He Found $500k Vintage Pokemon Cards in Storage Unit!

[@scottstuber5857]

The addition of Ben for several episodes is very cool. Ben is the Frank Fritz of Chasing Cardboard. LOL. Really like that dude!

[@speckorsmth]

@@scottstuber5857 I totally agree!

[@speckorsmth]

I love seeing more of Ben! He seems like such a chill guy. (Ben, please be my friend)

[@Chipper_slabs]

His biggest mistake was letting a buddy tell him that he has over a million dollars there after grading.

[@bradymania9312]

Outstanding episode! Ty and Ben have great chemistry are a joy to watch. I would have taken that $125000 and never looked back.

[@Mardigrasman23]

Ben is a ratings boost. Lol. Mike is starting to get jealous. And where’s Marcel. I love the growth of the cast of characters. But this doesn’t work without Ty. Thanks for another great episode. Can’t wait for the next one

[@MSUCollector]

My dream is to find even a fraction of a collection like this to dig through and take the long time to grade. What a fun show!

[@markwilliams3940]

Why is this not on a network channel! Slide CC right in front of American Pickers!

[@Luke-mq6mn]

Because it's on KZbin for everyone to see. Network TV reality shows are all a load of over dramatized staged shite. So be grateful you are not being fed that garbage.

[@juliofranco1043]

The 125K was super generous! I thought he would have jumped at the opportunity to take the deal, I would have. 50K to spend on grading and that in itself is a huge gamble at that, what if the grades that come back are low, to much risk I think. I think we’ll need an update on this one fellas. Great episode!!

[@SingaporeFriedrice]

@@juliofranco1043 it's hard for us to determind the true value. I felt he was pushing hard near the end for the guy to sell. So the buyer must know he can make some decent coin on the lot.

[@RobertLee-wi5kc]

Naw you send in the best 20 cards. You don't have that much invested. If you like the grading sell some wax and continue grading.

[@Nogame7_Cards]

Wow.. You weren't kidding when you told me this episode was gonna be a good one! Unbelievable!

[@JaydoggX1]

No insult. But it's funny seller is asking if someone can come in, check them out give idea what to do. When the person he's asking about is sitting across from him. He will sell a few cards or something and realize it's not easy and going to take long time. Then will give call back

[@KillaMCful]

My favorite show on KZbin and its not even close

[@upsolow]

One of my new (new to me) favorite channels to regularly watch. Thanks guys for the great vids!

[@CHASINGCARDBOARD]

Thanks! Help us grow the show! Share with friends/family!

[@commentingcollector]

Having something that no one else has or very few have, Yes, as a collector that IS my ultimate goal. Ever since CCB featured Ben’s collection I’ve always liked him. He’s a great addition to the team 👍❤️

[@ZL1eXoRCiZM]

Top notch content as usual! Keep Chasin'!!!

[@BogusTime7]

Really enjoyable episode. I’ve never watched content on Pokémon cards, until today

[@scottbuechler9604]

Thank you. Every time you have a new episode it’s the highlight of my day. Thanks

[@mje2518]

Awesome collection, but yea, the grading almost never goes as you think/hope

[@djsamplegee]

People trying to sell Pokemon who know nothing about Pokemon are frustrating. Always think they are millionaires. No way in hell this collection is worth half of $550,000 are you kidding....

[@thorphoeung6057]

I concur. I have been operating a Pokemon card store since the 1990s. A lot of people commenting on here do not know about the hobby and just states delusional statements. The 125k was a fair offer. That collection is nowhere close to 500k.

[@3_Klos1122]

What is the Pokémon stuff worth? I mean for someone that doesn’t know anything about Pokémon values.(me)

[@SouthernVermontVintage]

It is amusing, I will go on Whatnot and watch fools spend good money on junk cards because someone in chat said it was special, or the seller talks it up. This fool here has been working people for awhile, most his junk is talked up, white brass sold as sterling, polished brass sold as gold etc, no one on that site really cares iv they sell real items, tested, if they are found out Whatnot foots the bill. I love how most are "Its stamped 10k, it's stamped .925. 😆

[@redecho1gaming]

Truly one of, if not the most insane storage unit purchase I have seen. $30k in art, $100k+ in pokemon cards? Are you kidding me? Wow!!!!

