont think Ill ever sell them.
What?!?!?! If this is true that is the biggest diamond hands story I have heard of since the Gamestop traders lol
Sell me one I love the set
I bought for similar reasons in 2019. Got them for $86 a box. Now have 30 of them.
Taking "sitting on sealed product" too literally
you are the reason why i started my sealed collection. i love the videos you put out. no fluff straight to the point with every topic you speak on
We hear all the time from people the nostalgia they get from getting back into the hobby and opening packs. All the young ones growing up in the sword and shield scarlet and violet will get older have jobs and come back for the nostalgia and want sealed product.
Yep. Exactly!
Dude is sitting on a literal throne of Pokémon sealed product. If that isn’t gangster I don’t know what is!
This is the first video I’ve ever seen of you and let me tell you, it’s an absolute banger. I will subscribe based on this one video alone.
Haha appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed!
sold all my evolution for 1500usd during pandemic spike. haven't picked up any scarlet and violet yet as i am buying crown zenith (Premium Figure Collection) (lgs clearing them out for 45 usd right now). and silver tempest right now,
Indeed the King of modern sealed! Love the creativity in your videos. Keeps everyone on their toes!
Appreciate that. Gotta keep things fun!
Chilling reign still up on PC for 140 but getting sold for 180-190 on eBay is crazy.
Not everyone can buy from pc 🤦♀️
@@UrAveragePlayer0 yeah they can. Third party buyers will do it for you. Or make friends
The hard part is not opening my investment and keeping the cards myself. =(
The struggle is real. I gave up on investing in sealed purely because of this 😂
it's easy when you have sealed cases
Storage unit helps tram industry
Yesss honestly 😂😭
@lacroix128 yes
Sealed Pokémon collecting is like investing the financial markets. Buy when everyone doesn’t want them and sell when everyone wants them. Supply vs demand and when the sets go out of print, usually after two years, price of sealed products just goes up. Patience is key.... 👍
Wow. How long did it take to figure that out
The sealed throne is baller af. You got me bricked up
🤣🤣🤣
ayoooo what
@@LuffyDYami Bricked up!
@@tdubmccain yea i guess i would be too looking at whole case of chilling reign 🙆♂️
I personally think 2 things change. Perception absolutely but what lead to it is the hesitation on getting it because the prices drop so people don’t want it. Then the prices go up so it gets hyped up a little and then they don’t want to miss out as it’s going up so they get in at a higher point vs an even higher point. So hesitation and fomo. Both are the perception the market is giving.
Alex, if you could choose 1 XY booster box to buy now or 4 Sword and Shield booster boxes, what would you choose and why?
I would choose SWSH. Actually I just did choose SWSH lol. Literally just bought more of most all of the alt art sets from the second half of SWSH in the last month.
The card throne is the thing of dreams
Thanks for the advice Alex. Just preordered a case of Rift. Following the strategy of sell 4 and open 2. Lol!
Awesome to hear!!
I would be so scared to drop those celebrations UPC's. Another good video, I like your chair.
It was a little nerve racking. No celebrations upc was harmed filming this video though lol
Back when I started collecting, I was buying booster boxes of XY Evolutions for $90.00 per box and they were available everywhere. Prices are now at $800.00 per box. In hindsight I should have bought more. Nostalgia does play a big part in collecting. I worked at a Toys R Us in 2012 We had just gotten the Hasbro Star Wars vintage collection which were reissues of the original figures and more adults were buying them than children. Also, glad that I got booster boxes of surging sparks from Pokémon Center before they sold out.
@@StratBurst92 I remember those days
Glad to see your view count ticking up more and more everytime im late to catching a video. Keep up the great quality videos brother
Really appreciate that man. Thanks!
