Hey man, sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if I could ask you about Japanese cards if you knew anything about their market? I live in Ontario, Canada and I came across a card shop selling a whole box of Japanese Mew 151 packs for $40 on sale because nobody in London cares to buy them. Is it worth it as an investment or is the value only in English cards?

My collections are... - Pokedex with every variation (shiny, alt forme, gender, mega etc) - My perfect region (personal top 151 pokemon) - Shinji Kanda art - Tomokazu Komiya art - Psyduck and Ludicolo - Eeveelutions - Funskool - WOTC - Evolutions - 151 This way every new set has something for me, but I'm never in need of a great deal

Great video, I enjoyed the content. I do believe that base zard is pulled every 48 packs or so rather than 108 just fyi.

You’re prolly my fav KZbinr at this point if for no other reason than the production quality and seamless structure of each vid. Keep it up and merry Christmas

I'm collecting Japanese Art Rares (not SARs though). Awesome art at an awesome price (except for that dang magikarp). I intend on getting every AR as I think it would look so awesome in a binder just seeing the fantastic art one after the other. I just love the little stories that are told from the art e.g. AR kricketune on a park bench playing a song and all the other Pokémon gathered round listening. Simply awesome imo. Great video.

Ah yes, my favorite pokemon card, manhole!

What is *your* collection goal?

I really really care about this card, so i'm going to do the rip test on it.

I likr collecting vintage cards like Base set holos as well as specific pokemon like Gengar, Pikachu, and Charizard.

Those binders look awesome.

I’m personally not a fan of metal cards. Some are cool but I personally prefer the regular cardboard version over the metal.

In 1999 our six sons (now ages 25-36) and I started collecting mostly engrish Pokémon cards and placing them in binders. We did so because we already had an inkling about keeping our cards in az good condition az wuz possible back then but not with any other “goal” in mind. In the fall of 1999 I started a collection of all Pikachu cards in engrish along with a few Japanese Pikachu promo cards. 1999 also wuz the era when I started using eBay to purchase sealed Pikachu promo cards from Japanese sellers. So by spring of 2000 I had also completed the Base, Jungle & Fossil sets in engrish and Japanese because it wuz easy to purchase sealed Japanese booster boxes during deez early months. About 2015-16 I finally set the goal of obtaining ALL Pikachu cards in engrish and wuz already a massive collection. And in 2024 I have about 99% of the Pikachu cards printed in engrish including all reverse holos, jumbos, rares, promos, mini sets & cards tha feature Pikachu. It’s almost 2025 and now none of my sons want my collections! They don’t want “the hassle” of selling the cards regardless of the excellent condition of the cards My goals are stymied and I wonder wha to do next 🤔🤷🏽

Cool video 👍

I collect these cards because A: I want to potentially grade and sell a few expensive ones to buy other things. B: I love partaking in competitive hobbies, and the Pokemon TCG is no different. I use some of my cards to build decks and hopefully win tournaments.

Love the content! Honoured to be mentioned with some of the legends in the hobby. Agree with everything you said in the video, collecting the pristine gold star set is an insane goal i set for myself in 2024 but I’ve had many other goals like collecting all my favorite Suicunes that are just as enjoyable as completing my gold star set, there’s a collection goal for everybody and any budget! Happy collecting!

My personal goal right now is to master set crown zenith and collect every darkrai card

I have all kindgras and all Misty related cards <3

i have had better pulls per pack buying etbs and 3 pack boosters ! than i have buying booster boxes

I'm curious where did you get the giant cartridges on the wall?

"Why are you collecting pokemon cards" Cause I like a certain set that I could never get in comparison in my childhood, and because I like a specific pokemon line. I have the new 151 set nearly complete. Except for the stupid ass expensive voltorb promos, the EB games charmander, and a stray reverse holo on some base cards, I have them all; the prize card dodrio and mew, the cosmos holos from costo, the pokemon center squirtle etc. I can't remember for how long I owned some of the original cards, but I can still recognize that old 3D ghastly and magnemite, the promo articuno, some of the original boys™. So, completing 151 and collecting every variant in a 4x4 binder gives me a sense of happiness that my younger self didn't get to keep. I'm also collecting 1 of every english Shinx/Luxio/Luxray in a yellow binder, because I love their evo line and how they look. Sure, some 'prerelease/staff/stamped' cards are a tad expensive, but it makes me happy when I add a new one. Not every card is Near Mint, or would get a PSA 10. The vaultx binder honestly may be worth more than its contents right now, but I'm still happy. It's a slow hobby that I feel no pressure to rush to complete, and every new addition just makes me happy.

