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[@monkey39128]

The Rudy Pokemon cycle begins again.

[@GamingEdwards]

My favorite Rudy cycle

[@happycamperproducts]

Repeat of 2017 rudy. Rinse and repeat

[@Vivinski7]

2025 rudy: i underestimated my lack of knowledge in the market and I’m backing off 2027 rudy: my Pokémon I overspent at the time is going to the moon randomly Everyone will learn about this case in business school in 10 years from now

[@ericmoe63]

It is 2023, and if you don't have a remodeled Pokémon bathroom, then you haven't been paying attention.

[@tysnow9524]

Not really it's a predictable outcome really pokemon gose through these phases nothing new rudy is just falling back on it because he lost his ass on commander masters and needs to recoup. Funny how someone who talk so much shit about pokemon uses that as his fall back. But hey keep rimming his ass dumbasses

[@allenjones9003]

My boy Rudy gonna experience 50% loss then 500% gains. This man knows what he's doing I promise

[@allenjones9003]

ALSO very right about the fighting had to carry my pistol on me because it felt that hostile actually had a situation at target where I about actually was gonna pull and use it. People get crazy

[@tysnow9524]

Your boy rudy has been shit talking pokemon for years he is scared of mtgs collapsing so he is fear mongering nothing new predictable really. As soon as it pissis him off then in the bathroom it goes.

[@johnlocke3481]

@@allenjones9003 I never thought I’d say this to anyone, but you definitely shouldn’t own a gun.

[@allenjones9003]

@johnlocke3481 that's opinion bud and we all have those 👍

[@Just_Pele]

@@johnlocke3481 If someone is going to cave your head in over a box of cards, you need to be able to defend yourself.

[@samuraistacks8955]

I'm not a patron but an avid viewer and I'm continually inspired by these videos to always consider the long game. The top lesson I've learned from this channel is that emotions are best left at the door. Thanks for all you do Rudy!

[@splugereport]

Lol

[@reserved845]

Imma break in. Open everything. Taco crumbs and sauce everywhere!

[@ryanw4334]

During sword and shield era, I saw people say the only thing worth collecting is xy era or older. Now the scarlet and violet is here, it’s the only thing worth collecting is sun and moon or older. So yeah, I’m pretty sure that after these sets are 5-10 years old they will be going up in value pretty much the same as every other collectible. What Pokémon needs to do is. Release another movie every generation with the biggest names at the time (like they did with Ryan Reynolds) to keep interest with kids up

[@Flokker]

Bro your bathroom is gonna be stacked!

[@Alexsniper001]

I have just come to your channel, and I wish I found it a long time ago. Your Scarlet & Violet will appreciate greatly as Pokemon always does. I wish I could be a patreon but I’m from Australia. I’d buy off you all day! Thanks for the great content.

[@heckss]

i genuinely thought i wouldn't have the discipline to even keep it sealed and lose all the value

[@PanfryTV]

Ha! You don't loose the value if you pull fireeee! :D

[@BigG_Collects]

I’m a patron and bought a ton of chilling reign when it was $80 a BB pretty much everywhere. I remember your sale but by that point had already built my position. S&V and Paldea is being sold at a ton of places for below 105 and seen as low as 90 a box. Y trying to sell at 109 is tough when it’s available for a lot less

[@jeffers1985]

i really like lost origin, small set and more chance getting the big pulls. Daughter loved it. We are not doing scarlet and violet except pokemon 151 and will focus on astral radiance to crown zenith

[@asherchaffin9142]

I am a patron and I bought one of your two sales of chilling reign but I’m not sure which one. Honestly missed out on the other sale because I was running out of storage space for all the Pokémon/MTG I have bought from you.

[@casualgamingdad2424]

Hey Rudy, I listened to your whole video and for me personally finances have been much tighter in the last couple of years and last year there was some major opportunities (not just Pokemon or tcgs) that I unfortunately missed out on simply due to a lack of resources. I don't have regrets because it is what it is, and when you got a family to care for it just takes priority. BUT, if I had resources I would have bought (and likely continue to buy) a number of different things. I have some Pokemon products/singles that I have had to let go of to help pay for things at times in the last year or so and I looked through all my options and selected items I was willing to let go of that had appreciated in value for the most part. Some things I ended up taking a small loss on, but that's just life for you.

