Pokemon is a money grabber scam. Only buy the cards you like and frame them.

Appreciate your advice man, I've been collecting since the late 90's and just got back into it after realizing my cards were a gold mine lmao.

I was a young kid when these were popular in the late 90s and it fills me with joy that those collecting still are of a similar age to me. I wanted to get back into it after over 20 years and gosh the landscape has changed, what happened to the theme decks? What's a trainer box? Blister? Your vid helped a lot and having fun picking it back up, thanks for the vid! I just preordered the limited Pokemon TCG Classic for the nostalgia... wish I kept my fossil and lockdown base sets though 😭

New collector here- this was the second video I watched and I just had to say- THANK YOU! Exceptional content and style.

So I only know and love gen 1. Where can I start with gen 1?

Thank you for the video. Very informative

Do you have a guide for picking a good binder?

Thanks for shifting my focus from 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰 to just enjoying the cards and collecting

Awesome video, thanks for all the information!

The first point is all I need to get back into the hobby 😁

I started collecting Pokemon cards since they first released here in the US.. never ended up with Charizard, Blastoise, or Venasaur

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you!

Current Objective 100% Completion of WotC sets [Base-Skyridge including Promos, sub sets, and etc. [Primarily English cards] 2nd Objective 100% Completion of XY Steam Siege <including promos> and Dective Pikachu <including promos> 😅

This helps if you have a real copy to compare but without a real copy you can only check the back with a cheap original card. For texture and color on the front, I´ve seen MTG fakes that have the texture, the color and the holo symbole printed on. Only way I was able to spot the difference was the light test as the fake failed the MTG light test directly. Everything else ..... at least for me I had no chance and I had the original to compare! For Pokemon I don´t realy know but if the guy that faked the MTG cards starts with the Pokemon cards you will have problems to find out what the realy ones are. Oh and they have the black/blueish layer in the middle to take the rip test!

Even with this dude giving you ancient advise about a deal is to good to be true, people will fall for scam. I love how he said it once at the beginning and once at the end

I really liked your video. I have recently started looking at this hobby due to the excitement of YT videos. I am trying not to get sucked in but I feel Resistance is Futile! I am now trying to decide on a set to collect and really prefer the more cartoonish characters. Would you say that Paldean Fates is the best for cartoonish characters? I like the bright colors and the shiny stars!

Great video! I bought a pack some months ago just for fun and didn't know a lot of stuff. I want to set some goals now.

the worst part is , im trying to get pokemon 151 but i cant find nowhere 🥲i guessi will pass that expansion

Your video is appreciated

Best video, period.

Hi

I just saw a big pack from $35 with my favourite Mankey in it and did not buy it.

…because the really first edition is from Japan 日本.

Sets are going way to fast nowadays.. before you know there is a new set.. and the old ones disappear

honestly, them switching to silver border was huge for me, just looks so much better imo

After 20+ years lol I started collecting again and began with the TCG Classic box. It's pricey but at the price I got it, I just couldn't pass it on.

I used to collect MTG a long time ago and have been thinking about picking up Pokemon, as I've always been interested. I was skeptical when I clicked the link to watch but this was actually extremely informative and helpful. Thank you very much for this video!

'collect what you enjoy', Me : i love that idea...so, i'd like to collect base set pokemon cards... *checks wallet* wallet : oh no you won''t Me : cries in a corner

really good guide. straight to the point came back to the pokemon tcg with the new app pokemon pocket releasing. your insight was really helpful

Need a 151 set re release. Shit has a choke hold on me but i missed my oprotunity and now a packs 15$

I figured step one was walk into a card shop that sells pack for market (3.99) and then pick some pretty art and go wild 😂😂😂 literally how i have a binder started on silver tempest and obby flames. Saw lugia, saw charizard. Works for me!

Best way is to buy from a reputable store, rip packs and get heartbroken. Come back after a decade. Repeat.

Are there any legit websites or sellers you use to buy single set of cards? And I'm not talking ebay

Thank you!

Scams, fakes, scalpers. It’s all that makes any hobby so much less enjoyable. Especially when you fall for one. This is one of the reasons I am so afraid of buying singles. And I also buy sealed products from trusted sources. Big sellers I know I can trust, even if sometimes I probably could get some stuff a bit cheaper. As it comes to counterfeit, I noticed it’s all the small toy stores around my place that sell these. They most likely aim for the younger kids that won’t be able to tell a difference besides it’s cheaper so they get excited. I remember when I was a kid and was excited to get “LEGO” for cheap, of course it wasn’t LEGO but I only understood that when I was older.

you got me with the gut feeling. but you're right as usual. thanks for the tips. those fakes can be really sophisticated...

I kinda think having some of the super expensive fakes or cards pretending to be pokemon cards that aren't actually pokemon cards would be fun to have for displaying purposes but other than that fake cards are lame.

Thank you very much.

great video!!

Amazing video! I really want to collect cards again like I did when I was younger and got cards after the weekly target trips, I used to have two tins of XY cards with my favourite Mega Gardevior EX card being binned by my own idiocy when moving a few years back 😭

Great video, very beginner friendly 👍

I'd love to get back into this, but I missed the Scarlett & Violet 151 packs

Awesome video :)

This video helped me realize that ripping packs was basically for KZbinrs. I started to get extremely discouraged about not hitting "chase cards" and how expensive buying packs started to get. Now I research the sets and buy what I like. Rip a couple packs here and there for fun but not the main source for card collecting.

thank you! its been over 20 years now, but now im back. Thank u for this video!

What a Great Guy 🎉

awesome vid!!!

Thank you, Julius! It's been a week since I started my Pokémon TCG collection. After dozens of videos, yours was the only one with really helpful tips and reliable information. Hi from Brazil.

You look like you could chokeslam a cheater or scammer, and have your brother who rides Harley Davidsons strike them with lightning.

I've came back to pokemon TCG after 18 years. I have some 1st edition cards, I've been playing duels a lot with friends back when I was kid. Thank you for your guide, I will for sure use your tips to get back to my pokemon journey again :D