I learned my lesson from SWSH. If you can get cases for under $600, regardless of how bad the set is, just buy it. Worse case scenario is the boxes settle around MSRP and you're still up a bunch.
Don't usually comment much but man, Alex your callouts and insights have been spot on. I don't have money to buy cases just yet, but I've been sniping booster boxes from Sun/Moon through Scarlet/Violet eras as I see deals. English sealed product has been doing amazing and you're a huge part of the reason I got back into collecting and even started dabbling in investing. Also you're almost at 10k subs man! Congrats, I'd love to see a special video to celebrate the achievement
It’s easy right now in the market to make quick flips on singles, to use to invest in sealed, or just to keep rolling money. If you listen, do your own due diligence, and make the play. Picked up the Mewtwo Vstar this weekend at a card shop for $55 thinking crown zenith would be moving soon, and I’m pretty good about it now.
crown zenith is my favorite looking set. the galarian gallery cards look great and there are so many of them. sure other sets have the "best" looking cards but its not many and in terms of overall distribution of good arts i dont think anything in S&S comes close to CZ. people are sleeping on this set big time. picked up 2 cases of pin blisters and 7 tins to sit on and a bunch of singles this month. Just actually added 72 loose packs today after seeing everything start flying up.
I bought a girintina vstar gold for $73 a month ago cuz i love crown zenith and i was like "the top hit is only $73"... bought it and now its worth $130. Gonna keeping holding the gold. Love it
Ive been on and off with the hobby and investing in sealed product. I’ve got 3 about 3 of every box however I’m still missing temporal and twilight. Ive got some catching up to do.
all i know is this channel makes you money im up 45 percent in 6 months thanks to this man , my 401k in the past 5 years has gone only up 16 percent , i wish i found about this sooner would of been up so much money
The issue with SV is that cases will be capped at MSRP as long as they are listed on Pokémon Center. I can't see PC selling out anytime soon. That being said, I don't see them being any cheaper than they are right now.
Bough many paldea booster boxes when they were selling around $80 and then again in the $90s. That was even before it was hyped up. I can definitely see paldea as one of the top SV era sets. Also got a case of paradox rift for $480 end of last year. Great value people are missing out on, busy catching up with SwSh and ignoring/hating on SV.
Agree with the same story panning out, but for SV sets, is now really the right time? Isn't there a high chance that sets like Paldea Evolved get repeinted?
Sure but when, how much and what price will it fall to? There is a chance that people who picked it up "too early" got the best prices we may ever see. Just never know. When you try to time the market you will get things right but have to be okay with missing things too.
i just bought a bunch of the $10 cards literally just know after this video from crown zenith nostalgic cuz im not trying to be left behind and just bought a suicuine and raioku at $25 cuz im not trying to spend 50 each in a week or 2 on those 2 cards...
Man, you gave good advice months ago. I took the advice and can't understand why people are pushing back. I like making profits so I sold some sports cards and comic books to finally get out of debt because I bought sealed Pokemon and just held it.
I don't have much money but I picked up the legendary beasts from crown zenith raw and a sylveon from brilliant stars in psa 9, it's around £40ish and I picked it up last week for £18 which is a steal
when megas come back to the tcg it will be the best set of scarlet and violet and one thing you guys should be preparing for im now hyped for scarlet and violet
Hi Alex, nice video, nice insigths, thanks for that ! Im just a couple months back into this hobby because of 151 and i was thinking on investing 1000€ into 2x silver tempest, 1x fusion strike, 1x lost origin, 1 -2 obsidian flames, 1x paldea evolved and maybe some temporal forces, would you say thats diversified enough, or should i dodge on fusion strike and lost origin because of their already high price ? I also thought of buying a case of silver tempest, but that wouldnt leave with much to diversify 🤔😅 Greetings from Germany and keep up the good Vids !
Appreciate the support all the way from Germany. Really sorry though, I try not to give direct investing advice. I will say all of those are great sets and will likely do well in the years to come!
If you have to select one box between Paldea, temporal forces and SV base which one would you? It’s my only play if I put apart a couple of psa 10 that imo will jump.
i get the sealed case but when I go to sell my stuff. Im surely going to break that case down. So I really dont understand why ppl pay so high for it. Other thn the fact maybe ppl are out there weighing booster boxes? I think its possible tho idk
Another great video Alex! You keep my question in mind? Better investing in raw cards en let them graded or invest in graded cards. Greetz from Belgium.
