Why Are Pokémon Cards So Expensive?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- Keith is on a personal mission to find a Charizard card and along the way he'll discover how Logan Paul may have ruined Pokémon card collecting! How many Pokémon cards will it take?
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the fact that the OG title of this was “how logan paul ruined pokemon” anD THEY CHANGED IT fucking kills me-
ikr!!! Should've left it the way it was, lol
BRUH IT’S IN MY NOTIFS, WHEN I CLICKED IT AND THE NAME CHANGED I HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK
They should have kept it as is.
BRUH IT’S IN MY NOTIFS, WHEN I CLICKED IT AND THE NAME CHANGED I HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK
It's because it's not something that can be blamed on one person at this point. The people you see opening a booster box of cards are small fry compared to the shops and professional players who encourage this.
I love how Becky is up with him at 6am. She's the real deal.
Well she is a really supper supportive wife.
She went straight for the clothes and beauty section. Keith was on his own past the door. 😄
Title: "Logan Paul ruined Pokemon"
Try Guys: nah, that's to controversial for us
* changes the title *
In the trypod they're always looking for youtube beef
@@IAmMusicallyObsessed pretty sure that's sarcasm...
@@suhani.13 i know, but this WOULDbe a solid beef lol
@@IAmMusicallyObsessed Try guys vs Logan Paul boxing match? Lol
I feel like Logan sent his legal team after him.
THE EDITING, THE NARRATION, THE PLOT, ALSO KEITH??? OMYGOD THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS YOU GUYS UPLOADED AJDKEKVOROVOSO
agreed! this video was fire and deserves more views tbh
If its fire it needs blastoise
Seriously!! Hahahaaha I started cracking up hard 😂 part of me is wondering how they didn’t go to those independent anime stores
riGHT
For those who didn’t watch the show, the narrator’s style is the same as that of the og Pokémon anime at the beginning of every episode. I love it
I’m pretty sure its Zack! *whoops I stand corrected. Some of the ways things sounded at the end of words sounded Zack-like to me but it was Ted Evans!
it's Ted Evans! they credited him in the description
Guys the opening credits say it was narrated by Ted Evans
Its good that they have done that.
@@blaah9999 its ok! when i looked at your comment and before i checked, i thought it was Eugene myself lol!
The production value, the intro, the music, Keith dressed like Ash, the fucking voiceover... I’m 2 minutes in and crying
Literally god tier production value 😂
I feel like this is keith’s way of coping with immense pokémon grief
Giving Keith the love he deserves by watching this right after the gifts video
Same ❤
Lmao same 😂❤
I was not expecting this high production value on a Pokemon card video
Same... same
:O Hey Patterz!
Agreed, and Hey!
This is all in their new studio/offices right? You can definitely see the difference!
Great isn’t it?
alternative title: how capitalism and a cringe influencer corrupted a hobby
Most accurate title ever. Use to be something fun for kids and a nostaligia boost for 90s babies. Not everything should be about money but in America anything can become about money over night.
Two things I hate :)
They changed it 😂
they changed the title lol. the original one was “how logan paul ruined pokémon cards” or something like that
Did anyone notice Keith wearing a Puppet History shirt??? The Professor would be proud 😂
He's a PU alum!
* points at you * PU Alum? * points at you behind them * PU Alum? Is this a thread of PU Alums?
Omg they need a School Song.
Hughie's face when Keith pulled the Charizard is literally everything
“Like most shitty things on the Internet, it’s kind of Logan Paul’s fault”
“Logan Paul Ruined: The Series.” Make it happen.
Logan’s fine. if Logan ruined pokemon so did every other TH-camr who’s done a pack opening. Just because he’s a big TH-camr doesn’t make him bad
He’s as guilty as some one like randolph or countless others who have done the same but aren’t as big
no pls. he doesnt need any more attention 😬
@@Dan-id9qs except he’s also a terrible person who laughed when he saw a dead body.
So try guy will be the reason Pokemon gets ruined next because they are doing the same thing Logan did
Gary V has been pumping up the collectors market for card for over a year. This includes Pokémon.
