I feel a lot of the hype around the current prices are only really being felt by the rip and shippers and the flippers. Anyone holding long term shouldn’t care too much about the increased price for entry into the new sets. Maybe I’m just burning my money right now but I feel like this is the time for long term holders to stock up on anything we can get our hands on. When surging sparks booster boxes are 300 I won’t care that I had to pay 150 not 110 and if some of them go crazy after they are out of print you might be selling boxes for 1000.00 then who cares if you spent 200 a box. Just my two cents!
Absolutely - I happily paid MSRP on a case of surging sparks in the first week. Wouldn’t dream of that usually. But if I’m lucky enough to have the money for a case it doesn’t matter if it’s 100+ more or less… it’s just getting over that psychological bump and going for it early, then hiding the case so I’m not tempted to rip it in the next 5-10 years 😊
I think Prismatic Evolutions, as is the case with Surging Sparks, is a tide that will rise all boats. Packs are getting opened to try to pull a Pikachu SIR or gold card. People are pivoting to Twilight Masquarade and it will sell out soon IMO, especially with Christmas coming
I keep seeing this take that surging will fall when prismatic comes out. Did Twilight fall when SS came out? No. And twilight isn't nearly as loved as SS.
Everyone is a flipper now, very few people are holding long term. The play is “buy the most recent set, ride it to about $150 - $200, and then dump and move onto the next set.” It’s working for now but this won’t be sustainable long term. The market was a bit healthier when people were primarily holding long term. I feel like everyone is in it for the quick tendies again now and we are due for a post pandemic type “crash” in the mid-term future.
It’s true there’ll be a crash at some point equally true another boom will come the other side of the crash. When the current generation of people ripping grow a bit older and find they’ve spare cash in 5-10 years these current sets will be their go to nostalgia.
If prismatic eeveelution is as close as people hype it to be, it will only drive evolving skies higher, after all, you can't expect the newly crowned umbreon to dethrone THE Moonbreon from ES......
Here’s the reality, surging sparks is a short printed set, many stores got cut their allocations and the demand was way higher than the product that was available. If you decided not to pick up boxes when they were 120-130, I’m sorry but you missed out. Those days of getting boxes at 100 at release are almost ending. Can you still get them? Sure but you gotta know someone in order for that to happen. Most people won’t get those deals. A lot of people are waiting for the reprint “because prices have to drop to like 100”. There is literally no way to tell if we are even getting a reprint or how long it’ll be until the set gets reprinted. I am not saying to panic and buy but if price doesn’t come down even after the reprint or if there is no reprint. A lot of people will regret not baying when the boxes were at 120-130. As far as prismatic evolution, it’s going to be a better set than surging sparks and best believe prices will get out of control unless the set is printed to the ground. Also people need to focus on the next two years. 2026 is Pokémon’s 30th anniversary and believe me, a lot of products will sky rocket.
Here is a question you might consider. Should a person who has a case of Surging Sparks and got the case for $116 per booster box open the case and sell three of the six boxes and recoup most of the money paid for the case and then keep the three other boxes?
I got super lucky last night decided to stop in a random LCS I've never been in and they had surgery sparks one booster box left for $125 so I had to pick it up I don't think they ever marked up the prices because some of the other products were cheap as well but that was the only thing that caught my eye I'm so happy I got that
I think if they come out with a bad set, prices for new stuff will fall. If, for example, next years stuff isn't that great. people will just buy surging sparks and Prismatic Evolution. Then shops will have to lower prices if people are buying old stuff.
Knowing what you just said, then why are you surprised that Pokémon is moving to big box retailer route? Everyone has access then and it's at retail. We don't owe these little stores anything. Never personally used one. Always online, best price gets the money.
