I remember seeing charizards for $250 at card shops back in 2000. That would be like $700-$800 by todays standards with inflation. I feel like pokemon cards have always been expensive. My parents would try to buy me cards but scalpers made it impossible to find them. This is ALWAYS how its been.
yeah i agree aswell Charizard always been like a 100 dollar card here and with inflation that's pretty much the same price it's now. Expect if you have a really good condition one and grade it you make alot more. Don't think grading was a thing back then?
I think its just a matter of waiting. Sets and singles being printed today, if the value of collectibles holds, will become a return on investment in around 20/25 years. But nothing will ever be comparable to old sets and everything before the bubble started. Also cause much more cards are printed today and many more people are keeping cards in mint conditions.
I really like that when i opened 151 i didn't lose a crap load of money like with some other sets. The cards i had double i could sell and buy other sealed products. That was a great experience and i really miss that when i open temporal forces or other sets. Like the other day both 2 etb's and only got 2 ex cards. Yeah i know it's bad luck but, for that price i could have bought a nice vintage card. I'm glad i can watch your channel i'm so done with those endless sword and shield alt or booster box video's. It's always a blast to watch your video's and almost 4k subs! Keep it going bro! Pokeoz said he earn about 1000 a month with 10k subs. So would be nice that you can earn some extra money for your familiy soon.
Exactly right New Jones! Buying products to rip always feels like a loss. Thanks for the comment. Definitely, hopefully as the channel grows that will come as well!
For Yu-Gi-Oh, this problem specifically exists in the west since in Japan (the OCG) they print cards in multiple rarities like in Pokémon. All things considered, Pokémon TCG players have it very good when compared to other TCGs.
This is crazy! I had the exact same reaction to Milotic! I went looking all over the old Internet to find how to have one. I went fishing with my little kid heart racing for hours and finally got me my Feebas. Milotic is still dear to my heart to this day. Lapras is still my favorite but Milo is in my tops and always will be. Same story with the Dratini family and many others.
valuable is a word that has a different meaning for everyone. For me, gold is worth more than platinum because I like the color much more and that's how it is for me. I collect a lot of holo cards and there are a lot of holo cards that look much cooler as the lv.x or ex or even a few full art cards (my opinion) Take a look at the Steam Siege set of cards i love the set I don't care how much it gets hated...
Love the new content uploaded for me at 1:20 am in the philippines since I'm a night owl or ADHD i guess. Always love your personal stories to share. great content and keep it up.
Love the story man, keep up the great content! I had a similar story with the regi Pokémon, trying to find how to get each and every one of them. And then on top of that finding lugia in silver was always a dream of mine. That’s why the neo genesis lugia will always be my fave cause when I finally got that card as a kid it was just what everything pokemon stood for to me. Hope you’re doing well, can’t wait to see what you post next 👍
The difference was they were once bought without the expectation of value. Now they are bought primarily as investment pieces. It's sad, the genuine love for the hobby has become a distant third
@@phillips.collectibles a lot of the cards I have from the past I don't have three or four of lol Now everyone is hoarding multiples with the hopes that a future generation will care. We'll see what happens...
Only a minute into the video and I do like chasing high value cards but Pokémon was never meant to be an investment or money grab and people buy cars that always depreciate no matter what so ppl would do the same if Pokémon boxes did the same thing I would assume
It’s thanks to the appreciating and depreciating that gave Pokemon cards to be a viable investment. It also that a lot of the investing cards are all the chase cards, and they all look good too
Maybe the people who make that argument are using a poor choice of words. Instead, I think it’s more accurate to say that Pokemon cards were better before a large majority of people started seeing them as investments or quick flips for profit. Up until now, the last couple years were really difficult for players to get new product, at least on the Japanese side of things.
I can’t imagine playing yugioh or magic because of how expensive it would be to build a deck. I’m unsure about DBS. lol I just relived what we used to do when we played games back in the day and were stuck on tasks.