"Like most shitty things on the Internet, it's kind of Logan Paul's fault"
- Keith Habersberger, 2k21
So try guy will be the reason Pokemon gets ruined next because they are doing the same thing Logan did
@@atharvpatil0 wdym
@@atharvpatil0 it’s Logan Paul’s fault
This really hits home. I'm a fan of pokemon, games and the cards, since my childhood. I've been trying to buy some new pokemon cards for my nephews birthday, can I get hold of some in the UK? The hell I can. Pokemon is for everyone, but come on, that much?! I can't afford the inflated prices online cause stores don't have them! My nephew has very politely asked for pokemon cards for his 6th birthday, and I can't get him any unopened packs! I've bought him a pokemon battle figurine instead, but I feel awful! I've even got some of my old ones from childhood and popped them into his birthday card, but I know it's not the same as opening them 😣 I really feel the sadness of them explaining how people are now being excluded, and I'm so mad and upset with myself that even as an adult with money, I can't get him any. This seems super dramatic and over the top, but he really loves pokemon and I know how he feels. He's also been going through a lot at the moment, as his parents are separated and his dad is a piece of shit who can't be arsed to see him. Ahhh, sorry for anyone reading this cause I'm just venting now, but I'm gonna keep trying to get him some and hopefully eventually I can find a legit source to buy some from. (Yes, some assholes are buying packs, opening them, re sealing them with no nice cards inside then selling them on to unsuspecting people/kids, still at a higher price. Such a dick move.)
I can’t even get a single pack
I like the mockumentary style video. Y’all should do more in this format.
2nded
I feel like this is a smart idea. They need to move onto something and that would be perfect. Never ending content possibilities and interesting content pulls more people in than just funny content, but funny can make them tune in next time.
Keith mentioned in the last TryPod is that he hardly sees anyone who mentions him in comments. Hi Keith! We love and appreciate you. You are the heart and soul of the Try Guys - we love the interesting and funny content you provide for us!
It's really sad that Keith isn't able to see Keith's name because Keith loves seeing Keith's name! So....We love you Keith!!
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We love you Keith! You always put smiles on our faces, thank you for always making me happy 💕💕
Oh hey you dropped this btw 👑
I’m absolutely HERE for this hard hitting journalism
Jaxson Worley tetrt
Keith's excitement finding the Charizard card is the reason why he's my favorite Try Guy. All of them are precious, but Keith is the most precious
Dang, this documentary was QUALITY. I don't care or know about Pokemon, but man, I stayed for the quality.
the voice over killed me when he was cursing about the online prices now lmaoooo
who did the voice over lmao I need to know
@@saviix3972 His name is Ted Evans
I'm not even that much of a Pokemon fan and I was doing the exact same thing. Whoever it was nailed the mood.
As a pokemon card collector from a young age it hurts so bad that people have decided to commodify a hobby and have ruined it for so many people INCLUDING CHILDREN
Sadly thats with any hobby nowadays
Look at the Squishmallow community, it's full of scammers and scalpers. 😭
I'm sooooo happy I saved mine from over 20 years ago for my boys now. They are 7 and 15 and have some of the best.
@@nataly9994 oh i fully know, im a doll collector and the doll and toy community is now rife with scalpers and it sucks, like even as a collector i try to always buy dolls that are well stocked or have mistakes on them because I know I can fix them but kids can't
@@heatherrniicole1552 i have a decent collection still so If my niece or nephew ever get interested in them i can share the joy with them
Anyone else here to change the underperformance of the video, post-gift-giving video? Loved this, Keith. Great video!
I’m re-watching for that very reason! It’s easy since it’s a great video 😊❤
I was never a Pokémon kid, but I screamed with joy when Keith unveiled that last card! Congratulations Keith, we loved the video!!
I wanna ask what is but don't tell me
Edit: Glad you didn't spoil it
This could become a series called “how Logan Paul ruined” you could make a whole list
What would be on that list?
@@dilantl7603 the reputation of Americans abroad for sure
Puerto Rico soon.
Boxing
@@dilantl7603 well his brother helped him too
This editing is *chefs kiss*
The editors are the unsung heroes of the try guys
They did a fantastic job. That chromakey work for so many of those scenes mustve been a pain
The editors are the reason why the tryceratops breathe 😤
when I was 8, my brother, sister and I made our own homemade Pokemon cards. We made up new Pokemon and drew our favorite Pokemon. We then laminated them with clear packing tape. I'm 24 now and my brother still has them somewhere mixed in with real cards.
