Pokemon Collector Tells the 100% Truth About the Modern Era Collectibles Market and Gets Destroyed!

** Trigger Warning for the Timmies, Kimmies, and Poindexters! **
Controversial video time! Queue the surprised Pikachu face! A Pokemon collector has a moment of enlightenment, creates on online post about it...and gets threatened with a ban! Ironically, he or she is 100% correct about the long term trajectory of most modern era mass produced collectibles...Pokemon included. Let's explore why I don't like most online collecting forums that cater to pop culture collectibles.
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[@chevals5840]

Unfortunately, we’ll never know if he owns a base set weedle.

[@FourthStarTCG]

You seem to misunderstand quite a bit here. I'm the actual moderator who locked this thread (which was posted over a year ago, pretty strange you just dig it up now) and it was only locked because it was posted in the wrong section of the forum. The user was threatened with a ban because this was the third time they had not followed the rules. I anticipate a correction of course, so thank you in advance!

[@ExcelHumor112]

Preach!

[@Kiryu_YTgt]

This reminds me of 90s Star Trek/wars figures and 90s comic books. Everyone saved that stuff in original packaging, now you can find that stuff on eBay for LESS than what it cost to buy in the 90s!

[@BUYATARI]

Hoarders of modern Pokemon cards far outnumber the people who buy it to enjoy the product. When it comes time to sell who will the hoarders sell to ?

[@dsmith3112]

I wonder whether it is even accurate to classify modern era sealed Magic the Gathering boxes as "collectibles". I see them more as "consumable luxury items", much more similar to bottles of wine that to rare coins. People with money will open an expensive one to "treat themselves to something special", enjoy the cards for an evening, then throw them into a binder and not look at them again for years. That is why I tend to disagree with the negative sentiment regarding them. As long as the game is going strong (and it looks like lots of young people are entering continuously), there will be an attrition rate and demand. People who look at Magic the Gathering from a purely financial standpoint tend to forget that, aside from a collectible, it is actually an extremely fun and popular game that shows no signs of slowing down. Contrast that to a baseball card, or graded video game, or even a true antique, like a rare coin. These items have no utility beyond looking nice in a shelf. Magic cards are game pieces. Opening a booster box is an experience. Most "smart people" will point out that the best way to "invest" in Magic the Gathering is to go into vintage reserved list, because there is a limited supply. And coincidentally, that seems to be where all of the big money is currently going. Ironically, this is kind of a self-limiting process: The higher the prices get bid up, the less utility these cards have as game pieces. People like Rudy and his cohort have already effectively killed the Vintage and Legacy formats by making them unaffordable to nearly anyone. That means there is practically no place where you can actually play with your prized beta black lotus, and even if there were, would you feel comfortable carrying it around? So in other words, there is an inverse relationship between organic demand for reserved list cards and their price. I feel like that really places a ceiling on how high these cards can go. I hope Shawn reads, I'd be interested in his thoughts. I enjoy the channel a lot.

[@ReedStiles]

Great points and questions here. 1. I avoid Modern everything MTG. I don't have enough time to learn or follow a meta or manage thousands of modern cards. 2. Fun & popular game? Exactly. This is a speculative asset like Crypto that is actually fun. Buying and holding crypto isn't fun. My real estate investments are boring as hell. But they're also important! It's nice to have a fun/interesting asset in the portfolio. 3. As prices go up in Vintage RL and as someone that has a large position in these products, that's why playing games on stream has become so popular. You can play with anyone in the world on demand. So, yes, I agree with some of the sentiment, but there's also a solution. A second solution is to buy proxies, artist proofs, white-bordered, or cheaper versions of the cards for travel. 4. A ceiling on how high these cards can go? Since I don't have a crystal ball, my guess is that you cannot possible imagine the ceiling on Alpha & Arabian Nights cards just like people who held Honus Wagner and sold for $100,000 thought it was the top. Just saying you might be right that $500k for LEA Black Lotus 10/10 is the top ... but it also might not be. I remember watching Rudy's video on Bazaar of Bagdad going to $2k and thinking he was crazy ... now that's a bargain *shrug*.