I’ve never had a Milotic in a pokemon game but I always thought it looked like one I’d want. I need to get one next time for sure, thanks for sharing your story!
BROOO THANK YOU… I never understood why people wanna spend so much on opening for the cards to be worthless like why don’t you want your cards worth money?!?! And also with all collectibles nobody appreciates anything when it’s right in front of them and you can get it anywhere but soon as it’s all gone and it’s no easy to get people always realize what they had at that time was really good they just didn’t appreciate it well it was available to anybody and didn’t have any exclusivity
Omg. The struggles of pre gen 8. Now you just go to the wild area, or some other part of the world to find every Pokemon, even eeveelutions. Crazy time we lived in lol
No it wasn't that they were better it today's living cost everything is expensive now back 20 years ago things were cheaper everyone could afford Pokemon cards back then anyway my friend great video 😃
Let’s be honest here… this isn’t a child’s game any longer… This has become a gambling game. With the Pokemon company the sole casino stuffing their pockets with cash…
It you're going to buy to make money like a business I get it have to pay Bills etc....FOR ME THE ART IS PRICELESS WHAT would u spend 100 million dollars or a pikachu that says 100 million dolla pikachu??food for thought!!
I think it’s bc it’s easy to invest in Pokemon, you don’t really lose much of your investments don’t go well, it’s very low risk and easy to recover financially
The market makes the price. If people are willing to pay a certain amount for a card, that defines the price. That's nothing the Pokémon company can be accounted for.
@@MusicArtRulesKnicker yeah no one said anything about the pokemon company. And how many sales do you think are actually happening at this price? I can list it for a million dollars doesn’t mean it’s worth that lol.
They definitely weren't better before, and they have always been worth money. If they were all cheap and never gained any value they wouldn't have even 1/100th of the interest from people as they do now. I enjoy looking at my cards, but I also enjoy knowing that they are rare and valuable, and that I had to work to get them and that they will continue to increase in value as long as I have them. The only people who think it would be better if they were worth nothing are the ones who missed out on rare cards that are now very expensive and are jealous FOMO loser cry babies. I'm sorry you didn't collect pokemon cards in the sun and moon era people, don't blame the rest of us for that these cards were cheap BACK THEN, you had your chance boo.
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You've retraumatized me by reminding me of Gen III milotic.
Legit tho, what were they thinking
Hahaha
I remember seeing charizards for $250 at card shops back in 2000. That would be like $700-$800 by todays standards with inflation. I feel like pokemon cards have always been expensive. My parents would try to buy me cards but scalpers made it impossible to find them. This is ALWAYS how its been.
Good point. I remember seeing a magazine showing 1999 1st Ed being over $100 USD as well!
yeah i agree aswell Charizard always been like a 100 dollar card here and with inflation that's pretty much the same price it's now.
Expect if you have a really good condition one and grade it you make alot more. Don't think grading was a thing back then?
Exactly how it is now. Buy a booster box and you get nothing.
It can feel like that
lmaoo perfect timing. just opened a paldea evolved etb and got absolutely nothing
I think its just a matter of waiting. Sets and singles being printed today, if the value of collectibles holds, will become a return on investment in around 20/25 years. But nothing will ever be comparable to old sets and everything before the bubble started. Also cause much more cards are printed today and many more people are keeping cards in mint conditions.
I really like that when i opened 151 i didn't lose a crap load of money like with some other sets. The cards i had double i could sell and buy other sealed products.
That was a great experience and i really miss that when i open temporal forces or other sets. Like the other day both 2 etb's and only got 2 ex cards. Yeah i know it's bad luck but, for that price i could have bought a nice vintage card. I'm glad i can watch your channel i'm so done with those endless sword and shield alt or booster box video's.
It's always a blast to watch your video's and almost 4k subs! Keep it going bro! Pokeoz said he earn about 1000 a month with 10k subs. So would be nice that you can earn some extra money for your familiy soon.
