This was the video i needed, just grabbed 2 evolving skies ETB and i guess now i will be ripping one of my boxes and keeping one of them sealed! Keep the videos coming!
Nice! Evolving skies is probably the best option to keep sealed but a tempting one to open with those chase cards!! Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I think for special sets ETBs are the way to go unless you get the UPCs... which were hard to get for sets like celebrations. For sets with booster boxes, unless you get it at like a really deep discount 50% off msrp the booster box will always be better. I try to look at it a $/pack. I recently bought a case of silver tempest etbs for $243 so $3.03/pack ($243/80) But booster box is roughly $120-140~ so $3.3-3.8/pack, so in theory those should do better. However for the release of new sets you can get a case for about $550-600 so 2.5-2.7/pack and a case of ETBs for around $340-400... so $3.77-4.44/pack... so expense (9 packs in etbs now). Def choosing booster box cases for newer sets since you get much more value. Great Vid btw, def have a lot of etbs... too many lol
Good take, I agree. I only really buy em on sale now. Holidays sets are always smart, I mean shining fates has been bad but it’ll creep up eventually lol maybe at the 5 year mark. Booster box is Deff the way to go if you’re opening them up. You can always buy the promos for like $1 if you want them too!
@@Trevor-TCGI def thought about my comment after typing it because i was just yapping away. I guess I'll continue yapping with my new thoughts lol Yes shining fates has been at msrp (or less) for a long long time but I would think it is due to it being over printed which you highlighted in your video. Talking in USD below, and just took the prices off tcg player: Darkness ablaze booster box is $160~ atm, ETBs are $35, so respectively that is $4.4/pack vs $4.37/pack, so ETB pretty much keeps up with the rate of the booster. So lets now compare a pop off set. Evolving Skies Booster box is $500~ atm, ETBs are $90 per (Non pokemon center) and $165 (Avg 150 for the glaceon and 180 for the Jolteon box) which comes to $13.8/pack , $11.25/pack, and $16.5/pack. So the pokemon center exclusive ETB is doing the best out of those, but all three products have delivered a wonderful return. I believe if you throw in the booster box case, that gives $18.5/pack... not as reliable since that price point is relatively new $4000/case divided by 216. For SWSH: CP, ES, Celebrations ETBs have done pretty well. Fusion strike/Brilliant Stars/Lost Origin were reprinted in 2023? (Correct me if I am wrong) Then for pokemon center ETBs, all sets that have done well, their ETBs have gone up as well. ES like mentioned above, Celebrations ETB Case/4 is $500, cost was $278 so decent return Crown Zenith Case/4 is $400~, I actually missed out on these so I'm sure the cost was $60/each plus tax. Other considerations, space. ETB case is so big lol... booster box case is much more space efficient. Going forward if I like a set I'll buy 1. Booster box case or Booster bundle display x 2 (if booster boxes are not available) $600 / $450 2. Case of ETBs $370~ 3. 4x Pokemon Center ETBs $275~ 4. More stuff If i really really like the set/stuff to rip for fun TLDR; if the set is expensive then the ETBs will be up a lot as well. (Evolving skies), if the set is not expensive then I agree the ETBs will be very stagnant.
What do you think about Evolving skies? I just saw one for sell for $69 sealed in a big box store.. Right now they seem to be trending down but still have an average sell price of $129 on eBay over the last year and are down to $87-$90 this past week average sell price.. Worth grabbing right now ? Open or keep as an investment? 🤔
If you find them under market value id say buy them. I think Evolving Skies isn't worth opening cause pull rates are hard and I think it'll be like the "Team Up" of SWSH. It'll be worth the most for sure and sealed is the safest way to ensure return. I have about 10 that I've picked up between $50 and $65 CAD over the last couple years. Every time I see anything with Evolving Skies in a Walmart or something I tend to pick it up
What up man...finally a small channel that knows what they're talking about...just picked up a ST etb case for $215 which I normally don't do but at that price it's a no brainer...keep bringing the content 👍
@@trangtrong3967 for real lol everyone is selling em super cheap right now. Deff worth hoping on to hold. Even just cracking em for loose packs eventually might be worth it
Like everything they’ll go up eventually I just don’t think it’s gonna have nearly as big of a return as booster boxes or even some similarly priced collection boxes
@@Trevor-TCGEven with CT scans? I feel like I see more ETBs being displayed nowadays more than anything including singles. I think pokemon center boxes with great promos are safe investments.