[@unstoppableExodia]

@@ReedStiles yeah it’s so useful having proxies to get the utility of something while being able to leave the real thing untouched and easier to sell. It’s a bit like playing a rom of a game so you can leave your physical copy sealed

[@vito]

I think Magic is such a perfectly designed game that it will be played for hundreds of years to come. It will be like chess.

[@lastburning]

​@@vito lololol MtG is so perfect that it needs a constant stream of new content and meta changes (bans, rotations) in order to stay alive and interesting. It's kept alive artificially. It's on life support! Compare this to Go, Shogi and Chess. (Although, I would claim that there are better games than Chess. It's so popular thanks to its cultural and historical significance rather than the game itself. Chess960 is an improvement though.)

[@slimthumbtak]

angry, impassioned sean is my favorite sean

[@jacquesweilheix1419]

Most people are lazy and just want free money, so the easy "buy the box and just sit on ur ass for years" is very appealing to them Good stuff Shawn, stay safe

[@AdmiralMason]

hello its me tyronebiggums im glad you liked my post

[@williamjames5534]

I agree with a few comments below. The moderator wasn’t censoring the individual, he was simply redirecting the individual to post on the proper thread to maintain some resemblance of organization and order within the forum. If you want a more accurate representation of market conversation on the forum you are referring to, I’d check out “the giant market thread”. Most people agree with the concept of the original post and it is echoed frequently.

[@Septer_Sever]

I saw some Yu-Gi-Oh cards for $50 at Goodwill...I just laughed and walked away.

[@medisand]

Plot Twist: This was Shawn all along lol

[@Max-io7xe]

I'm an active member of the forum being referenced, as well as a huge fan of your videos, Shawn. And while I wholeheartedly agree with the points the poster made, he wasn't shut down because of the points he was making -- the forum only allows market discussion in the designated market discussion thread and this user made a separate thread. I've made many of the same points that the referenced poster made and have never been banned/censored. Yes, there are many people on the forum who don't understand how collectibles markets function (and so think that modern product is even remotely investible). But there are also people who understand fundamentals and who are truly passionate about collecting those items that are organically collectible. Anyway, just a small correction. The rest of the video was on point, as usual. Keep it up!

[@iMixMaSteR1]

Thing is the manipulation going on in MTG, Pokemon, and FAB is nothing compared to MetaZoo. That collectible is a straight-up Ponzi scheme.

[@christhemagnif]

Yea at its core, Magic is a GAME that people PLAY. Metazoo is something people keep sealed on a shelf hoping it will 🚀 🚀 🚀 which pretty much ensures it won’t long term

[@paulontiveros4103]

sounds like a hater to me

[@paulontiveros4103]

this won't ruin the game. something new and fun to play becomes hard to contradict.

[@doctordistracto8390]

I've never seen anyone play metazoo. Only seen youtube hype videos, and metazoo speculators searching youtube comments for metazoo mentions so they can insist people play. Why argue about that if you play it, go make play videos and show us how fun it is.

[@monkey39128]

@@paulontiveros4103 Sorry for your loss.

[@randomsanctum]

While it's been proven (read through the comments below) that the user was NOT banned because of this viewpoint, it still rings true. I collect everything from comics to cards to games... but I've been doing so for 20 years, and know all about organic collectibility. While everyone else in the MTG world is spending a grand on a case of the hot new Collectors Boosters set, I'm buying up, cleaning up, and grading top-tier vintage Reserved List cards. While everyone else is buying boxloads of "limited edition" new games, I'm acquiring yet another CIB 1st print "Super Mario Bros" for NES. Sometimes it's hard to watch your content, as you frequently come across as a bit pompous, but I still thoroughly enjoy the fact that someone here on YT is running a non-hype-driven collectible channel. Keep it up!