Exactly right New Jones! Buying products to rip always feels like a loss. Thanks for the comment. Definitely, hopefully as the channel grows that will come as well!
For Yu-Gi-Oh, this problem specifically exists in the west since in Japan (the OCG) they print cards in multiple rarities like in Pokémon. All things considered, Pokémon TCG players have it very good when compared to other TCGs.
OCG is always miles above TCG, been like that since 2000s!
I never would’ve guessed that you’re favourite Pokémon is Milotic, I think your explanation for it being your favorite is pretty wholesome.
Yep 100%. Every game I try get it as soon as I can for my playthrough!
Great story about the milotic i felt that and attempted to get one in gen 4!
How’d you go? Did you end up getting it?
@@phillips.collectibles lol I got the feebas but never made it past there it truly is a grind😂
This is crazy! I had the exact same reaction to Milotic! I went looking all over the old Internet to find how to have one. I went fishing with my little kid heart racing for hours and finally got me my Feebas. Milotic is still dear to my heart to this day. Lapras is still my favorite but Milo is in my tops and always will be. Same story with the Dratini family and many others.
Haha that’s awesome!
I was right there with you on the feebas hunt as a kid 😅 what a grind it was.
Wild kind of grind!
valuable is a word that has a different meaning for everyone. For me, gold is worth more than platinum because I like the color much more and that's how it is for me. I collect a lot of holo cards and there are a lot of holo cards that look much cooler as the lv.x or ex or even a few full art cards (my opinion) Take a look at the Steam Siege set of cards i love the set I don't care how much it gets hated...
Great perspective to have!
Love the new content uploaded for me at 1:20 am in the philippines since I'm a night owl or ADHD i guess. Always love your personal stories to share. great content and keep it up.
Thanks for tuning in! I used to be a night owl as well.
I love Milotic! Amazing pokemon! Similar to Dragonair. I so badly want them to make a Milotic SIR for the upcoming dragon set!
We need one!
Can really relate, brother!! Gen 3 was so full of mystery and magic! Won’t ever forget.❤
Such an iconic era
well YGO OCG does it same as pokemon they print multiple rarities of meta staples though. its only the issue for the english side of YGO.
Yeah but for tournies and playing we can't use OCG cards….they really should add multiple rarities
Love watching your vids while gaming dude keep them up ❤ ps milotic is in my top 5 as well!
Thanks, will do! And yeah it’s just a majestic Pokemon!
Great video and advice Philip!
Appreciate that Willis!
I’m more into pokemon for the artwork, price can be a bonus but theirs something about completing a set or just enjoying amazing art.
This is true!
Maybe one day cards will be valued on their art more than their rarity, i highly doubt it but let's dream
Love the story man, keep up the great content! I had a similar story with the regi Pokémon, trying to find how to get each and every one of them. And then on top of that finding lugia in silver was always a dream of mine. That’s why the neo genesis lugia will always be my fave cause when I finally got that card as a kid it was just what everything pokemon stood for to me.
Hope you’re doing well, can’t wait to see what you post next 👍
That's awesome! Appreciate the feedback and the constant support. Lugia is such a OG, great pick!
The difference was they were once bought without the expectation of value. Now they are bought primarily as investment pieces. It's sad, the genuine love for the hobby has become a distant third
The love for the hobby has certainly shifted in a different direction
@@phillips.collectibles a lot of the cards I have from the past I don't have three or four of lol Now everyone is hoarding multiples with the hopes that a future generation will care. We'll see what happens...
Only a minute into the video and I do like chasing high value cards but Pokémon was never meant to be an investment or money grab and people buy cars that always depreciate no matter what so ppl would do the same if Pokémon boxes did the same thing I would assume
That’s true too.
