Seriously means a lot man. I really tried my best building it up and it felt like it hasn’t really got the eyes it deserved until I made this video. Sadly the plan was to finish 1st Ed 9 Crystal 9 and Gold Star 9 but none of them have been completed. I could splurge in this market but I’m hoping the prices come back to earth so I can afford to complete it this year. Thanks for the support and happy 2025 😎
I love your approach on buying slabs sustainably this year - this is my goal for 2025 as well. I have a set budget 5K for this year and my goal is buy singles and flip for the stuff that I want to hold for my PC (without adding any additional money). I want to see how far I can go by the end of the year. Love the videos :)
Thank you!! It’s definitely a good game plan to have and I never really had a set plan I just enjoy collecting. Now I realize I can’t keep going at the rate I was so I’m trying to not put any more money into it if I’m not making anything. 😎 happy 2025!!
Thank you so much Don you are always an OG supporting and appreciating what I’ve curated for months now years. I really can’t say enough how much it means. Best wishes to you as well my friend may 2025 being blessings growth and wins 😎🤌🏻
Incredible and exactly the collection I’m chasing atm goldstars ,shinings and crystals I’ve only 6 but If I buy two a year maybe I’ll get there before retirement 😂
The algo feeds me your videos when you dont clap because I am the wizard. He's gonna like this as I have been auto playing your vids and clicking in after claps. Also amazing collection.
Hahaha you guys are hardcore about the clap I’m really happy it does that much for yall. Seriously appreciate the love my guy. You are the wizard indeed seems this videos doing alright so far for an early upload. 🙏🏼😎
Thank you!! You know, I never thought I’d own one to be honest with you. It took a lot of trading, flipping and asking around til I found one. And I found it for 18.7k which was a crazy purchase at the time but now the card has nearly doubled. Charizard is usually a safe bet. I do think however this market will crash at some point and many will have a chance to buy grails. 😎 happy 2025
You can’t put the sleeve on the Beckett cards but BGS does have a sleeve for that too that fits snug I think they do take up space but some cards just pop 🔥
Epic PC! 1st edition zard gold ray and and gold mewtwo! sheeessshhh my dream. just got back in the game november. It’s going to to be my mission to work towards gold ray and mewtwo this year. For the zard I’m happy with my childhood unlimited zard expecting to get a 8 or a 9 on it. These three are my top 3 pokemon 🤘🏼
@ for real my unlimited zard is the only one that survived time my two 1st editions are gone sadly. I was always showing off my 1st ed zards so i’m sure they would have been destroyed anyway I was only a kid had no idea it could buy a house one day 😂. Found two of my old binders (had some solid bangers) in november so that’s what brought me back. I subscribed bro 🤘🏼
I never budgeted before but now I’m saving mainly. Most of the cards I wanted I have now so I can breathe and relax on collecting. I went broke a few times. Now I’m mainly saving for a new home for the family. I’m trying so hard not to buy any cards this month unless they are for flipping. 😂
But let’s be clear of an Umbreon gold star psa 9 popped up I wouldn’t think twice. Some cards command my attention 😂 I don’t have it all figured out tho
Fun watch man! You’re missing the latias and latios to go along with the gengar tag team. My fav pick up was the latios latias gx PSA 9 in 2024. I need to get that gengar eventually. Team up is my all time fav set!
I do really like team up overall prob the most as far as modern sets that card is on my grail list for sure!! Glad you enjoyed and happy 2025 fam ! I had the lati twins but sold too early 😂 should have waited a few months later 🤷🏻♀️
Hey you can find some incredible deals/value in other languages too. If you’re collecting for the art and don’t play it really doesn’t matter but for me I just trust the English market the most. I do like Japanese a lot just can’t go down that rabbit hole. 😂
@orionsires I just like to get certain cards in every language I possibly can looks sick in a binder when you have the same card in multiple languages atleast I think it does
I like them a lot actually just not enough to justify spending that much. But ponchos are honestly dope and a good sub set of cards to go after. I like the rayquaza ones. 😎
@orionsires check discord it's like a holder. I got some Pakms off Gaming ones but they are too narrow for the gradeguard so they made their own lmao haha but it works.
