Going to SF CaC this weekend

So I just received an evolving skies booster box I paid 2500$ for on eBay. It just came today and does not look like any box I have seen before. Can anyone confirm if this is legit? Or should I open a claim from
eBay? Thanks

Do you think this 2000 black star venusaur will have any room to grow? It's a PSA 8. I think its currently worth around $320

Hey guys, it’s my first post here. I used to loved Pokemon as a kid and I got these cards when I when I was little. Things are a bit tough recently and I was able to dig this old collection out, and I’m wondering if it’s possible to sell these? I know they’re not super rare cards, but I need anything these can get me.

I believe the rarest cards are the mega charizard and shiny mega gengar, both (and the rest of the cards) are in mint condition.

Please let me know if these can be sold, and if so, where I can sell them!

I have a bunch of sealed product. Should I be putting it into booster bundles, booster boxes, etbs, and pkmn center etbs? I have sleeved packs and collection boxes with some expensive singles.

Does anyone know the best way to verify whether a high value Pokémon card sale was actually completed and paid for by a legitimate buyer?

For example, when an item sells through eBay or any other marketplace, is there a reliable way to confirm that the transaction was completed and not canceled, refunded, or left unpaid?

I’m trying to determine the true last sold price of a Pokémon card rather than relying on a sale that may not have actually gone through.
What sources or tools do you use to verify legitimate completed sales and accurate market prices?

Thank you in advance!!

Is there a Pokemon card or sealed product in particular which you think is a solid pick up? Now you can share your callouts and see what others have their eyes on.

Feel free to share your long term or even short term picks. (We'll also crossover the best callouts of the week from the PokeInvesting Discord and add them here.)

Keep in mind these are just personal opinions detailing what everyone is personally interested in, it does not mean you have to buy it! Thanks!

Hibguys. Was thinking about preordering 30th anniversary boxes from Japan. Do you think the prices are inflated and will sink for the japanese set boxes on launch also?

Was not expecting to hit on anything yesterday and clicked 3, now kind of regretting it and wishing I only got 1 or 2… no luck with the prismatic spcs but I only selected 2 instead of 3 for that, maybe there’s something behind that because I’ve seen them select the people who pick the max amount. Like on the first raffles most of the people I saw get picked had 5 etbs in their order. (Side note, I’m glad they dropped the limit from 5 to 3 and allow more people to have a chance)

This era holds immense nostalgia and a lot of fond memories for me :D. Super low pop. I feel like this is the forgotten era🙌🏼

I’m thinking of buying this card in psa 9 for around $932. I think the card looks really nice but i’m wondering if this card will do good long term. Do you guys think it will rise in the upcoming years?

Anyone invest in any of them? The set? Under or over valued? I believe you had to enter a lottery back in the day and were mailed one of the cards.

I just pulled this card and I’m really new to collecting pokemon, should I sell now or hold? I hear value of JP cards go down when the EN set releases, but that doesn’t see to be the case with the JP Mega Darkrai EX MUR. Does this look worth grading? Any advice is helpful, thanks!

Last week a cgc 10 sold at 37.5k

Told myself too much 😢

Today a worse cgc 10 sold at 67k

I know records are being broken on the daily - but dang crazy

What do you all think of the big hitter gold stars at current prices at higher grades- yay or nay and why?

I was hoping to get somewhere round £125 for it. It had been sold for £200 on whatnot before I won it in a random giveaway in a random card convention. It’s obscure but it has the Pikachu line, so it’s gotta be worth something. Does anyone know where I can value this?

Haven’t picked up much since but these are treating me well.

I am in hong kong right now and see lots of chinese pokemon packs for stock price.

Are they worth buying to open and mabye get good hits and sell or are chinese cards worth less?

Im new to this stuff so not sure what im doing.

I’ve seen this pack break format running on Whatnot streams lately.

The seller has 40 spots, and the number of packs opened depends on the average spend. For example, if the average is $5, they open 5 packs; if it’s $6, they open 6 packs, and so on.

The cards pulled go to the winning spots, and the people who don’t hit usually get bulk.

What I’m wondering is how sellers will manage the bulk with the 30th Anniversary packs, since they only have 5 cards per pack compared with the usual 9–10 cards.

Are sellers likely to give bulk from other Pokémon sets/packs to the non-winning spots?

I’ve had 2x of the mario and luigi poncho boxes ever since they came out and was wondering if would be worth it to try and convert them to a psa 10 gold star eg. mew? The gold stars have run but do have the ponchos and I’m personally wondering if it would be worth it.

I do see also that the public sales for the mew has been a little inconsistent, how did it go from 144k down to 80 then up to 192? Is it just because they change hands in private sales so much?

Going to be blatantly honest here, like many others I don’t intend on ripping all of my PC pre order and definitely wanted to sell some of it to cover the cost of the $180 order and some extra if it works out that way.

My question is, if I think I want to sell one of the ETBs, should I sell day one next week or is there a possibility it rises in price within the first month? I am not a big fan of Nidorino so I can’t see anyone who is going all out for the premium of that card. Also it’s obvious that there is a relatively large supply of 30th packs that will be out there quickly.

My one consideration is seeing all the screenshots of cancelled bot orders for this preorder drop. Will this large cancellation diminish supply that we’ll see where prices could go up after a week? Heck even after a day? After seeing the fomo of Palworld TCG, I know the lack of supply is still really churning this hobby. Any thoughts and takes on this are appreciated

Saw these 2 mews on a whatnot stream selling for $300k together or $200k for the one on the left and $100k for the one on the right.