[@AfroG96]

Hey you're not alone in choosing family over entertaining investments. It's rough. My income to spending kind of stinks right now but I'm working on that. We'll be wealthy one day. Stay the course.

[@kimdotnet2110]

That's how it works - prices go down because nobody can afford to invest.

[@pikapika3128]

I remembered buying a case of chilling reign BBs at the $89 shipped price per box from an online games store. Cant go wrong at that price. Love your insight! Pokemans to the moon!🎉

[@dr.jambonius7479]

0.5%! Great video, even though its been 25 years since I bought any kind of pokemon boxes, I love those videos.

[@travisrob5311]

I wasn't a patron for the chilling reign sale. I did buy chilling on eBay for $80 because of your video and that's part of the reason I'm a patron now

[@tysnow9524]

Sorry for your loss he has a habit of fucking over his patrions not honoring his fab discounts and his 6.9 anniversary kit is not doing well at all on the market at all.

[@travisrob5311]

@@tysnow9524 fucking us just with the FAB discount or u mean other stuff to? I buy the stuff I like his discount and dont buy if I don't like the discount. What else could he do other then offer a price I don't like?

[@ryanr2341]

How about the nightfall kits 😂

[@travisrob5311]

@@ryanr2341 sorry I don't stay that up to date I guess. Whats that?

[@NoahCloud_SumZer0]

​@@tysnow9524lmao, the 6.9 kit wasn't supposed to skyrocket. It was just for fun

[@juicetalk]

Rudy you ran your original sale 2 boxes at $249.00, 5 boxes at $599.00. The only time you had another sale on those was NEW YEARS DAY 2022. If you're wondering why no one bought it: You did eventually put it on the monthly list for the same price 3/$284 @ $94.66, 6/$539 @ $89.83. But didn't buy because... you weren't the cheapest price and those places didn't need me to commit to buying 3-6. Smoke and Mirrors had it for $79.99 and that was before they charged state sales taxes. That's why I personally never bought any of them after the initial sale.

[@checkyay]

This comment right here ^^

[@bryangar33]

Not having resources for me…. I would have gone in over and over again if I had it…. Your 100% correct with the history of Pokémon…. Everything out of print retails higher then it did at retail, so the risk is typically so little… it’s just a waiting game if you can sit on the money that long….

[@mynamesaretakenwtf]

Rudy’s buying the dip! This is the most WSB buy I’ve seen in a while. Hope it works out for you in the long run!

[@dogdriver70]

Love the bathroom remodel, Ruby!

[@zweihander7465]

Human psychology in a nutshell = Humans dont want things that are readily available. Take the readily available thing away, humans now want that thing that was once readily available. If you understand this, you can absolutely make money investing.

[@Mirthful_Midori]

Smells like I found the bot chain early!

[@zweihander7465]

@@Mirthful_Midori bot chain for saying the truth?

[@monkey39128]

@@Mirthful_Midori Nah I think he's genuine. Does sound like a bot quote though. 😂

[@Mirthful_Midori]

@@zweihander7465 There are a lot of bot chains that pop up under these videos because of the word "investments" and you didn't mention anything specific to the video. Being vague as hell is usually how those bot chains start.

[@Mirthful_Midori]

@@monkey39128 I've seen a lot of bot chains on this channel because it has "investments" in the title. This 100% sounded like how most of those bot chains start.

[@CaptainZackSparrow]

Hey Rudy, Patron here. Just answering your question. I didn't buy heavily into your chilling reign sale for 2 reasons. please don't take this as snarky, i'm just trying to be concise: 1. I couldn't sell my chilling reign booster boxes on ebay for even $130 shipped as of June this year. Even if I could have, $90 buy in, then $130 on ebay, then $8 shipping, then 13.25% seller's fee, and I'm looking at a true selling price of $104.78, or 16% return over two years. 8% return per year. I'm getting more than half that with no risk from my online bank account right now. I also can't take advantage of economies of scale like you can. 2. cryptocurrency.