[@baxoutthebox5682]

Pomposity is a harmless symptom of expertise; authorities have to assert themselves somehow.

[@michaelsbutsandputts.3011]

@@baxoutthebox5682 he ain't cocky hes right! In lameness terms that is!

[@Jasanic33]

Completely agree - I keep on saying it (and I think some of comments were deleted) too… I’ve learnt so much through his videos and really enjoy them, but there’s an arrogance and aggressiveness to the videos that drowns out some of the valuable messages

[@cryptomon86]

​@@Jasanic33glad i dont listen to any tuber . Follow the charts and have the stones. Ive hear$ it all . Everythings going to zero. Bitcoin. Cards. Real estate. Stonks. Gold silver... I shut it all out and bought major corrections

[@ROTMGmimighster]

I don't disagree with what you're saying, but I don't think it's fair to make out like the guys being censored for having a "controversial" opinion. I assume this is E4 where threads are often locked for being in the wrong section. It's obviously going to be a bit of an echo chamber because it's a forum for people who enjoy Pokemon, but I don't think there's some kind of dictatorship going on to keep Pokemon prices high or something.

[@medisand]

Based on the video, it does seem like it could be e4.

[@medisand]

@darklavalizard Its on e4 the title is "IMO, trading cards are a modern pyramid scheme"

[@CuteAndFunnyFan]

I work retail so I see this unfortunate collection mindset that parents have now.

[@sp123]

What happened to Zack and Cody

[@collectorsimpact]

Sean I love your content, it's always very thought provoking. Just my 2 cents here, there is a difference between buying and holding every new product hoping it goes to the moon vs being selective and trying to make informed decisions about what to buy in those spaces. In order for modern era Magic cards for example to be worth nothing in the future, the game itself would have to be dead (which could happen). If in 20 more years, Magic is still around, still making products that actually sell, sealed sets from 2020 that were desired from the start could have a lot of potential. There are likely better investments that can be made, but it's not necessarily a hopeless endeavor. At the end of the day, the poster's words are an opinion, not fact, just like mine or anyone elses. The negative opinions are important, they help to show that people are in disagreement over the proposed outcome of the situation. In 20 years either that poster will be correct, or the investor that bought into some desired MTG products from 2020 will be correct. Ultimately it doesn't matter so long as the person buying isn't overextending. I tend to believe in the potential of certain pop culture items, but it's always nice to hear the opposite opinions as they're very important to consider. I think most people involved in collectibles understand the risks to some extent or another. You got pumpers telling you to buy everything, and you got naysayers telling you to buy none of it. People should just do what makes them happy and what they're comfortable with. I learn towards collecting trading card games simply because if they go to $0, you can still play a game with them. Gives them a form of inherent value if the owner actually likes the game.

[@erikc8284]

I appreciate so much the work you do to put light in the toxic collectibles environment. Keep it coming. Thank you

[@HydraCollectables]

This has happened to me in my community. I have made a handful of comic book themed videos on my Channel here on KZbin, discussing how alot (not all) Comic Books are not worth as much as people think they are... I have spoken out about Investment, Inheritance and Relatability, all of which was met with upset and aggression. I myself, am a Collector of Passion. I have the Collector Gene and its the thrill of the Hunt I love most BUT I do like to believe I get it and that I am under no illusions to how these markets work and will proceed in the decades to come... I have cashed in and sold everything minus my Spiderman Run of Comic Books (again being a Passion Collector and not an investor) Thank you for another Great Video 👍

[@happyb6443]

Warehouses full of product doesn’t mean that the product is worthless - 100% of the total supply is not on offer 100% of the time. Some people are willing, due to human psychology, to hold onto dead inventory while they are underwater … hoping that the price will at least rise up to where they can exit at breakeven, instead of just cutting their losses (and selling at a loss).

[@OriginsOfSmith]

These forums are one of the most toxic places on the internet. Almost cult-like if you ask me. Great talking points and I am glad the individual who posted that got to have their thoughts presented in a much more productive outlet.

