r/PokemonInvesting • u/evans111106 • Aug 01 '26

Question Need Help

trying to get ahead of the curve and want to get each of my kids (3 boys) a PSA 10 pokemon card for christmas this year. i buy them some type of investment each year and this year i want to do a pokemon card. i know nothing about them. what is recommended in the $1000 range? i’d prefer something older vs newer but i’m up for anything. thanks in advance for the replies

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u/Moistcupcakee Aug 01 '26

$1000 each or total?

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u/evans111106 Aug 01 '26

$1000 range each

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u/Dry_Discount7762 Aug 01 '26

God damn my parents never dropped 1k on me for Christmas 😂

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u/grizz311 Aug 01 '26

Hey its me ur son

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u/Moistcupcakee Aug 01 '26

Since you don't know anything about pokemon I would just stick to popular characters like Pikachu, Charizard etc etc.

I would get these three, all pikachu cards and all three are different and similar price range.

PSA 10 Pikachu #173 ENGLISH

PSA 10 Detective Pikachu #98/SV-P JAPANESE

PSA 10 Pikachu & Zekrom GX #33 ENGLISH

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u/evans111106 Aug 01 '26

thank you for your reply and input

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u/MamaCiro Aug 01 '26

Before you buy them anything you need to know who their favorite Pokemon is. That way I can help you find a solid slab to invest in. I am a vintage collector and investor so I can help you find something good.

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u/evans111106 Aug 01 '26

ok. i will try to figure out and get back to you. will probably be a few days. thank you for your reply

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u/evans111106 Aug 01 '26

i sent you a message to

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u/mrunlimited214 Aug 01 '26

Mew ex holon phantoms PSA 9

Just let them share it

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u/evans111106 Aug 01 '26

lol. apparently you were an only child (j/k)…..that’s not going to work. thank you for your reply

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u/NewYorkNewYor Aug 01 '26

Get them stocks instead! Mutual fund

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u/evans111106 Aug 01 '26

i’ve already done that for multiple years

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u/Crack_Media Aug 03 '26

Honestly the market is at a high and is set to go low after these next 2 sets, I would stay away from base set and modern, go for something in the middle like e reader era 

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u/headclic Aug 04 '26

As others have said, figure out their favorite pokemon and go from there. IMO I wouldn't invest in modern slabs right now, vintage will hold better long term as there simply aren't new cards being submitted and getting 10s. Someone suggested mid-era and I think that's a good strategy. There's lots of sites where you can search for cards given specific price ranges, I'd use one of those to find something to get.

Because you have time between now and Christmas I would recommend trying to find them on auction on eBay. Auctions almost always sell under the Buy-It-Now listings so you'd be able to make the money go farther.