Be careful over-investing in any ETB. As a vender at shows and online, they're harder to move, especially the pokemoncenter ETBs, people rarely buy them. The plastic seals on them come apart with time small holes will start to appear or the sharp corners of the box rip open the seal no matter how well they're stored.
good insight. I have most of mine stored away in bins, but im moving away from etbs. PC ETBS for my PC and old ones I'll sell over time. Booster boxes seem to be the smartest purchases, or collection boxes with fire packs
If it's open its not really worth anything, sealed product always goes up over time. The big cards are worth money but an open etb would basically be worthless
Nice video and i respect your opinion, but im going to disagree. Well somewhat. Hear me out.. the sword and shield era is probably the well known and the most popular set that has the most exposure to people. And it was released during the highest peak - the pokemon world has ever seen. With that being said, the kids right now will want to buy sword and shield era when they get older and have that cash to reminisce their childhood. At that time, let’s say 10-20 years from now, all these sword and shield etbs will be in high demand. Though, i agree with you about the modern etbs price won’t drastically goes up versus the later sets in 5-10 years from now. But i believe, anything after 10 years, the sword and shield etbs will eclipse the later etbs because of their popularities. And i believe right now is the best time to buy these etbs because some are way below msrp. I just got myself 2 case of silver tempest for $230 each, and 2 case of lost origin for $280 each couple weeks ago. And yes, i agree that booster box are better investment, but looking 10 years from now, those who can’t afford booster box will want to settle for etbs. I could be wrong on my theory, but thats how I envision the future.
Very good point. I definitely agree that now is the best time to buy them if you are buying them. Even myself, I’ve slowed down on picking them up but I have probably about 110 ETBs sealed away. Some from every sword and shield set and lots from lost origin and vivid cause I was finder them less then 50% MSRP. Your right on the current kids wanting swsh like current people going crazy over 151 and anything kanto lol loooong term they’ll do just fine. Idk about how high they’ll grow but if you’re buying cases, you’ll have some great returns. Buying those 4 cases for just north of 1k is great, like what $25 an etb? You’ll be making a return no matter what at that price!
Right? lol keep an eye out, I find flash sales on LO and ST etbs at lots of card shops in Canada. Haven’t bought cases myself but managed to find Vivid for $20usd at one point and LO for $24 so had to pick up a few!
Great video. I’m thinking about getting some ETBs just for future potential but knowing which and when is the trick. I like the brilliant stars ETB. White and gold pops nice but the caramel brown dice inside are yuck lol
I have to disagree I bought 20 evolving skies regular etbs with the free tin for 40 each lol now they are 120 and growing definitely worth it but get booster boxes too
Booster boxes are still better, etbs are over printed these days, just cause we’re in a bubble doesn’t mean shining fates etbs or sv base etbs are worth money all of a sudden
you dropped the term „waifu chase“ like its nothing, are pokemon tcg collectors really that degenerate that theres such a huge demand for female trainer cards??
This was the video i needed, just grabbed 2 evolving skies ETB and i guess now i will be ripping one of my boxes and keeping one of them sealed! Keep the videos coming!
Nice! Evolving skies is probably the best option to keep sealed but a tempting one to open with those chase cards!! Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Well put together presentation! I recently bought the Celestial Storm etb. Liked and subscribed!
Ay thanks for subscribing! Celestial storm etb is awesome! I need to get one for my PC one of these days
I think for special sets ETBs are the way to go unless you get the UPCs... which were hard to get for sets like celebrations.
For sets with booster boxes, unless you get it at like a really deep discount 50% off msrp the booster box will always be better. I try to look at it a $/pack.
I recently bought a case of silver tempest etbs for $243 so $3.03/pack ($243/80)
But booster box is roughly $120-140~ so $3.3-3.8/pack, so in theory those should do better.
However for the release of new sets you can get a case for about $550-600 so 2.5-2.7/pack and a case of ETBs for around $340-400... so $3.77-4.44/pack... so expense (9 packs in etbs now). Def choosing booster box cases for newer sets since you get much more value.