[@silverwolf6866]

Wow what shocker! A guy goes into a collecting forum to take a dump on all the collectors saying all their stuff will soon be worthless and he was not treated with kind words and flowers. How shocking!! It's almost like if I go to a any fan club of literally anything and shit on what they are fans of and be amazed i'm not treated with love and affection.

[@ThePretender]

The 48 Laws of Power Law 32. Play to people’s fantasies. The truth is often avoided because it is ugly and unpleasant. Never appeal to truth and reality unless you are prepared for the anger that comes from disenchantment. Life is so harsh and distressing that people who can manufacture romance or conjure up fantasy are like oases in the desert: Everyone flocks to them. There is great power in tapping into the fantasies of the masses.

[@dnalevelc144]

That's one of my favorite books, I love Robert Greene.

[@ThePretender]

@@dnalevelc144 I hear it's one of the most requested books in prison libraries

[@justinpants237]

As usual, top-notch content. Thanks Shawn

[@VinceDubbed]

Sounds like "echo chambers"

[@BerndosMusic]

Damn, really didn't like this one. I know you can't put time in research into every detail but mistakenly twisting facts for the albeit in other cases very true narrative is not what I'm used to here. That thread wasn't locked for the contents, and none are on that forum in the manner you perceived. Ironically, this was quite manipulative!

[@gemwezowhreito2385]

E4 Mods and especially smpratte Ban absolutely every opinion thats against POKÉMON GONNA GO UP TO THE MOON ITS ALL ORGANIC DEMAND!!!1!1!1! I have tried multiple Time criticizing and was Always banned.

[@BerndosMusic]

@@gemwezowhreito2385 If you're civil in your behavior you will not, that's just a lie. The guy this thread was about just didn't listen to basic guidelines that keep the forum sorted, After being asked multiple times, there are threads where posts like his are discussed. People on efour are the first to criticise the same things this guy did, seriously go read the giant English market thread, but without calling it a pyramid ponzi scheme lol. If you were banned, you were either purposefully trolling or not civil. Mods banning opinions is just a lie. This guy wanted to have it look like being censored and looking at this video he was successful sadly.

[@gemwezowhreito2385]

@@BerndosMusic its definitely Not a lie, as you have an Public example on 1st how the opinion of the OP was being make ridicilous and laughed about and then banned. If the mods were such correct and would Accept Open speech they could have easily moved the thread to the correct Thread. Thats basically what a good Mod does. Smpratte especially also laughed about Karl jobst Video on the clear Market Manipulation in the graded video Game industry. I ve Been Reading in this Forum for years, and I can Tell you First Hand how oppsosing Opinions are literally smashed every single time by a few people there, which are Always the Same and to which smpratte belongs. If its too critical and you start critisicing Market Manipulation to much, you get instantly banned. Very rarely you See people criticising für Market on e4, its Always about how Pokémon is going the Moon, how its Always organic demand and how everything is undervalued. No room for systematic critics, because it May disturb the financial gains some Guys there are making

[@BerndosMusic]

@@gemwezowhreito2385 I'm with you on the same people bashing diffeirng opinions and smpratte or other mods being one of them, I often disagree with him. My problem is you trying to tell people you get banned for that, you don't. I'm also with the OP here, except for the ponzi stuff, my problem is simply the twisting facts. You don't need that to have your point. Also if mods made the work to move threads every single time someone made a wrong post, that'd double the work. I think sending them there is enough, this guy didn't listen thrice, so at some point you gotta go further than asking them politely, which the mods did twice.

[@cmo333]

I mean depends on the modern collectible you are looking at. And it also depends on your time horizons and how you are operating in the market. As a dealer in this market I have found a lot of success. But I agree the long term prospects on a lot of this stuff is iffy. But buying below market and finding deals and then selling into hype definitely can be rewarding in the short term. But it’s not a long term play for sure.

