Glad it works! Thanks for checking out my video :)

Lol, hopefully the cards are still fine!

Thanks so much. Really appreciate it :)

Sorry for the late response. Yes, it only requires one stamp! It should also say the postal rate online and what the weight cut off is. So I believe Canada post will able to ship if its <30g per envelope.

That's a good point. I used to always try and go during off times

Sick - what you trade for it

@@TCGCollector 2 Costco exclusive boxes with some tins in them that are a few years old and $40

Basically any game store. Or eBay and Amazon would be your best bet too. Have affiliate links in the description if you do want to purchase them :). Thanks for checking out the video!

It was at Bonsor in Burnaby! But they have these monthly and I believe sometimes they’re at the bigger Langley convention centre which is cool

Thank you!! Gave you a shout out at the end xD for being my first channel member haha. Hope we can chat in person too soon!

@@TCGCollector haha appreciate the shoutout :D keep it up!

Yeah honestly, I think the biggest thing I noticed was how nice some of those Japanese cards looked - especially their holo patterns compared to English. Just always a blast to see all the different cards at one place as it feels like I’m almost at museum while looking at some of the older cards. And yeah those cards are pretty cool to see haha. Thanks for checking out the video as always :)

Perhaps, my counter argument to that is a NM is technically considered a PSA 7. Seems like a lot of 7s are likely lower than NM raw prices. Just really depends on where you find the most value. If you, find the best value at raw NM prices, then that’s great. I think there’s a lot more people on the other side of the spectrum that only collects 10s. However, I do question if a card would be truly a “flawless” 10 if that makes sense.

@@TCGCollector that is true with the older stuff personally idc about PSA or grading in general as long as I verify the card is NM in my standards (no whitening, bends, scratches, smudges, or play wear in general) then I’m fine. But I do see where you’re coming from.

@@TCGCollector that makes sense at the end of the day it’s just some Joe Schmoe who deems if a card is “flawless” and worth thousands more.

@@Big_Chico Get you as well. I do want to collect NM in binders as well as I think they look really nice but just hasn't been a priority.

I highly recommend that you do! I know PSA does not but I personally wouldn’t risk it. I don’t know if PSA cases are maybe designed for that purpose whereas the One Touch may have “sharper” corners? I’m not sure. Hence, I think have that extra protection can’t hurt. Besides, I think the PSA cards rattle around less from what I’ve seen compared to how much a One Touch case could rattle it. Just my opinion. Thanks for checking out the video!

Thanks!! Appreciate it! Will check out your channel as well :). My main viewing countries is US, Canada and UK. I’m from Canada myself.

@@TCGCollector OH word! where abouts im in Toronto! thats super cool to know there are more poketubers from canada it seems like all the well known channels are are from the states :p Yeah check it out when you have a chance im doing a PSA 10 Gengar giveaway on June 22 2024.

Nice to see another fellow Canadian. I’m in Vancouver! Guess we got the major cities covered haha. I’ll check that out for sure :)

I’m not too sure! I’m located in Canada if that makes any difference. Perhaps sometimes I touch on topics that sort of are related to investing?

Thanks so much for checking out the video! Really appreciate it :)

Thank you! Good luck with your channel

Agree with you - aside from more “rare” modern cards, I don’t really think it will be the same as the older generations. I may be biased but to echo what other people say, base set and wotc will always be the first set. I’m not super confident that the newer generations today will be as appealing to newer collectors in the future or hold its popularity.

@@TCGCollector yeah i just don't believe it's going to go how everyone is projecting it will. I mean the original cards were over produced due to the rise in popularity but so many were ruined before they became valuable and rare. Now everything is getting so over produced even sets that are no longer in print they were still massively over produced to a community which now sleeves every single card they get immediately. Even the etb's and stuff every person is saying to buy this or that and now everyone has the same boxes or multiples so who's going to need to purchase that if everyone who desperately wanted it easily already got them? That's where the next generations comes into play and besides a few who get into later on I just don't see the demand and even then so many people bought these over produced boxes that even then I don't think it will be too hard to get one years from now lol there's guys with 10 boxes of certain sets. And if it does work sadly all that business plan is "I'm going to hoard the hell out of this now so hopefully later kids who liked it now will then have to pay me an absurd amount of money to get it back" and that just seems shitty to do

haha - probably a <$5/hour pay but totally worth it

Omg, you didn’t have to do that lol. But thanks so much for being my first channel member!!