Strange bit of advice. Although your right. But from experience, the reason I didn't buy chilling reign or fusion, is because I was buying brilliant stars at 120 a box and evolving skies at 170-200. Grabbing evolving etbs at €50 from store shelves. I just didn't have the money to put into those other sets. Of coarse they will go up. Like you said, there's not not a single box that hasn't gone up in 25 years. I will pass on paldea and scarlet and violet, because I want a case of obsidian. If I had to choose, I'd pick obsidian over the other 2. So I probably won't ever buy sv base or paldea. Your info is good, buy unfortunately most people have priorities, and a limited supply of money 😂
That's fair. I completely get that and agree with you. Gotta make sure to have priorities if you're not going after every set. Thanks for the feedback!
Your point isn’t valid once you said “ I was buying evolving skies at 170-200” where we’re you when they were 120 a box 😂 just because your extremely late on sets doesn’t mean it’s “ strange” advice you just gotta be more of a hustler 😂 if you don’t got the money leave it for the rest of us !!
@@CAeuJohno123 yes I’m commenting to you bud , I read your comment & started lol’ing because while your waiting on obsidian flames im making bank on sv & when obsidian comes I’ll have that too & the next one & the next one .. if you’re serious about investing or making money in the Pokémon hobby don’t pick & choose which ones you like cause the shiny zard is your fav fav 😂 you do know obsidian is gonna drop like cray when it realeses you should’ve just bought sv boxes or Paldea it’s gonna take a while for obsidian to go up & you could’ve been up already … 💀
@@CAeuJohno123 also it’s funny that waited till evolving skies hit 200 a box to buy in 😂😂😂 it’s just so funny how much ppl go backwards with there money instead of actually doing the research on how much they could make if they stopped picking & choosing which sets they like more. At that point just be a collector not a investor
Just what you said right there. "I probably wont ever buy SV base or Paldea" is what EVERYONE is thinking now. Those are usually the sets that do great, because no one invests in them when they are dirt cheap. Just like Rebel Clash.. I did VERY well on Rebel. I doubled my money in 2 years, which is pretty good IMO! I also will be investing in Obsidian as well, but I think the first 2 sets (especially Paldea) will age better. But I know, no one really knows what will happen...
Great vid, I noticed you didn’t use the back rest to your chair 🤔🤔🤔
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I love all discounts in 2023 so far after this msrp increase! Im finding some great deals and like youve said before, wholesale pricing!
I agree.. I cant believe how cheap some of these booster boxes are! I just scooped a full case of SV Base for $540 shipped to me (Alaska)!
@@AKcam7 thats amazing, great to jump on those deals when you see them. Pokemon as a hobby overall is growing and im so for it
Why TH-camrs are saying not preorder 151 but every preorder sold out in minutes, are they scalping?
No Idea...?
I need to kick that box chair 😂
What do you like better? Brilliant Stars booster boxes at $140 or Paldea evolved at $95?
For me, I would take Brilliant Stars. It's not to say Paldea can't perform better possibly but i think Paldea will be available around that price point longer than Brilliant Stars will at this point.
I’ve said many of the same things mentioned here. There’s not a single Pokémon set that is out of print that hasn’t risen in value. Steam Seige for example was probably the most hated modern set and way beyond dirt cheap. Now it’s eyeing almost $400 a box. If a set is cheap and plentiful consider yourself in a position to benefit greatly down the road and buy the crap out of it.
Absolutely! You got it!
Wow the hard hitting takes. It must of took time and effort to realize sealed product is good for investing.
100%! This is exactly what I tell friends who are in fear of current markets
i think other youtube channels that say bad things about pokemon investing its cause they want discourage ppl to invest longterm, every box that is bought as long term investment is a box they will have to deal with it in the future, isnt going to be opened like someone else will do, no no no, most ppl watching their videos is ppl investing in pokemon, they know they dont affect the hobby, they just getting rid of the future competition
Agreed! Sometimes they make legitimate points but a lot of the time in meaningless fear they try to put out.
Your methods of getting a point across is awesome 😆
Thanks lol. I appreciate it!
Stellar video nomics, another one for the books.
Thinkin brilliant stars cases are at a good pickup now before supply dries out ?