[@breyerowen2640]

Is the fab/Metazoo video next?? 😉🌮 amazing video btw, ❤️ U Shawn

[@breyerowen2640]

You have to make a comment on Rudy’s $1000 dollar promo sale

[@jakesbreaks8487]

My sons name is Poyndexter you bastard! Just kidding! Lol

[@ReedStiles]

Very interesting article! Thanks for sharing Shawn

[@toysandgames1275]

It is just like late 1980's and early 1990's baseball cards and comic books. People speculating on them and now they are worthless.

[@JRayPoke]

Love it. I wonder all the time how long the modern pokemon market will continue to rise in value. With the amount or product out there it just doesn't make sense. Thats why I flip modern to buy vintage. Great video!!!

[@ReservedInvestments]

You’re 100% correct here.

[@jettycomlego]

Great vid as always Shawn, lookign forward to that 10k sub Q&A

[@brianl6151]

I mean it's just common sense. I haven't always agreed with your videos BUT it's sad to see so many people buy items today and keep them sealed and wait for them to become scarce. Since everybody lives in a copycat world, of course too many people are doing that now. Good video

[@Panetrain12]

I shake my head at my friends a lot more often since I have been watching Shawn. 👏

[@dabradmp1]

Oh and the ban part is so real... I got banned from multiple retro video games Facebook group simply by stating facts. The best example is when I got ban for saying Wata was corrupt

[@gigiizzy5651]

As a Pokemon card collector. People don't like hearing this but it's 100 percent true.

[@needszeebs6942]

I certainly agree that modern Pokemon will never appreciate at the same rate vintage does due to several reasons. I do wonder, however, if the growth of the collector base overtime would still allow for an albeit, much flatter, upward slope. I also think not all modern cards are made the same. Overall, I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone approach modern with an investing stance. Perhaps it would be better to collect for enjoyment, but also keep the possibility of growth in the back of your mind. That being said, I wouldn't really go near modern right now, the whole market needs to cool off a bit before I can feel okay about buying modern cards, even just for my binders lol.Couldn't have clicked this notification faster, hope you're well, Shawn!!

[@jamesclukey7488]

Great video as usual ! Mass produced scarcity does not equal "RARE". That post was dead on. As with anything that brings the truth to light (COVID) it is immediately attacked because it pokes holes in the fantasy (AKA HYPE) that collectors and sellers all push. I wish all collectors to remember this very old saying, "A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted".

[@christhemagnif]

The hype driven environment we’re in now reminds me of the 90s on Steroids. Back then you had all these ‘special edition’ this and ‘collectors edition’ that and so many ‘1st Issue’ comic books. Everyone hoarded this collectible junk that never moved in value. Nowadays it’s exponentially worse because of all the social media promotion, hype and FOMO. 100% agree that the reason a lot of things are valuable NOW is because it was undervalued and under appreciated THEN.

[@foresthill538]

"social media promotion, hype and FOMO". There's your catalyst for a pyramid scheme. Which all collectibles are in. Pokemon Metazoo Star Wars WWE action figures, LOL dolls, barbies, you name it. A bubble backed by speculation of value. That I believe will pop at some point but hype is still fueling it all.

[@alolanmuk4028]

The thread was locked because the dude kept spamming the wrong sections and was warned 3 times.... This video is literally manipulating

[@pessithemystic]

Spot on as always. Whoever wrote that post must definitely be a subscriber for sure.

[@TW-fv2zu]

0:06 = Stanford School of a Hand begin !!!

[@Hump4free]

*continues to nod in agreement until he says microchips* Woah hey! Not my Nintendo Switch collection ;_;

[@realryal8317]

It's unfortunate to think that part of the reason for heavily manipulated markets could be because of the central banks in 2008 brought interest rates and credit risk to zero with their special, temporary - now permanent - measures. Zero percent interest rates for 12 years plus is the root cause maybe for all these other manipulated markets. The collectibles market also very much imo benefit from the echo chambers of the vast internet. There are imo influences masquerading as collectors who are financially directly involved and lots do not pick up the hint I think. Thanks for the great content!

