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[Invest in his No.27302518]

I'm not trying to make a competition here.

Pokémon card marked has skyrocket this year and it is a very trendy investment thing here in Denmark

[Anonymous No.27302635]

>>27302518
how do i buy packs that are fair? don't they weigh them for the ex and gx shit?

[Invest in his No.27303236]

You have to be careful with packs. Since the barcode can be traced, some people sell only packs that contain cheap cards.

But packs can be a good investment I guess

[Anonymous No.27303283]

>>27302635
Buy boxes from a game store, clown. Support local.
If you make a good enough connection, they will introduce and you can buy directly from distributors.

[Anonymous No.27303317]

>>27303236
what set is popular now? i know burning shadows is old and the newer prints are not that great.

[Anonymous No.27303367]

>>27303236
>Not buying sealed product as close to the distributor as you physically are able to.

[Anonymous No.27303506]

I have a ton of pokemon cards in pretty good condition from when I was a kid. Some limited edition holographics and what not. Can I go to a local shop to have them appraised? Or what's the best process to get them all priced out

[Invest in his No.27303589]

>>27303283
Good point. We have Gamestop in Denmark

[Invest in his No.27304382]

>>27303506
The best option in my opinion is. Try 'Pokémon card' trading on faceberg.
And remember to do an auktion that last at least 48 hours.

Good luck fren

[Invest in his No.27304565]

>>27303506
Try online auction on faceberg,
that works best in my opinion
There are Pokémon trading groups.

And remember to have an auction that last at least 48 hours

[Anonymous No.27304707]

>>27303506
Price is highly dependant on PSA grading. Look on eBay for sold cards and then sold psa graded cards.

It costs a lot to mail in a grade them but the value improves drastically, as long as it comes back 8-10.

[Invest in his No.27304918]

>>27304707
Yeah. Many parents are selling their kids collection without knowing the true value.

But be careful, there alot of fake cards out there. Don't trust strangers on eBay unless they have good reviews

[Anonymous No.27305218]

>>27302518
For cards in general.
Sealed product is generally the safe investment regardless of what it is.
Singles are a lot more volatile, typically meta relevant cards will spike while it's still meta and plummet down in bulk pricing once it is either rotated out or something takes its place in the meta.
For pokemon singles in particular, singles of charizard, or special promo cards are generally safe investments.
Even though sets like Evolution has increased further from it's last years peak, I still think it's a bad buy. It feels more like a sympathy play due to it's similarities with the original base set.
Evolutions was heavily reprinted, with it's packs being included in any kind of special kit, even after it was no longer valid in Standard, on top of that, the secret rare cards in that set, flying pikachu, etc are printed in the uncommon slot as opposed to normal secret rares taking the usual rare slot. Meaning that those singles in particular exists at a much higher quantity.

tl;dr don't buy evolution singles, buy evolution sealed at best if you want to touch that set. Look out for speciality sets like hidden fates/champion path/etc sealed those typically get good returns within a year or so. Charizard is an eternal chase card for the series.
Oh and several pokemon sets have terrible centering and that impacts PSA grading a lot, the difference between PSA 9 and 10 is a lot of money as a result.

Last thing about grading.
beckett gem mint > PSA 10 > PSA # > beckett #

[Invest in his No.27305242]

I also like to buy from Gamestop but it seems their site is shut down. Here in DK
So it'll have to wait

[Anonymous No.27305508]

There also is a lot to be said about current modern sets and the current state of affairs in the world. I think these sets being printed right now are going to be high value in the future. You can't go to a target and buy Pokemon cards right now, they're incredibly hard to find. Printing facilities have been closed of operating minimally for a year now and these sets are rare. There are special sets coming out for the 25th anniversary this year too that were already going to be highly saught after, they are note going to be big money to get your hands on. Shining fates is a good example, the presales were selling out online before anyone had a chance to order. It's a great time to buy and keep sealed.

[Invest in his No.27305552]

>>27305218
Not only charizard from base set.
Other rares from old generations like: '' team rocket'' and' ''Jungle'' series has skyrocket in the resent year

[Anonymous No.27305608]

>>27302518
hmmm i bought a bunch of holos a few years ago to fill an entire collection. not graded. wonder if its worth anything

[Anonymous No.27305609]

>>27305508
>You can't go to a target and buy Pokemon cards right now
Do you live in the fucking desert or something? They’re everywhere still.

[Anonymous No.27305729]

>>27305609
Southern california in highly populated areas. Literally never see them at target walmart or anywhere else. A few YouTube's I follow have a similar experience elsewhere in the states. If you can find them you're lucky

[Anonymous No.27305755]

>>27305552
Well yeah, old cards go up in value over time.
old anything goes up in value over time if there is any demand for them.
Pokemon is popular.

Old cards are no longer printed so there is a finite supply that will slowly dwindle down as people take bad care of their cards.

The question is more about how much of that demand will still stick around for certain cards.
For that, generally Charizard is the typical chase card.

[Anonymous No.27305960]

>>27302518
PLEASE PLEASE educate me on selling pokemon cards. I have so many, from base set to the introduction of steel/dark pokemen.

I really wanna get red of them, many are in a played condition, but I have fat stacks of holigrams. What is the best way to unload these quick and easy?

[Anonymous No.27306314]

>>27305960
The easiest way to unload bulk is to dump it to some LGS/online store that has a buylist or is taking in bulk.
But you aren't going to get any decent money out of that. Especially if they are in played condition.
The best thing to do is to separate non-holo bulk from your holo bulk, and take the take to figure out the value for the holos you have and what condition they truly are.
The difference between a "light play" card vs a "near mint" card is a lot of money, which is one of the reason why sealed is better.
If you have access to your cards, you could post a picture of them and I can tell you whether or not its even worth the time to unload them.

[Anonymous No.27306347]

>>27305960
if theres any wear and tear on them at all its probably worth 3-10 dollars for the best ones. unless you opened that shit with a glovy and put it in a thick case on day 1 or shadowless or something

[Anonymous No.27306915]

>>27305960
Allright newfag.

Join a pokemon trading group on faceberg.
Do a online auktion that last at least 48 hours.
(or sell them at your local gameshop if you rather want)
But the price will be lot lower.
If you have to buy new cards than there are alot of people selling their stack without knowing the value of their cards.

Also you an keep track of the price charts on https://pokemarketcap.com/

Good luck

[Anonymous No.27307114]

>>27305960
Also before making an online auction on faceberg,
watch and observe other auctions and see how they are doing it the best way.
But remember to have a clear pic on but front and back of the cards

[Anonymous No.27307398]

>>27302518
>tfw even pokemon cards are a bubble and follow stocks
what is this shit

[Invest in his No.27307681]

>>27307398
If only you knew