[@PoKeDoN1992]

Wait 5 to 10 years before selling

[@CaptainZackSparrow]

@@iMixMaSteR1 the cardboard investment space regularly forgets we dont get the luxury of compound interest. we'll also pay taxes. i get compound interest and won't pay taxes with my roth ira. i'm not a hater - i invest in cardboard. i also deploy capital with more thought than waiting 5 to 10 years and waiting for my simple interest products to rise. it's much more complex than that. i think chilling reign will do well, but it's nowhere close to as good as rudy is making it sound. again, love the guy, but just looking at it pragmatically over the last decade it's easy to be consumed by looking at simple interest gains and saying it's a good investment

[@wayne4406]

How low did you get the SV boxes? Guessing below wholesale from stores that needed rid

[@copycatsyoutube2112]

i remember when you talked about chilling reign. i went out and bought a few cases because of you. thanks rudy

[@lechan1635]

What would you recommend to a collector that bought one of every sword and shield and has now started buying cases of scarlet. I don’t have much capital but I have a feeling that a case of each new set would be well worth it in a few years.

[@punderfulplanet]

So I am considering Patreeon. Are you saying I can get boxes for $89 by joining?

[@joemccaffery7016]

To answer your question - at the time the people on the intrawebs were saying there was big print quality issues - also every cardboard pusher was dumping their CR - it was everywhere - I think CR was the cheapest i ever seen a BB. Also ES was the next set up which also went unnoticed in lieu of celebreations a month or so later. celebreations seem to run forever and when it was fading ES got noticed and CR was forgotten. i don't know if the above is right, or care, but sounds about right.

[@owl7588]

Smart Rudy. Pokemon always goes up over time if it's sealed.

[@honeybadger_x]

"HOW IS NOBODY SEEING THIS OPPORTUNITY?" Well said Rudy.

[@andrewfredella8558]

Former Patron but around the time you were selling chilling reign at 89 a box i was buying cases around 500 shipped over facebook when several people were liquidating it. bought about 3 cases and still holding to this day.

[@rickford3307]

Pretty spot on, only X factor is Pokémon that owns the printer now and have put more in circulation. How much more compared to the collector/player base idk. How much will it effect the appreciation?

[@Phozon000]

I wasn't a Patreon when yoy ran the sale. I did scoop some off of TCG Player for $89 a box(?) When you said something. At the time I really believe I had nothing to lose and if there was any truth to what you said, now is the time to try. Ive bought heavily into S&S and I am up a lot of money thanks to your market news about buying in the down swing.

[@Senjutsuka]

OMG this was the best in a while. More poke mans in the natural environment please!

[@pokedadsam9041]

14:43 I bought a case of chilling reign but was also getting celebrations at that point. As people were fire-salting it and darkness ablaze too.

[@a.j.m9644]

Mon 1st boxes back on the slide down Rudy, those most be getting so heavy

[@tchess70]

I wasn’t able to get a Patreon spot until the start of 2023.

[@StarcoreLabs]

I love the intro of stacked cardboard boxes that contain cardboard boxes holding printed card stock cards. Truly a wonder for the ages.

[@kimdotnet2110]

"I just deployed capital" -Me after buying $10 worth of btc

[@TheM4wii]

Hey Rudy, watched the full vid. Don’t know what patreob is 19:51 didn’t back chilling Reign because I just hated the set. However, I loved the cards in evolving skies So got a case for 150$ a box. Which was expensive at the time. As a fan I tend to back what I like!

[@thomassteenkamp4575]

This is why Rudy only owns 3 shirts and 1 pair of pants

[@GorillaSmash]

You're gonna need a bigger bathroom!