@@TCGCollector glad im finally first in something 🤣

Haha thanks so much still! Really appreciate it 😄

Sunny a real one for that!

The 4K watch hours was definitely the harder part for me so really appreciate viewers like yourself that check out my vids 😄

I usually don’t go with the prepaid label when shipping it to PSA. I just ship with Canada Post and may opt to buy the insurance there since they’ll be responsible if the package is lost/damaged. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have more questions

@@TCGCollector that's exactly what I was thinking, might have to go with that. Will just find out how much it will cost to insure 1500$ of cards best to be safe than sorry! Thank you very much!

@@StaMaKiWeekly No worries - thanks for checking out the video. I believe PSA automatically makes you choose an insured return shipping option through FedEX. Good luck on your submission!

@@TCGCollector that's true and thanks a lot for your help!

Always look forward to your comments. Appreciate you taking the time to check out the video! Jesse is a super genuine guy, hence, I thought it would be great to do a store tour. I was thinking the exact thing regarding those PSA 9 cards you mentioned! I would’ve much rather taken that Suicune in a heartbeat. Such iconic cards from a low printed wotc era. I do like how the decks are essentially a piece of Pokémon card “history” similar to packs but don’t carry the same high price tag. The nice thing about decks compared to loose packs is that you usually don’t have to worry about the weight or if it’s been resealed.

@@TCGCollector made me just go buy a Lost Thunder Raikou theme deck, since they're so cheap and I should of had one in my collection already lol. Sort of a coincidence too, because that was the first set to be released after I got back into collecting.

Haha nice pickup! Is that the only theme deck that has raikou on it? Or is there one from unseen forces too?

@@TCGCollector yea that's the only one with Raikou on it. The Unseen Forces decks have Lugia & Ho-oh on them. My favorite looking product that features Raikou is the HGSS Unleashed booster pack, such a sick depiction of of the legendary beasts on those booster packs. I would have loved if they made a theme deck box out of those artworks.

It is very cozy indeed. A great place for collectors of all types :). Thanks for checking out the video!

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it :)

Thanks for checking out the video! I don’t think it will under normal storage conditions. What I mean is if you store your cards away from sunlight and hopefully in a space that doesn’t have high moisture then I think your cards will be fine. I’ve read posts about people storing their sports cards for 20+ years and still getting a high grade after grading. I believe the more concerning thing would be if your card protection contains acid. I usually don’t worry about it that much especially if the brand is Ultra Pro. Hopefully that helps!

I should also add obviously away from heat since that could increase the plastic’s degradation rate but normal room conditions should be just fine!

Thanks again for the invite as well as the great deal 🤝😄

Totally agree! Glad that you were able to pick some great looking cards as well. Thanks as always for checking out my videos 😄

Thank you for checking out the video! :)

That's true if you aren't using an inner sleeve when using the OneTouch. I have a video on how to "properly" use a OneTouch if you're interested. Thanks for checking out the video!

@@TCGCollector appreciate it

Thanks for your kind words and checking out the video. Agree with you! There’s a lot of attention since everyone can find them in store shelves but not sure how memorable these sets will be.

That is really terrible to hear :(. That would’ve made me not want to collect for sure. Super sorry to hear that you went through such a bad experience. I would be very furious

Haha, maybe not those cards! Thought I make a video for newer people within the hobby. Thanks for checking it out as always!!

I don’t actually slide the booster pack into the sleeve part. I literally just use the card saver as for “support” as they can fit nicely into a PSA card sleeve. I’m not aware of many alternative sleeves that offers the same level of rigidity for a similar price.

Ah no worries man. Always love seeing your comments! Thanks for checking out the video - I had a lot of mixed opinions in that one! And also CONGRATS!! Always nice to finally be able to obtain a major collection goal. If you don’t mind sharing, what card was it?