I picked some up recently so I would agree
I like the set up, You should do all of your videos on your throne your high highness
Haha o geeze
The King of Modern Sealed, just sitting on that Throne! Take notes people!!!
I made one with collection boxes 😢. It didn’t work out to well sitting on them..
@@jamess7793 oh no hope things weren’t to damaged after that.
Well well welll another great video bro,i wish i saw your videos right when i got into the hobby january of 2022. I thought fusion strike was trash since alot of youtubers talked down on it and chilling. So i brought different products instead of organizing my self and now im in a much better and more enjoyable point of this hobby.
I appreciate it man. It's all good. We can't catch every play. Glad you hear things are going well though!
Reseal products keep appearing in the market. Does this actually affect consumers' desire to buy seal products?
I don't think so. It is less than .00001% or something of the transactions that happen daily in the hobby. The issue is it gets publicized by all the youtube channels that are thursting for negative content because it sells and gets views. In reality there are thousands of transactions everyday on tons of different sites and the chances of getting scammed, getting a fake or getting a revealed item is slim to none.
Won't scarlet and violet continue to drop? Shouldn't I wait to buy?
Impossible to tell. I doubt it drops lower than the 80s or 90s though.
My man. I try to tell my non Pokemon friends about the sealed investing returns. It blows their minds and they can't believe it.
Ya that's usually the reactions I get too.
What I want to know is, what are you doing with that room? Looks like your making new Pokemon dedicated room? If you build all your furniture from Pokemon product, it would be epic! 🤣
Hahaha nahhh it's just my gaming room. I just pulled some product out of storage to make the throne for the video that's all lol
I keep forgetting you can make a Pokemon Throne. Got to go make one soon.
Definitely worth it haha
The optics here are amusing and I like it. But it also kind of serves as a reminder that this stuff will not have door busting price tags ten years from now because thousands of others, myself included, have built their own custom thrones out of sealed product.
This is not to say it will not be worth a lot more than one paid for the product, but it is not going to be $4,000 a booster box or anything like that.
Ya I agree with that. It most likely will never be worth what vintage boxes are worth. At the same time, $100 boxes making it to $200 to $500 in 3 to 5 years is very likely.
The fact that there is so many skeptics is one of the reasons it still rises 😂 The less people that hold the more likely it will rise and Pokémon is such a good product it’s hard for half the people not to open
That's a great point. I guess we have all the skeptics to continue to thank then lol
Dig the chair lol
Now thats a throne!
You are the BOSS Alex, keep going
Thanks! Will do!
Where do you source your sealed cases? EBay?
Ya you can find sales on EBAY. Sometimes tcg players, sometimes a Facebook or discord group and sometimes just an independent game store website. Really anywhere if you can find a deal.
Thank you again man 🙏✊💯💯💯
Hey Alex, I get that right now we are at a stage where the sets aren’t as exciting(take the first 3 sets of sun and moon as an example) but do you think scarlet and violet will have sets as exciting as team up, unbroken bonds, unified minds and cosmic??? Those were amazing sets and I just don’t know if I see it happening. The tag team concept was awesome and I’m curious as to what scarlet and violet expansions will hold.
I'm sure Pokemon has something up their sleeve. At least I hope they do lol. But ya I agree that it's hard to top some of the great sets we have seen In the last 2 Eras.
I think of S&V base like Sun & Moon Base or Sword & Shield Base they sat low for a long time but the sealed prices went up a lot and the cards were dirt cheap now the singles are rising but not by as much. Sword & Shield first 3 set were super hyped when they came out but now they are mediocre prices still holding on sealed singles have mostly dropped
I am forever bullish on pokemon until every generation on the planet has grown up with it. As it stands right now, only millennial and younger care about pokemon. Gen x and boomers couldn't care less. As time marches on, they will be replaced by new generations of kids who grew up with pokemon. I don't see the market becoming saturated until millennials are the oldest generation on the planet.
Absolutely! I'm right there with you!!
