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[@actionjackson6943]

ONE PIECE IS COLLAPSING?!?! No time to watch the full video- I have to sell all my one piece before it bottoms! Thanks for the professional financial advice, Rudy.

[@BOWS3R]

Everybody sell your one piece to me!!! Hahaha

[@vangelisgru7271]

Rudy gonna buy at 225 per

[@AnnexTheBear]

"Thats all I have to say" **checks time in video.....half done** Yep, its a Rudy Vid

[@Genesisfury]

You know what we haven’t had in a minute? A Rudy box opening…

[@TheDarkElder]

So Bandai "kept" their promise to reprint old sets. The first wave hits the markets, chops prices in half. It all comes down to quantities, can the market absorb all the additional supply or will it take years to recover? Likely the 50% crash was more a shock reaction than actual repricing. Next print waves/distributor releases will show.

[@dungeonsandjoypads]

Not sure why people are surprised. Bandai have been restocking their cross stores for old sets for the past year.

[@TheRealWarez]

Correction... Not sure why people are surprised. It's Bandai... that's really all anyone needed to know. Bandai... yeah... good luck to anyone parking money in a TCG they manage...

[@mrurameshi9433]

The real investment was the friends we made along the way

[@EastToWestTCG]

I was thinking the real friends are the investments we made along the way 🤔

[@HeroeUrbano]

SELL!! SELL!! SELL!!! 😝

[@magicbanding1095]

I'm looking to trade some friends

[@pauliedibbs9028]

I need to sell all the friends I have 😢

[@xmuflo]

You're and adult dude, c'mon now

[@festeezy]

its collapsing because scalpers are losing profits and the kids can buy them for msrp from the stores??

[@mark5512]

Right cuz all you see is “kids” playing the game. Listening is a skill buddy

[@festeezy]

@@mark5512 its a kids game & tv show, just like pokemon. not to mention a card game. And I'm not your buddy I don't hang out with kids.. one piece is literally made for pre-teen children

[@ExplodingPoteto]

Losing profit, losing possible profit. Scalpers love to be dramatic.😂😂😂 they can just go back to pokemon and collect. They already know the history of bandai yet here they are still falling for the trap and yap. 😂😂😂

[@NinjaFresh]

​@festeezy I was with you till you said it was a kids' show. First episode was released in 1999. That would put most of the fans in their late 20s to 30s. Not many people are going to watch a back log of a 1000 shows to get into something. Their might be some kids that like the show but I wouldn't say they are in the main demographic especially in the US where it is harder to watch it. I went to a prerelease with a friend just to check it out and there wasn't anyone under the age of 20 there for One Piece and they had a 64 person group. I can't say the same for MtG and I prefer MtG.

[@eco8gator]

Don't even go there Rudy. Blasphemy! Don't talk bad about a product you can't get at distro price.

[@eco8gator]

With all due respect to Rudy...this was actually one of the best market analysis vids out to date. It was a fair assessment. There are so many "game piece" one piece hating bros out there that put out exceptionally ignorant comments.

[@Bulldoxide]

Its because last weeks episode was a filler episode 😭

[@formerjedi8464]

Literally😂

[@7Alberto7]

Finally,another man of culture,i salut you Nakama!

[@cornpie9755]

The one pieeeeeeeeeeeece!! The One Piece collaaaaaaapsed!!

[@quaterpounce1]

In Australia there was a very small restock, most stores got anywhere between 1-2 boxes of set 1. still no word on sets 2, 3 and 4

[@dcoss6742]

The roaring skies lesson is why I will never cancel my patron. The lesson of time in the market vs timing the market is the most important thing I've learned on this channel 💯

[@stephennolan8806]

Wow just like a company sees an oppertunity to sell more product and not give a crap about "Investors".

[@Adam-Adamson]

At a possible risk of their long term success

[@Aldrnari956]

@@Adam-Adamsonkind of, but to an executive that won’t be holding heavy bags of product, and will likely be moving on to another company in 5 years anyway, they could give a crap about the long term growth of a brand. All most suits care about is making the immediate numbers so they can negotiate more compensation there or at any board of directors that’ll pay more than what they’re making now. They do not care about the people making their products much less the people buying it. “Investors” are just a bunch of whales for them to exploit until everyone moves on to the next big thing.

[@cointomato9768]

Why should they care about investors. They are selling pictures, not stocks.

[@geek593]

They're trying to shift towards a player market.

[@PressXtoDoubt]

​​@@Adam-Adamson Believe it or not sometimes people buy sealed products and play a card game to have fun. Not to just constantly hold, hoard and speculate for a minimal profit over a decade.

[@ZeroGtzX]

Hey @Rudy anyway for a previous patron to ever return to an active member if the membership was cancelled to circumstances that now are different? asking for a friend.