I think singles are less risky but you can see better gains in psa 10s especially into major spikes most of the time. Not in every circumstance but most of the time.
I havent been able to pick up cases because of financial situation, but I swear this payday im snagging a paradox rift case while its under $600 great vid Alex
I am only 2 minutes in and needed this video! I've seen a handful of videos the last few days of people saying a crash is coming, yet no reasoning and real basis.
@@kedjfj798 absolutely agree! My issue is when they title videos and say its CRASHING when in reality, it will most likely be a correction that will lower it some %, which makes sense with all of the upticks lately.
Just do what I do... stay away from the negative people. They will be calling crash, market manipulation, buyouts and irrational behavior for the next 20 years. It is their only weapon to use against a thriving market. Only issue is, it don't work 😂
I have to ding you a little on your CZ call. I feel you were a little late to the party. The chat had to drag you in a little. This might be because it’s a holiday set with no BB which I know is a big deal for you. But hey, we got you there eventually, so welcome!!!
I explained in other videos that I keep things simple and stick with the main line items like booster boxes for main sets and etbs for special sets. There are definitely good opportunities out there but the booster boxes and special etbs are usually the most liquid items in the sets as things age 5+ years which is why I stick with them. That's all.
But Alex! People don’t want to listen to your good advice! 🤣 You’re always spot on and people just can’t accept that haha. (except me and Jess - we take notes during your videos haha). Might have to start calling you professor….
This is why I say Pokémon investing is the easiest and safest way to make money. But the same people that loose money in this, are the same ones that day trade off of Tweets.
I can’t wait for 20 to 25 year from now, when the prices of the SV booster boxes are the same price as the base set. I wonder if people will still call it a scam, or market manipulation.
The ones who say a crash is coming are broke AF. History speaks for itself. Congrats to all who bought into swsh and the earlier eras when it was at msrp. 👏👏
Paradox is making moves for sure! I was able to get 2 Paradox Rift BB Cases at $525 average a month or 2 ago. At the beginning of this video, the ebay seller you linked for Paradox Rift BB cases had 9 in stock and by the end of the video they had 7 (I purchased 1 of them, lol). That price wont last much longer. Even with a reprint, it seems they may not drop under $100 a box if they follow the same pattern as Lost Origin and Silver Tempest since those boxes never seemed to go under $120. Also, glad I was able to get in on 2 Paldea Evolved BB cases around the same time when they were still under 590 each. Been picking up CZ ETBs around $42 for opening since they also seem to be drying up, plus it's probably the most fun set I've had ripping into. I'm comfortable on my sealed positions for that set, but I don't want to touch it while it's still available affordably at the moment. Now I'm working on picking up a lot of these underappreciated SV singles while they are low! Keep rockin Alex!
Same thing, every time. I don't know why the doubters refuse to see the pattern for Pokemon sealed products. If people just practice patience and just buy and hold, then time will do it's thing and value will increase. They way I see it is this, the more people hate and doubt sealed investors, the more I buy.
People that invest in Pokemon cards and think they’re going to use it as a retirement fund make me laugh. Enjoy the cards and the artwork and leave them to your kids or relatives. Invest in precious metals or something for retirement.
I watch everyday now but just had a thought. Who are the nay sayers, are there any? Or is that your format? I only ask because us daily watchers respect opinion and dont doubt you. So lets focus on us and not the onws who dont because i bet tehy stopped watching and investing already. Unless thats your video style, otherwise you do do :)
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I cant wait until im old and get to hand down vintage (now modern) pokemon cards to grandkids one at a time.
it blew my mind how people where calling crown zenith a mid tier set after it got a reprint lol.
Was this the same kind of attitude people had with Chilling Reign?
@@bthojh9849 CR booster boxes sat at sub $100 for around a year from my memory. I would say people where pretty mid on the set for a long time.
Ya this hobby gets wild sometimes doesn't it 😂
🎉😂yupp! Been buying 200 packs around 375 to 425 each...unreal the hate for that set!
Crown zenith is the funnest set to open. I started collecting again when crown zenith came out and no set matches it as far as fun factor
Made some moves on Suicune, Entei, and Raikou PSA 10s, and loving the steady appreciation of my CZ mini tin displays!