Hello! I am new into this and I am happy that I found you when I was trying to find some videos about investing in Pokemon. I completely agree with everything that you said. What is still on my mind and I was not able to find the answer yet.. is there any exact point when the set starts to gain some serious prices? 15 months after release maybe? Because there is no reason to buy Scarlet base now if the price stays the same for another 12 months.. maybe its better to buy astral radiance or some other product? Thanks and keep doing this pls!! :)
Glad you found the channel. I wish I had an exact answer because it's different for every set. Sometimes a year or less and sometimes longer like 2 to 3 years. The problem is not knowing when and a lot of the time the moves can be quick and durastic and you can miss them. Usually you have 6 months to a year to decide on a set but not always. Sorry there is no one size fits all answer but hope that helps.
3 celebrations upc’s, twins!!
Hey Alex what are your thoughts on investing in product from PC? Will the more “exclusive” product appreciate at a better rate?
100% on the PC ETBs. They have done wall since they started mid Sword & Shield. Not sure about the other products but I think others have done well too. Exclusively usually equals value down the road. Not always but more often.
@@NostalgiaNomics Thanks for the reply! Yeah, that may be where I turn to for a lot ETBs/Boxes going forward. Hoping to see a video for your August product recommendations soon!
But twicebakejake told us yesterday that this wont happen and we have to buy Evolving skies, even on 400+ per box!
Great video Alex, kudos!
Did he actually say that? If so that's hilarious. Go back and watch vids of other poke tubers from a year ago. The same exact thing was said about battle styles chilling reign and fusion strike!
@@NostalgiaNomics I know, I m in the game since 2009. I was there at the start of the whole poketuber thing and everyone is always poopoo in predictions, aside from smpratte but idc about that guy since like 2017.
twicebakedjake told us that crown zenith will sell 1/4th of it's original msrp by end of this year. lol
@@yousmallfish5069 he also said celebrations would have reprints all over 2023 XD that was a bad set and he had not even a single product of it
You’re misquoting ppl now.. twice baked jake is a “ collecting” channel so in a collectors world evolving skies at 400 rn is a good buy because it will keep rising in value. This page is more geared towards the “investors” 😂 even though most consider themselves sellers but to buy evolving skies at 400 rn as a investment or business doesn’t make sense. As a business or flipper you gotta get in low as possible so buying one box for 400 hoping it rises 100 in a year is dumb. Use that 400 to buy some new boosters from newer sets or grade cards man. When twicebaked says you’ll be able to buy stuff lower than msrp at the end of year he’s talking about targets & Walmarts not from TCG eBay or Pokémon businesses … you gotta lot to learn bud
You should just have booster Boxes all over the floor. All over you🤣 this is king!!
Keep up the great content! So, this is just a joke, i wouldn't want it to actually happen, but how funny/scary would it be if the boxes you're sitting on here just caved in and got smooshed and you're hust sitting there in shock with nothing more to say 😂 sorry i couldn't help but imagine that... fortunately it appears no cases were harmed in the making of this video 😅
🤣😅😅 ya that would have pretty funny. Probly wouldn't have even cut it out of the vid haha. But yes no cases or UPCs were harmed in the making of this video lol
Sitting on the Poké Throne
Another great video, love the thrown.
Thanks man!
Long live the King! 👑👑👑
Love the throne king lol
Haha thanks man!
The cardboard throne! Made by the heavy bags of Aegon's enemies! (If you haven't watched or read Game of Thrones then that will make no sense) 😂
Love It!!!
hahaha my guy! You crack me up!
That's what I'm here for 🤣
The cardboard throne!
you literally talk and act like Rudy.... holy crap the intonation and the way he talks is on point.
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Half of the video I was watching the tv haha
Haha nice! I was wondering how many would catch the Pokemon Stadium playing back there.
Great content as always
Thanks! Appreciate it!