[@jordanlego]

Seems like Pokemon is the only ones immune to the toxic over printing blow back lol

[@drawbyyourselve]

I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE FRANCHISE MY HEART RUDY, MY HEART

[@mynameisjapes]

Lmao crazy the guy who was late to the party is trying to yap now

[@ant_989]

He made this video to see comments like this and have laugh. Thanks for contributing.

[@mynameisjapes]

@@ant_989 oh man you got us! Nah he’s just a sore loser just like all his patrons who buy his “deals” lmao

[@JoseMartinez-ph5rl]

Entrance investment point

[@HeroJJ40]

There is also an actual reprint set coming out- like a best of- with new art, ect

[@bas8406]

Rudy failed to mention that the reprint OP-01 boxes being sold into the market are coming unsealed with the plastic wrap cut or taken off completely. 😅

[@mudmudmudmudmud7605]

I'm going to try and get my hands on a box for that price. If no gain comes from it I would okay with that because I do like the IP.

[@Pokevers3]

Also…. Bandai cross stores are only selling unwrapped boxes.

[@davez315]

Tbh, the movement, at the very least, a response to the shift in meta in the east and Asian countries. The most recent sets, 06-07, didn't have any major tournaments going into set 08. Some say it's due to a collector whale, simpley buying out a product and we get priced out. Reprints of staples help. Shiny cardboard is honestly out of control. If you can't hold on to something for 10 minutes, you'll never hold on to it for ten years.

[@DirkVomEck]

This is not the Metazoo takeover video I was anticipating since the news hit.

[@dcoss6742]

The reprint of op01 has been interesting since it's all white bottom boxes with post errata cards. While it hurts the stock of op01 as a whole I think it's a good move since it's keeping the early stuff rarer

[@noahhayslip9270]

If I can buy one piece at MSRP I’ll play it 😂

[@burnsblunts]

Word is a distro had an order that wasnt paid for so they sold it off on top of the 1 case per store reprint there were no blue bottoms but this was hear say at my lgs but it doesnt help. players cant get enough product to even play. I was at a pre release yesterday just to get xtra product.i know bandi doesnt have the best track record so idk what the future of this game is bc players arent happy.

[@bobjames7512]

always pumping

[@TheGoorru]

That's what she said

[@magicbanding1095]

Then dumping. Naturally

[@timeandspace2280]

Ruddy, can you do Weiss Schwarz 100th anniversary set?

[@Roland2617]

Bandai Hobby for there other lines don't discontinue anything there are lines that are 40 years old still being reprinted today

[@Gr8Dane_FAB]

I love how he says that when people are happy you know that you've fucked up.

[@iamjustguy]

OPTCG investing definitely does seem like risky business for now. Super bullish on the IP for the next 5ish years until the series finishes at least though, its popularity has grown a lot recently and Netflix seems to be investing in more One Piece media as well. Unfortunately Bandai could still tank the TCG value with reprints 🤷‍♂️

[@8888kindred]

Nothing new, it's what it is. Everything eventually falls because it wasn't supposed to be that high from the first place. Cards are underrated because it's not limited print run

[@8888kindred]

Dont always rely on tcgplayer website for the price due to supply and demand. They have lots of cards inventory so therefore the value falls, the lesser the higher or speculation pricing

[@alexholmes8957]

Which specific booster box sets of one piece is Rudy referring to?

[@ian_md]

Not sure if you are aware but Bandai UK got more stock for their 3 stores including OP01. It has been over a month now and they still have stock. This concerns me!

[@zmango8550]

incorrect it's finished

[@ian_md]

@zmango8550 what's finished?

[@zmango8550]

@@ian_md op01

[@BOWS3R]

Still by far my favorite TCG to play in recent years

[@DubberOne1]

Only LGSs who are contributing with tournaments are going to get boxes. No one else will get boxes and these boxes will almost always be sold without shrink, so that they can't be resold.

[@rorywest4937]

Hey Rudy, will you buy a percentage of Metazoo when the company's assets go for sale soon?

[@Cosper79]

Rudy you gonna play Echoes of Wisdom?

[@stephens9772]

It’s different, the bottom of the box is a different color.

[@maclenag91]

Gotta get some MH3 box openings again!! The set is so epic !! I want a Rudy fresh ignorant box opening.

[@PhoenixTide69]

Looks like I dumped while the dumping was good 😅 reinvested into memorabilia

[@magicbanding1095]

Like what? Star wars baseball?

[@PhoenixTide69]

@@magicbanding1095 both. It's all about getting the good deal upfront.

[@PhoenixTide69]

@@magicbanding1095 been buying signed memorabilia and selling on different auction sites. Big money.

[@EliteGameSpot1]

GTS got product out of nowhere... just got a call with no warning, "these are ready to ship" - got a couple cases of OP01 and OP02 ... price drop will be very temporary

[@EastToWestTCG]

Even I, a shallow, stupid ass person didn't fall for the title. I watched until the end.

