I genuinely think that because all the people who were into pokemon when they were kids are now getting back into it now that they are 30+ years old and living a life where they can now spend some extra cash on more hobbies. I could be bias in that thinking because that's what happened to me. I started up about 2 months ago, I started with 151 and now I'm doing surging sparks. I'm super hooked now.
I think the investor bros who made money on vivid voltage during the pandemic saw another pikachu chase card and thought they could replicate that hype. Then the FOMO sets in other people and there's your artificial demand.
Any kids that are into Scarlet and Violet era, playing the games, collecting with their 30-35 year old parents....one day they're likely going to fall into the same position as all us middle aged dudes loving the nostalgia of Pokemon collecting. That should give some hope and value to the cards in the future. Unlike other TCGs, Pokemon is not too complicated to play, fun to collect and great for all ages. That creates a strong market for years to come. In my opinion...
I’m one of the collectors who got into it this last year, and it’s because of my son! Pokemon did a great thing with the Trick or Trade packs, that’s what sucked us in. His first cards were ToT and we both plunged headfirst into the hobby from there.
I’ll never forget the days of 2012 when I’d jump on eBay, find a Japanese seller and load my cart with vintage cards and it would cost me nothing haha 😂 they were practically throwing them at you back then. Pokemon cards have exploded since Pokemon Go and the detective Pikachu movie and of last 2-3 years it has just absolutely erupted. It’s nice to see :)
Yeah, I was on ebay regularly in 2006 and beyond. It was 180 degrees different than today. It was like a thrift shop on there. I was a highschooler and would ask my mom if I could bid on stuff, lol. I wish I had bought Shining pokemon, but I refused to buy anything that wasn't in perfect condition, which I couldn't afford in those particular cards.
I got back in 2016/17 i remeber ud go to target and there be a ton of clearence and dropped prices … i remeber a charizard gx box that was on sale but still alot for me at the time so i passed … should have got it … and u could get collection boxes for under 10$
I'm 48 and was a teacher when Pokemon was first getting popular. I didn't collect then but always saw kids with cards and thought they were cool. I collected baseball cards as a kid and MTG while I was in the Army and watched anime Now that I have young kids and I love the artwork I started collecting as a family just a few months ago and loving every moment of it as someone in the upper age bracket of the hobby.
I jumped in around 2022. It’s honestly bonkers how so many people are flooding to Pokemon TCG again. Someone(s) on the Pokemon marketing team got the idea that if they put nostalgia Pokemon on the artwork covers, buyers flood to it.
I can say for sure TCG Pocket got me back into it, bought my first battle deck in years and an ETB last week and played in a local tournament this week for the first time! Got beat 3/4 games and tied on the 4th but it was still so fun!
The SWSH alt art definitely deserved the bump in price they got earlier this year. Glad to see them rebounding a bit. Now that they're out of print, the only way is up!
I haven't bought pokemon cards in 19years until I recently played the new pocket tcg, and it made me aware of how active the tcg. I saw the 151 set, and wanted to get the originals like the old days. I quickly found out how popular the collector surge is, and I'm in that surge now with the rest!
really enjoying the content you've been putting out, your videos are high quality and engaging all the way through. you're very talented at this and I have no doubt you're top-tier at what you do professionally.
One of the LGS near me had a stack of cases of Surging Sparks BB's and I asked how much a booster box costs and the employee tells me "200 dollars". I say, "They're available on Pokemon Center for like 161 dollars" and she goes "Then buy it there". To me, this sums up what's going on in the space.
Yes, it’s so stupid, not only can you get it for msrp on the Pokémon center you’ll also get free shipping. Can’t wait for restocks to come in to all the scalpers have to just sit there with there product. There’s no reason for them to be sold over msrp aside from greed and trying to screw over other people in the community.
Is it that stupid? Look at the sneaker market. Shoes in store sometimes cost more than the same shoes you can order right away off StockX and eBay. So what’s the reason for the in store premium? I’ll give you two. 1) overhead cost and 2) instant availability. I will elaborate on point number 2. Sometimes you just need a box right away to calm a crying child, OR a stream that you gotta rip in a couple hours and no other place to get a BB from. So where do you go? LGS.