I got a case of SV Base and PR for 450 and 480 respectively at card show a month ago. Wish I bought more.
Ya it's crazy they were that low at one point.
I learned my lesson from SWSH. If you can get cases for under $600, regardless of how bad the set is, just buy it. Worse case scenario is the boxes settle around MSRP and you're still up a bunch.
I can’t believe that crown zenith giratina vstar gold PSA 10 has jumped so much in value😮
That's why i stocked up on zenith after the reprint and it was dirt cheap as well as the legendary dogs and eveelution cards
Paldea evolved will probably be reprinted. I hope so. I want more
Don't usually comment much but man, Alex your callouts and insights have been spot on. I don't have money to buy cases just yet, but I've been sniping booster boxes from Sun/Moon through Scarlet/Violet eras as I see deals. English sealed product has been doing amazing and you're a huge part of the reason I got back into collecting and even started dabbling in investing. Also you're almost at 10k subs man! Congrats, I'd love to see a special video to celebrate the achievement
Really appreciate all the support. Thank you! Glad to hear you have been picking some up and been seeing success with it!!
It’s easy right now in the market to make quick flips on singles, to use to invest in sealed, or just to keep rolling money. If you listen, do your own due diligence, and make the play. Picked up the Mewtwo Vstar this weekend at a card shop for $55 thinking crown zenith would be moving soon, and I’m pretty good about it now.
Absolutely! Nice job
@@NostalgiaNomics I appreciate the vids man, keep up the good work. It’s helping me make plays and moves.
crown zenith is my favorite looking set. the galarian gallery cards look great and there are so many of them. sure other sets have the "best" looking cards but its not many and in terms of overall distribution of good arts i dont think anything in S&S comes close to CZ. people are sleeping on this set big time. picked up 2 cases of pin blisters and 7 tins to sit on and a bunch of singles this month. Just actually added 72 loose packs today after seeing everything start flying up.
I agree 100%
I bought a girintina vstar gold for $73 a month ago cuz i love crown zenith and i was like "the top hit is only $73"... bought it and now its worth $130. Gonna keeping holding the gold. Love it
Appreciate what you do! Thanks to you, I’m sitting really pretty on 10+ cases of SWSH BB Cases. Idk how I’m ever gonna let these go lol
Love it. Awesome to hear!
Fine, I ll do it myself.
“FOLKSSSSS!!! Welcome to Nostalgic Nomics!!” 😂
Haha thank you! 😁
Ive been on and off with the hobby and investing in sealed product. I’ve got 3 about 3 of every box however I’m still missing temporal and twilight. Ive got some catching up to do.
You have time. They are both still new.
all i know is this channel makes you money im up 45 percent in 6 months thanks to this man , my 401k in the past 5 years has gone only up 16 percent , i wish i found about this sooner would of been up so much money
Congrats on all the success! Love to hear it!
Your take on this is 100% correct.
The issue with SV is that cases will be capped at MSRP as long as they are listed on Pokémon Center. I can't see PC selling out anytime soon. That being said, I don't see them being any cheaper than they are right now.
Bough many paldea booster boxes when they were selling around $80 and then again in the $90s. That was even before it was hyped up. I can definitely see paldea as one of the top SV era sets.
Also got a case of paradox rift for $480 end of last year.
Great value people are missing out on, busy catching up with SwSh and ignoring/hating on SV.
Hard to say that this early due to how mid some sets are and they could come out with some bangers still crossing my fingers that actually happens
Agree with the same story panning out, but for SV sets, is now really the right time? Isn't there a high chance that sets like Paldea Evolved get repeinted?
Sure but when, how much and what price will it fall to? There is a chance that people who picked it up "too early" got the best prices we may ever see. Just never know. When you try to time the market you will get things right but have to be okay with missing things too.
i just bought a bunch of the $10 cards literally just know after this video from crown zenith nostalgic cuz im not trying to be left behind and just bought a suicuine and raioku at $25 cuz im not trying to spend 50 each in a week or 2 on those 2 cards...
Haha I hope you're right. 🚀
Where has your channel been all my life seriously. Thank you man
Haha. Appreciate it man!
Man, you gave good advice months ago. I took the advice and can't understand why people are pushing back. I like making profits so I sold some sports cards and comic books to finally get out of debt because I bought sealed Pokemon and just held it.
I love hearing that man. Congrats on all the success!
