Can Magikarp Really Be the KING of Scarlet & Violet Era?

[@msjennauk]

its because its so hard to grade

[@Cubonesandwich]

^

[@patescortez88]

Yup that's why I sold both of mines not good cards to grade

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yep. Makes it a great card for PSA 10.

[@monkey39128]

Yeah about. 500 PSA 10's I believe. The Tyranitar only has 150 ish 10's. Card quality is awful. Be interesting to see if it improves with a reprint.

[@patescortez88]

@monkey39128 and that why I ebay sold mines lol

[@robtimothyfletcher5957]

Wow! I never noticed Gyarados in the top right corner until you mentioned it. Loving your interpretations on Pokémon art work. Refreshing. No one is talking about this on KZbin that I've come across

[@phillips.collectibles]

Thank you! Appreciate the feedback and yes, I love the artworks!

[@Top_Loaded_JRGS77]

I told my son it was gonna pass Iono for top chase in Paldea Evolved and now I'm sure it will be the top chase cad of this era. Crazy for an IR but speaks to how great the card is. This card was underrated and is kind of an extension of the Giratina from Lost Origin. If Artist Shinji Kanda keeps making these Rainbow black busy abstract background cards it could become a really big thing. I think it will ride the Giratina's coattails. It is fairly hard to pull, 1:480 packs or 1 per 13 booster boxes or over $1300 worth of boxes. Paldea Evolved was such a big set with so many illustration rare so to pull this card is just a little more difficult then most Scarlet & Violet Illustration rare.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah you make a great point here.

[@sun-kim-chats]

I feel incredible to have pulled this, on whatnot of all places

[@rocketruepeljonny]

I love this artwork! Can you make A top 10 S&V so far? for all of us who would like to invest in individual cards now before the era is over. This would be so nice

[@phillips.collectibles]

Now that’s a video idea! 💡 I’ll make it. You’re a legend for this.

[@dadcanibeagirl]

Really just shows how talented Shinji Kanda is

[@phillips.collectibles]

100%

[@ICOLLECTBASEBALL]

Great feedback . I managed to pull 2 of these Magicarp illustration rares. Definitely gonna hang on to them .

[@phillips.collectibles]

Wow! And did you send them to grade? That’s such good luck.

[@ICOLLECTBASEBALL]

@phillips.collectibles I normally don't card cards, but it might be a consideration in the future.

[@WhatsYourDadSnap]

BestBuy had the packs on sale for $2, i bought 10 and BAM, Magikarp. Card is perfect too! Best feeling pull of all s&v so far!

[@TurkeySub26]

Bought a Psa 10 back in February. Noticed there was only 2-3 listings back then. Could possibly drive FOMO due to only having a few listings on eBay

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah seems it’s a very difficult card to grade

[@phantomask]

I think it's a very good card. The Art style came from the Giratina Alt Art so no questions. Plus the red pops more with the background. Plus 2 of the most popular pokemon is in the illustration, Magikarp and Gyarados. The popularity came from underwhelming chase cards from succeeding sets. Enough Time has passed that we can safely pick it up. And the market agrees.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah I think that’s true. It’s kind of when looking in hindsight everyone’s loving Magikarp more than anything we’ve been delivered!

[@joeyg5]

I feel super lucky to have pulled 2 Magikarps out of single packs. The first graded a PSA 10 and I'm sending the second one out this weekend. Fingers crossed! I do agree that it's overvalued though.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Let’s hope you get the 10!!

[@joeyg5]

@@phillips.collectibles thanks mate. It’s much weaker than the copy that graded a 10 so I’m expecting an 8 or 9 but the grading cost is definitely worth the risk to potentially 7x the value of the card.

[@ViggoEdits]

4:35 I’m always a bit confused about these graphs cause they’re very high/expensive compared to the cards that are being sold right now on Cardmarket. The Magikarp can be bought for 66 euro right now - and it’s super easy - so why do people wanna buy via TCG Player? 🤔 Is Cardmarket EU only? Is that really the only reason why it’s so cheap there? 🙄🚨

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yes the markets are different. Though it usually does trickle down to other parts of the world after a month. I have found US to be the best leader. For example Paldea evolved isn’t sold out in Australia, but it will eventually follow. Fusion Strike was one of the cheapest Booster Boxes a few weeks ago here in AUS. Once word got out in USA, it’s now super expensive here.