Because they do not apply to you and me and the people those stores can not sell $200 a box to. But that does not mean those reasons are fully exempt for every one else across the board. Which is the very explanation why those boxes are at $200.
Its not market manipulation when every big SIR is crazy price and booster boxes are selling out on preorder... everyones trying to make a profit on a hobby when times are hard
Thanks a lot for ur updated details 🎉🎉🎉🎉here what I got something for u and our community also First off, the Pokémon card market continues to be a powerhouse. The demand for vintage and limited-edition cards is still going strong, with specific sets like Base Set, 1st Edition Holo Charizard seeing incredible prices. But the real surprise has been the surge in interest for newer sets, especially Scarlet & Violet-with a fresh wave of collectors, we’re seeing cards from these sets not just being pulled, but also climbing in value as the meta and nostalgia take hold
Its a different period because I bought surging sparks from pokemon center.... something that is unheard of last year buying a SV booster box from pokemon center at MSRP being a "deal"... 161 for a box is insane compared to 90-110. But i guess this is the new norm and comes with a new price tag.
Been watching you for the last several days now. I just subbed because you definitely deserve it with the amount of information you provide to new and old people of the game and what to get into and stay away from. I like being helped in my decision making when it comes to to buying boosters vs etb's etc. I like the most bang for my buck ya know.
When you get back into Pokemon cards for the first time in 15 years but you can't find anything anywhere because it's all sold out smh... Got two regular Surging Spark ETBs coming early next week from Target, can't wait! Been learning a lot from this channel
Hey Phillip! I bought a few things during this weekend and I was wondering what you would do with them if they were yours. I bought two TCG Sword & Sheild 9 Brilliant Stars Checklane Blister (-10%), 1 Pokemon TCG Collector Chest(-10%), 2 Obsidian Flames Elite Trainer (-25%), 1 Back to School Eraser Blister 2024 (-20%). I was thinking of keeping one of the ETB as well as the blisters and opening one ETB as well as the collector chest.
I think it's because YT has been pushing more and more pokemon unboxing videos on people. I feel like there's more people only in it to gamble and make money (and stash boxes for 10 years for profits) than people actually caring about Pokemon.
I have to disagree with Umbreon VMAX being too expensive to make sense. I made a video about why I think it’s high price makes sense and one of the major reasons is it would take you on average $33k of packs to pull one. Couple that with it being the face of the modern pokemon era, it’s high price all the sudden seems really reasonable if not undervalued. Plus a high population of psa 10’s doesn’t matter if everyone wants it and few people are selling relative to the price of the card. Like real estate the price is set at the margin for what’s actually for sale at any given time.
I was opening the first edition back then but never found good one lol. Right now I am scratching my self on why this suddenly booming. But yeah, I just stay in digital mode so I just collect on my TCGP 😂
Real Question: Who in their right mind is legitimately spending $500 of their money on that Pikachu card? That’s insane. You could get a PSA10 151 Charizard alt art. The arts aren’t close to being in the same ball park? Like what?
I just wanna say I really appreciate all the effort you put into your content. I know how tough it can be to be a content creator and just know that it’s been amazing getting to watch you and your community develop. Keep the fire burning, your light really is a joy to see 👍
That google search graph is very interesting. 2021 was wild. It couldnt happen again so soon... could it? 😅 Im bullish on that Rayquaza, i see no reason why it should be so far behind the Umbreon.
been collecting 8 years.2024 is the year 80% of collectors are into for the 💰💰💰.I remember collecting was fun,seeing the card you needed.now it's straight greed
This is not true ...at least in the US. My local Target is stocked up on Surging Sparks. They have tons of booster boxes and ETBS! Nobody is buying them !...the hit rates are scaring people away. Meijer and Walmart both had lots of Surging Spark products left on the shelves. Evo Skies is still the big chase....I seen a group of teens walking into target all looking for Evo packs in mini tins or lunch tins whatever they could find. Gotta Catchem all!
it's funny the bias you get when you own a card. I pulled the giratina (from my first pack in over 20 years...sucked me back in lol) and bought the gengar at its low, and when I see them rising I'm definitely cheering for them to go higher. meanwhile every single card I don't own I'm just praying on their crash lmfao
Can you make a video on PC Promos? The Obsidian Flames and Magneton promo are over $600 in a PSA10. Why spend $200 for a Surging Sparks Booster Box when I can buy 2 PC ETB, send both to PSA, hopefully 1 comes back a 10, and just sell it and buy a raw SIR Pika? The Eevee looks promising to break $1000
with so many people new to your channel and pokémon you gotta consider their knowledge level, you can’t just throw our “moonbreon” and “eeveeloutions” you gotta inform what these things mean if you are trying to educate.