​@@TCGCollector ya the people who were disagreeing hard towards the bottom of the comment section, had some pretty misinformed takes. Not trying to sound elitist, but I expect that they are newer to the hobby and don't know understand market cycles/trends. They are just blinded by hype. One commenter said the cards you showed were trash, but that's the same type of guy to think any cheap modern card is also trash, until it gets hyped up and becomes expensive - then they think it's the greatest card of all time. Those guys don't have their own opinions, they just let current trends and current prices form opinions for them. The card I recently picked up is a PSA 10 "Burned Tower 052/l-p" Japanese prize promo. I'm the only one to purchase it in the last 8 months on ebay, so you can easily see the sales history. You'll see a duplicate sale of the same card from a few days earlier, which was a sale that fell through and got relisted. As a Raikou collector, and Johto lover, the Burned Tower Prize card with the 3 legendary beasts on it, was an automatic must-have once I discovered the card existed. It's my 3rd favorite card of all time, so the Raikou collection wouldn't have felt quite complete without it.

Thanks for backing me up man. I wouldn’t mind having a debate with people until they become rude then I don’t bother to waste my time. I know exactly what card you are talking about and it’s a great one! I love the art, the rarity and the era that it was produced. Congratulations! It’s a card that I hope to add to my collection one day. My current prize cards are the unikarp, mysterious pearl and some victory medals!

@@TCGCollector do you happen to use the email you provide in your channel details? I sent you one, since I don't have IG. No worries if not!

@@purpleraikou I do use it! But I don't think I got an email from you. What's your user?

Thank you for checking out the video! Appreciate the kind words :)

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it :)

Thank you! Yeah, especially now people have been doing fake graded cards which is at times a lot harder to tell!

Thank you! Appreciate you for checking out the video :)

Great to hear - gives me motivation to keep making these videos :)

Thank you as always :). Always happy to see your username pop up in my comments haha. I know the feeling - so many great sets out there and it's so hard to keep focused. What are you currently working on completing?

@@TCGCollector 151 master set and random alt arts! Also may have started into the legendary collection but the reverse holo's are way up there haha

Ah - 151 seems like a beast to complete. I've been thinking more and more about starting master sets lately as well. Seems really fun to complete but I know if I did pull a really nice alt art, I would be too tempted to grade it.

That's awesome! I love those wotc PSA 9s as well. The difference between 9 and 10 Japanese isn't as drastic as English so I would've likely done something similar to you as well. I'm currently trying to focus on my mid-era stuff. Thanks for checking out the video and appreciate the kind words :)

Thanks bro!

No - my advice is to buy what’s not hyped and inflated. I bought what I enjoyed (which wasn’t hyped) and I don’t regret not buying those alt arts cause there was no way anyone could’ve known for sure that they were going to jump in price

Thanks for your opinion!

Thanks for checking out the video! Yeah - that would be great concept to be able to pregrade your cards. Definitely in the future, I think grading should be all computer based to take subjectivity out of the equation.

Agree with you! I think a lot of people entered the hobby in recent years and the majority of content on social media and KZbin is based around SWSH so I can see why a lot of people may not be looking at the older eras. I think it could also be due to the lack of popularity that deters people away from older generations. I can't complain too much on that though as I am able to find auctions at low prices for cards that I have a deeper connection with (eg. childhood cards). Thanks for checking out the video!

Exactly - totally agree with you. I think patience is important and not simply going out and buying whatever the big-named KZbinrs are buying/talking about. I much rather spend that money on cards that are overlooked and that I have a deeper connection with (eg. cards from my childhood). Love the artworks of modern cards I can't like some of the current prices... Thanks for checking out the video!

Thanks for sharing! That's really good to hear - I wouldn't say I'm an "investor" rather than someone that wants to make their dollar stretch in the hobby. Nice to hear that others also collect PSA 9s seeing that the majority of people only want the 10s... Congrats on your collection

I’d argue 151 brought more people back and will have a longer lasting impact on a wider range of people than SWSH can ever have.

@@crumplehornedsnorcack Covid/lockdown brought everyone back which was in the SWSH era. Some additional people got back in with 151 but most of us got back in with SWSH

Agree with you in that SWSH did bring a lot of people back including myself. However, I feel like there's other areas I like/enjoy more if I was to spend money in this hobby. Love the alt art cards for sure but they also printed a lot of them so I am not confident if these prices would hold... Just my personal opinion. Thanks for sharing!

Would add celebrations was also a great set that brought some people back too but yeah the boom in Pokemon occurred during the SWSH era so I think a large proportion of adults collecting likely started during that time.

It costs $5 to "play". I'm putting in a coin that the vendor gave me after I gave them the cash. Thanks for checking out the video!