[@fullmetal_ozelot]

I pulled the Japanese card from Triplet Beat and picked up a second copy as PSA 10 because I love the artwork so much. I don't really care about the price, but it would be nice to see the Japanese version get as much attention as the English one. Do you think the Japanese card is developing independently, or is it influenced by the rising price of the English card?

[@phillips.collectibles]

People like to think the markets are 1 for 1, but they're not unfortunately. Doesn't have much impact.

[@Rednecker-qw2ve]

Another point to see about this card being expensive is because the illustrator for magikarp is the same Illustrator as the giratina v alt art from lost origin

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yes a very good point!

[@hidus1178]

Wasn't a big fan of the magikarp. But after seeing it in person it's just amazing art. It stands out vs all other IR and Sir cards

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah it has that effect on people it seems. People really liking it.

[@RuzzReacts]

I’m invested in PE

[@phillips.collectibles]

Great set.

[@RuzzReacts]

@@phillips.collectibles do you have the karp?!

[@phillips.collectibles]

No I do not!

[@RuzzReacts]

@@phillips.collectibles okay 👍🏾

[@NotSoRips]

I need to pull this card ! I love it I want it in my collection but I am not paying $120 AUD for a raw copy ! Think it will come down if we get a reprint

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah hopefully a reprint calms the card price down. Similar to LO Giratina.

[@mitchellalexander1581]

The fates collide Alakazam reflects almost the same exact price points as a few weeks ago for the magicarp, thought the price is stable for Alakazam. Its very hard to find a good copy, most listed as moderately played or lp. But a good candidate for a 9 or ten run you about 50-65 bucks. 9's go for 100, 10's go for 600

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah that’s a real winner. Only a few 10s out there.

[@the-absolute-light]

I sold my off center copy recently because like you said I’m sure PE will get a reprint and it’ll dip. I’ll buy a PSA 10 copy during the dip.

[@tmenaged]

I think this card is rising because it’s really a great card, it looks fantastic I personally really like it. It’s also a meme card and the fact that it’s the same artist as lost origin Giratina makes it really funny and cool to have. I will for sure get it since I’m trying to complete paldea evolved. I really like this card and the rest of the set. Great content as always man!

[@phillips.collectibles]

It’s a meme card but magikarp is unreal!

[@CollectorReddo]

That Magikarp art is crazy 😍 The facts that it's such an infamous Gen1 Pokémon, the pre-evolution to Gyarados and obviously the fact that it's a very unique (When was the last Magikarp Full Art?) card are likely the reasons for it's price, it must also be a hard one to grade with all of the detail etc. Where the near 100% increase in price in 2 months came from I would like to know. Magikarp aside for a moment, it's such a good looking card, Shinji Kanda's work is incredible.

[@phillips.collectibles]

The Magikarp is for the Millenial collector for sure! You made some excellent points here. Is this one of your favourite cards from S&V?

[@CollectorReddo]

@@phillips.collectibles Haha, it wasn't, but it's grown on me. Will open a Booster Box of Paldea Evolved on the Channel at some point and wouldn't mind pulling it!

[@flare31777]

Magicarp has been drawn by the same artist as Giratina V from LO. So I suppose this is more collectors move. I bought Magicarp for 29€ from the same reason as stated above right after the set has been released. 😉👌

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah and you can really see it’s Giratina inspiration

[@patescortez88]

Yes and I just sold 2. We need this in the scarlet era

[@phillips.collectibles]

I think so. It’s about time something like this happened

[@TeddyBrooski-th9qx]

Special illustration and illustration are just names that has nothing to do with how hard it is to pull Pokémon know what they are doing they like to surprise and let things creep up and watch how people go to appreciating it once it’s valuable now they want to appreciate it it’s not easy to pull the same artist who drew the Garatina, The fact that Magikarp doesn’t appear in the Pokémon song is weird to me but his time has come finally lol

[@phillips.collectibles]

Could be. Though we know IR is 1/13 and SIR is 1/32 according to the data. But yes some of these names are pointless and Pokémon has the most difficult rarity scales.

