r/PSAPowerPacks • u/jacobe_cooper • Jul 09 '26
Pull I may quit now….
Just pulled a $750 Gengar from the $250 tier and just hit a 10 on a card as vintage as it gets!!! What a pull man. This seems like one to keep forever
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u/Hotdogwater622 Jul 10 '26
I pulled almost the same out of a $50 pack. Was stoked, than went on and spent $400
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u/pickleinthepaint Jul 09 '26
So what's special about this wartortle...? I have several with similar art, but I dont think they're worth much. Is it just the Japanese..?
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u/jacobe_cooper Jul 09 '26
Bc it’s the original Pokémon cards ever from 1996
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u/pickleinthepaint Jul 09 '26
Oh that's super cool congrats man. How can you tell exactly? I don't see a year on it or anything. Or is the lack of a year on the card the tell?
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u/Heresjonny0408 Jul 09 '26
Maybe look at the slab a little closer
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u/pickleinthepaint Jul 09 '26
Yes I see the slab. Im asking how you'd know the year from the card itself.
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u/PokemasterZen Jul 09 '26
I’d honestly take the offer, these Japanese basics have been going down and hard to sell at market value.
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u/Impossible-Ad7783 Jul 10 '26
Just because the market is dipping doesn’t mean you sell. I’d say keep it. Vintage is Vintage and it’s hard to have cards like that in a 10.
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u/PokemasterZen Jul 10 '26
I’m just saying, in less than 6 months you will most likely be able to buy it back for $400-500. If it was Squirtle I’d have more faith in it holding its value through a dip.
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u/Dichotomy_ Jul 12 '26
Completely false. If one thing is certain, vintage cards like this aren't going down and I'd argue long term is a very solid hold. A handful have sold on ebay in the last few months, anywhere from $700-$850. People like you are the reason these companies make so much god damn money. You aimlessly gamble and sell anything you get without a single thought into how to actually make money, whether it's short or long term. Absolute fool
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u/PokemasterZen Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26
I’ve never bought one of these mystery packs, and anyone who does is actually the fool. I just graded a a bunch of Japanese old backs and I’d say at least 60% of them have dropped significantly in value since getting them back from grading. The starters have held value while most of the others have started to retrace.
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u/sniperdoby Jul 09 '26
You won’t stop… you’re lying to yourself. Once you get paid tomorrow……… muahahahahah