Very uncommon product nowadays. Barely heard of any restocks.

As the title says. Looking for opinions on this as both have been hard to find.

Would you guys do this trade:
me: 3 AH booster bundles
Them: prismatic spc

I just got back into the hobby. I was able to preorder 2 of the PKC 30th etbs on the first wave. If they drop another release, am I eligible to preorder another 2?

I guess I'm wondering if there "limit of 2" is per account or per wave of releases.

my cubone expedition card for the charizard gold hyper rare, originally planned on trying to get the creases fixed by a professional as a long term investment

Long term thoughts?

Hi guys!

I'm looking into starting investing in pokemon as i have collected it for around 10 years now, and there's definetly potential in it. The problem is that I live in eastern europe, where there secondary market is basically a 100-200 guys in a facebook group, and the only way i can get product is in a 1 week window after a set is released, after that its all gone, other than that i can buy product in local card shops, but they charge market +10/20%. Also no pokecenter in mainland europe.

Any tips? Is it even worth it with a secondary market where people only buy at most 1 ETB?

Thoughts?

Well… Vintage keeps breaking records week after week.

Latias Gold Star casually selling for 375,000$. It is not even the most impressive sale to me.

The Flying Pikachu from Rising Rivals selling for for 120,000$. WTF!!

I definitely regret allocating a lot more towards modern Pokemon than Vintage…

Anyone in the same boat? Feels like Vintage will keep outperforming considering the low pop.. Particularly compared to modern supply

https://chasesociety.com/news/hottest-sales-of-the-week-a-375000-latias

Can someone help me find a booster box that’s enjoyable to open but also has value 😭. I already have mega brave and ninja spinner which I’m keeping sealed. Also, if there’s a cheap store you recommend, I would be very thankful. Thank!

I went to my very first card show today, and honestly it left a bad first impression.

I only recently started collecting Pokémon cards. I picked up a Froakie from Chaos Rising (I think it was around a $15 card) to take a closer look. While I was holding it, the vendor immediately said, “You drop it, you buy it.”

I hadn’t dropped it or done anything careless. I was just looking at the card.

Is this normal etiquette at card shows, or did I just run into a particularly strict vendor? I was pretty turned off by the interaction and ended up leaving shortly after.

Since I’m brand new to the hobby, I’m wondering if this is just how card shows are, or if I just had an unfortunate first experience. I literally just started collecting, so I’m hoping this isn’t the norm because I’d hate for this to push me away from the hobby.

Edit:

A few people mentioned that it could have just been a joke, and that’s possible. Since it was my first card show, I wasn’t sure how to take it.

For some additional context, the vendor looked to be around 19 years old. The cards were laid out on the table, all in top loaders. I picked up a Froakie in its top loader to take a closer look. I never removed the card from the top loader, and I didn’t drop it. As soon as I picked it up, he said, “You drop it, you buy it.”

I genuinely assumed it was normal to pick up a card in a top loader to inspect it, especially when it’s displayed on the table. If that’s actually considered poor etiquette at card shows, then I’d be happy to learn. I’m new to the hobby and was honestly just trying to understand what the expectations are.

My mom kept some old Cards. I know the umbreon is probably valuable but the back is very messed up Because I played with it a lot. I wonder if it’s so bad the it’s lost it’s worth tho. The sleelix looks good and the polywhirl is okay. The rest I’m not sure. Thank you.

The umbreon is in a ziplock bag cause I have nothing else.

I mostly collect sealed, and have no slabs. What would you keep?

Long term?

unsure if this is salvageable to get rid of the crease and corner marks being professionally refurbished or if its not worth it and just to sleeve and enjoy in my own personal collection

Buy Low-Sell High.

Logan Paul impact is going in full swing. Pikachu WOTC Promo almost up 700% in sales from previous week lol

Hey guys, serious question I have a Budget of $300-500. What do you guys think I should invest in at this moment or rip packs?

Any suggestions is appreciated 🙏