How Pokémon Cards are beating the Stock Market

[@DisguisedToast]

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[@stevenbanner]

Will do Mr. Toasty

[@fin2343]

ok

[@farhannajme7542]

It is also right after Crypto crashed badly, these crypto bros with money seeks something else to "invest" in and Pokemon is appealing apparently

[@guisteh11]

Looks yummy

[@lonely_crash2059]

7:22 Taiwanese-Canadian in Japan speaking to the cashier in Korean… this is why Toast is the goat

[@AaronBong]

bruh HAHAHA

[@set_your_heart_ablaze-444]

really goes to show that all Asians are the same

[@deltablaze77]

Had three or four of each of the original 151 form the first set. Played with them all until they were all creased, faded, scratched, and bent. Gave them away at a yard sale, didn't even sell them, just put them out there for free.

[@voidpul]

goat

[@verlisien]

I mean yea if they are in those conditions then u wouldnt be able to sell them for much anyways lol.

[@TheHandyMan101]

you just put them out for free???? youre fucking crazy holy shit

[@Curiousvoyager09]

@@verlisientell me you know nothing about Pokémon cards without telling me you know nothing about Pokémon cards. People literally collect PSA 1 cards and damaged cards. I have sold cards with half of the front peeled off for $50+ dollars

[@BearManPiggy]

@@Curiousvoyager09 quit coping bro, verlisien is right, if the cards are in "creased, faded, scratched and bent" condition then they wouldnt be able to sell them for much in comparison to if they were in good condition, if they arent first edition or shadowless, in conditions like that, its not that big of a loss to give them away, just trying to make the op feel better and not like they lost a million dollars in cards, because they didn't lol. if we are talking base set unlimited horrible condition cards, im pretty sure theres only a few with ANY value, namely just the starters.

[@letsgoremroy1146]

Ah toast using his amoung us brain to get his Pokémon cards… I wanna be like him

[@L3thaLl1onz66]

7:24 annyeonghaseyo in japan is wild

[@p4u1o]

LMFAO

[@Figs3]

7:20

[@MaitsuArataka]

His 5% korean genes acting up fr

[@Stevonicus]

That's called payback

[@jacksaunders386]

It’s really interesting to see how expensive the collectors side of Pokemon is compared to the competitive side. It has never been cheaper to play the tcg, and never been more expensive to buy packs for the newest set. Most of the top decks in the format are less than 80$ total, and it’s likely getting cheaper. Now if you were to play max rarity, that’s a different story, but I like the fact that at least the competitive side is feasible for university students like me

[@nuhwuh]

i only recently got into the tcg since i could never afford to buy cards anyway, learned through tcg live and it IS SO FUN. absolutely loving it and going to my first local soon!!!

[@MrRtisch]

Its because Creatures makes sure that almost all of the expensive cards are unplayable garbage

[@broccolol12]

I mean it makes complete sense with a little bit of critical thought. More collectors and people chasing the expensive cards means more packs being ripped means more availability for everything that isn't an expensive card means cheaper cards for competitive decks.

[@Stevonicus]

It's like the 90s comic book market all over again. People would buy dozens or hundreds of copies of comics like Superman #75 - the issue where Superman died after fighting Doomsday - thinking that they would eventually be able to flip them to buy a house or put their kids through college. Instead, they'd be stuck with over-printed worthless paper. Go to any local comic con or shop with a big back-issue section, and you can probably buy Superman #75 for less than original cover price.

[@jayestremera92]

Except people arent ripping and shipping comic books. Good try tho.

[@ghost28896]

@jayestremera92 i think what he's trying to say is, often ppl move on to something else more shiny, in which case most cards will lose most value. Whether or now it will happen to Pokémon cards, is something only time can tell.

[@catholiccowboy]

So I should by vintage? Done and done.

[@eastendmafia]

Is there a 1/1500 chance of making insane money inside that comic book?

[@jayestremera92]

@@ghost28896 makes more sense. Thank you.

[@mike_majora]

I'm so grateful to have been a kid back when Pokemon cards were first blowing up. I just wish my grimy little 9-year-old hands could've seen the future from a financial standpoint though.

[@MaitsuArataka]

11:54 The cute DSG yell

[@PackFlipps]

Thanks for featuring us in the video

[@Rorschachqp]

The reason why Pokemon cards keep going up in this era is because Pokemon targets kids hard. It once almost died in the US but revived when Pokemon GO came out and then got a huge boost when streamers started and continue keep it relevant.