Hugie's look of amazement, pride, and empathetic excitement is the bond we all need in our lives.
If Eugene were there, he'd probably end up getting a charizard in his first pack lol
Honestly tho 💀
And he'd be like "is that good?" Lmao
i miss eugene
Do we know where he’s been??
@@nicolepost919 he’s taking time off to work on his personal projects
The same people scalping these cards and robbing people,were the kids that beat you up and stole your cards in the late 90’s.
The cycle continues haha
Probably the ones that were why bringing any cards to school got banned/was cause for detention in the early 2000s too.
I had a first edition Charizard that was stolen like this. To think what I might've been able to sell it for....
"Once you let Pandora out of the box, you can't put it in the box"
but... Pandora... was the owner of the box, not what's inside...
Thank you! I felt a proper geek for being put out at that 😂 x
And it was a jar until the 16th century when Erasmus mistranslated Hesiod’s _Works and Day_ into Latin.
It’s Frankenstein’s monster all over again
@@TheMichaelaMayhew the name of the Doctor was Frankenstein, so it's not the same.
@@PedroRicardoVP just like it’s Pandora’s box it’s Frankenstein’s monster. Not an exact comparison but along the same vein
* sees the news clip from 1999 *
Me: “wow, can’t believe that was 10 yrs ago...”
* realizes that was actually 22 years ago 😐 *
hearing logan paul say "i'm going to buy every first edition box on the planet" made me so angry i can't even describe it.
as someone who has collected since i was a very small child with my father just by buying single packs off of the hook every time we went to the grocery store, it infuriates me that children today and your average nostalgia chasers will never have that experience again.
@@micaylap5246 yes they will, these is just a phase of hype. It’s not illegal to buy something like Pokemon. Logan is not the only creator buying pokemon cards and unboxing them, yet you act as if he is
Same. That attitude of "I'm going to take this thing away from everybody else because I'm ridiculously wealthy and they're not" infuriates me.
Very unfair and inconsiderate. 🤦🏼♀️
@@Dan-id9qs Your first sentence was true. Everything else was just you being a jerk.
This is a comment just for Keith. Because somehow he's the only try guy in the video and there are still no comments about him! Great job Keith!
Who is here after watching Zach and Keith’s Surprise Gift Battle video? Can’t let Zach get away with the shade! 😂
Not really into Pokémon but the pure joy on Keith’s face when he finally got the card was worth it
Me: a grown woman who has never cared about Pokémon ever
Also me: crying for a grown man opening packs of Pokémon cards.
Straight up sobbed for a second
YES OMG HOW DID HE DO THIS TO US LOL
I got a bit teary. Watching someone live out a dream is moving no matter what it is 🥰
@@laurao5371 same!
@@hannahdennington9697 Right!!!! Sobbed
Oh I made it into The Try Guys Video! How awesome!!!
fIrST!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me toooooo Nate!
They did you dirty though bud, you shouldn't have been the face of, "everyone copied him" (in reference to Logan Paul). But the real ones know you've been at this forever, keep it up man.
I was at the target in Wisconsin the morning the gun was pulled. Crazy that the try guys are talking about it.
@@Th3Treasoner i didn’t saw it that way, I don’t know him but I actually thought wow this guy obviously knows a lot cuz he’s an expert and loves this game
I'm here to rewatch this a few times to add to the numbers, so Zach can't keep saying this video 'underperformed'.
I was literally thinking to myself: hey, I haven't bought myself some cards in a long while. I should get myself some that sounds fun!
*sees this video*
Well...shit.
homie captured the pokémon narrator pacing and tonality PERFECTLY
Keith: the Logan Paul attack? How is that legal?? Isn’t he banned from Japan??? 😂😂😂
Logan just can't die, he's a immortal monster that TH-cam won't kill for some reason
Came to support Keith's video after Zack roster him in their latest video 😅
Fun fact: The old title was "How Logan Paul Ruined Pokémon"
when i heard that logan paul ruined pokemon cards for everyone, i can’t even say i was surprised. when doesn’t he ruin things? 😭
that whole family ruins everything they're involved in. Look at the boxing scene now, they're basically stealing millions of $$$$$$ from people.