Great Vid btw, def have a lot of etbs... too many lol
Good take, I agree. I only really buy em on sale now. Holidays sets are always smart, I mean shining fates has been bad but it’ll creep up eventually lol maybe at the 5 year mark. Booster box is Deff the way to go if you’re opening them up. You can always buy the promos for like $1 if you want them too!
@@Trevor-TCGI def thought about my comment after typing it because i was just yapping away. I guess I'll continue yapping with my new thoughts lol
Yes shining fates has been at msrp (or less) for a long long time but I would think it is due to it being over printed which you highlighted in your video.
Talking in USD below, and just took the prices off tcg player:
Darkness ablaze booster box is $160~ atm, ETBs are $35, so respectively that is $4.4/pack vs $4.37/pack, so ETB pretty much keeps up with the rate of the booster. So lets now compare a pop off set.
Evolving Skies Booster box is $500~ atm, ETBs are $90 per (Non pokemon center) and $165 (Avg 150 for the glaceon and 180 for the Jolteon box) which comes to $13.8/pack , $11.25/pack, and $16.5/pack. So the pokemon center exclusive ETB is doing the best out of those, but all three products have delivered a wonderful return. I believe if you throw in the booster box case, that gives $18.5/pack... not as reliable since that price point is relatively new $4000/case divided by 216.
For SWSH: CP, ES, Celebrations ETBs have done pretty well. Fusion strike/Brilliant Stars/Lost Origin were reprinted in 2023? (Correct me if I am wrong)
Then for pokemon center ETBs, all sets that have done well, their ETBs have gone up as well.
ES like mentioned above,
Celebrations ETB Case/4 is $500, cost was $278 so decent return
Crown Zenith Case/4 is $400~, I actually missed out on these so I'm sure the cost was $60/each plus tax.
Other considerations, space. ETB case is so big lol... booster box case is much more space efficient. Going forward if I like a set I'll buy
1. Booster box case or Booster bundle display x 2 (if booster boxes are not available) $600 / $450
2. Case of ETBs $370~
3. 4x Pokemon Center ETBs $275~
4. More stuff If i really really like the set/stuff to rip for fun
TLDR; if the set is expensive then the ETBs will be up a lot as well. (Evolving skies), if the set is not expensive then I agree the ETBs will be very stagnant.
What do you think about Evolving skies? I just saw one for sell for $69 sealed in a big box store.. Right now they seem to be trending down but still have an average sell price of $129 on eBay over the last year and are down to $87-$90 this past week average sell price.. Worth grabbing right now ? Open or keep as an investment? 🤔
If you find them under market value id say buy them. I think Evolving Skies isn't worth opening cause pull rates are hard and I think it'll be like the "Team Up" of SWSH. It'll be worth the most for sure and sealed is the safest way to ensure return. I have about 10 that I've picked up between $50 and $65 CAD over the last couple years. Every time I see anything with Evolving Skies in a Walmart or something I tend to pick it up
@@Trevor-TCG Awesome response. Thanks
What up man...finally a small channel that knows what they're talking about...just picked up a ST etb case for $215 which I normally don't do but at that price it's a no brainer...keep bringing the content 👍
Good pickup! I did similar with a bunch of LO etbs on Black Friday.
@@Trevor-TCG Hoping the same deal comes for LO but there is way too much ST stock rn
@@trangtrong3967 for real lol everyone is selling em super cheap right now. Deff worth hoping on to hold. Even just cracking em for loose packs eventually might be worth it
the PC EBT with exclusive stamped promos will do well because of limited supply
Yeah I’d say those are still a safe bet to purchase but I have doubts those swsh etbs will reach any good numbers
Etb are not a waste of money even mordern ones. Give it time you'll see
Like everything they’ll go up eventually I just don’t think it’s gonna have nearly as big of a return as booster boxes or even some similarly priced collection boxes
More manipulation 😂
@@Trevor-TCGEven with CT scans? I feel like I see more ETBs being displayed nowadays more than anything including singles. I think pokemon center boxes with great promos are safe investments.