[@Jedda678]

Streamers and influences revitalized the market. Buying up large quantities of booster boxes and packs and selling the valuable ones. They are increasing the demand which I recall a period when you couldn't get any because people were buying them all up in bulk. So now the demand is up, the supply also increased to meet it.

[@Rorschachqp]

@ Actually it was GO first, in around 2013-ish. Before that, Pokemon was almost dead. At that time I started buying Pokemon by the case and going to stores to buy blister packs for Black And White. The mega card stores I went to still had a ton of Plasma. XY Flashfires came out and was huge since it was a Charizard set. After XY was the GX era and interest began to slow but stores still carried Pokemon. THEN Logan Paul during the Sun Moon era started breaking packs on stream, like half a decade later in 2020.

[@watermage25]

Most people that are into pokemon are much older they are people that were kids when it forst released. Or at least the people buying into it now

[@Rorschachqp]

@@watermage25 The kids buy a pack at a time, the adults buy an ETB to the level of someone like me who buys a case at a time.

[@watermage25]

@@Rorschachqp i mean u just invalidated your original statement. Pokemon isnt targeted to kids its targeted to adults

[@prettyboredvids]

@1:20 Same 😅 And every card I’ve thought of collecting someday, are now at an all-time high price. I’m at the point of buying booster boxes of sets I know nothing about just to have something to open 🥶 Great vid, Toast!

[@SQUIZZAR]

it won't calm down till pokemon print that many packs it becomes worthless like the pound or dollar

[@Stevonicus]

they announced they're massively reprinting the latest set

[@zackmhuntr25]

@@Stevonicus them "investors" will go insane once the market crashes

[@gengarjuice69]

cant lie, its always interesting af listening to someone sorta outside the hobby getting into it, explaining it

[@JeffreySavoie]

Rip n ship/whatnot streams are 100% gambling, while harmless fun for most, there are stories of people going into crazy debt buying spots/packs.

[@AP-yy3ve]

all the top streamers that does pokemon there especially krakenhits are big scammers lmao stay away from them shady people

[@sleepingforsolace]

My wife saw the Umbreon drawing and said, "What, he couldn't afford Lily?"

[@GamerLMA]

As wild as the selling prices for these cards can go, I feel like its when they started doing full art cards that they knew exactly what they where doing

[@nathanchen2461]

I'm so sad the hobby has become what its become. There was a time where it was actually cool.

[@markb.6177]

Years ago I would get in line at my local Target at 1:00am (I never got first in line) and wait to MAYBE get something... Good times.

[@Zero1225-cd]

Came as soon as I saw the notification. Really loved all your pokemon card streams they were hilarious😂 Definitely don’t trust my luck enough to buy one but I enjoy watching them

[@levidenham2431]

Toast lookin like nikocado avocado in that thumbnail 😭

[@Kaehyung]

all you need to know is demand. people want Umbreon, that's why the price of Umbreon itself is so high, and in turn the pack you can possibly obtain it in is also increased. that's why other cards even if you think they look cool aren't expensive, because not many people want it

[@CosmicGenesys]

I dont even buy packs, i buy singles as im completing my Metagross master set and the prices for non chase cards are crazy. A master set is compiling every single card of a certain "set" or in my case Metagross, means buying and hunting every single Metagross card that ever existed, and to make it even harder i included the japanese version

[@gastongatekeeper]

Do you have the metagross card with a star next to his name? I got it as a kid (likely released in early 2000s) and have held onto it mint since, but it’s been impossible for me to find it online to find a value or price lmao. There was also a Raiku in the same set with a star as well, got him too

[@midgetlemon5149]

love watching this after the otv white elephant video

[@Sashababyluv1369]

I started collecting as a kid. Had all 1st edition base set, jungle, fossil, base 2 and was starting Rocket when they had come out and the 2 others at the time. Got into a relationship, my ex has stolen everything from me, including those. Broke me. My kids now have started collecting. I am still butt hurt but glad I can teach the kids the value of stuff and taking care of things.

[@eastendmafia]

It’s almost as if Pokémon is releasing the best products in its entire history and the consumers are realizing it. There is more demand than 1999 and we have 25 years of data to show that they do. Not. Lose. Value. Ever.