Yea it’s interesting. Part of me thinks Pokemon doesn’t care at all about the prices consumers are paying, so in that sense, who cares where they send product. But on the other hand, I disagree with my own take
Trying to find it. There’s a guy in Canada and a girl in the states. He owns a physical store she’s an ig person. They talked about this. According tot he guys contacts for distribution in Canada Pokémon sold 42% less in 2024 so they slowed down the printers. Which would explain the TWM and SSP print quantity. These changes get ordered but they can’t move the giant machine on a time necessarily. So these 2-4 sets (including future sets) will have this rhythm of having huge demands but being over compensated by a slow moving system that will MASSIVELY reprint these sets. 151 will be the next evolutions but holiday set version. Just saying… I think Paldean Fates was printed to old demand, and WONT get hit with a massive reprint and then be more scarce than 151. Just saying.
@@ThePokeOffice surging is here you ever hear anyone even mention wanting frog from twilight anymore? everyone all they talk about rn is prismatic evolutions preorders being soldout retail and how they will not get much allocations and how it will be scalped etc and rn since prismatic isn't out yet people keep talking about wanting pika sir nobody even talks about frog from twilight anymore sorry bro surging will be forgotten and faster than people think we're literally 2 months away from eevee set the real money will pour into prismatic
I feel a lot of the hype around the current prices are only really being felt by the rip and shippers and the flippers. Anyone holding long term shouldn’t care too much about the increased price for entry into the new sets. Maybe I’m just burning my money right now but I feel like this is the time for long term holders to stock up on anything we can get our hands on. When surging sparks booster boxes are 300 I won’t care that I had to pay 150 not 110 and if some of them go crazy after they are out of print you might be selling boxes for 1000.00 then who cares if you spent 200 a box. Just my two cents!
Yes, I completely agree👍 entry point being a few dollars higher means nothing long term
Absolutely - I happily paid MSRP on a case of surging sparks in the first week. Wouldn’t dream of that usually.
But if I’m lucky enough to have the money for a case it doesn’t matter if it’s 100+ more or less… it’s just getting over that psychological bump and going for it early, then hiding the case so I’m not tempted to rip it in the next 5-10 years 😊
I think Prismatic Evolutions, as is the case with Surging Sparks, is a tide that will rise all boats. Packs are getting opened to try to pull a Pikachu SIR or gold card. People are pivoting to Twilight Masquarade and it will sell out soon IMO, especially with Christmas coming
I keep seeing this take that surging will fall when prismatic comes out. Did Twilight fall when SS came out? No. And twilight isn't nearly as loved as SS.
Agreed. People may “lose” interest in surging sparks but that definitely doesn’t mean it’s going to crash.
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Everyone is a flipper now, very few people are holding long term. The play is “buy the most recent set, ride it to about $150 - $200, and then dump and move onto the next set.”
It’s working for now but this won’t be sustainable long term. The market was a bit healthier when people were primarily holding long term. I feel like everyone is in it for the quick tendies again now and we are due for a post pandemic type “crash” in the mid-term future.
the play is definitely buy for both but i imagine people making quick cash are buying MORE for that reason
This is definitely causing a lot of upward pressure on the market right now, no question
im here for a crash. just been stacking up my cash at work and on the market. Had an amazing market year so far and up 100% so im ready to buy.
It’s true there’ll be a crash at some point equally true another boom will come the other side of the crash. When the current generation of people ripping grow a bit older and find they’ve spare cash in 5-10 years these current sets will be their go to nostalgia.
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If prismatic eeveelution is as close as people hype it to be, it will only drive evolving skies higher, after all, you can't expect the newly crowned umbreon to dethrone THE Moonbreon from ES......
I don’t mind the stores making some money now. They deserve it and would like to keep the stores open.
Here’s the reality, surging sparks is a short printed set, many stores got cut their allocations and the demand was way higher than the product that was available. If you decided not to pick up boxes when they were 120-130, I’m sorry but you missed out. Those days of getting boxes at 100 at release are almost ending. Can you still get them? Sure but you gotta know someone in order for that to happen. Most people won’t get those deals. A lot of people are waiting for the reprint “because prices have to drop to like 100”. There is literally no way to tell if we are even getting a reprint or how long it’ll be until the set gets reprinted. I am not saying to panic and buy but if price doesn’t come down even after the reprint or if there is no reprint. A lot of people will regret not baying when the boxes were at 120-130.