I use the ultra pro sleeves and they fit over the slab and bumper. Now you need to be patient and take your time to slip your slab in it because it’s a tight fit but it does work nicely. Lastly… get your mind out the gutter!!!! 🤣no but I get that all the time we collectors love our triple protection 😎
Hey brother good to know a fellow holder of such a grail 🔥 I have no issue with prices going back down and will take full advantage if so. Doesn’t matter to me anyways it’s such a dope card is grab again for 10k if the opportunity presented itself. Especially in this market. Thanks for reaching out and watching and happy 2025 ! 😎
Hey it’s always one card at a time. Comparison is the thief of joy! Or something like that.. but I don’t know about grading. I’ll guess I’ll be able to give my thoughts when my big submission comes back. I’m honestly terrified of the potential up charges I’m about to get hit with and the wait time because of the hype and backlog. So we’ll see 🤷🏻♀️
What do you do for a living? I would love to have anyone of those cards, but as a disabled vet I would have to save for a year to buy one. Great collection
I run and operate a bar with my family called Starlight on 22nd here in Charlotte NC if you’re ever in the area I got a beer on me for ya. I am very fortunate this past two years have been much better than when we opened. It was tough for the first year of business. I didn’t make anything. Before the bar I was day trading and selling stock for profit pretty regularly until I found Pokémon. Now I just do the bar, RUclips and sell cards. But I’d like to get back into traditional investing. A lot of my friends don’t take this hobby seriously but I know the potential for growth and I also just enjoy collecting TCG. One thing to remember is it’s easier to do all this if you are selling and flipping cards for profit back into your personal collection. Trust me I went broke a few times acquiring these. 😎
Honestly eBay has always been reliable for me, sometimes I do lose money on cards but that’s the cost of moving money around sometimes. These days I’m mainly only selling cards and keeping 1 or 2 from the collections I buy. 😎
Beautiful collection. Congrats! Gotta be honest tho, the colorful cheap plastic looking guards detract from such high end cards. Makes them look like a cheaper toy or something. Just my 2c
No 100% agree with you sometimes haha looks way better on modern stuff. I mainly used them cause I got a great deal on a bunch of em but some cards better off left alone. 🤌🏻🤌🏻
@ yeah and at least it protects them if nothing else. Absolutely fire collection tho and I agree, I appreciate the card in its purest form as much as possible 🤌
As far as modern cards being so absurd. The market communicates the worth of a good or service and if anything the market for the newer cards may actually be what is driving up the cost of the lower population vintage hits.
I flip cards, RUclips, traditional investing and most of all run a successful bar Starlight on 22nd located here in Charlotte nc. I can barely afford these cards btw. 😂
Thank you!! It’s a grail for sure. Just wish the English version had the holo, sigh. Even just the little star by the name could have been holo and it would have popped! 🤷🏻♀️I’m so glad to have at least one of them in my collection tho. 🤌🏻🤌🏻
Dude the Japanese copy is still incredible fam! Dont beat yourself up it’s just market valuations it’s silly. Japanese could be on the come up soon. It’s all about English for me tho personally. 🤷🏻♀️
What was your favorite pickup in 2024 ?
Bgs 10 rayquaza vmax
My Raw rainbow Charizard gx that I picked up at school in a trade
Gold Star Rayquaza PSA 7, completed my hatrick of grails (Shining Gyrados, Shadowless Zard and GS Rayquaza)….
Psa 10 set of the Japanese stamp promos
PSA 10 Promo shiny suicune from HGSS (pop 2)
0:02 "all right guys?"....it's FOLKS!!! With a hand clap added in there for flair
Haha the hand clap is not gone he’s just on vacation for now 😂
Amazing! great to see a condensed collection of 30-40 absolute monsters.
Seriously means a lot man. I really tried my best building it up and it felt like it hasn’t really got the eyes it deserved until I made this video. Sadly the plan was to finish 1st Ed 9 Crystal 9 and Gold Star 9 but none of them have been completed. I could splurge in this market but I’m hoping the prices come back to earth so I can afford to complete it this year. Thanks for the support and happy 2025 😎
Also I’d like to get into the Yugioh grails but holding off until I finish my Pokemon goals
Your PSA 9 Base 1st editions are absolute gems!! 💎 Great collection!!!🔥🔥🔥
Appreciate that! They are a couple of my favorite cards too 💯 happy 2025 !