Good video but i dont think il be buying any elite boxes soon lol
great vid thanks man! ive been buying up clearance price sword and shield era ETBs to hide away for this exact reason. (Cheapest in NZ)
Smart, I’ve been doin the same when I find em for like 50% of msrp. The odd LGS will put ‘em up real cheap to clear soace
I opened so many xy evolutions etbs still have the boxs
Nice! That’s and etb I never opened. I did open a few phantom forces back in the day and wish I still had the empty boxes or 1 sealed haha
Be careful over-investing in any ETB. As a vender at shows and online, they're harder to move, especially the pokemoncenter ETBs, people rarely buy them. The plastic seals on them come apart with time small holes will start to appear or the sharp corners of the box rip open the seal no matter how well they're stored.
good insight. I have most of mine stored away in bins, but im moving away from etbs. PC ETBS for my PC and old ones I'll sell over time. Booster boxes seem to be the smartest purchases, or collection boxes with fire packs
So is it only the sealed ones worth any money?
If it's open its not really worth anything, sealed product always goes up over time. The big cards are worth money but an open etb would basically be worthless
@@Trevor-TCGthat's what I thought! Thanks for the reply!
@@cecilhopkins9918 No problem! Thank you for checking out the video and my channel, I appreciate it!
Nice video and i respect your opinion, but im going to disagree. Well somewhat. Hear me out.. the sword and shield era is probably the well known and the most popular set that has the most exposure to people. And it was released during the highest peak - the pokemon world has ever seen. With that being said, the kids right now will want to buy sword and shield era when they get older and have that cash to reminisce their childhood. At that time, let’s say 10-20 years from now, all these sword and shield etbs will be in high demand.
Though, i agree with you about the modern etbs price won’t drastically goes up versus the later sets in 5-10 years from now. But i believe, anything after 10 years, the sword and shield etbs will eclipse the later etbs because of their popularities. And i believe right now is the best time to buy these etbs because some are way below msrp. I just got myself 2 case of silver tempest for $230 each, and 2 case of lost origin for $280 each couple weeks ago. And yes, i agree that booster box are better investment, but looking 10 years from now, those who can’t afford booster box will want to settle for etbs. I could be wrong on my theory, but thats how I envision the future.
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Very good point. I definitely agree that now is the best time to buy them if you are buying them. Even myself, I’ve slowed down on picking them up but I have probably about 110 ETBs sealed away. Some from every sword and shield set and lots from lost origin and vivid cause I was finder them less then 50% MSRP. Your right on the current kids wanting swsh like current people going crazy over 151 and anything kanto lol loooong term they’ll do just fine. Idk about how high they’ll grow but if you’re buying cases, you’ll have some great returns. Buying those 4 cases for just north of 1k is great, like what $25 an etb? You’ll be making a return no matter what at that price!
Right? lol keep an eye out, I find flash sales on LO and ST etbs at lots of card shops in Canada. Haven’t bought cases myself but managed to find Vivid for $20usd at one point and LO for $24 so had to pick up a few!
Crown zenith etb will grow for sure
Stay tuned for a video on crown zenith! Just recorded one this morning, should be love this weekend 💪🏻 I have high hopes for that set
I only buy pokemon center exclusive boxes, and anything evo skies
Same here
Great video. I’m thinking about getting some ETBs just for future potential but knowing which and when is the trick. I like the brilliant stars ETB. White and gold pops nice but the caramel brown dice inside are yuck lol
I just open them as they come out. I don’t think there’s a point to buying multiple boxes
It’s nice if you want to display them or hold packs to open later, hold favourite sets or sell/trade in the future
I have to disagree I bought 20 evolving skies regular etbs with the free tin for 40 each lol now they are 120 and growing definitely worth it but get booster boxes too
Yeah, smart to buy a bunch to sell. ETB's aren't the best item to open iIMO. good pickup! @@JeffThompson-ny8ih
Etb like gamble you can play combine with Pokémon 😅!
Big time!
Good video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Lol evolving skies etbs are still 200 lol I bought mine for 40 lol 😆
yeah evolving skies has been great. i was getting them for about $40 as well. glad i grabbed as many as i could find
This aged as well as milk
Booster boxes are still better, etbs are over printed these days, just cause we’re in a bubble doesn’t mean shining fates etbs or sv base etbs are worth money all of a sudden
you dropped the term „waifu chase“ like its nothing, are pokemon tcg collectors really that degenerate that theres such a huge demand for female trainer cards??
Short answer is yes lol seems like they have taste tho and only want the finest of Japanese printed waifu cards 😅😂