[@JavierG911]

Let’s goooo chasing Carboard 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@cjparker8624]

These episodes are getting epic

[@mikemorrissey7928]

Great episode, can't wait for the next one!

[@ReformGhost]

$150,000 i would take that

[@shakascloset1700]

Awesome episode, Ty. Can't wait for the next one. 👍🤘

[@Grizzgrizzly1]

Hate to see the deal not getting done but good to see that not every deal is a home run.

[@nunzi83]

His laugh after 125k was offered summed it up lol.

[@72jmunoz]

I would of to 😂😂😂😂

[@cyphost9789]

Monks! Great coffee shop, been there a few times!

[@lannyhicks4014]

Love your content!

[@lukebraddford3287]

Got my fresh xtra large coffee ready to watch.

[@jaketrustin]

Just another 500 subscribers and this channel hits 45k! 🎉 Tell your friends & family and keep this channel growing!

[@TCV_Collectibles]

Yeah big Pokémon collector here 125k was a great offer if not too high. Grading a 9 or 10 from raw cards that were in a storage unit for vintage that isn’t 1st Ed is a huge risk, plus grading fees. I probably didn’t see it all but was pretty surprised still.

[@CHASINGCARDBOARD]

Good feedback!

[@BRIANCARRUTHERS]

Good luck grading vintage. PSA will slap 7 or 8 on most of it ⚠️⚠️

[@wesleyhodge9457]

Who else gets exited when they see a new Chasing Cardboard episode 🙋‍♂️

[@johnathanshaffer9474]

I love the videos man keep up the good work brother

[@mjphoto45]

Pokémon is the beanie baby of the card world

[@seanneff2097]

Loving you guys content love what you do and the abundance of information that you give in the videos about the cards and the history in them soo cool. Keep up that amazing content.

[@jaketrustin]

I’m not a Pokémon fan at all, and this was still one of my all time favorite episodes! The way you guys approach negotiations, learn from and educate your sellers, and end up somehow finding a way to make everyone a winner is part of the magic of chasing cardboard! Keep crushing it 💪

[@dalecrary8738]

Nice collection, great find.

[@Spy-hk6pi]

Love the videos. Keep the faith and keep chasing.

[@NikkisCards]

Wow just wow. I’m not big into Pokemon but this is an amazing collection and if I had the money I would have bought it

[@itsShaneBaby]

Looks like his buddy was giving him PSA10 prices

[@terrysavage825]

Great episode- Thanks Ty! Now the seller mentally won’t be able to accept an offer for less than $125K, even if the appraised value is much less than $550K…

[@andrewkaufman6788]

Next episode looks 🔥

[@hellocollegejason198]

Anyone that says they are expecting 10s and 9s on vintage pokemon stored in a unit is a clown.

[@72jmunoz]

He can get 7-8 and still get a grand for one

[@AlextheComicHoarder]

Your offer was STRONG. Kudos as always for being extremely fair. Also, if you ever need a comic expert. You know who to call!

[@JaydoggX1]

I'd calculate market of the wax. Give full value for those. Cards have to get thrown in. Just crazy risk as mentioned

[@truckchuck5601]

He said everything on table was old Pokémon but I saw at least one newer booster box. Obsidian flames. So cool to involve Danny phantump. Great Pokémon KZbinr.

[@johnnylaw1875]

I'm not even a pokemon collector, and I was impressed.

[@djsamplegee]

I dream of opening a storage unit of old sealed Pokemon.

[@CHASINGCARDBOARD]

Right!

[@runendownlife]

With the Pokémon cards I would broker a deal where I would take a percentage of the total sales.

[@TheEnd-eg6wq]

The vast percentage.

[@hakes2]

I don't even care about collector cards, but this is a cool channel

[@LoudpackMC313]

The dude with the collection is gonna quickly realize how hard it is to get 10s in vintage cards lol

[@thatpenguindragon]

Great to see Danny phantump here

[@thorphoeung6057]

There is no way the Pokemon collection is over $500,000. I have been in the Pokemon trading cards business since 1996 starting with Japanese Pokemon. Best case scenario, it is worth around $100,00. The offer of $125,000 is generous. The buyer should take the money and run.