"So hot.... look at the really big belly." Perfect ending to such an emotional rollercoaster.
That just makes me think of "Ohhh Veronica Vaughn... Sooo hot! Want to touch the hiney!" 😁
that's me lookin' at my boo. hahahahahaha
@@genieoutofthebottle It had me looking at my own belly, then back at Keith, then my belly, then back at Keith...
This isn’t just a Pokémon issue. It also is affecting Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic and sports cards as well!
Quarantine's fault
My buddy got to pre-order his Modern Horizons 2 MTG box for $200, Hasn't even released yet and it shot up $70. Gotta love it
I had Yu-Gi-Oh cards before they were popular (I had 3 decks) but now I can't find them anymore
@@dreamrose1582 That's the worst!!!
@@dreamrose1582 It's not surprising. In your typical stores, it's just not worth the hassle since they are frequently stolen or tampered with. I once bought a MTG Commander deck from Walmart only to find out someone had swapped the inside cards with lands and resealed it. The news of people fighting was simply the latest.
People buying cards instead of stock with their precious savings. Sounds like a bubble waiting to crash.
Yeah... Eventually, it's going to pop.
@@TheCyborgCast especially since it already did once! We all thought Pokemon cards would be worth thousands or something. Cut to a decade later they were worth what? Maybe $2?
@@TheNormExperience Pokemon trading cards generally don't retain their value. They have really good reprint sets each year to keep the prices down. Yugioh and MTG on the other hand do not as their reprint sets are severely limited, so they have started to inflate in value.
@@ohnosmoarlulcatz don’t I know it. I’ve always regretted missing the MTG train as it was a little before my time, though I am happy that it’s also had a bit of a revival recently because the cards always had such great artwork.
I still have a few friends gave me, kept along with all my other old card collections, including Pokémon, but for me it’s more about the memories and nostalgia than the money. It’s just that as a kid the way we justified spending our hard-earned money on card packs to our parents was that someday it could be worth millions!
I‘m just glad I still had mine for the day my niece came up to me asking, “Do you know what Pokemon is?!?” And I got to blow her mind bringing out my old card binder and gameboy games to share with her. I was the coolest person alive to her that day lol.
@@TheNormExperience The big 3 of MTG, Pokemon, and Yugioh have always maintained their level of popularity and only faltered slightly during the collapse of the early 2000s. They never really went anywhere. It was just that people stopped paying attention to it until quarantine. Then, it suddenly became big online again with people using webcams to play against each other.
Same here. I sold most of my collection of original MTG and Yugioh stuff around 2001 or 2002, which included sealed versions of the original Yugi and Kaiba Yugioh starter decks and old school Ice Age Jester's Cap and Deflection for MTG. They helped for a down payment for my older brother's first car back then.
"once you let pandora out of the box, you can't get her in the box" SHE'S BEEN OUTSIDE THE BOX, SHE OPENED IT! *FROM THE OUTSIDE*
I commented something similar, that one phrase irritated the heck out of me
same, just commented.
@@languageresources2314 @mrs11w i love how humans can connect over such things
I was searching for this comment! I thought the same thing lol
MTE.
I work in a thrift store. We’re not allowed to sell ANY trading cards any more because of the thing at Target. They all have to be sent to our website
OMG, really? That's horrible!
At out local thrift store they put them in the lock box. It is always pokemon level crazy to get in the lock box because of resellers though.
@@traci4327 we have a glass case up front that is under lock & key for higher value items, but they don’t even want them in there because our resellers are literally batshit crazy. I put out a tote of 4-7th generation Beanie Babies once and there was almost a fight.
@@monedameow it’s primarily the resellers & hoarders that are the problem, although I do recognize that hoarders have a serious internal problem that they need to work through. They vulture around our racks, putting themselves, us, & other customers (sometimes even kids, elderly, & the disabled) in danger. There have been fights over stuff, we’ve had to call the police (I’m generally ACAB but bowl over a child over a pair of shoes and it’s on sight), I’ve yelled at customers for getting in my way & pushing me, other stores in my district have had to put lines on the floor where people have to wait until employees are off the floor from re-stocking because it’s so dangerous...it’s INSANE
Most of my local game/card shops have had stock. I'm sure they sell out sometimes, but support your local businesses! A lot of people don't think to look there.