As far as prismatic evolution, it’s going to be a better set than surging sparks and best believe prices will get out of control unless the set is printed to the ground. Also people need to focus on the next two years. 2026 is Pokémon’s 30th anniversary and believe me, a lot of products will sky rocket.
Well said
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@humboldtmining LMFAO he looks like a clown in this video slim shady in a fluffy turtle neck.. he on his liberachi vibe
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Here is a question you might consider. Should a person who has a case of Surging Sparks and got the case for $116 per booster box open the case and sell three of the six boxes and recoup most of the money paid for the case and then keep the three other boxes?
That’s really up to the individual
I got super lucky last night decided to stop in a random LCS I've never been in and they had surgery sparks one booster box left for $125 so I had to pick it up I don't think they ever marked up the prices because some of the other products were cheap as well but that was the only thing that caught my eye I'm so happy I got that
It's a good time to be in the singles market
Traded my two SS booster boxes towards an evo skies BB at around 225 CAD trade value and like a day after SS prices just skyrocketed even more 😢
Dang
guy has 10 box left on ebay at 160 us 225 ca free shipping just got 2
Hot take Prismatic Evolutions is being short printed especially the ETB ( talk to your friend Nostalgia Nomics )
people love to cry about sclapers but thats literally what shops are so i dont get it
Remember when you do it, itsscalping when they do it it's collecting/ investing
I think if they come out with a bad set, prices for new stuff will fall. If, for example, next years stuff isn't that great. people will just buy surging sparks and Prismatic Evolution. Then shops will have to lower prices if people are buying old stuff.
Knowing what you just said, then why are you surprised that Pokémon is moving to big box retailer route? Everyone has access then and it's at retail. We don't owe these little stores anything. Never personally used one. Always online, best price gets the money.
Yea it’s interesting. Part of me thinks Pokemon doesn’t care at all about the prices consumers are paying, so in that sense, who cares where they send product. But on the other hand, I disagree with my own take
Yeah this next year is gonna be freakin wild!
Yep for sure
Awesome Video!
If a store cancels a preorder then never buy from them again. Trust is easy to lose, difficult to earn.
I agree
I feel like Pokémon has been getting more expensive when new sets come out. Prismatic evolution just spells utter chaos for the market
how did you go about finding a guy to buy cases? Ive been looking to start buying 2 each drop but am struggling to find something thats guaranteed.
Basically have just worked my way in with multiple people by being a good customer and buying lots and often
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Why are you calling me a clown
If booster boxes are going to remain at these crazy prices, i think singles should sell for more. Jmo!
Hypothetically, if you have Surging Sparks Pokemon Center ETBs - sell or hold? Asking for a friend
Also hold PC exclusive. RIP normal etb etc
Surging for $199 aud. Not behd
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Not bad, I'd open 10 and get f all 😂
Trying to find it. There’s a guy in Canada and a girl in the states. He owns a physical store she’s an ig person. They talked about this. According tot he guys contacts for distribution in Canada Pokémon sold 42% less in 2024 so they slowed down the printers. Which would explain the TWM and SSP print quantity.
These changes get ordered but they can’t move the giant machine on a time necessarily.
So these 2-4 sets (including future sets) will have this rhythm of having huge demands but being over compensated by a slow moving system that will MASSIVELY reprint these sets.
151 will be the next evolutions but holiday set version.
Just saying… I think Paldean Fates was printed to old demand, and WONT get hit with a massive reprint and then be more scarce than 151.
Just saying.
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Just wait until trump tariffs kick in in the USA...
Pokémon cards are printed in America…
you can't compare prismatic to surging we all know surging is forgotten once prismatic drops and hat kitty chase begins
I don’t disagree, but I don’t think surging sparks will just be forgotten about
@@ThePokeOffice surging is here you ever hear anyone even mention wanting frog from twilight anymore? everyone all they talk about rn is prismatic evolutions preorders being soldout retail and how they will not get much allocations and how it will be scalped etc and rn since prismatic isn't out yet people keep talking about wanting pika sir nobody even talks about frog from twilight anymore sorry bro surging will be forgotten and faster than people think we're literally 2 months away from eevee set the real money will pour into prismatic
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