[@josephs.4813]

14:21 I’ll tell you why, because I saw your patron email saying you were considering buying an enormous amount of chilling reign so I went ahead and grabbed 6 boxes myself for $89 a piece and by the time you ran the sale I already had my position. If it weren’t for that I would have bought some. Edit: I still have every single sword and shield and sun and moon box I’ve bought over the last 4 years. 😎

[@PositivePokemonPlayers]

I been watching this channel for 35 plus years

[@jess_o]

Heavy are the hands that carry the bags

[@aidanbarber3095]

New subscriber here really enjoyed the video. My perspective was a mix of chilling reign getting loads of hate and funds

[@brandoncamel]

These videos are all filmed and released out of order. After the market crashes Rudy will open up the doors to an empty warehouse. It is Now You See Me and The Prestige all rolled into one. Why do you think he always draws your attention to his haircut or hair loss? He wants you to look there- it is a distraction- There are TWO Rudys/Rudies?.

[@tylerparman3512]

Rudy. I have a question. I was told by a co-worker I respect to watch your videos. I was wondering if your patreon discounts apply to pokemon? On Patreon, it only mentions Magick so I was unsure.

[@tylerparman3512]

Finished the video finally. My answer was at the end of the video.

[@jimmylodge7162]

Im a long time patreon and remember the chilling reign sale but bought off ebay for 79.99 a box shipped with tax instead. You offer great deals but if i can save a dollar and still be safe knowing im not getting scammed i will. Im all in on pokemon booster boxes. 😅

[@TheLoneBeet]

I'm holding everything I have until it makes the news again. In the meantime I'll piece together the sets I have, and continue to pick up anything on sale.

[@sattoriemei3210]

Also vintage Pokemon cards are taking a dive... like average down 60% across the board and 20-30% down on vintage booster boxes, except for super rare sets like Skyridge.

[@monkey39128]

They were too high. Had to come down.

[@sattoriemei3210]

@@monkey39128 Main reason is the modern alt arts... the vintage art looks ugly in comparison.

[@BotWatts]

i wanted to buy pokemon from you but all the (reasonable) patron slots were full haha. now i can get these boxes for 101 shipped so its not awful

[@TCGBulkKings]

I'm much more of an operator than an investor, I just don't have the elemental makeup to hodl. So it's really difficult for me to buy sealed and keep it sealed, or even to invest in single speculations and hold them. I like to either buy and open or buy collections and break them down, so most of my resources goes into that. Which means I usually don't have a big pile of cash ready to sink into a relatively small potential return like sealed cracking arbitrage, even at your prices Rudy. Thanks for what you do though, keep up the good work.

[@nblion5]

I wanna buy but I'm too broke to be a patron. How else can we buy from u

[@ToGoBox69]

“Before I end this video one final thing” not even half way into the video. Love you Rudy ❤

[@SkiffyYT]

So here I am Contemplating if I should buy 1 booster box to start a display collection and here’s Rudy’s display consisting PALLETS.

[@jesusbaca7751]

Where can I buy cases

[@cardcollector6765]

I Love you content and it helps me to navigate my TCG Business 🙏 Thank you

[@mattv2099]

I bought a case of chilling from you at thr 89$ per box price. Seemed like a great deal. Kiestered it away and forgot about it

[@copernicusxx]

"We're gunna need a bigger bathroom.....FOLKS!"

[@Kunx990]

During that time I was going hard on MH2. I was chasing the monkey and not the Calyrex.

[@TPR-Ruthless]

Will there ever be patron for international viewers?

[@FunGsCollections]

I was a patron when you had it on the monthly case buylist. Abruptly pulled and I didn’t get it in time waited too long and missed out. 😢

[@NoahCloud_SumZer0]

I didn't buy any chilling reign because I don't need more bulk pokemon cards. I would end up spending more money on sealed product than I would spend on the singles I want. I think people were hoping that booster boxes were going to get opened by stores and prices on singles would come down.

[@MikeJacobs313]

Started holding a box of every set in xy. A case of each in sun and moon. 5 cases of each of swsh. Plan to do 10 each of scvio. I figured it this way...my money in a bank..not growing very fast..my money sitting in cardboard, it's raising without doing anything to it. It's a no brainer

[@2345Deathrow]

Hopefully someone reads this. I would've loved to be able to buy all SWSH era booster box cases. However I am young, broke and cannot do such a thing. I am not taking using credit to make purchases, and as a result had to budget and make plays wisely. By the time I had enough money to buy multiple cases of chilling reign, the sale had ended :( . Now, as I believe in the strength of SWSH era, I look to purchases Japanese high class sets in bulk. I am interested in SV Era product, and I'm hoping they do not rise in price significantly any time soon, and that within the next 12-18 months I can purchase a few cases.