[@jesseross639]

I see Pokémon cards all the time while looking for sports cards and just have no idea what to buy, but they're almost always there.

[@JasminePhung]

I’m loving this content! So insightful.

[@capt_sidekick]

The IRL loot boxes.

[@wesleyhoang923]

I remember buying this card for $170 when I was still in college cuz I just really loved Umbreon. Crazy how much it is worth today in just a short amount of time

[@challeFN]

3:31 so is it 0.5% (1/200) or is it 1/2000 or is it 1/1000??? haha

[@Diego-b9n]

I went to target one time not even knowing Pokémon just got in stock but I go past the Pokémon aisle because I was curious and I see shelves full of the latest sets I go “oh cool” and when I’m on my way out I see the aisle empty with people trying to grab the boxes out of other people’s carts I even took a picture the whole thing was hectic

[@msblackrose999]

Informational! Good video toast. Loved the chill card opening streamsss

[@a-dp6bq]

Your humility is super hilarious. Are you sure you're not just hiding superpowers?

[@zuraalee361]

I think its the TCG Card Shop Simulator which brought most new enthusiast today

[@howaboutdat]

who picks these thumbnails making Toast look like Nikocado Avocado. 😅

[@pbonarrigo]

It's so funny toast said that if he pulled the Umbreon he kept it. I opened a single EV Skies pack from my friend and hit moonbreon, but I had to give it back because of that same clause.

[@bobmax9296]

This reminds me of a movie called: Thanksgiving (Okay more so of a part in the movie)

[@Teamynot]

That batman clip had me dead! that was funny as hell!

[@drunken2095]

What dishwasher did you use to wash your Factor with?

[@adamzinn4837]

Damn Willy Wonka would be proud, having everyone trying to get the golden ticket

[@weisingerb]

I got into playing the tcg before surging sparks. Oh boy what I time to come back to the hobby. Back when I was a kid, collecting was the only thing I did. I got back into a frenzy.

[@Hoodines]

It's fun when you decide to just randomly buy a pack and pull a 300+ dollar card.

[@Big_Penguin]

This is what happens when you grow up with something. If Fortnite ever makes a gambling thing and it’s just as big as their game. You know it’ll have the same effect as Pokemon tcg.

[@andrewtobias4545]

Pretty sure there’s a Fortnite tcg

[@Isthatchicken01]

Maybe try Magic as a new hobby. It's a TCG where we actually build decks and play with the cards that we pull and buy singles for, the fun still exists even after opening the packs.

[@CoolLegBoy]

Funniest part of Pokemon collectors is their whining online about low pull rates or how their collection might get devalued because of reprints or something

[@user-fx5mm5qb6n]

Casually flexing that microwave is crazy.

[@Thagreenmonsta]

should of talked about the people using a 13$ metal detector off amazon to scan for super foily packs

[@johnkim9086]

we need a statistic of how many men from ages 28-40 recently started to buy Pokémon within the last 3 months. Probably 30% increase of the hobby

[@bent1448]

Dang, that ad is great. Asparagus is indeed very premium ❤

[@Vincent-yn2qz]

Awesome Toast, I've been collecting for some while now and didn't know you were also getting back into the "hobby" as a milanial that finally has some money some parts of these video hit hard. Just remember never buy from scalpers and enjoy the cards. Buy what you like not what's worth the most money.

[@MrMADMADHATTER1]

Toast jumping on the most recent train....actually legit

[@sabiko9861]

PSA ANNOUNCEMENT: WE THE CONSUMER HAVE THE POWER TO CONTROL THE SCALPER MARKET. If we dont buy anything then they will literally go bankrupt after spending millions on product. Don't buy and force them to reduce the price to MSRP. I BELiEVE IN YOU, FIGHT THE GAMBLING URGES

[@TetraSky]

Rich streamers is why it is going up. Regular people are not buying these cards.