Super cool video I love people covering some of the historic moments a good amount of fans don’t know

I open 60 boosterboxen per set and Sell all cards in 2/3 days at release and get all money get back and master set is free 😇 i do this 3/4 years

It kills me that your wall looks like my floor. It feels like you are laying down there

Hmm… no one has found the secret yet…

I’ve started collecting recently and plan on completing the master set of the base set. Fortunately, I was given my cousins old binder many years ago which included various cards from the Original, Gym & Neo series. I only need 29 more cards in the base set, so I will slowly fill in the gaps. Maybe once I’m done, I will see what I’m missing in the other sets 🤷‍♂️ Enjoy the festive period 🎉

If it doesn't stray too far from your channel's focus, I would love to hear you go more in-depth about asking ourselves if we are ok with gambling to build our collections.

wonder how much you got your jigglypuff glossy for, it's looking clean

You are such a genuine dude, and I love this channel. Thanks for helping reignite my love for Pokémon cards :)

to collect every shinji kanda art in psa10

Pokémon collecting is the biggest pump and dump of our generation.

CUBONE CARDS

this video is helpful for more than pokemon cards.

Did someone else notice the hair at @0:04

I'm collecting one of each Pokemon for my collection!

I just got the urge to collect again. Learned 151 was a thing that I missed out on. Went on a wild journey to every retailer and card shop in my area and couldn't fined any. Called one random shop and the guy said he had the premium collection in stock because he forgot he had it.

I returned to pkm with my gf after 20y. Still finding how to deal with the hobby. But we love pkms so I gonna found out in the way. Great video! 🎉

I can’t believe you don’t already have 100K subs. This is top tier!

I just like Pokemon and the competitve aspect

great vid

Hi, any suggestions for storing (binders) one of card? One binder for each generation?

To be honest I’ve made a lot of mistakes and you will in your first year. Now I have learnt it’s simple.

I’m finishing my Sword & Shield Master set currently (have 17 regular cards and 63 Reverse Holos to go), the one set I’d gotten into enough some years back that I feel I should finish, plus all Togekiss cards. Nothing like collecting every card of one’s favourite mon! Especially if it’s one that never got huge favour from TPCi or fans, so there isn’t that many and they’re not dear at all. Stretch goals include, in order: * All Togepi/Togetic cards from Gen 4 on (so, those that match the Togekiss ones). * Togepi and Togetic cards from Gens 2/3 (not a cheap proposition, hence having it separate). * Upgrading the Sword & Shield set to a Grandmaster by getting all the other variants (except Jumbos, primarily because there are signed Zacian and Zamazenta ones that only had 20 made). * Reprints of Sword & Shield cards in other sets in the block. Debatable whether this falls under Grandmaster, but I have it mapped out anyway in case I finish the Other Variants enough to consider it.

Pick one specific set, buy some trainer boxes, and boosters. Finish buying the individual cards you need. Two of every card has a battling rational too.

currently working on 151 master set +(minus the crazy expensive promos) and collecting all gyarados cards! Shining gyarados is my most favorite card of all time!

What software did you use for the flowchart I've been looking for something like this

I stopped playing slots for pokemon cars. I thinks its a healthier alternative. Maybe its just cope, but i need a little gambling.

Perhaps silly question as a non-collector (I've only opened a few cheap packs for fun): Why didn't you list "building decks for competitive play" as a reason for collecting? I assume there's plenty of people that primarily aim for the perfect deck during a certain rotation and then start over when those cards aren't usable in tournaments anymore.

This is such an important video for newer collectors coming into this hobby and a good reminder for those with a few years of collecting under their belt. Definitely one of the most well-made video on this topic, no over the top editing, with clear and concise points and well-paced all the way through. Marvelous.

This explains why there is so much diversity in the community - it really is more complex than collectors vs investors. And important for us to reflect on which activities bring us joy rather than collecting broadly and blindly. Great analysis, as always!

I'm working on all WOTC sets as that's the generation of Pokémon I grew up with. Just finished base set recently!