[@leer3943]

The best heavy bags are of the pokemon variety

[@panicgaming9688]

16:22 I look at the value of the singles over a couple of years and then I'll buy. Resources are always going to be a factor for the avg collector/investor, and that brings around more filters on the scanner. I don't like that almost everything is open to reprint... dilution hurts the market overall and only truly benefits the manufacturer. That being said, I'm long Pokeballs and Magcians.

[@JCTheLawnCareGuy]

How do you even order a pallet? 🤯

[@aaronneville6830]

I had just gotten back into Pokemon when chilling reign came out, bout 7 booster boxes and cracked them all open...ended up ahead $200 when it was all said and done, but I didn't realize how fast new sets come out so I was getting worried to be honest.

[@srh667]

How long did you have to hold on to Evolutions? Sure youll get your money eventually, but how long will you have to hold it? You might want to clear out that bathroom to make room for your new inventory.

[@4fb182]

I’m a patron and the Chilling Reign sale was the 1st month I joined. I didn’t get any bc I was new to this space and didn’t wanna Timmy FOMO into something I’m not 100% sure of. No regrets though

[@jaketheheals]

I like the heavy bags in S&V. I had to it easy on Mr.P simply bc of obsidian and 151 was fast. But if i knew about you prior I would went broke on 89 shipped CR and live in poverty til it climbed

[@drop6597]

I want team up and xy / sm / swsh booster boxes because i don't have cards in there. I have multiple master sets of scarlet and violet - every set so far is too easy to pull everything. Why would someone pay $400 for a booster box of SV in the future when the cards are essentially all bulk?

[@brianshrimp5824]

Rudy do you sell Yugioh cards?

[@wecollectwrestling8884]

I heavily invested in the checklane 2 packs of ES and CR since those 2 will keep going up

[@SkatePossy]

The metazoo dig at the beginning. Rudy is disclosing his displeasure finally. Much respect Rudy. I too hoped for the metazoos.

[@NewRetroGaming]

I bought a case of CR when it was $80 shipped per box. Wish I would've bought more...I recommend having capital set aside for moments like that! Haha..

[@infuglenn]

Not a Patron but i was saving money for evolving at one point, i bought a couple of boosterboxes at the lowest though, couldn't pass it up. Still i'm not buying scarlet because i still want a bigger position in SWSH Occasionally i buy some EX series cards for long term. Just to much to buy and to little money for middle class.

[@berkshireboy2766]

Hello, poor guy here, I think it’s a combination of finances and the unpredictability you spoke on towards the end that makes people weary to invest. I didn’t catch on to what Evolving Skies would be until it was too late. Even if I had, I could have only afforded a couple cases. So… I think only a handful of investors can afford a 600k investment, and many of us just don’t have the financial cushion to take these long term risks. Anyway, your input is always appreciated and respected Ruby. 🌮 🔔

[@thefaceoffate]

The persistent lie about hair loss is appalling to me. He most certainly has a net overall gain in hair, as the very slight losses he may suffer on his head are more than made up by the increased hairiness on his sasquatch arms.

[@Grinningfartking6969]

It's an illusion the amount of hair on his feet and back could keep a polish village warm through a blizzard

[@RokyoXue]

The only thing stopping me from collecting as much as I'd like to is money 😅

[@returnofbart_ttv]

I’m a little late to the party as a patron now but I’d be happyyyyy to take some chilling reign off your hands 😂 I’ll just patiently wait my turn if something like that pops up again!😅

[@charleswilkins7890]

How do you become a patron? I would of spent my rent money on chilling reign for $89 a box shipped.. lol. Wasn't in the game then though..