TH-cam: double no-skip ads
Me: think of Wes and Finn’s college tuition 😤
They'll be fine. Their Daddy went to Yale... and I just bought the Fulmer's cookbook. XD
Lawful good
Pokemon is almost 30 years old but it’s still going strong in both kids and adults
It’s like the Rick roll version of a card game
Stores here don't even sell them "for the safety of employees." Some customer must have gotten quite angry when they sold out.
All Targets no longer sell cards for the time being because in Wisconsin a Target guest got attacked by a group of guys and someone pulled a gun. Sucks they had to ruin it for everyone.
@@waltdisney566 Im in wisconsin right now and theyre selling pokemon cards at targets just not sport cards.
@@HungPhan-fh3rv yeah they just started selling pokemon cards again. I just saw them there the other day, but they were gone for a while.
Our local Walmart not only stopped carrying Pokemon cards, but removed all Pokemon merchandise, as well as every other card game, like Magic. It's just an entire aisle of empty shelving now.
This would have been perfect if it ended with Keith giving all the other cards to some sweet kid, bummed at a Target because he couldn’t get cards. I was waiting for it.
Lol, he would have had to stalk the aisles of Target looking for a child Pokemon fan who happened to be there that day. Would have been a weird amount of effort just to wrap the narrative up neatly...
They'd need a release form and a parent willing to let their kid be in some stranger’s video, and it would honestly be suuuuuper creepy to be that guy... 😬
Well, he did give them all away, they just didn't film it ...
I really hate that we can't just do thing these days for joy. Everything has to be turned into a cash grab now and you're seen as weird for having a hobby or doing something just because you want to. "Wow, you could sell that." It's such a bummer.
Preach.
I'm an artist who does commission work but this year Ive spent more time on commissions than passion projects. It's kinda a bummer. I remember growing up being so passionate about art (for fun!) and people kept trying to get me to turn it into a career and that just... Meh. Kills me. I still feel like I'm wasting time because I'm painting something for me and not working on commissions.
Totally agree, same thing is happening with squishmallows right now, literally a kids plushie toy
Thank you for saying this. That’s how I felt about painting growing up. People and family called me talented and I should make it a career. The thought made me anxious. To this day I cannot bring myself to paint anything for monetary gain. The one time I tried it was painstaking to finish the project. I think people shouldn’t be pressured to make their joy their income it can really stifle creativity. If it makes you happy, it’s enough just as it is.
now that keith’s adoration for pokemon is peeking out, i wanna know which pokemon is daddy’s favorite
The editing here gives me major spongebob “employee training day” episode vibes
I’m dead, I got a charizard in a McDonal’s kids meal 😭
I remember getting cards in kids meals, too! They did it again a while back (maybe for Detective Pikachu), but it was completely ruined by scalpers in a lot of places. Parents couldn't get anything in their kids meals because adults were buying them up. :(
Love that the OG title of this was “how Logan Paul ruined Pokémon”
Lol I saw they changed it too lolol
I thought I was going crazy
It still is?
@@sabrinagarcia4238 no it's "why nobody can buy pokemon cards anymore" now
Why did they change it?
This video is so high quality that I feel like I should be paying you rn.
I agree
Next there should be a sequel of him learning to play the game
This isn't as bad as when Logan Paul went to Japan, but this is almost as bad. Making a company lose money over Pokémon cards, because he threatened to buy all the cards. I can't.
Glad I was never into Pokemon, or I'd probably be upset about this personally. Instead, I'm just upset for the children.
As someone who collects pokemon cards very casually, its incredibly frustrating and dissapointing to never find anything anymore. I would get pokemon card boxes ON SALE a few years ago and now im lucky if I find a single crumpled pack hidden in the back somewhere. Its all purely luck to find a recently stocked product at this point.
I have been collecting the elite trainer boxes for my son and its been a nightmare. If I find one in a store, I buy it. Don't even hesitate about it anymore. He is still little, so I've got time but it doesn't make it any less frustrating.
Did anyone else cry when he pulled the Charizard? Just me? Okay.