I don't have much money but I picked up the legendary beasts from crown zenith raw and a sylveon from brilliant stars in psa 9, it's around £40ish and I picked it up last week for £18 which is a steal
Awesome cards!!
@NostalgiaNomics glad you think they are good cards to pick up. I got them whist I can and they will go up.
im no rudy but im stoked on my 26 boxes of Paldea evolved
I hear you 🚀
Wow, thought it was doing alright 😂
when megas come back to the tcg it will be the best set of scarlet and violet and one thing you guys should be preparing for im now hyped for scarlet and violet
Absolutely
Congrats on 10K bro! 🎉🎉🎉 knew you would get here and beyond!!!
Appreciate it! 💯
Hi Alex, nice video, nice insigths, thanks for that ! Im just a couple months back into this hobby because of 151 and i was thinking on investing 1000€ into 2x silver tempest, 1x fusion strike, 1x lost origin, 1 -2 obsidian flames, 1x paldea evolved and maybe some temporal forces, would you say thats diversified enough, or should i dodge on fusion strike and lost origin because of their already high price ? I also thought of buying a case of silver tempest, but that wouldnt leave with much to diversify 🤔😅 Greetings from Germany and keep up the good Vids !
Appreciate the support all the way from Germany. Really sorry though, I try not to give direct investing advice. I will say all of those are great sets and will likely do well in the years to come!
If you have to select one box between Paldea, temporal forces and SV base which one would you? It’s my only play if I put apart a couple of psa 10 that imo will jump.
At the current prices, temporal forces.
Got my Crown Zenith etb case a month ago and recently 9 3pack blisters all using TCG credit from selling old cards lol.
i get the sealed case but when I go to sell my stuff. Im surely going to break that case down.
So I really dont understand why ppl pay so high for it. Other thn the fact maybe ppl are out there weighing booster boxes? I think its possible tho idk
I hear you... sealed cases do take longer to sell to get that premium..
Another great video Alex! You keep my question in mind? Better investing in raw cards en let them graded or invest in graded cards. Greetz from Belgium.
I think singles are less risky but you can see better gains in psa 10s especially into major spikes most of the time. Not in every circumstance but most of the time.
I havent been able to pick up cases because of financial situation, but I swear this payday im snagging a paradox rift case while its under $600 great vid Alex
Hey I get it. No reason to rush into stuff. There will always be more plays.
The Tuesday Alex rant love it
The time has come for Crown Zenith to shine, haters gonna hate on my pallet !
I am only 2 minutes in and needed this video! I've seen a handful of videos the last few days of people saying a crash is coming, yet no reasoning and real basis.
@@kedjfj798 absolutely agree! My issue is when they title videos and say its CRASHING when in reality, it will most likely be a correction that will lower it some %, which makes sense with all of the upticks lately.
Just do what I do... stay away from the negative people. They will be calling crash, market manipulation, buyouts and irrational behavior for the next 20 years. It is their only weapon to use against a thriving market. Only issue is, it don't work 😂
I am definitely not going to miss out on this
I’ve been saying it since it came out. CZ is best set ever….period
I have to ding you a little on your CZ call. I feel you were a little late to the party. The chat had to drag you in a little. This might be because it’s a holiday set with no BB which I know is a big deal for you. But hey, we got you there eventually, so welcome!!!
AOFTA. Crazy the people you had to deal with through that Sword and Shield era. Now where are they with the Booster Box prices as they are haha
I hear you and EXACTLY!
Alex spitting facts! Keep it up man loving these videos.
Next boom is eeveelution premium box and crown zenith . ?😬
I like it!
Question, how come you didn’t bring up the mini tin display when talking about crown zenith. The pull rate is even higher in those than the etb.
I explained in other videos that I keep things simple and stick with the main line items like booster boxes for main sets and etbs for special sets. There are definitely good opportunities out there but the booster boxes and special etbs are usually the most liquid items in the sets as things age 5+ years which is why I stick with them. That's all.
@@NostalgiaNomics gotcha, thanks for explaining
“WHAT in the world are we doing anymore?!” 🤣✌🏽
Huge congrats on 10k dude! Love the content as always keep it up!
Appreciate it brother! Thanks for all the support.