[@tcsmagicbox]

2 years sounds like a reasonable time to look back and see what the prices will be.

[@mullboll33]

While the Pokémon MARKET is weak the Pokémon HOBBY is strong It will correct

[@ArsonHicks]

The patrons are the ultimate timmys

[@ashleygarvin7177]

Pretty sure the speed of the recent spikes were debt fuelled (greed) and now everyone (including some of the big stores) are doing a firesale. And given they now have cashflow issues and debt service charges coming up, they have to liquidate at bad levels. So lets those people take the losees on their inventory and after the fire sale the price will normalise and start growing again. No point chasing the bottom with those that have obligations if you dont have the same obligations.

[@NoDakRips]

i love it when MTG and Sports cards people discover pokemon. LCS'S realize they can keep the door open with pokemon

[@Grinningfartking6969]

Yugioh has the same effect people who play that game come in droves. So much profit to have yugioh events

[@coastcity7029]

Most collectors are not investors, Rudy, that's the flaw in your understanding

[@gogicollects]

Love these videos!

[@DAAAFARM]

You got balls of steel Rudy, I buy a couple boxes at a time, maybe 4 for obsidian but entire pallets now that is something I might start doing once I get a storage facility

[@PanfryTV]

Stick 'em in grandma's lil basement! Time is money

[@SipeMoney]

Rudy, I’m a Patron, I bought Evolving, Brilliant Stars, Origins, and Fusion from you. Passed on Chilling because of the crappy pull rates. Ended up having to dump it because I’m getting divorced so…. But I was and still am a believer. Still have the Flesh and Blood though

[@Jawsh98]

I'm a Patron, but at the time there were no openings to your Patreon. Appreciated the recent sale for Obsidian Flames though :)

[@CarPimp1987]

Bought around 100 packs of the newer sets think only 3 holos per pack or chance at double premium Rares in one pack might help but I got some packs for $2.50 yesterday not sure how this wave will work out. 18 months it will get some value again.

[@allen0k0le]

At that time, I wasn't really into pokemon to buy from you. If you ran a good deal again where I won't be able to resist, then I would probably pick up a case from you here and there. I have kids in the family that is starting to get into pokemon, so it started sparking interest. If you Obsidian Flames sale was at a lower price (similar to your Paldea Evolved sale), I would probably pick it up. At the price you sold Obsidian Flames at, I wasn't interested. For FAB, I'd still buy only to complete the Ruudi cold foil set, other than that, I don't think I'm interested since I am no longer getting the first edition discount. For Metazoo, I don't feel as much confidence in it anymore. I will sit on what I have from you. For Magic, I will buy deals from you when I see fit. Your Commander Masters collector boxes were very attractive in value, so I bought the limit. I will probably sit out of the other upcoming sets though. Can't wait for the playmat, undecided if I want 1 or 2. If I get 2, I'll keep one sealed while I use the other for game nights. Overall, in my opinion, the market is very bear right now. People's opinion have adjusted to their spending and the economy. I do agree that if people have capital right now, dipping their toes into these low prices (pokemon, commander masters, cryptid nation, many FAB sets, etc) would be a good for them in the future.

[@ChippNDipp]

Didn't buy SWSH:CR from you specifically because I already had ordered a few cases direct from distribution. My prices are usually right below what you offer. I've trusted and held most of my boxes and it's looking good so far.

[@comandoLadilla]

agree on the sword and shield, i cant afford to buy much unfortunedly and Rudy doesnt ship to Australia

[@myztikal47]

Will you have more patreon memberships available anytime soon? I really would like to join. Thank you!

[@Slasherx28]

I am wondering this roo

[@aaronmiller8553]

Rudy, Pokémon boxes at $89 is a good by, if I collected Pokémon. At the time I was not a patron yet, but I was a loyal viewer. I have watched your prices and though it was a good buy, but I probably would just have opens the packs, again if I collected Pokémon.

[@tangerineg9038]

Can't wait to see, 3 years from now, another top video of pokemon dumpster fire

[@jackbonfield8175]

20$ a month patron here. Run a Sale. Run a Sale. Run a Sale