What cases did you buy for the ray + pikachus etc? Love the way they look
Phantom display x graded gaurd this hobby has an endless list of accessories you can use 😂
Been here since 300 subs bro, proud of you. Wow bro u remember when u barely hard any grails
NO WAY🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hell yeah thanks OG !!! I appreciate the support and will continue to push the limits !! 😎💯
I love your approach on buying slabs sustainably this year - this is my goal for 2025 as well. I have a set budget 5K for this year and my goal is buy singles and flip for the stuff that I want to hold for my PC (without adding any additional money). I want to see how far I can go by the end of the year. Love the videos :)
Thank you!! It’s definitely a good game plan to have and I never really had a set plan I just enjoy collecting. Now I realize I can’t keep going at the rate I was so I’m trying to not put any more money into it if I’m not making anything. 😎 happy 2025!!
I’m truly proud of you, 2024 was your best year yet and God even blessed you another child. Keep it up Orion! Wishes to better this year 🥂
Thank you so much Don you are always an OG supporting and appreciating what I’ve curated for months now years. I really can’t say enough how much it means. Best wishes to you as well my friend may 2025 being blessings growth and wins 😎🤌🏻
Incredible and exactly the collection I’m chasing atm goldstars ,shinings and crystals I’ve only 6 but
If I buy two a year maybe I’ll get there before retirement 😂
That was my mindset too it takes time good luck in 2025!! 🔥
The algo feeds me your videos when you dont clap because I am the wizard.
He's gonna like this as I have been auto playing your vids and clicking in after claps.
Also amazing collection.
Hahaha you guys are hardcore about the clap I’m really happy it does that much for yall. Seriously appreciate the love my guy. You are the wizard indeed seems this videos doing alright so far for an early upload. 🙏🏼😎
beautiful collection 🖤
Thanks homie G 😎🤌🏻
Incredible collection 😢
Hey 1 card at a time anything is possible , except not in this current market 😂😭
Beautiful collection man! My end all be all grail is def a 1st ed charizard. I have a shadowless and I WILL get that 1st ed one day 👌🏼
Thank you!! You know, I never thought I’d own one to be honest with you. It took a lot of trading, flipping and asking around til I found one. And I found it for 18.7k which was a crazy purchase at the time but now the card has nearly doubled. Charizard is usually a safe bet. I do think however this market will crash at some point and many will have a chance to buy grails. 😎 happy 2025
we just sold a psa 8 GS Zard for 4k so to get a 9 for about the same is nice
You Legend!!! God help us all 😂
How do you put the Sleeve on the Beckett cards? With the case in my opinion they become too big
You can’t put the sleeve on the Beckett cards but BGS does have a sleeve for that too that fits snug I think they do take up space but some cards just pop 🔥
Very cool colection !!! Wat case you use to store your slabs ?
Thank you! Casematix! 😎
Curious to know where you picked up the 3 dogs for so cheap? Ebay 9s I see are like 6-900! Great video.
You’ve got to look relentlessly until
You see a deal and this market got wild right after I got mine. 😂
That gold star rayquaza is my grail card for rayquaza 🤘🏼 I will own a 9 someday.
The 9 took me personally about a year of hunting just about and I looked often
The ray will always be goated 🔥🔥🔥
@ Hell yeah man, set a goal and met it! FR perfect pick up man, i’m envious and happy for you 🤣
🔥🔥🔥
Thanks Kino 🤌🏻🤌🏻
Epic PC! 1st edition zard gold ray and and gold mewtwo! sheeessshhh my dream. just got back in the game november. It’s going to to be my mission to work towards gold ray and mewtwo this year. For the zard I’m happy with my childhood unlimited zard expecting to get a 8 or a 9 on it. These three are my top 3 pokemon 🤘🏼
I wish I had a childhood zard the sentimental value alone would be tremendous to me. I never found mine so I had to start all over again. 😂
@ for real my unlimited zard is the only one that survived time my two 1st editions are gone sadly. I was always showing off my 1st ed zards so i’m sure they would have been destroyed anyway I was only a kid had no idea it could buy a house one day 😂. Found two of my old binders (had some solid bangers) in november so that’s what brought me back. I subscribed bro 🤘🏼
Do you have like a monthly budget you put away? Or do you just see a card you want and pull the trigger.
I never budgeted before but now I’m saving mainly. Most of the cards I wanted I have now so I can breathe and relax on collecting. I went broke a few times. Now I’m mainly saving for a new home for the family. I’m trying so hard not to buy any cards this month unless they are for flipping. 😂
But let’s be clear of an Umbreon gold star psa 9 popped up I wouldn’t think twice. Some cards command my attention 😂 I don’t have it all figured out tho
Fun watch man! You’re missing the latias and latios to go along with the gengar tag team. My fav pick up was the latios latias gx PSA 9 in 2024. I need to get that gengar eventually. Team up is my all time fav set!