I call that spoon fed. At some point, if you don’t know the terms people are using, do your own research. No point in repeating the same things and make the videos longer for the true listeners.
Thanks for the feedback, I am usually conscious of this as I know newcomers are entering. Moonbreon is Umbreon VMAX Alt Art, the most popular modern Pokemon card, and Eeveelutions is the term for Eevee’s Evolutions (Flareon, Espeon, Jolteon etc…)
Please make this boom really make sense when TikTok has ruined this collection of cards they are mass processing cards now I have booster boxs at my local 711 of this set make it make sense
In this hypercapitalist world, numbers both get bigger and less meaningful at the same time. Capitalism is power-creeping. Slow down, do what you love, what you're afraid of, and treat this planet well. The child in us is what makes Pokemon cards be perceived as so valuable, and yet the child within can only really thrive when its free from the madness of pokestocks, finding and taking moments to just be.
Surging sparks is the best SV set.... SO FAR. We still have a bunch of other MORE promising sets coming next year. I think it's just a timing thing with people being sick of previous SV sets + nostalgia hype from Pikachu and Latias. Rocket and battle partners is where I'm buying my cases of bb from, but surging sparks PC etbs are the least anyone should cop from this set.
I genuinely think that because all the people who were into pokemon when they were kids are now getting back into it now that they are 30+ years old and living a life where they can now spend some extra cash on more hobbies. I could be bias in that thinking because that's what happened to me. I started up about 2 months ago, I started with 151 and now I'm doing surging sparks. I'm super hooked now.
You're right.
me too
Collected until I was 13. I’m 28 now and I’m right back to it
exactly same for me :)
Same for me. Got back into it over a year ago after 20yrs
what a great time for TCG Pocket to get me wanting to rip real packs again for the first time in over a decade 😂
I been telling my buddy, exactly that, would happen. They do a good job 😅
Honestly, I don't really get the hype around Surging Sparks. There's some cool card arts in there, but nothing making it stand out to me
Right time, right amounts of money available, and willingness to gamble.
Same its a good set but i dont think its the Best set … pikachu is a great card but 500 is crazy
It’s an awful set in my opinion
Pikachu is one, if not the most popular pokemon to collect, it is up there with Charizard.
I think the investor bros who made money on vivid voltage during the pandemic saw another pikachu chase card and thought they could replicate that hype. Then the FOMO sets in other people and there's your artificial demand.
Any kids that are into Scarlet and Violet era, playing the games, collecting with their 30-35 year old parents....one day they're likely going to fall into the same position as all us middle aged dudes loving the nostalgia of Pokemon collecting. That should give some hope and value to the cards in the future. Unlike other TCGs, Pokemon is not too complicated to play, fun to collect and great for all ages. That creates a strong market for years to come. In my opinion...
I agree. Scarlet and Violet is so popular as well and kids will be collecting with their parents
I got 2 Surging Sparks Booster boxes on release for $140 each and now they’re close to $200 each a week later. Crazy.
I’m one of the collectors who got into it this last year, and it’s because of my son! Pokemon did a great thing with the Trick or Trade packs, that’s what sucked us in. His first cards were ToT and we both plunged headfirst into the hobby from there.
I got out of Pokemon in 2017 and got back into it this year…the prices are pretty crazy nowadays.
P.S love your channel Phillip ❤️
I’ll never forget the days of 2012 when I’d jump on eBay, find a Japanese seller and load my cart with vintage cards and it would cost me nothing haha 😂 they were practically throwing them at you back then.
Pokemon cards have exploded since Pokemon Go and the detective Pikachu movie and of last 2-3 years it has just absolutely erupted. It’s nice to see :)
It was a different time! However it’s amazing to see the hobby growing the way it has.
Yeah, I was on ebay regularly in 2006 and beyond. It was 180 degrees different than today. It was like a thrift shop on there. I was a highschooler and would ask my mom if I could bid on stuff, lol. I wish I had bought Shining pokemon, but I refused to buy anything that wasn't in perfect condition, which I couldn't afford in those particular cards.