No a teared up too... was so happy that he got what he wanted and the experience of getting it
I definitely got choked up. It's so amazing to see that unbridled joy and childlike glee over something you truly love. As we get older, it's harder and harder to find it.
I’m sure it was fake. I didn’t see him open the package. He just wanted too end the video on a good note.
@@ThomDeWit somebody's always gotta be a cynic for the sake of it 🙄
@@ThomDeWit my thoughts exactly. they didn’t seem that excited.
Back to increase the views
BS
No way HABERSBERGER fits in *most* any pokemon name slots
RIGHT?? We had to cheat a little just to fit Feraligatr
that was my first thought too haha
It was my little cousins bday recently and he wanted Pokemon cards and it was like so difficult to get them
I hope he was able to get some! It’s been a struggle to find any and I feel bad for the little kids
Let me know if you’d any to get him more, I know several local stores that still sell them and I can get them to you, 1:1 price i paid and you pay shipping
@@harmc2301 my sister went around to different shops for like a whole day and got him some. He was super happy but none of my other family members were able to get them.
It literally used to be so effortless, too, I've been collecting since I was a child and now it's a hot mess.
Just so you know you can pre-order new sets usually. Makes it a little easier to get them and avoid the scalpers
Dang those close ups of Keith's eyes, he has such pretty eyes!
Now wishing we kept the Pokemon card collection our son collected in the 90's.
Eugene: extensive video about racism towards Asian people
Keith: extensive video about why Pokémon cards are sold out
I dunno why I love this juxtaposition
Both good
Well don't think that Keith doing a video about racism is as effective lmao. I agree though, they're both good
Keith is not in a place where he should be talking about racism towards anyone because he hasn't experienced it firsthand. His job as an ally is to sit back and let his friends take the center stage, listen, and stand up for them. I love that all the try guys understand and respect this.
And yes, I love the juxtaposition as well.
This reminds me of a reddit post "what things have rich people ruined"?
Pokemon can now be added to that list.
Pssstttt....Keith is one of those rich ppl who is ruining it.....
@@terrastar12 how much money do you think he has? He's def not rich rich.
It's not something that rich people have ruined as much as it is that the publishers and top players have ruined. Most TCGs nowadays have reached a point in which rarity equals power, which means that you end up with essentially packs of wasted cardboard and a lack of decent cards. The decent cards however, are the rarest, which is what makes it so expensive to put together a good deck. For example, in Yugioh, you can guarantee that most archetypes have a searcher that is going to be Ultra Rare and it's probably going to cost you around $15-20 each. If it's a Secret Rare, expect that price to jump up to $100 or more each. And guess what, you need 3 of each.
It doesn't help that some cards are notoriously shortprinted. Magic the Gathering for example, got to a point where people could predict where the best cards were in a case of booster boxes. Yugioh also ended up short printing certain needed high rarity cards to something like 2 per case of booster boxes as well. Combine that with a lack of decent reprint sets and you end up with just skyrocketing costs that price out most people.
Pokemon usually costs around $300 for a top tier deck. Yugioh and MTG have been pushing their prices as of late and it can be $700+ for a top tier deck. MTG can get even more costly depending on the format.
All of this can be fixed with just a simple reprint, even if once a year.
@@terrastar12 a person looking for a pack normally is not a problem, you going around specifically to buy ALL the packs to scalp them are the real problem.
@@ruffridge02 his full time job is an independent production company that he started with his BFFs and a youtibe channel that provides him health insurance. He sells hot sauce on his own time, he has a comedy group that makes money. His net worth (alone) is 2mil. He's rich.
Wait... my husband has like 15 charizard cards sitting in a binder from the early 2000s. Are you telling me these are worth something to someone?!
Yep, especially now. I’d recommend selling some if your open to it sense I could bring a good amount of money.
Talk to your husband about it. Hes in the know
Yes your husband.
Wow my husband too!! Lol in a binder from the 2000s as well 🤣
It depends on the card. I have some worth a great deal, and some that aren't worth much at all. You'd just have to look them up.
Leon- I helped logan paul. Also leon- logan paull is to blame. Grosses me out how he was a huge encourager for jake and profitter off jake and now acts like hes one of the victims hurt by what jake did. as if hes not the one who helped it start.