[@chenglong54]

8 seconds in. "... And it is video controversial topic time!" oh boy Shaw is on fire. Thank you for this great video. I look forward to your next upload.

[@FallingStar1080]

I'm always seeing new content creators pop up and they all open product for content. This will naturally raise the value of sealed products once they dry up. We didn't have YT back in the 90's

[@ReservedInvestments]

I think there is a lot you are missing here…feel free to watch my other videos…

[@TheMysteryDriver]

I feel like this video got released at a bad time at night and on a Sunday and won't get the traction it deserves.

[@Tryphen]

I definitely agree as a lot of that happened with NintendoAge. That said, I don't think you can determine the moderator's intent from that post. Sounded more like a standard organization post vs. censorship.

[@TOSStarTrek]

Algorithms are the real problems. It pairs Timmy's Kimmie's and Poindexters with Timmy's Kimmie's and Poindexters. Question? How would you value X vs X with one from a named collection and the other is not both are the same item and the same grade?

[@chiefchimp2789]

The OP of that thread is 100% correct and he was shut down because he burst their collective bubble. Modern Pokemon is worthless. It's been printed to the moon and back. The amount being kept sealed will ensure there will be no future desirability.

[@highlyblest]

This was awesome 😂 Truth really does hurt, ouch!

[@GonziDoesYT]

The way you described the issue was similar to Platos allegory of the cave

[@millenniumvintage9726]

Modern Pokémon right now is a scam where stores, influencers and box breakers are selling these cards x4 over retail to Timmy’s who think they’re gonna pull a $1000 card. Also I’ve been saying, there’s people sitting on pallets of English Pokémon cards. That shit ain’t going up any time soon.

[@foresthill538]

They also preach getting cards graded and promoting PSA all the time when you're not guaranteed a PSA 10. By the time you grade a card, it won't be the price they say it will be. Straight up market manipulation through social media influencing.

[@silverwings21]

2:54 "In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

[@DanielRivera-on5qh]

Games are going down quick right now

[@bargaintuesday812]

A lot of comic books are too. And the ones that aren't are stagnating on ebay due to people being stubborn about lowering prices to match others that are selling for lowered prices.

[@JohnSmith-zl8rz]

True, same as comics.

[@bargaintuesday812]

@@JohnSmith-zl8rz Comics as well.

[@neatuhfajita9128]

games are breaking records lol

[@cryptomon86]

Jfc ppl who didnt buy that crash in boxes. Missed gen wealth

[@collector8704]

Scalp modern products to get capital to buy trophy/prize cards and traditional assets.

[@ReservedInvestments]

I don’t disagree with that, as I engage in the practice. However, ‘scalping’ isn’t the correct word.

[@collector8704]

@@ReservedInvestments Agreed. That seems to the word that ppl like to use to criticise us. Haha.

[@coalitionoftheilling]

This video didn't age well. Context is important: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXLXnmePeJxsfrc

[@peanut6237]

Hi Sean. Can you comment on the sports card collecting vs mtg /pokemon... Sports cards have had up's and downs but theyve always seemed to hold some value and never crash down to the bottom.. Pokemon and mtg are young hobbies and do you see them following the same trend that sports has for the last few decades. Insight is appreciated

[@TheRealAbeAwesome]

This exact same shit happened with comics just 35 years ago or so; and discussion of the issue has been very active in the comics scene until at least the early 2010s. It hurts to see people falling for the same loops over and over again.

[@JonnyRoboto]

Talk about player1grading company mainly because i would trust whatever you would have to say

[@carnivalhands2884]

I’d love to see you as a guest speaker at Comic Con. 😆

[@Kurtle001]

Shawn is the Goat 🐐

[@AshHayBrax]

This is so true... If the card companies don't start mass printing and kill off the self proclaimed collectors but actual flippers. Kids doesn't even have chance to buy cards... It's all adults hogging now.