I got back into the hobby in 2019 and Pokemon was crazy at that time. I was just telling my friend, I feel like we’re in 2019 again.
I got back in 2016/17 i remeber ud go to target and there be a ton of clearence and dropped prices … i remeber a charizard gx box that was on sale but still alot for me at the time so i passed … should have got it … and u could get collection boxes for under 10$
i bought the umbreon last year for $450 when the card was the lowest i saw it , and all my friends and ex called me crazy
Me too basically, but 480 CAD and grading it included. It paid off!
I don’t like surging sparks at all, I’ll save my money for prismatic evolutions
I’m in the same boat, it’s not a terrible set but it’s just been way over hyped for what it actually is.
Great time to secure cheaper sets, as people will get nostalgic for these sets quick if another Pokemon hype spike hits!
I'm 48 and was a teacher when Pokemon was first getting popular. I didn't collect then but always saw kids with cards and thought they were cool. I collected baseball cards as a kid and MTG while I was in the Army and watched anime Now that I have young kids and I love the artwork I started collecting as a family just a few months ago and loving every moment of it as someone in the upper age bracket of the hobby.
I remember during covid everyone said pokemon is at it's peak. PC can't top this momentum and them IR and SAR took the cards to a whole new level
I jumped in around 2022. It’s honestly bonkers how so many people are flooding to Pokemon TCG again. Someone(s) on the Pokemon marketing team got the idea that if they put nostalgia Pokemon on the artwork covers, buyers flood to it.
I can say for sure TCG Pocket got me back into it, bought my first battle deck in years and an ETB last week and played in a local tournament this week for the first time! Got beat 3/4 games and tied on the 4th but it was still so fun!
The SWSH alt art definitely deserved the bump in price they got earlier this year. Glad to see them rebounding a bit. Now that they're out of print, the only way is up!
I haven't bought pokemon cards in 19years until I recently played the new pocket tcg, and it made me aware of how active the tcg. I saw the 151 set, and wanted to get the originals like the old days. I quickly found out how popular the collector surge is, and I'm in that surge now with the rest!
really enjoying the content you've been putting out, your videos are high quality and engaging all the way through. you're very talented at this and I have no doubt you're top-tier at what you do professionally.
One of the LGS near me had a stack of cases of Surging Sparks BB's and I asked how much a booster box costs and the employee tells me "200 dollars". I say, "They're available on Pokemon Center for like 161 dollars" and she goes "Then buy it there". To me, this sums up what's going on in the space.
Yes, it’s so stupid, not only can you get it for msrp on the Pokémon center you’ll also get free shipping. Can’t wait for restocks to come in to all the scalpers have to just sit there with there product. There’s no reason for them to be sold over msrp aside from greed and trying to screw over other people in the community.
@@keyframeclips Yeah, for sure! Plus there's a promo card on Pokemon Center right now.
Is it that stupid? Look at the sneaker market. Shoes in store sometimes cost more than the same shoes you can order right away off StockX and eBay. So what’s the reason for the in store premium? I’ll give you two. 1) overhead cost and 2) instant availability. I will elaborate on point number 2. Sometimes you just need a box right away to calm a crying child, OR a stream that you gotta rip in a couple hours and no other place to get a BB from. So where do you go? LGS.
@@Mycoldyourdone Yes, the reasons you just gave are bad reasons to buy a box at current above msrp prices.
Because they do not apply to you and me and the people those stores can not sell $200 a box to. But that does not mean those reasons are fully exempt for every one else across the board. Which is the very explanation why those boxes are at $200.
Market Manipulation. That SIR Pikachu does not deserve to be that high.
The market says otherwise
It’s literally both market manipulation AND a huge increase Market demand. Both can co-exist, it’s not always just one causing all.
Its not market manipulation when every big SIR is crazy price and booster boxes are selling out on preorder... everyones trying to make a profit on a hobby when times are hard
Do you think prismatic evolution booster bundle is a better value then ETB ?