I think it’s Logan Paul
@@zerodycm2799 point still stands doesnt matter which brother it was the fact leon is partially to blame and now acting like he took a hit is gross
@@GreenHatPanda nah Logan Paul fault you have your opinion
@@zerodycm2799 lmfao my opinion is that its logans fault and that leon helped and its gross hes now pointing blame. which isnt really opinion when its fact
I remember when this video was titled: "Logan Paul ruined Pokemon cards" or something along those lines. Good times.
Imagine being the Target worker being harassed and yelled at and threatened by these Pokemon gamblers. SMH
I work at Target and we don’t carry them in store anymore because people were literally fighting over them
i’ve never bought a pack of pokémon cards or watched an episode of pokémon in my 21 years, but seeing how excited you were to finally get the card you’ve been searching for made ME excited!! SO HAPPY FOR YOU KEITH!
First off, Keith walking in front of the green screen to mimic the avatar in Pokémon video games is absolutely hilarious. The editing in this video was phenomenal.
Second, why are people mad he bought a master pack of Pokémon cards and opened them? The whole point of this video is him trying to find a chiazard card and he waited in line and bought a box just like every other person in the store. Plus when the video states the cards were donated to collectors, children are collectors too so you can’t assume you know who got them.
Bottom line is I thought it was really great that Keith made a whole video about one of his interests and I enjoyed all the Pokémon references he put into this. I hope you don’t let all the negative comments get you down cause your videos are so much fun and I can’t wait to see more content from you!
I like watching Pokémon card reveals, but when people got crazy about it to get money is when it was ruined for me.
It’s sad that Pokémon card collecting was just a fun hobby for people of all ages but now it’s only for profit. I used to love collecting my favorite Pokémons. Now I just enjoy watching the show
Can we talk about how even though this video is about Pokemon cards, it's so well made that you can easily apply it to whatever you're collecting? Amazing
feels a little ironic now that the "opening packs with shane and ryan" segment of their recent trypod ep is patreon exclusive content/paywalled
might be bc the packs r expensive. gotta hustle to regain that money
"gaming youtuber" -- Love it
But yes, it was an honor to have a cameo, and this video was fantastic! I remember all the stuff we talked about, and you and your poke compatriots' covered them amazingly. I do hope this brings more celebration towards the correct aspects of the community, to pursue to be better and do better, and not acost the entire community. Congrats on your Zard Keith!
“Like Zubats in a cave...” Proceeds to show a sprite of a Golbat.
I read this exactly as he said it lmao
And at 16:23 "he heads to the Pokemon Center" shows him definitely not going to a Pokemon Center lol
For a person that has never seen a full episode of Pokémon this was entertaining af.
Keith, the production and quality of this video are AMAZING. I also honestly had no idea that the pandemic had affected the pokemon trading card scene so much. I almost cried when you pulled Charizard because I visualized the little baby Keith inside you going nuts over it.
It would be interesting if one of the try guys did one of these videos but for the houseplant community because shit is wild out here for us. From newbies buying out all the "desirable" and "rare" houseplants before anyone else can get ahold of them, to "scalpers" buying them out and selling them for massive profits, to the damn growers themselves going the diamond business model route by holding on to their stock and only selling a select amount (particularly monstera Thai constellation) every year to keep demand high and make it seem as if they're way more rare than they actually are...it's insane!
I'm not a card collector, but the fact that real fans (especially children) are having such a hard time enjoying something that they love hurts. I know it's not close to what this is about, but when mattel discontinued monster high and ever after high I got very sad, how they just took the quality from their products and made doll hunting/collecting such a burden really made me question myself. Nowadays I cant find a good quality doll and everything else is super expensive and I just cant afford it.
Monster High getting redesigned twice(or 3 times, i can't remember) then discontinued still hurts.
@@rachaelg.1962 God yeah, the revamp was so unexpected and so badly done, but Mattel's badly attempt of getting a younger audience (since monster high was more popular with young adults and collectors) and the dive on quality due to loosing the d*sney contract really took part of the joy from it. Next year theres apparently a comeback from them planned, but I'm not holding onto anything, I'm really into collecting and customizing so I hope it has the same feel from before they took the joy away from it but again I'm.not really expecting anything since Barbie is their big earner and those dolls are either very low quality or super expensive, which resellers take advantage of.