[@TR-ry1xv]

Great episode. Great offer. You would be crazy to spend more than 160 with the risk and effort all on the buyer. 300-500k max value, so you gotta start at 300 to account for risk, luck, and effort. Subtract 50-75 on grading is 225-250. Then 60-70% is more than you can expect to get when selling to a reseller. That like 135-175k. That was in my head as fast I can type, so do not quote me on it. If I was a gambling and hustling man, I would go up to 160.

[@brianfox2930]

Pretty sure they've got it figured out already, but you got to waste your time typing it and our time reading it

[@TR-ry1xv]

@@brianfox2930 go away

[@anthonyneri2247]

Great video and amazing Pokemon collection. Just want to say that Japanese cards are worth less than their English counterparts. Vintage Japanese holo cards were printed more and in some sets were even guaranteed every pack.

[@joeday17821]

I've really enjoyed Ben on these episodes! I woulda taken the $125K and ran...what is the old saying about a bird in the hand? haha I saw a little footage of comic books...what was the deal with those?

[@StanSmith-u4v]

1:12 used to live at 1451 Hickory St a few blocks from there

[@craigjaredfrench]

This collection needs to get in front of all of the biggest Pokémon collectors! Someone will want to buy it!

[@72jmunoz]

Yes they will well worth more than 125k

[@bamperry4719]

All the big buyers have completed collections already. $125k for that collection was generous. The pokemon market is shrinking, how many charizards does one person need

[@buffalobill9793]

Everyone will want to buy it if the price is right. 125 k was a fair offer but would have to see the singles in person because the grades everything. 9's and 10's are extremely rare when it comes to vintage Pokemon as initially it was a kids game and kids did not worry so much about condition so not much really old Pokemon in like new condition. Nine times out of ten pack fresh Pokemon cards will grade a 9 or a 10. So if the singles are in pack fresh condition there very well could be well over 125k in value but if they are mostly 7's and 8's then they are nothing too special and 125k would seem really fair.

[@DaveCoolMusic]

Keep doing what you love. You are doing a great job and your videos are amazing!!!!!

[@miketheballer1]

Get an ice red eye at the coffee shop…trust and I love Pokemon cards!!!

[@Vollmertime]

Great episode even though I’m not a Pokemon fan.

[@mitchell6455]

Not a clue how anyone got to $500k. The two sealed base set booster boxes are worth total $30k. Three base set 2 boxes are worth $20k (one has been opened). First edition fossil and jungles boxes total $30k. I'll be generous and assume the theme decks total to $10k. Cards are all unlimited, not a single shadowless or first edition that I could find. Let's assume graded, that's all worth $80k (Zards would be bulk of that assuming PSA 9 or 10). Total at retail pricing would be $170k. No clue how they got to $500-600k, unless there's stuff off camera.

[@CHASINGCARDBOARD]

Thanks for watching! You saw what we saw.

[@dellstudio10]

@@mitchell6455 I agree. I think you’re right on the money. I did see a shadowless Zard. I’ve been collecting since Pokemon hit the states and buy cards to fill my collection weekly. 170k seems very reasonable from what I’ve seen here.

[@colevinyard375]

He’s set on the 500k. What if you offered 125k then split 50/50 anything over double your investment? Basically once you get 250k in value, he gets 50% of anything over that… He wouldn’t feel like he’s leaving 375k on table if it turned out to really be worth 500-600k. And you’re not risking a fortune.

[@VictoryLaneexotics]

If I had the money I'd buy it it's just going up

[@CaliLifeTCG]

dannnyyy ayeeee thats the goat ! much love to him!

[@CONTRATI]

POKEMON GRIAL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥FOUND

[@drop6597]

I do this full time, theres nothing Ive seen in the pictures here that even remotely comes close to 50k in grading. You could send that whole binder in at 13.99 a card to PSA except the charizards they would shoot up to 18 bucks grading charges unless some of them hit 9+. Id hope theres a better binder somewhere else that they didnt show, because it looks like just a base set binder and the backs of the cards certainly didnt look like gem mint cards. 125k was a MONSTER offer the dude should have jumped on that, unless theres an absolute ton of singles they didnt show. Would love to see the full collection pictured if someone has a link?