[@kokorospirit5006]

"Organic attrition", that makes sense!

[@Cookiedon15]

I read a few comments here on the vid. Ya, I would need to have more info on the forum, particularly the thread, to understand why the mod would have that poster banned (other than silencing a person's opinion). But I don't disagree with the post.

[@amherstburgerpicker5786]

And the losers will lose!

[@TheSillySils]

Shawn is our boy

[@gregc6107]

So i completely understand and I've been investing in a way I think will be worth something in the future. I've invested in black labels pokemon cards and original dbs unopened boxes (first editions). I don't invest in PSA modern and I don't invest in singles, and I don't invest in most sealed modern except first edition DBS and cosmic eclipse (because there are many more great cards then just charizard).

[@infiniteinvestmentgame2775]

I don’t think you understand the half of it. People are spending over 100k on rookies who haven’t even played a game. The amount of money being poured in modern basketball and football alone would make your head spine. Justin Herbert hasn’t even won a playoff game and has cards sell as if he won a super bowl and mvp.

[@ReservedInvestments]

I'm pretty sure I understand all of it, actually... ;)

[@infiniteinvestmentgame2775]

@@ReservedInvestments I would be interested in see a video on your opinion people creating index’s on pop culture collectible comparing it to the stock market and using it a marketing tool to prevent people from selling when demand decreases. I believe card ladder for example show cards have declined less than stocks and real estate. But is seems misleading.

[@comicszoneuniverse]

What has value is A COLLECTION. single items may not have a lot more than they cost.

[@CatsMeowPaw]

The one thing that's guaranteed is the hot collectible worth millions in 20 years time is something no one is thinking of hoarding today. Pokemon cards? I know people stacking boxes hoping to cash in for their retirement. How many people do you think are doing that after seeing people like Logan Paul pump the market in 2020?

[@amherstburgerpicker5786]

So you straight the truth!

[@Nocturnous]

I'm a simple man. I see a Reserved Investments upload, and I hit the like button.

[@leehaskins307]

Great video and agree. I’m in sports cards and find very little interest in modern cards unless they are numbered or inserts to guarantee rarirty. All the vintage sports cards boxes for the most part are opened so the finite number is known and I think interest in them grows thru time. However, if people stop collecting modern cards becuase they are worthless maybe less people are in the hobby which does not help at all. Its seems like a doubled edge sword ???

[@Mrkoolkat17]

It is completely obvious that the author of the post has a rational point. I have always thought the "Market Discussion" threads on this forum as the largest garbage fire on the site as people have their own agendas to push. However, I completely disagree with your final point "....you just wanna be a knowledgeable collector? The first step in you're journey, is to get off forums like this". I am unsure why you dislike this forum so much. It is the largest compilation of information on Pokemon Cards, I believe, on the internet. The forum is where I gained extensive knowledge on actually rare Pokemon cards to a point where if you put any English or Japanese card in front of me I can tell you how the item was distributed and a rough estimate on its rarity. These sites have plenty of BS especially when opinions start flying out asses. But do not confuse or mislead people to believe the site is a cesspool and/or not a wealth of information.

[@Panetrain12]

Listing a base set Weedle on eBay for .01 rn.

[@andrewparry7300]

Never heard the phrase "false truth" 😂

[@cardsncrypto5819]

It's the 90s all ova again. Just now with graded cards. It's gonna sky rocket down.

[@extremegamercollector425]

Such a sad bunch of people. People can’t even have opinions anymore without being threatened to be banned I’ve experienced these kinds of forums before now I stay far away from them Lmao 🤣. Great video as always 🙏🏻

[@MisterD79]

couldn't smash the like and share fast enough

[@ParallelUniversity]

Anyone should have learned from the examples of the past by now, even if they are young. The information is out there. But instead, they insist their particular collecting category is different somehow.

[@Mitjitsu]

Even if you're unequivocally right. That's not what a pyramid scheme is.