[@Scumbreon]

They should have made it an SAR and given it texture, at that point it’s literally a parallel to the giratina alt art

[@phillips.collectibles]

Definitely agree with you here!

[@DaBear34]

The POP is sub 600 in PSA 10. Glad I bought two before the prices rocketed up🤣

[@phillips.collectibles]

Nice one! Two in 10s or raw?

[@refineme]

Won’t hold a candle to the SWSH moonbreon or SM Love Birds as “the era chase”. Not rare enough, not textured.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah I agree. Only halfway through.

[@refineme]

@@phillips.collectibles Yeah. It’s coming in the second half, maybe next year with a legendary Mega.

[@themaoriwolverine]

I’ve opened couple case of PE and never hit it

[@Nanp90]

i think is overvalued, but it is easy to see why the card is loved. Shinji Kanda did an increable job on the art and Kanda has done similar cards like the Giratina V AA from Lost Origin, when you have such a cool style plus a popular pokemon is definitely hit with fans. but this type of behavior is definitely something not to trust

[@phillips.collectibles]

I think so too! Yes its very bizarre. But the card is incredible.

[@neb542]

Reprint can come easily. They can fix quality too.

[@mitchellalexander1581]

I'm counting on that because it's out of price point now. I will certainly buy one and some booster boxes a little after the reprint

[@phillips.collectibles]

Seems it’s very likely.

[@2Chris4Bracelets]

Reprint is most likely but quality is a coin toss.

[@coops01]

Shows how undervalued swsh alts are in my view people who slept on them will regret it !

[@phillips.collectibles]

Very true!

[@Champ7RBLX]

my friend had one when it came out he pulled it. he sold it when it was 50$ marketplace for 20$ at a card shop.

[@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax]

1 in 480 vs 1 in 1700… so roughly 1/3 as easy to pull… well moonbreon is 6-700…. And magikarp is 1/3 as easy to pull… still makes the target price $200+ just based off rarity…. 🤷‍♂️ your numbers not mine lol . $100 seems fair.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah raw pricing scales file. It’s more the PSA 10 pricing that it gets a little out of control!

[@AshKetchum22j]

i love to see it bro lol i pulled the magikarp like half a year ago from those annihilape boxes or it was that charizard box that came with the magnetic case i forgot lol but the karp was at like 40 at the time lol

[@phillips.collectibles]

That’s crazy. Did you sell or grade it? What a great pull.

[@AshKetchum22j]

@@phillips.collectibles nah bro i kept it i even bought the jp version on whatnot before paldea evolved even came out lol i would grade it but its a little oc but you never know id say its 60/40

[@MrRandygtgod]

Looks better than Van Gogh pikachu IMO. Hard to pull and even Harder to get a PSA 10. When I look at the card my eyes tell me the art is amazing.

[@phillips.collectibles]

100% it’s miles better. No competition!

[@YnvooWikon]

Last sold I saw psa 10 was $600 something

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah its crazy. The new moonbreon.

[@joeemate]

Now it’s selling at 700

[@Mikemajors356]

Mine came back a PSA 10 🔥🔥

[@phillips.collectibles]

DAMN! Holding or selling?

[@joeemate]

I pulled this card and it graded a 10!!!

[@phillips.collectibles]

How lucky! Is it still in your collection?

[@joeemate]

@@phillips.collectiblesyes sir my first grade submission have to keep it

[@Kicks_Clothing]

pulled that card in literally 4 single packs from Walmart, found the chase in a week LOL

[@phillips.collectibles]

What a pull!!

[@je2996]

I think Paldea evolved boosters for around $100each are kind of still a decent deal

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah, I love the set!

[@FF-7]

Perfect card

[@phillips.collectibles]

I am a huge fan as well!

[@DubstopherWubson13]

that market manipulation goes brrr

[@phillips.collectibles]

Haha who knows…but we can’t rule anything out!

[@justnikscom]

The Japanese version is still very cheap for a PSA 10. Why?

[@phillips.collectibles]

Different markets. They’re not 1:1. Might have to make a video about this topic!