[@mitchell6455]

Agree with this. Not a clue how anyone got to $500k. The two sealed base set booster boxes are worth total $30k. Three base set 2 boxes are worth $20k (one has been opened). First edition fossil and jungles boxes total $30k. I'll be generous and assume the theme decks total to $10k. Cards are all unlimited, not a single shadowless or first edition that I could find. Let's assume graded, that's all worth $80k (Zards would be bulk of that assuming PSA 9 or 10). Total at retail pricing would be $170k. No clue how they got to $500-600k, unless there's stuff missing here.

[@TheEnd-eg6wq]

I would never go public, people are nuts this guy probably has some crazy relative, that will be crazy.

[@TCV_Collectibles]

His best bet would be to consign it with heritage and take the check, it’s all open and clear with fees and stuff.

[@CHASINGCARDBOARD]

Yeah, I do think they would be a good option.

[@bassaction]

Don't let this happen to your collections. Imagine being such an avid collector, over the years you put your time (money) and effort into collating such a collection for it to be lost inside a storage unit and sold for pennies on the dollar.

[@jamesa.paintingjap.7777]

Its not half a million, and graded a million, NO WAY, However, this is the CRAZIEST COLLECTION OF SEALED EVER!! ABSOLUTELY BANANAS!!!!!!

[@michaeldesimone2913]

Crazy guy spends $400 for an offer of 125k and turns it down very surprised

[@ihavetheanswers]

Pure greed

[@garymagee8538]

obviously he knows its worth more. What it cost him has nothing to do it

[@E-Pro73]

@@garymagee8538 - Correction: obviously he THINKS it's worth more. But I agree, his cost has nothing to do with it.

[@buffalobill9793]

​@@E-Pro73oh it's definitely worth more than 125K. How much more is the question.

[@djsamplegee]

BIg up Danny Phantump! Top guy to go to.

[@CHASINGCARDBOARD]

Yeah we love Danny!

[@drop6597]

This is all vintage! obsidian flames booster box out of no where, what?

[@cristobaldelacruz142]

Great collection when he said 550k I thought it was for the whole building not just the pocket mon. I don’t know nothing about that . Great episode I wanted him to counter and said 175k and then meet in the middle at 150k . Please do an update video when it all sales at the end thank you.

[@DanielCordone9]

Haha $550-600k right down to $125k

[@YodasBlessedLife]

Should have taken the 125k

[@Janicepetergriffin]

Who came and did his appraisal 😂 500k lol, I would've just walked away right after he said that.

[@NuthinFancyCollectibles]

I’m not a Pokémon fan, but this was an interesting episode. I’m stoked for the next one. Do you think Ben would sign my hat? 😉

[@DustinDemonic]

Your cardboard team made a VERY strong offer, for me too much risk

[@ryanratcliff2548]

I’m not a Pokémon expert, but the guy should have taken the $125K offer. He has basically nothing in them… so he just won a mini lottery. Take that cash and be happy

[@FishTankFrank13]

125k plus the 70k in art , All that would have been from 400$ unit take the deal 😆

[@MSUCollector]

@@ryanratcliff2548 Greed and fomo is a powerful thing

[@nunzi83]

Doesn’t make any sense at all. So you open a 200$ hobby box pull a card worth 10k. Do you sell it for a 2k bc the box only cost 200. No. You try to maximize what you got. Sell it for what it’s worth. This goes for everything. You bought. House in 1980 for 100k. It’s worth 2 million today. Do you sell for 1 million. No. You sell at market or as close to Market value as possible

[@TheEnd-eg6wq]

Bad analogy, the guy obviously isnt broke, id love to sell them as i needed money.