It’s thanks to the appreciating and depreciating that gave Pokemon cards to be a viable investment. It also that a lot of the investing cards are all the chase cards, and they all look good too
Maybe the people who make that argument are using a poor choice of words. Instead, I think it’s more accurate to say that Pokemon cards were better before a large majority of people started seeing them as investments or quick flips for profit. Up until now, the last couple years were really difficult for players to get new product, at least on the Japanese side of things.
Yeah Japanese products had a really challenging run!
I can’t imagine playing yugioh or magic because of how expensive it would be to build a deck. I’m unsure about DBS.
lol I just relived what we used to do when we played games back in the day and were stuck on tasks.
Its wild how pricey it can get!
I’ve never had a Milotic in a pokemon game but I always thought it looked like one I’d want. I need to get one next time for sure, thanks for sharing your story!
You should! Try it in Gen 3 or Gen 4…it’s a journey!
BROOO THANK YOU… I never understood why people wanna spend so much on opening for the cards to be worthless like why don’t you want your cards worth money?!?! And also with all collectibles nobody appreciates anything when it’s right in front of them and you can get it anywhere but soon as it’s all gone and it’s no easy to get people always realize what they had at that time was really good they just didn’t appreciate it well it was available to anybody and didn’t have any exclusivity
For sure it would be nice for there to be value inside the booster boxes!
I was always under this impression Milotic was a play on the word melodic and we've all just been pronouncing it wrong forever.
Haha that's really cool, I never thought about that but it makes sense.
It is 1am here in Singapore. Content is up? Never mind, I will sleep later then. XD
Haha, seems I’m catering for the night owls with this upload time!
Omg. The struggles of pre gen 8. Now you just go to the wild area, or some other part of the world to find every Pokemon, even eeveelutions. Crazy time we lived in lol
We really did grow up in the Wild West era haha!
Thanks 😃
No it wasn't that they were better it today's living cost everything is expensive now back 20 years ago things were cheaper everyone could afford Pokemon cards back then anyway my friend great video 😃
Great point!
YUP! Awesome video bro!
Appreciate it! Thanks for tuning in!
Second comment from London!!!
Appreciate that!!
Awesome
Nice
Let’s be honest here… this isn’t a child’s game any longer…
This has become a gambling game. With the Pokemon company the sole casino stuffing their pockets with cash…
You're not wrong there
Comment for the algo 🍦💫
Thanks Viggo!
It you're going to buy to make money like a business I get it have to pay Bills etc....FOR ME THE ART IS PRICELESS WHAT would u spend 100 million dollars or a pikachu that says 100 million dolla pikachu??food for thought!!
I think it’s bc it’s easy to invest in Pokemon, you don’t really lose much of your investments don’t go well, it’s very low risk and easy to recover financially
No it’s because they’re overpriced. They aren’t even that rare! Look at the pop reports there’s thousands of 10s out there!
That's very true. They are abundant.
The market makes the price. If people are willing to pay a certain amount for a card, that defines the price. That's nothing the Pokémon company can be accounted for.
@@MusicArtRulesKnicker yeah no one said anything about the pokemon company. And how many sales do you think are actually happening at this price? I can list it for a million dollars doesn’t mean it’s worth that lol.
They definitely weren't better before, and they have always been worth money. If they were all cheap and never gained any value they wouldn't have even 1/100th of the interest from people as they do now. I enjoy looking at my cards, but I also enjoy knowing that they are rare and valuable, and that I had to work to get them and that they will continue to increase in value as long as I have them. The only people who think it would be better if they were worth nothing are the ones who missed out on rare cards that are now very expensive and are jealous FOMO loser cry babies. I'm sorry you didn't collect pokemon cards in the sun and moon era people, don't blame the rest of us for that these cards were cheap BACK THEN, you had your chance boo.
Title is triggering
Also 5% of people who buy Pokemon play it. The game is trash
The tcg or the video games? Video games gen 1-6 are goated and competitive is fun as fuck
Where did you get 5%?
Where did you even get these stat's from?
@@CatBack94 Pulled it out of his butt.
TCG game is pretty good. You should try it