Thanks a lot for ur updated details 🎉🎉🎉🎉here what I got something for u and our community also First off, the Pokémon card market continues to be a powerhouse. The demand for vintage and limited-edition cards is still going strong, with specific sets like Base Set, 1st Edition Holo Charizard seeing incredible prices. But the real surprise has been the surge in interest for newer sets, especially Scarlet & Violet-with a fresh wave of collectors, we’re seeing cards from these sets not just being pulled, but also climbing in value as the meta and nostalgia take hold
Try the singular version of that keyword: “pokemon card”.
Surprisingly different 😉
Y’all should’ve seen the hype in 2020-2021. You literally had to wait at stores during stock days to fight with scalpers to get any product.
To be fair I think we’re in a similar time period now
@@phillips.collectiblesim still finding SS at most of my local stores. Not hard to get
you think prismatic will be any different? seriously?
@ the difference is, is EVERY set that released was being bought up, not just a couple. There was literally nothing to purchase off of the shelves.
@@phillips.collectibles I hope so! That was a fun time
Hi Phil, I’m wondering if I should PO a case of terastal festival as an investment. How you see?
Its a different period because I bought surging sparks from pokemon center.... something that is unheard of last year buying a SV booster box from pokemon center at MSRP being a "deal"... 161 for a box is insane compared to 90-110. But i guess this is the new norm and comes with a new price tag.
This is genuinely a great time for Pokémon TCG. I just wish the scalper would politely go away
Been watching you for the last several days now. I just subbed because you definitely deserve it with the amount of information you provide to new and old people of the game and what to get into and stay away from. I like being helped in my decision making when it comes to to buying boosters vs etb's etc. I like the most bang for my buck ya know.
When you get back into Pokemon cards for the first time in 15 years but you can't find anything anywhere because it's all sold out smh... Got two regular Surging Spark ETBs coming early next week from Target, can't wait! Been learning a lot from this channel
Hey Phillip! I bought a few things during this weekend and I was wondering what you would do with them if they were yours. I bought two TCG Sword & Sheild 9 Brilliant Stars Checklane Blister (-10%), 1 Pokemon TCG Collector Chest(-10%), 2 Obsidian Flames Elite Trainer (-25%), 1 Back to School Eraser Blister 2024 (-20%). I was thinking of keeping one of the ETB as well as the blisters and opening one ETB as well as the collector chest.
I think it's because YT has been pushing more and more pokemon unboxing videos on people. I feel like there's more people only in it to gamble and make money (and stash boxes for 10 years for profits) than people actually caring about Pokemon.
Also tik tok. I kept getting tik tok lives of pack openings which got me back into it.
5 years ago during the boom, kids were 10-15, now theyre 15-20. Its just a cycle of people growin up and getting back in
Great video! I see it, with the new sets like prismatic evolution even pre-ordering is hard, a few months before this wansn't the case.
I have to disagree with Umbreon VMAX being too expensive to make sense. I made a video about why I think it’s high price makes sense and one of the major reasons is it would take you on average $33k of packs to pull one. Couple that with it being the face of the modern pokemon era, it’s high price all the sudden seems really reasonable if not undervalued. Plus a high population of psa 10’s doesn’t matter if everyone wants it and few people are selling relative to the price of the card. Like real estate the price is set at the margin for what’s actually for sale at any given time.
I wasn’t in the hobby during the hype of SWSH but I would imagine we are in a similar level of craziness during the later half of the SWSH era.
I was opening the first edition back then but never found good one lol. Right now I am scratching my self on why this suddenly booming. But yeah, I just stay in digital mode so I just collect on my TCGP 😂
They printed too much of the first few sets in SV and toned it down, but clearly they overshot and aren't printing enough anymore.
you're my fav pokemon card analyst
I appreciate that! Thanks for tuning in.
I blame the Pokemon tcg game app that came out, atleast thats what got me into collecting Pokemon Cards
Yes! I think that’s what’s making more people enter as well
Real Question: Who in their right mind is legitimately spending $500 of their money on that Pikachu card? That’s insane. You could get a PSA10 151 Charizard alt art. The arts aren’t close to being in the same ball park? Like what?
I just wanna say I really appreciate all the effort you put into your content. I know how tough it can be to be a content creator and just know that it’s been amazing getting to watch you and your community develop. Keep the fire burning, your light really is a joy to see 👍
I really appreciate you always enjoying the content - thanks for your support!
