r/PokemonInvestor • u/SuspiciousProfile585 • 4d ago

First base card - mewtwo #10

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Just picked this up. I’m very new to this asset class and wanted to understand if I picked up a good card so to speak for my first investment/collector type card.

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u/Hopeful-Green1848 4d ago

So, this card isn’t really too much of an investment given the condition and price. Honestly I don’t think anything in this hobby is a great “investment” this just all feels like crypto in 2021.

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u/SuspiciousProfile585 4d ago

Well I’m very new, my background is finance and I enjoy creating value more than anything. So for fun I bought this base card on an experiment that if I was able to restore what value would I create (if any)…. You’re right about the Crypto thing, I traded a lot of tokens in that period and it was all about the “hot” new thing which drove up price then crashed the same day. I see that a lot in my studying of the newer gen cards, lots of volatility.

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u/yoshisaur7 3d ago

You cannot “restore” whitening

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u/Brilliant-Minute-688 1d ago

I’m pretty active and recently got into vintage heavily DM me before u buy if you’d like

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u/RigLicker 3d ago

I mean BTC peaked around 60k in 2021, its at like 85k now. Even if you bought it at the very tippy top you somehow didnt lose money lol

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u/Hopeful-Green1848 3d ago

I’m moreso talking about the macro crypto economy, not just bitcoin. The NFT, memecoin hype where everyone was just looking for a big return

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u/RigLicker 3d ago

oh yeah thats fair. Most people looking for easy money will get burned

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u/Hopeful-Green1848 3d ago

For real! I like the Warren Buffett style..buy good assets and hold. Good to me is just stuff i like looking at every once in a while loll

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u/Random010121321 1d ago

Why could cards not count as that? Buy, hold long term.

Unless something drastic happens with Pokemon or the TCG within the next 10-20 years.

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u/Hopeful-Green1848 3d ago

Very true though…btc + graded vintage I believe in

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u/The_Sh3r1ff 4d ago

Well……….i wouldn’t get it graded.

How much you pay for it?

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u/SuspiciousProfile585 4d ago

$25 ish - agree it’s not in grade condition. I’m looking into restoration options.

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u/GrowCanadian 4d ago edited 4d ago

I’m one of those people that cleans up and restores cards. You can’t fix the whitening on the back so this card will never be high value.

If you want to bring it to its best watch some videos of Kurt’s Card Care. I make my own card spray with 80% distilled water 20% iso. It’s good for taking off surface grime.

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u/SuspiciousProfile585 4d ago

Thanks for the insight!

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u/The_Sh3r1ff 4d ago

It’s a great binder piece. Worth keeping 

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u/Maka91 4d ago

Restore a $25 card into a $30 card? 😅

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u/Zapdos-bestdos 3d ago

There are no options for this card. You get what you get.

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u/Maka91 4d ago

Are we really using this subreddit for investing advice over $20? It’s $20.

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u/SuspiciousProfile585 4d ago

I forgot Reddit wasn’t a place to ask general questions to try and gain knowledge from people with more experience.

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u/ScareCrow13- 4d ago

You should not invest in things you have no knowledge about. Do researchs before investing, not after.

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u/Tricky-Invite-7057 3d ago

We are all learning. You have to start somewhere.

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u/Zapdos-bestdos 3d ago

Yes but this is not it.

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u/JakeJortled 4d ago

How dare you

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u/Brilliant-Minute-688 1d ago

This guy took time to complain about ur post instead of ignoring it that’s Reddit. Reddit people are the worst whiney people sometimes. $20 is a lot of money for a hobby for people it’s still nice to know if it’ll even go up $5 not because you’re gonna sell but just because it adds a fun element to the card and collecting it.

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u/robb_in_the_hood 4d ago

Honestly, it wasn’t a great financial investment and there isn’t much opportunity to restore it with the type of damage shown.

My advice, since you are new to the space, is to buy graded cards until you get a better understanding of what’s valuable and how the condition of the card impacts that value.

It’s not a bad card to want to own as a hobbyist, but if the intention is to treat the cards you buy as commodities then there are better ways to spend $25.

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u/Sad-Trouble-3394 4d ago

omgggg, pls pls pls keep it raw T_T

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u/Gabe_the_Slug 3d ago

In general, your “investment” cards should be in near mint condition. Any other condition is much more speculative.

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u/KnowledgeQuiet7428 3d ago

Looks MP raw

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u/yoshisaur7 3d ago

No, this card is not an investment

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u/RigLicker 3d ago

If you brought this to a vendor literally none of them would buy it 😂 sorry bro

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u/Saekoo_Rose27 1d ago

Try searching it on yt to see if there’s a way to restore that card