[@jasonking971]

Ya the guy just needs to be patient and he'll maximize his sale on the stuff. Sure 125k sounds great.....but so does 200k.....250k. I think it's a good thing he went with the auction

[@melvinsmiley5295]

The person that lost that storage unit, I assumed must have either became ill or passed away. No way he left all that and just stopped paying rent….he could sell one box of cards to pay the rent for years. I am sure he would have wanted his family to benefit from his collection too….I sure hope these folks do the right thing and share this massive windfall with that man’s family. I wish the storage unit places would call people’s family before they auctioned off their stuff…it’s really sad.

[@gradedcards5516]

Totally agree. 100k+ out of a $400 locker should lead to money going to family of storage unit owner

[@melvinsmiley5295]

@@gradedcards5516 I sure hope they share it at least 50/50. Life is about choices, I sure hope they make the right one. Karma is a real thing.

[@roccojoco]

@@melvinsmiley5295 Especially sad that a service member's family got royally screwed.

[@melvinsmiley5295]

@@roccojoco oh they know who it was? Agree if it’s a Veteran they have to return his Military property and hopefully they share any profit.

[@buffalobill9793]

To some degree I agree but what happens if they open that locker and there is nothing but cat litter inside. Who is helping the buyer get his $400 back.

[@EdwinLap]

Pokemon First edition are super hard to get a PSA 10 on. You really need someone to come in and pay an expert 10k for some consulting.

[@victorfrankenstein50202]

Disappointed that he didn’t go for the $125k, but he had a goofball chirping in his ear, telling him it was worth $550k. What he didn’t tell him was the fact that it’s worth that kind of value if was already graded (high), and deemed all authentic. People like this get the big frying pan eyes 👀 when they hear what it could be worth, not having any knowledge in this market. He literally had a few hundred invested, and could have turned into $125k, with ZERO risk, and that was just for the few boxes of Pokémon Cards. Even if he countered with a couple hundred thousand, then maybe $150k might have got it, but he had that HALF MILLION number stuck in his head from that other dummy.

[@jamieinnes8246]

I hate the upcharge thing. Please tell me why BGS doesn't do it, but PSA insists on charging you more just to give it a better grade. It's still being authenticated and slabbed. Nothing about the upcharges makes any remote sense and that is why I never grade with PSA!!! EVER!.

[@DanielCordone9]

BGS are the best of a bad bunch. Don't grade with PSA and just buy mint looking PSA 6's. Most are flawless.

[@jeffw654]

One reason is that BGS doesn't guarantee any of the cards they grade. If a card turns out to be fake in a BGS slab that you bought, they won't do anything 99% of the time. I'm not saying it is worthy of the full upcharge from PSA but just that PSA has to put money away for cases when fake cards slip through. An upcharge would be annoying for PC cards, but an upcharge on a non-PC card would mean that it has graded higher than you expected and that you should net higher profits than if you graded with BGS, factoring in all fees.

[@DanielCordone9]

@@jeffw654 Stop sticking up for PSA. They're useless. They damaged 6 of my cards from my last submission and ignored my emails. They also damaged $500k's worth of my friends cards. Creased them and gave them 5's

[@brianfox2930]

@jamieinnes8246 = uneducated

[@buffalobill9793]

It's just PSA greed. If you send in a card that is 1k raw but 10k at PSA 10 then PSA feels like they just made you 9K so they feel they deserve a cut of that action even though it doesn't cost them anymore to grade that card than any other. I dont agree with it either hence that is why I won't grade with PSA either

[@Als_Attic989]

I think the value of the Pokemon are in between what he has it valued and what your guys have it valued at. It’s definitely not as much as they think.

[@dnictheone6063]

Watch this stuff grade 7 and 8s lol

[@thomasshenton577]

Pokemon Card's are really where it's at... I love sport card's, myself and i collect. But, you really have a better return on the dollar's, with pokemon card's.... That's a fact. Especially when all the kid's are collecting, grow up and get job's.... 🤔 Cha-Ching 💰💰 🤑 Great video ❤❤❤ GOD bless y'all and your's 🙏💓

[@Dez9Nutz]

I would contact a Auction House to sell the LV suitcase

[@brushben22]

Worth no where near 400-500K

[@KipArmadillo]

Who carefully stores away tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of collectibles in a storage unit but then neglects to pay the $200/month in rent?