[@TeddyBrooski-th9qx]

How do you determine the value of a card I mean there are baby shiny cards jumping special illustration cards full art jumping special illustration cards so what’s the problem with an illustration jumping a special illustration? And it’s not just any card it’s magikarp🤷🏾‍♂️ Pokémon does little things and give a little clothes in there are sometimes I pay attention but look at how long that waterfall is look how far it goes magikarp is not done rising my boy stay tuned

[@rogueinvestor2375]

That explains why Magikarp is called Koiking in the Japanese version.

[@phillips.collectibles]

I didn’t know that

[@jenzohh]

WAKE UP BABE, PHILLIP DROPPED ANOTHER VIDEO

[@phillips.collectibles]

Haha! Get around it 🔥

[@monkey39128]

What is this nonsense? When I was a kid Magikarp was a shite Pokémon that no one wanted. 😂 It's sole purpose in life was to become a Gyarados. 😂

[@phillips.collectibles]

Haha but that’s the magic of it. We all hated it as kids and now in adulthood we all see it as a loved Pokemon. I love that it’s a chase!

[@Djan252]

Black background cards with bright colors are crazy! It’s a collection on its own by this time

[@phillips.collectibles]

You may be right. I love the Lumenion V.

[@SDCISHERE]

Great video

[@phillips.collectibles]

Thanks I appreciate it.

[@jenzohh]

i don’t think this price will stay, it’s not that rare like you said, it’s not a staple pokemon (yes it’s an og but yk what i mean), and I don’t think it’s better than some of the art rares we’ve seen this year. Paldea evolved is very underrated, and will pop later on but not because of this Magikarp.

[@phillips.collectibles]

You make a good point. Time will be a very interesting for this cards future.

[@joeyjoeybacks]

This card is hard to pull I’ve pulled multiple ionos And the magicarp is hard to grade

[@phillips.collectibles]

Very much so.

[@adamracette5112]

I’m not really impressed with this card in person. No texturing and that diagonal holo pattern.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Interesting. People have mixed opinions

[@attract_mode_]

Just buy a Japanese copy for £20 quid if you only care about having the card.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Seems that’s the best way at the moment

[@jeffersonwaddell2338]

I was lucky to pull the English version I bought 3 Japanese versions I love the card. 😊

[@Michael.kyrios]

Older ones are great psa9-10 that’s the money . This new one won’t last . It can’t . The set is not even rated well and booster boxes aren’t and haven’t shown any growth .

[@jaytown4185]

He has the crown to go with it!! Lol

[@phillips.collectibles]

Haha yeah exactly!

[@MaelthasDivine]

Beautiful artwork love it im glad theres cards in SV worth money this is healthy for the hobby.. cant believe people are conplaining about a single karp card.. the people crying are the ones who cant afford it git F broke boys

[@rell660]

Learn from 151 Japanese. If you're going into it wait for the inevitable reprint.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Correct!

[@joeemate]

I think they’ll reprint not 151 super popular in fact 10x more popular then Paldea evolved. Man imagine what would happen to that karp if it’s a short printed set sheesh

[@ajithrajaful]

yo u gotta get rarer booster boxes behind you aha

[@phillips.collectibles]

Haha! I like displaying books, ornaments and plants more 🌱

[@ajithrajaful]

@@phillips.collectibles nah im referring to the 2 that you do have. would be epic if those 2 were just a casual deoxys or plasma blast booster box! or like team up or roaring skies aha

[@cortezpates]

man i pulled 2 6 boxes

[@phillips.collectibles]

Pwoah. Did you grade or sell?

[@phillips.collectibles]

Unreal! Sell or grade?

[@cortezpates]

@@phillips.collectibles no 10s i sold 90 each a 10 will be 100s

[@rosettaaraara6633]

Eh if i wanted that card ill probably just get it in Japanese tbh

[@phillips.collectibles]

It’s wild because when it releases the Japanese was so expensive. But it seems it’s calmed down in value.

[@pokeflips_]

I feel the magikarp card is SUPER Overrated. I don't understand the hype‼️ It's not even textured.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@phillips.collectibles]

It’s certainly overvalued at the moment