I do really like team up overall prob the most as far as modern sets that card is on my grail list for sure!! Glad you enjoyed and happy 2025 fam ! I had the lati twins but sold too early 😂 should have waited a few months later 🤷🏻♀️
My favorite pickup was a charizard Gold star psa 8. And also where did u get the sleeves that cover ur slab and graded guards
Ultra pro sleeves it’s a tight fit but looks killer 😎 and congrats again on your grail 🔥
@ okay I’ll have to snag some then.
Whats the name of the slab bag that goes over the guards?
Ultra pro slab sleeves 😎
I love all languages of pokémon 💯
Hey you can find some incredible deals/value in other languages too. If you’re collecting for the art and don’t play it really doesn’t matter but for me I just trust the English market the most. I do like Japanese a lot just can’t go down that rabbit hole. 😂
@orionsires I just like to get certain cards in every language I possibly can looks sick in a binder when you have the same card in multiple languages atleast I think it does
are those graded guards also in sleeves? did know those existed.
I know my boy Jake put me on the triple protection game 😎😂
Beautiful collection, where do you buy the cases for the grades and the sleeves that cover everything?
Thank you! Graded gaurd and phantom display on Instagram, both very successful accessories and protection/displays 😎🤌🏻
Would be interesting to hear your thoughts on the Poncho and Mario pikachus? Thanks!
I like them a lot actually just not enough to justify spending that much. But ponchos are honestly dope and a good sub set of cards to go after. I like the rayquaza ones. 😎
Have you got the new Gradedguard PSA card holder? I bought 2 12x singles.
No but that sounds amazing ? Like a new 12 card display???? Man he’s absolutely killing it with his brand. They are so pricey tho imo. 😂
@orionsires check discord it's like a holder. I got some Pakms off Gaming ones but they are too narrow for the gradeguard so they made their own lmao haha but it works.
Drink everytime he mentions kids😂
I just created a new generation of alcoholics 😂
hey man where do you get your plastic sleeves that fit the slab and bumper? my favorite slab got scratched and im bummed.
I use the ultra pro sleeves and they fit over the slab and bumper. Now you need to be patient and take your time to slip your slab in it because it’s a tight fit but it does work nicely. Lastly… get your mind out the gutter!!!! 🤣no but I get that all the time we collectors love our triple protection 😎
Amazing collection! I also have a psa 10 Crystal Charizard, unfortunately one sold for 15K I hope it goes back up to 20K
Hey brother good to know a fellow holder of such a grail 🔥 I have no issue with prices going back down and will take full advantage if so. Doesn’t matter to me anyways it’s such a dope card is grab again for 10k if the opportunity presented itself. Especially in this market. Thanks for reaching out and watching and happy 2025 ! 😎
I clicked your ebay store link but there's nothing listed.
I have a lot of stuff listed right now so that’s weird 😂
Look up collection lot and I’ll have a listing for auction 76 cards!!
5th comment BOOM BABY!!!! Can’t wait to do house chores while ripping the new vid
Ayyyy thanks fam. Speaking of thanks for reminding me to do some chores. House is a mess this season 😂
@ I hear ya there 😂
What is the plastic you have around your slabs w the graded guard on?
Ultra pro sleeves great to make sure the slab doesn’t get scratched but kinda overkill even for me 😂🤷🏻♀️
What brought me back was also the Rayquaza vmax, I finally pulled it and then I bought the moonbreon raw at 800 both graded a psa10
That’s amazing!!! And I’m so stoked for you! 800 still great too. And that would have been a dream to pull that card. Congrats 😎🔥
Hi, what is the case you are using for storing your pc
Casematix 🤌🏻
What storage case do you use?
Casematix but there’s so many decent ones really any of them work as long as they are water proof and foam padded inside 💯
That collection is crazy man! I need to level up my game 😂. Is it still worth grading right now?