Ct scanning puts sealed product in danger
I'm Buying, My Holding & I am Confident 😉💕
Sealed is king. Side note worst set this year is Obsidian Flames not Scarlet Violet base like most think
I like your mindset. Personally I have never bought booster boxes at above £130ish a box. If I buy in at £90-100 then it’s a guaranteed profit after some time.
Which means there’s a lot of booster boxes I’ll never own (Evolving Skies for example) or any XY or S&M sets but that’s fine with me as they’ve already risen in value. Buying low will give you the biggest chance for a profit % rather than something that’s already jumped in value
Disagree. This is not economics but fashion
@@user-jl6wd9ir4v well I mean I could buy a booster box of Evolving for £400 right now but how long will it take to reach £800 or £1600? Whereas I could buy Fusion right now for around £110 and would think it would hit £200 or £400 way sooner
Hmmm... I agree to an extent. I think do that will give you the lowest risk and lowest chance of losing too much for sure. I do think getting into boxes after a move can be very profitable as well though. A lot of the sword and shield sets may perform better in the next 1 to 5 years then the SV sets even though the price points are higher.
With that being said I like the route you are taking. Much safer then trying to chase and should do well long term!
What a fucking G i love it lmao youre great
Haha thanks! Just having a good time with it lol
The throne 😭
I would buy more buy more but i cant rn 😭 i have 150 cards I need to send to PSA
I get it. I know the feeling well...
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I'd squash the shit outta those cards😂
Love u man 😂hahaha nice chair 🎉
Thanks bro. Appreciate it. Just having some fun!!
The only reason why scarlet and violet sets wouldn't sell is just dislike for the generation in general, but that can be said for almost every generation after black and white or x and y. No one liked sun and moon when it came out , no one liked sword and shield because of gigantamax, and no one liked terastilizing now in scarlet and violet. The generalization is always they hate the new thing ,but the games keep selling, the scarcity keeps rising. It's literally fomo, and it can be said for almost anything in terms of buying items. I think as humans we find more value from something that is nowhere to be seen rather than when the same thing was everywhere to be seen. Now the only set I want to see this happen to is the pokemon go one, no one wanted it on release and still don't really atm, but the second it starts retailing at 100 I will laugh so hard
100%! That would be the day if Pokemon GO moved to $100 lol
Let new gen boosters do that I'm maxing out my business cards lol
Haha
U r a genius bro… they still won’t listen after this video smh lol
Nope but that okay. We don't need them to be a part or the party!
S&S is going to be so much in demand in 10 years
You won’t be around in 10 years
Sooooo? Invest in what people do not want? And then sell when people do want?
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This setup is fu$%ing hilarious I can already see and fill the eye rolls of a few of your youtube haters 😂😂😂 only need more celebrations upc in the back, and start calling yourself the king of investing
Hahahaha I can definitely feel the eye rolls lol. Gotta have fun with it at this point!!
its not different this time
I love this video!!!!!!
Where’s the old product glad Logan Paul could get you into Pokémon.
Logan Paul was the reason I sold all of the old product when it went up over 1000% lol
So your not a collector oh ok.
@flosohobobro1650 haha o man... I am both. If your collection becomes worth over 300k in months and you grew up middle class it would be irresponsible not to sell into that even if some of the items i planned never to sell. But hey if selling bothers you then you probly won't agree with me and that's okay.
Thanks for your honesty, maybe you can make more money in the future scalping.
It’s called capitalism, cry about it you commie 😂😂😂
I’ll clap you in Pokémon stadium
Change your travel plans and come to Charlotte and I'll pack the N64!!! I'll make sure to pack goldeneye and mario kart 64 too. Make it a gaming tourny 😁
@@NostalgiaNomics smash bros ocarina of time maybe a little super Mario 64 too
@_retrospecs Does that mean you coming to Charlotte then???
@@NostalgiaNomics no it does not 😭
I would do the same you are doing if I would have the cash for it :D
I hear you...
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U make good points- doesnt change the fact that sv base is a shitty set
🤣🤣🤣 Fair!
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