@@scarletcloack4853 I feel this so much as a Monster High collector myself!!
Lololol the scalper animation’s shirt saying “I heart Joe Rogan”
still one of my favorite unexpected crossovers of two of my interests
My parents had no money to buy cards when I was young, and when I did get a pack it was so exciting to me and I would keep them in a small safe so they would get lost. To this day they are still in the safe. It's one of the fondest memories of my childhood
The editing, learning about something I don’t really know about, the editing, the skit segments, the editing!! I’m so impressed and I definitely would watch more 2nd try documentaries
The Pokemon company should start a card subscription model, where you get sent boxes each month that way scalpers cant exist.
That’d be really smart honestly
@@Hauntedcottagecore RIGHT!? I know we are all aware that Pokemon and Nintendo for that matter, has a huge problem with clearing their warehouse of crappy plushes and stuff. Ive been to the Pokemon centers in Tokyo, there is stuff that doesn't sell. Not only could The Pokemon Company get cards into actually player's hands they could also send them stuff like figures and plushes. Its such a good idea.
@@ryokokofficial honestly they should hire you 😂
@@Hauntedcottagecore lolol ive wanted to work for the pokemon company since i first played the “red version,” im 33 now. That dream is dead lol. They aint never gonna look at my CV. I just hope they can pull out of this bad spot theyve been in since sword and shield. The games look bad, the cards are impossible to find, theres no pokecenters in the US, and they treat JPn customers better than US ones with special events and releases. At this point it feels like they just hate Americans, which makes me not want to play anymore. It was my last cathartic dumb hobby and as the girl in this video said, im kinda thinking it’s officially over.
Okay but why did this video make me genuinely cry at multiple points???
whenever im feeling down, i just pop this video open and rewatch that golden moment of keith unveiling the card and the look of shock everyone has on their faces followed by everyone's bewildered smiles. it lifts my spirits and makes me think "hey, everything will be alright"
Yes! I hate it! My nephew was collecting them like a normal person then all this happened and I just can't afford them anymore and I can't find them 😕. You know how hard it is to explain to a 9 year old I can't get him any of the new Pokemon cards cause a fully grown adult man decided to make scalping cool and popular?
I feel like this is like the whole squishmellows or whatever they're called. Grown adults buying them out and reselling them for an insane pricw and now kids, the group they were intended for, cant find them in stores for their normal affordable prices. Grown adults ruin so much for others especially kids
I know it. Someone at work mentioned she couldn’t find any for her 8 year old and I mentioned I have my old ones so she BEGGED me to sell them to her. I told her I’d look through my doubles
@@hillaryfield1883 I think it’s weird that a grown adult has doubles of a stuffed animal intended for children’s
@@poopnoodle9563 I think she was referring to the cards douche
Nowadays, it's best to just look online for the single card you want. Avoid buying the sealed packs if possible. Unless your card is being played in the top decks, you should be able to find them for a good price. If they are being played in the top decks, you should just wait until they get cycled out (takes about a year to a year and a half).
THE CRISIS THAT WE'RE FACING WITH POKEMON CARDS , IS THE SAME THING HAPENNING IN THE GRAPHICS CARD MARKET AS WELL SINCE LAST YEAR 😢
Too bad none of them are PC gamers. The chase for a 3000 series gpu would be fun to watch. Maybe Miles can be featured cuz into keyboards. Oh well
pretty sure something similar is happening with squishmallows, dont collect them myself, but ive heard alot about scalpers there too
Im not from the western side of the world so i didnt even know this was something happening over there until this video. Massive kudos to keith and the editors of this video though, they couldve done this in a more simpler way but decided to make the video immersive to the world of pokemon! Even though this might not rake in as much views as their other videos, its still good to see the guys do topics theyre passionate about
Wait please that whole scene in 7:40 and just how theres a bit of a pause before the attack registers is so funny to me
My daughter and I found pokemon cards in a walgreens hidden behind stuffed dolls. They were a BDay gift for a friend and we were thr only ones who found pokemon cards. Now I know why.
Sorry to whoever hid them, but hurray for finding some!