[@Jai_dinn]

i miss when pokemon cards were still in stock

[@orca_main]

the worst part the pulls rates are getting worse overtime as well as the market but enjoy regardless

[@Limakeko]

Man I am so sick of scalpers, resellers, and investors in this damn hobby. I don't mean Toast is any of those because I enjoy the pokemon content, but I feel like this video can't be doing actual collectors who don't care about the money any favors

[@IcedKafi]

hearing stock and pokemon together makes my head hurt a LOT, like the kids card game is being turned into an investment?? Im gonna need these neckbearded scalpers to get an actual job (or hope that karma hits them and turn these paper worthless 💀)

[@kkamiidk]

Loved the outro

[@eyeman3627]

I got a few packs for Christmas and decided to randomly get into poke cards again. The timeing was crazy😢 only buying Msrp or less bc idc about the high value stuff lol

[@WeebInvestments69]

If you want do dive deeper into the shiny cardboard world, i could recommend you some 😉🧐

[@KillenEMsoftly]

Fought off a bunch of asians at my local costco to get my box. Good luck guys.

[@Gilliebeany]

Meanwhile base set commons and uncommons, which is the bulk of a collection, are $0.10

[@imraCEDic]

fire video my guy!!

[@ziadalaeddin3521]

4:30 yes toast every millennial has a lot of money yeah definitely

[@Myers369]

No wonder he wanted the White Elephant gift.

[@tofu1639]

Am I the only one that expected toast to make this his whatnot announcement video 😂

[@ActuallyForFun-ym5bb]

this is the best video ive ever seen

[@NintenRuben]

He's right. I bought 10 evolving skies booster boxes back in 2021. Pretty profitable compared to stocks.

[@mathieul4303]

Never expected bro falling off like that

[@tammieeG]

Haven't ever opened or spent money on Pokemon Cards, however opened up 3 of the Japanese primastics from my local vending machine, were at scalped prices of $20AUD each, and instantly won the whole eeveelution set. So now I want MOREEEEEEEE. I feel ya Toast!

[@finamcclelland8468]

This just made sense of why all the Pokémon cards are gone.🙃 and why I'm always being asked where their at.😂

[@markbonfanti7044]

Really liked this video ❤

[@IamBiONiC2]

EVOLVING CRIES IS WHAT THEY CALL IT TOAST 😂

[@ferzap4c]

I watched this video secretly hoping I was going to be featured in some of the b-rolls 😅

[@colinrice7988]

What app were you using to check the prices of the cards?

[@TekShinji]

Hahaha u said hello in Korean at the Japanese Pokémon store. 😂 that was soooooo funny! If u know u know haha😅

[@Piro969]

I’ve never in my life opened a Pokémon card

[@h.t.8812]

Pretty cool to see a commentary video from toast, I hope he makes more of em

[@245ninja]

Wait a minute I remember you from being on your shiny hunting streams. How’s life been?

[@75ryanh]

Toast making a video to try and boost his addiction is crazy

[@Jacob_Yeakey]

I like collecting pokemon cards. What makes it hard is people that scalp them.

[@urblujaye]

I really hope Toast gets more awesome EX or full art cards that he gets to actually keep instead of having to give them away 😭

[@repete94gaming]

He said millennial with lots of money..... That with lot's of money must have skipped over me....

[@Alexandragon1]

Thx for the video, Toast!

[@makiruby9462]

4:26 wow this is so real

[@DeadenEsteem]

When Logan Paul 1st hyped up pokemon, it was 400%

[@GoobNoob]

148k views 2 days ago. Oh no, it's official, you are a Poke Tuber!

[@xOverCharge]

TCG pocket is like crack. Makes me want to buy packs so bad but there's no stock anywhere.

[@SiiroLee]

poor toast and his pokemon gambling luck😭😭

[@ayuta4254]

10:05 we have way to much money 😅

[@EVAN-dl6ef]

What's the website/app used to track those packs?

[@wilbo_baggins]

Its so cute seeing pokemon cards being expensive. -a former Yu-Gi-Oh player.

[@s1ddh4r7h.p]

I can't believe you'd say this toast, this has made me feel differently about you. Asparagus is not premium 😓

[@yeegykg]

Damn, should've told my son to not open his pokemon packs from 5 years ago lmao

[@DenkiRay]

I should have expected a Pokemon cards video after him getting all those packs in the white elephant.

[@hunter22gray]

Great video! Freaking love Pokemon cards

[@tommy10650]

Is toast becomming a finance youtuber :O

[@JediMasterJoshJMJ]

New Pokemon collectors are in for a rude awakening in the next year or two.

[@desajusty]

Time to go gambling

[@rich2219]

What? I’m two months older than you. 😂