[@BogusTime7]

Could have been a death?

[@KipArmadillo]

@@BogusTime7 Must be. A loner with no family or estate lawyer or financial power of attorney . . .

[@CHASINGCARDBOARD]

unfortunately he passed away and his family didn't have time to mess with it

[@JohnDoeDeadhead420]

Tons of people actually. How about the young couple who move and put there stuff in storage unit. How about the family that moves to a smaller place and don't have enough room for all of there stuff. How about military families. How about bf/gf relationships where a person splits up or goes to jail and the other person doesn't pay

[@KipArmadillo]

@@JohnDoeDeadhead420 We're talking about tens of thousands of dollars of carefully curated collectibles here - not some old furniture and boxes full of kitchenware. Of course, the circumstances you described lead to plenty of units fleeing forfeited. But if you have a hundred thousand dollars worth of valuables IN a storage unit, you generally don't stop paying the $200/month to keep the unit current unless something tragic - dying a solitary soul, for instance - occurs.

[@Noname23489]

I mean it’s easy, comp the boxes and make an offer, leave the singles for him to deal with, maybe buy just the charizards and blastoises raw off recent comps

[@RetailRipper]

hopefully those boxes arent full of G.I Joe packs.

[@kennyg8529]

Good move by him keeping his cards and grading. Will make 3x what they offered and it’s all liquid easy to move.

[@DanielCordone9]

He won't if the PSA grader creases his cards and gives them all 5's

[@drop6597]

i didnt see any incredibly valuable singles, just base set unlimited stuff. Sure its worth grading, but hes gonna be sad when he gets 100k for everything which is most likely. Theres like 20k in singles that I can see. Gold stars, 1st editions in pristine condition, etc would bring the value up a LOT more but didnt see it.

[@brianfox2930]

​@@DanielCordone9and why exactly would the grader crease the cards??

[@natoyscorner]

Wow,🥳

[@Johndeplume.]

Having recently spent time researching Pokemon cards, due to a charity store pick-up of cards, I'll be very happy if I NEVER see another Pokemon card for the rest of my life! I knew, given the condition, that my find was going to be sub $100 (and I ended up selling them for half that), but the amount of variations and information you need to know is INSANE! Went to the card shop to sell them, and they wouldn't even make me an offer. After that point I had a point to prove to myself. Glad they're gone!!! So... if I was the seller - who has very little into the lot - I'd have bitten your hand off with your offer, and moved on to something that I liked dealing with. It can all get very overwhelming, very quickly - esp. for people with zero interest in Pokemon.

[@dellstudio10]

I know exactly what you mean as a Pokémon collector for 27 years I can instantly identify the value accurately within a couple grand but for someone that knows nothing about Pokemon it’s a monster to determine the true market value. If these were sports cards I’d be completely lost and feel the same way.

[@Johndeplume.]

@@dellstudio10: If I had the interest in, and passion for, Pokemon - as you clearly do - then the task wouldn't have been so tedious and time-consuming. Horses for courses, as they say. I can certainly appreciate the amount of time it's taken you to hone your craft. Hope you are able to add some 'monsters' to your collection in 2025, mate. 👍

[@kodytaylor1846]

all of that in 1999 would have cost about 1,500 bucks lol

[@dellstudio10]

That’s true. Crazy ain’t it lol!

[@LostarkDegen]

Grading isn't cheap and vintage cards don't grade as well as modern. Hopefully the guy does well but seems like he isn't aware of how much more money he would need to invest just to maybe see those numbers he is thinking its worth. Super cool episode though.

[@CHASINGCARDBOARD]

We talked to him about the options of who to grade with and who would have crazy up charges.

[@kennyg8529]

50k in grading? Dude must have a millions worth there

[@vintiquesokc]

None of that stuff was first edition or “first prints” that I saw. And not sure who said that most Japanese are worth more than English versions, the majority of cards are worth more as English. There are a few exceptions though with cards having different art on Japanese and English versions like Sabrina’s gengar. All being said that is one hell of a score, now to do the work to sell it. Most storage buyers I know don’t want to find end buyers they want to find someone to take it all.