10 years of coffee and Blueberry muffins everyday is a pretty funny example of a safe bet
😆
But Alex! People don’t want to listen to your good advice! 🤣 You’re always spot on and people just can’t accept that haha. (except me and Jess - we take notes during your videos haha). Might have to start calling you professor….
Haha appreciate that brother.
"you need to buy X Y and Z" lol i was weak
Giratina Vstar from CRZ is above 300$ now on eBay. Still time for Silver tempest? Or is it too late?
Ya for sure still time to pick up ST. That Giratina though... that's a little more risky at $300.
I picked giratina and the others (consecutive 10s) for 500$
I’m trying to find Silver tempest around 130$.
do you ship to europe? :D thx for all the info as always
Ya I can. What were you asking about?
so how come fusion strike took 2 years to pump and now we pump s8v after 6 months
Every set has different time frames.
Alex's best play is still dumping all vintage . Imagine holding it thru the SWSH bag 😂. Be spewing
A 50k vintage box goes to 30k 😂
I hear you! I am thankful everyday I made the move.
Do we still like 151 UPCs at $90?
I do
Congrats on the 10k 🚀
Appreciate it!
Co grats on 10k brother!
Thanks man!
Great stuff as always
Dang Alex you must be a millionaire with all your predictions
I don’t have room to store all this shit 😭
Preach my guy
I literally waited for your video all morning lol!
Appreciate all the support man
This is why I say Pokémon investing is the easiest and safest way to make money. But the same people that loose money in this, are the same ones that day trade off of Tweets.
Absolutely 💯
I can’t wait for 20 to 25 year from now, when the prices of the SV booster boxes are the same price as the base set. I wonder if people will still call it a scam, or market manipulation.
🤣🤣🤣 Of course they would!
The ones who say a crash is coming are broke AF. History speaks for itself. Congrats to all who bought into swsh and the earlier eras when it was at msrp. 👏👏
🎉🎉🎉lololololololol a week beforr the mayhem sale i got another sv base for 524
🚀
Paradox is making moves for sure! I was able to get 2 Paradox Rift BB Cases at $525 average a month or 2 ago.
At the beginning of this video, the ebay seller you linked for Paradox Rift BB cases had 9 in stock and by the end of the video they had 7 (I purchased 1 of them, lol). That price wont last much longer. Even with a reprint, it seems they may not drop under $100 a box if they follow the same pattern as Lost Origin and Silver Tempest since those boxes never seemed to go under $120.
Also, glad I was able to get in on 2 Paldea Evolved BB cases around the same time when they were still under 590 each.
Been picking up CZ ETBs around $42 for opening since they also seem to be drying up, plus it's probably the most fun set I've had ripping into. I'm comfortable on my sealed positions for that set, but I don't want to touch it while it's still available affordably at the moment.
Now I'm working on picking up a lot of these underappreciated SV singles while they are low!
Keep rockin Alex!
Love it! I'm right there with you. Sounds like we are on the same page!
The man with the blue berry muffin was hit by a car and dieded. 😢 He didn't come in the next day.😢
Jk Great video!!!!!❤❤❤
🤣🤣🤣
Congrats on 10k dude. I know it's a grind, but your content needs to be out there, and you'll start to snowball soon. Great video!
Really appreciate that. Thanks for the support man!
just listened to the first 35 seconds and i feel the exact same way when i keep telling people to buy bitcoin for years and yeard and years haha
I feel your pain 😂
Same thing, every time. I don't know why the doubters refuse to see the pattern for Pokemon sealed products.
If people just practice patience and just buy and hold, then time will do it's thing and value will increase.
They way I see it is this, the more people hate and doubt sealed investors, the more I buy.
Folks !!
People that invest in Pokemon cards and think they’re going to use it as a retirement fund make me laugh. Enjoy the cards and the artwork and leave them to your kids or relatives. Invest in precious metals or something for retirement.
Well you will find a lot to laugh at on my channel then 🤣
Alex you can't lead every dog to the water and make them drink. Sometimes you got to let them be
This is true unfortunately
I watch everyday now but just had a thought.
Who are the nay sayers, are there any? Or is that your format? I only ask because us daily watchers respect opinion and dont doubt you.
So lets focus on us and not the onws who dont because i bet tehy stopped watching and investing already.
Unless thats your video style, otherwise you do do :)
Good point. Yes there are far too many out there especially these days but I agree. I will do my best to speak to everyone here and not the haters!
@@NostalgiaNomics much love man