I traded for 2 Moon Bois when they were in the 500s. Me and my daughter are holding on to them with our lives. 😂
Pokemon market is crazyyyyyy at the moment
Lovin it to be honest! Gotta be quick so you're not salty
That google search graph is very interesting. 2021 was wild. It couldnt happen again so soon... could it? 😅
Im bullish on that Rayquaza, i see no reason why it should be so far behind the Umbreon.
I think the Gengar is underpriced and unrated
What do you think of the 5th anniversary gift box?
Great info Phil
Love the content mate!
Just got the super electric breaker pikachu sar
What a pull!
been collecting 8 years.2024 is the year 80% of collectors are into for the 💰💰💰.I remember collecting was fun,seeing the card you needed.now it's straight greed
Nope not at all.the Pokemon markets always been like this.
2021 was exactly the same lmao
It's a craze going through UK schools at the moment.
This is not true ...at least in the US. My local Target is stocked up on Surging Sparks. They have tons of booster boxes and ETBS! Nobody is buying them !...the hit rates are scaring people away. Meijer and Walmart both had lots of Surging Spark products left on the shelves. Evo Skies is still the big chase....I seen a group of teens walking into target all looking for Evo packs in mini tins or lunch tins whatever they could find. Gotta Catchem all!
Interesting to see different trends around the world. I know a lot of people can’t find product anywhere….we’re sold out here.
Year for year the older Sets are growing😂
i just bought my first 3 cards!
what did you buy?
That’s awesome! Well don’t leave us hanging, what were your first 3 picks ups?
Great video thanks!
Surging sparks ETB and boosters have been available at my targets and gamestops all week. 151 is still impossible to find 😥
it's funny the bias you get when you own a card. I pulled the giratina (from my first pack in over 20 years...sucked me back in lol) and bought the gengar at its low, and when I see them rising I'm definitely cheering for them to go higher. meanwhile every single card I don't own I'm just praying on their crash lmfao
Can you make a video on PC Promos? The Obsidian Flames and Magneton promo are over $600 in a PSA10. Why spend $200 for a Surging Sparks Booster Box when I can buy 2 PC ETB, send both to PSA, hopefully 1 comes back a 10, and just sell it and buy a raw SIR Pika? The Eevee looks promising to break $1000
I found out there’s a PTC official vending machine down the street from me. Rip
with so many people new to your channel and pokémon you gotta consider their knowledge level, you can’t just throw our “moonbreon” and “eeveeloutions” you gotta inform what these things mean if you are trying to educate.
I call that spoon fed. At some point, if you don’t know the terms people are using, do your own research. No point in repeating the same things and make the videos longer for the true listeners.
Thanks for the feedback, I am usually conscious of this as I know newcomers are entering.
Moonbreon is Umbreon VMAX Alt Art, the most popular modern Pokemon card, and Eeveelutions is the term for Eevee’s Evolutions (Flareon, Espeon, Jolteon etc…)
Coop is making ppl come back
Surging sparks is available everywhere in the uk at retail
I think people are just losing their minds😅
Please make this boom really make sense when TikTok has ruined this collection of cards they are mass processing cards now I have booster boxs at my local 711 of this set make it make sense
Finally a good SV set lmao 💀😂
isn't tcg pocket also contributing to this rise?
Yes, 100%!
In this hypercapitalist world, numbers both get bigger and less meaningful at the same time. Capitalism is power-creeping. Slow down, do what you love, what you're afraid of, and treat this planet well. The child in us is what makes Pokemon cards be perceived as so valuable, and yet the child within can only really thrive when its free from the madness of pokestocks, finding and taking moments to just be.
Do you pronounce it Data or Data?
Yes in Australia we pronounce data the way I do, a little different to US
Nobody buys one card for 1k lmao ..all fake this
Crypto
Surging sparks is the best SV set.... SO FAR. We still have a bunch of other MORE promising sets coming next year. I think it's just a timing thing with people being sick of previous SV sets + nostalgia hype from Pikachu and Latias. Rocket and battle partners is where I'm buying my cases of bb from, but surging sparks PC etbs are the least anyone should cop from this set.
The 151 SunZard 😍❤❤🔥
pokemon pocket
Hi Phil, I’m wondering if I should PO a case of terastal festival as an investment. How you see?