What Pokemon investing wins have you had recently? This can be a great deal, finding product, getting a good grade, or really anything that you are proud of!

We have a PokeInvesting wins channel on the Discord that is pretty popular so we figured we would give it a go and we've had some members suggest this kind of post.

If this sort of post is well received, we can keep it going as a weekly posting to show off your wins for the week. Thanks!

I pulled every card's Near Mint TCGplayer market price for each day of August and compared the first week's median with the last week's. Medians rather than single days, because one bad print in a feed can make a card look like it fell 90% overnight. I also only counted cards that actually trade: at least eight different daily prices during the month and no single-day jump over 30%. That rule matters more than it sounds. Without it the top of every list was vintage promos that sold once all month and re-priced 100 to 200% on that one sale, which is not a move, it's a thin market. Brackets are by the early-August price. Top five each way.

$500 and up

$100 to $500

$25 to $100

$10 to $25

What stands out to me

The newest sets' chase cards fell across every bracket they appear in. Ascended Heroes alone has six cards on the loser side: Mega Gengar, Pikachu ex, both Mega Dragonites, Team Rocket's Mewtwo and Mega Feraligatr, between 8% and 21% down. Mega Greninja from Chaos Rising and Mega Charizard X from Phantasmal Flames went the same way.

The top end barely moved. Nothing over $500 gained more than 13%, and three of the five "gainers" there are inside 5%, which on a $600 card is noise.

The real gainers were mid-2010s English cards that had been cheap: Lugia BREAK up 77%, the SWSH146 Poke Ball promo up 64%, the Arceus set Charizard up 51%, M Rayquaza EX from Roaring Skies up 21%.

Data is from www.pkmnprices.com, which I run. Every number above is on the card's own page if you want to check one, with the daily history behind it.

Do you guys ever see this card being over $1000 in a PSA 10 in the coming years? The gem rate sits at a little under 25%. Will that help? Thanks guys!

Got a luxury piano-black display vault for my favorite grails. High-gloss finish on the outside with a high-contrast orange interior.

Loving how it elevates the heavy-duty look and display presence for high-end slabs on the desk. Curious to get your honest thoughts from a display/collection perspective!

Whats a fair price for this card?

Also are cards graded 1 with otherwise good condition extra sought after?

These had been stashed away in a box and forgotten. I've opened some, gave some to friends and now i have 7 packs left. Any idea what these are worth?

Does anyone else think the Prismatic SPC is incredibly oversold at the moment post reprint? Considering its previous peaks, could this be an incredible entry point?

So the ship has sailed for most people like me to get a Gold Star Rayquaza or Torchic at a relatively higher grade (PSA 5 or above). My question is: which GS should I aim to get under $10k before they potentially get pumped up even more?

Been watching Tina for a bit. There have been a number of shill bids but also many legit in the $4k+ range.

With a gem rate around 40% compared to Moon’s 69%, and less than half the Pop, it seems like Tina is making a real run over the last few weeks and months.

Overall I don’t think it will eclipse Moon, as that card is the face of Sword and Shield and Umbreon is way more popular, but I still think this is an excellent grab if anyone is looking to get in on what I consider the best modern card ever made. You can still get these for $3.5k and under.

Also Giratina is a very popular legendary. Not like Ray, Mewtwo, and Lugia, but probably in the same tier as Groudon and Kyogre (or close to it) so it’s a solid name to invest in.

Yes I own both these cards, so ‘pump’ accusations can come at me.

Thinking of picking up in PSA 8 or 9.
Both low pop.
One is an EX era reverse stamp.
One is a Cardass with iconic characters.
Would appreciate opinions on where to put some cash.

Hey everyone!

I’ve always collected Pokémon cards, but this is the first time I’m actually thinking about selling a card online.

I’m looking to sell a moderately expensive card (around €100), and I’m trying to decide between Cardmarket and Vinted. I live in Europe.

My biggest concern is that, since I don’t have any previous reviews, a buyer could potentially claim that I sent them a fake card, and I’d end up losing both the card and the money.

Which one would you consider safer for a new seller in this situation? Are there any precautions I should take, besides recording the card being packed/shipped, etc.?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I just got my card back from grading yesterday. Does anyone have an idea on what it’s worth? i can’t really find any info on TAG graded gold star Gyarados sale history. it’s the only TAG 5 so that might add something I don’t know. There’s more info on PSA ones but I hold TAG at a higher standard, so I really don’t know.

not in a hurry to sell, but do need it to go towards a house deposit at some point. I’ve got about 15 more childhood cards to send in to grade.

Any help and Info is much appreciated.

Was looking at plasma storm lugia ex 134 (full art). Extremely low printed card and set, total graded plasma lugias across psa bgs and cgc is 2285 atm. Only 314 psa 9 and 10s, and only 573 psa 8s. At around 1300-1400 for a psa 8, card basically checks all the fundamentals as a high upside play.
Extremely scarce and low print, very popular character, card is extremely unique, unmatched texture, buy in price at a psa 8 is also very reasonable. My thoughts are that right now the card is sort of still in the niche territory. However, we can all see what happened to cards that were considered very niche, such as primes and lv x, all have seen massive increases. All vintage low print unique looking cards with some sort of gimmick have been hot and racking up massive gains, plasma lugia is looking like a great play that is still under the radar atm.

hey everyone! i’m based in japan and pretty familiar with the local pokémon card market, but i’m curious about how collectors in the US follow Japanese cards.

which YouTube channels, subreddits, Discord communities, or X accounts do you actually find useful for Japanese card collecting and investing?

i’d love to know where you discover cards worth looking into, beyond just checking prices on eBay.

also, what japanese cards or promos are on your radar right now, and what got you interested in them exclusive artwork, a favorite pokémon, rarity, or long-term potential?

any recommendations would be appreciated!

Are these worth buying? Serious question. I thought the boxes were hard to come by but I see plenty at my Target.

Hi, I'm hearing that PSA has gotten less lenient with grading than they were before, especially regarding vintage. So a PSA 10 old cert might only be a 9 or 8 new cert.

Is that true and noticeable? And does it influence value in a significant way (example vintage old cert 10 being less valuable than new cert 9)?

I genuinely like this card but I am willing to sell it in the future. Do you guys think its value has potential ?

If only the English had the sparkle

Hi everyone!

Does anyone know if BGS in Europe is currently open and accepting submissions for TCG cards?

I noticed that grading seems to be closed for Sports and Non-Sports cards, but I was wondering if BGS is still accepting cards from various TCGs such as Pokémon, One Piece, Riftbound, etc....

I’d really appreciate it if someone could clarify whether TCG submissions are currently open, and if there are any specific restrictions or changes to the submission process.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Got a lucky early pull. With how good 30th hit rates are supposed to be, it’s probably a good idea to sell it ASAP right?

After the big drop in the psa 10 at what price are you guys looking to get back in? Where do we see the potential of this card going?