[@ReservedInvestments]

Newsflash: I didn't write the thread in question...lol! (Proof that you seriously cannot make this stuff up, can you?) OMG...

[@Mitjitsu]

@@ReservedInvestments I never said it was you. You said he was 100% right, which means you're in complete agreement with what he said. You never said "I'm very much in agreement with him, but I just want to mention a caveat here"

[@CheonM4a]

This is actually true and this is one of the topics solemn talked about. Since i was a kid i really loved collecting and enjoying the artwork not even thinking if i could earn some of it one day. My point here is now i still want to collect and enjoy the artwork and as of now due to this people who are so called investors i can't even buy cards at a reasonable price. As of now the new booster boxes are so hyped because some would say "the price will be doubled or hundred fold someday" by this so called investors while they are hoarding. I personally don't care about the profit i only wanted to enjoy the new artworks and if possible i want to collect them and display, and yet i can't even buy it at a reasonable price because of the hoarder's backward mentality. Wew

[@expensivecardboard]

Let's get that guy a psa 10 base set weedle

[@theyugiohempire7358]

There are some adults who truly do enjoy the hobby. Of PokéTubers specifically, JWittz, PTCGRadio, OmniPoke, Frosted Caribou, Super Duper Dani, and RealBreakingNate are the real deal. But they are exceptions, not the rule. Most are in it for the money, with some truly evil people (Gary King Pokémon, Collectibles Guru) involved.

[@AlanBarrettVideos]

Keep making video. You will be proven right eventually. VHS & DVD's are next.

[@rmcetr4gedy140]

Love seeing doomsayers on KZbin and the comment section!

[@ReservedInvestments]

Not sure how teaching financial basics along with an expert level fundamentals of how the collectibles trade works, makes me a ‘doomsayer’, but okay….🙄 Seriously, you cannot make this stuff up!

[@JohnSmith-zl8rz]

This happens also in FB Groups, any reply that owners of the group don't like, they block people, just because somebody don't agree on all that speculation.

[@callitbreeze3109]

Te world needs attack Sean on the scene boi

[@DeckEdge]

Wow, epic vid.

[@30OIvanova]

Shawn, there are many bullies in the internet, no doubt about that; however, I feel that for every idiot that hides behind a computer screen, there are 50 of us that truly appreciate information from people like you that knows their stuff. The good ones are always more and hate always loses! As always: greetings from Mexico! 🇲🇽

[@mikepike7139]

Forum sounds like an echo chamber for would be pokemon millionaires. He tried, best case he got some people to think about it. Any further engagement is a waste of time.

[@MrCollectAThon]

The other week I posted a comment of a Pokemon card video mentioning that I ended up cancelling alot of my Celebrations preorders and that I was gonna wait to pick up single for cheap when the hype died down. I have quite I few people calling me dumb for not keeping my orders and for not hoarding them or flipping them right away on the secondary market. lol These people seriously need a rude awakening.

[@Vlad-ue8vh]

Thanks

[@paulontiveros4103]

*claps

[@stevensliwa11]

You savage on those timmys lol

[@growking497]

I lov u, mor product for me

[@ReservedInvestments]

Battle Styles...lol!

[@thevintagevaluesexperience4302]

FUDsters have been using the same argument against crypto for years, and it has been proven wrong countless times. Pop culture collectibles are no different. Also, organic demand or lack thereof is irrelevant considering we have hyperefficient social media to infinitely sustain momentum.

[@ReservedInvestments]

Completely incorrect. Study the fundamentals. Your answer is there. Regardless, thanks for helping the YT algorithm with the flawed comment.

[@thevintagevaluesexperience4302]

@@ReservedInvestments fundamentals don't matter anymore, we have social media now to infinitely build momentum. We've seen what social media can do for shares of companies operating at massive losses, and for JPGs. Influencers tell people to buy, investors jump in, those initial investors become very rich, and their success inspires more people to get in on the action. Rinse, repeat. Thanks to the hyperefficient communication made possible by modern social media, these feedback loops can continue looping forever.