Hey it’s always one card at a time. Comparison is the thief of joy! Or something like that.. but I don’t know about grading. I’ll guess I’ll be able to give my thoughts when my big submission comes back. I’m honestly terrified of the potential up charges I’m about to get hit with and the wait time because of the hype and backlog. So we’ll see 🤷🏻♀️
@ I feel you! Also got so much bulk that I want to get rid of. Need to go over what i wanna keep to potentially grade in the future
What do you do for a living? I would love to have anyone of those cards, but as a disabled vet I would have to save for a year to buy one. Great collection
I run and operate a bar with my family called Starlight on 22nd here in Charlotte NC if you’re ever in the area I got a beer on me for ya. I am very fortunate this past two years have been much better than when we opened. It was tough for the first year of business. I didn’t make anything. Before the bar I was day trading and selling stock for profit pretty regularly until I found Pokémon. Now I just do the bar, RUclips and sell cards. But I’d like to get back into traditional investing. A lot of my friends don’t take this hobby seriously but I know the potential for growth and I also just enjoy collecting TCG. One thing to remember is it’s easier to do all this if you are selling and flipping cards for profit back into your personal collection. Trust me I went broke a few times acquiring these. 😎
Im Interested in Power Keeper Moonrizard if it's for sale.
It might be honestly , love it but need to keep the wheels turning, I’ll pm you on discord if I do 😎
Where do you get those cases from
Graded guard ! 💯
Where do you have the best luck selling your cards ?
Honestly eBay has always been reliable for me, sometimes I do lose money on cards but that’s the cost of moving money around sometimes. These days I’m mainly only selling cards and keeping 1 or 2 from the collections I buy. 😎
Beautiful collection. Congrats! Gotta be honest tho, the colorful cheap plastic looking guards detract from such high end cards. Makes them look like a cheaper toy or something. Just my 2c
No 100% agree with you sometimes haha looks way better on modern stuff. I mainly used them cause I got a great deal on a bunch of em but some cards better off left alone. 🤌🏻🤌🏻
@ yeah and at least it protects them if nothing else. Absolutely fire collection tho and I agree, I appreciate the card in its purest form as much as possible 🤌
As far as modern cards being so absurd. The market communicates the worth of a good or service and if anything the market for the newer cards may actually be what is driving up the cost of the lower population vintage hits.
Yeah you might be right I guess I never thought about that 😎
@ Thanks bro I took a lot of Econ in college and just use it for Pokemon investing lol. And I love the NC Pokemon channel!
Aspirin or Azure, either sounds like he was named from a big corporation. Get him in the medical or tech field lol. Congrats man.
Hahaha Aspen plays doctor daily so that would be a blessing and thanks homie ! 😂😎
Those frosted psa slabs remind me of abandoned drug houses in the Ghetto with zero offense to your cards.
Lmfao 🤣 yeah the newer slabs are clearer for sure 😎
Actually should pin this comment made me laugh - hats off to ya
May I ask what do you do for a living bro? How do you afford all of this??
I flip cards, RUclips, traditional investing and most of all run a successful bar Starlight on 22nd located here in Charlotte nc. I can barely afford these cards btw. 😂
@ thank you for sharing lol! Good for you man! Happy for you!
What are the sleeves that the gradedguards are in? 🥹
Ultra pro graded card sleeves they are a tight fit 🤌🏻🤌🏻
I wish I had guidance I screwed myself into deep debt I’m gettin myself out now but it was a hard lesson to learn.
We’ve all been there before. Nothing to be ashamed of I’ve opened up about my blunders but you do learn. Not learning would be insanity right 😂😎
My favorite pickup was a charizard Gold star psa 8.
It’s worth like 4k now apparently 🤌🏻🤌🏻
@ yea it’s a pretty big come up. I paid 1900 for mine so I’m pumped. 🔥
Espeon Gold Star ❤
Thank you!! It’s a grail for sure. Just wish the English version had the holo, sigh. Even just the little star by the name could have been holo and it would have popped! 🤷🏻♀️I’m so glad to have at least one of them in my collection tho. 🤌🏻🤌🏻
I need a bracelet like that bro
Cuban link goes hard but these days I think more about what cards I could have if I didn’t have the bracelet 😂 Preciate it 🤌🏻🤌🏻
I wish I bought the English Umbreon vmax instead I chose the Japanese one only because the texture. So now English is out of reach in a 10.
Dude the Japanese copy is still incredible fam! Dont beat yourself up it’s just market valuations it’s silly. Japanese could be on the come up soon. It’s all about English for me tho personally. 🤷🏻♀️
Brother, get a haircut lol
Someone had to do it 😂😎