[@obbldudeTV]

Just look at Bandai’s history with Yugioh and use that data as a possible reference that’s what I would do

[@MonoSuerte]

The distributor head honchos don't have bath house meet cute moments together? There go half my fantasies😢

[@timewizardking]

I was doubting but new reprint set, the best, looks insane

[@Christian-cz9bu]

Prancersizing? Is that like jazzersize with hoofs and unicorn horns?

[@pauliedibbs9028]

Why don’t these new TCG’s like Sorcery and One Piece wiki articles by now? Hate to be that guy but it does help add legitimacy IMO..

[@Gr8Dane_FAB]

I'm sick of these investor bros hording boxes then crying when the price goes down. I want to play the game and can't find a box at even close to msrp. The newest set is listed everywhere at $200 instead of the $120 msrp on the day of the release and these guys cry cause they can't over charge more.

[@tcginvestorschannel4674]

Depending on what area you in Houston there been a nice restock on most stores on set 1 seen set 2 this week for some also set 7 been out for a week depending on the locals we area big city thou so I know its different for other cities side not there a lot of pokemon collections hitting the market there a lot of sealed booster box and etb collections in Houston and most stores ain't buying it lots of vendors have loads of singles also and no longer paying the 75 to 85% they were paying at shows

[@danlabukas5727]

Just wana point out Op-01 Romance Dawn Blue Bottom still holding near 1k a box

[@madquest8]

THE COLLAPSE OF ONE TACO - PANIC

[@kriptiksoulja]

Never seen a one piece card taco 😂😂😂

[@TastySnackies]

Wild. A game publisher wants to make their game accessible, at the expense of investors. Huh. Almost as if it’s made to cater to people who want to, oh I don’t know, play the game?

[@level3xfactor]

Careful, the NPCs here will call you a “Timmy” while they wipe their tears with Metazoo product 😂

[@ant_989]

Remember: the cards only ment to be played not collected. F to the collectors, right?

[@level3xfactor]

@@ant_989 Exactly, fuck 'em lol

[@TastySnackies]

@@ant_989 Collectors aren’t the same as investors.

[@ant_989]

@@TastySnackies Collectors are collecting based on rarity of the cards. If every card is a common worth few cents there's no place for the collectors. Bandai reprinting older sets to the ground is a middle finger to the collectors.

[@Skorupa1990]

I sold my op01 blue box for 1520$ 2 montch ago......

[@obbldudeTV]

The newest long term tcg that will do just as well as the big boys is FAB that’s been my main focus. If anyone has a chance to top MTG is FAB all day and they did something that no other tcg has and that’s providing more value than the sealed box itself vs Pokémon which is honestly the complete opposite.

[@Rezwalkeur]

we still cant buy any op01 to op05 at normal( under 300$) here in canada ... even Op07 my Local got cut 12 box new player cant even get in cause there is no stock without giving a kidney i would buy cases but i cant cause there is no stock or distributor are gouging the player base

[@mrtodd5747]

I'm gonna help you Timmy. Take the money your thinking about putting in one piece and go buy a case or 10 of pokemon and put it in your closet.

[@a1pha_star]

THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!! 🏴‍☠️

[@happydimsum8221]

One piece is actually great but Bandai sucks ass

[@Gr8Dane_FAB]

These guys are the reason so many people have left games. If i can't get product without lining so douche's pockets then why play?

[@Roland2617]

Bandai Hobby print whatever they want whenever they want. That's their strategy

[@tcsmagicbox]

I think more card grading means there are more collectors and less players. And if you have too many speculators, the game can collapse in a snap.

[@Nintendomac]

Collectors aren't the same as speculators. Look at pokemon for example, most people dont play the game. They like collecting the cards and grading them to have in their collection.

[@kumagaming8088]

Ironically, I think Bandai could print to oblivion, and it still won't be enough supply. I thought when OP04 hit close to 100 a box, we were in for an easier time to get product and at more affordable prices. However, after OP05 and everyone paid off their Christmas bills prices skyrocketed again and have continued to be high ever since going into OP07.

[@erikwsze23ssagenmzzan92]

Op09 pre orders were already sold out 2 months ago. Every Anniversary set were gonna see an explosion

[@ant_989]

@@erikwsze23ssagenmzzan92 They'll probably make another 3 manga card set + some extra like Oda Luffy signature card. That's what makes those sets super popular and manga cards are almost always +1K

[@kid_gen]

I've said this before, and I'll say it again: One Piece investors are going to get crushed. There's insane risk in trying to horde a brand new TCG. Bandai shouldn't be shy in printing this as much as they need to. There seems to be a lot of new players that are interested in playing and can't get their hands on product at a reasonable price. That's a problem for Bandai too if they can't get more participation from people outside of investors.

[@ant_989]

Jesus... it baffles me how different people keep saying same nonsense over and over again. "new players that are interested in playing and can't get their hands on product at a reasonable price" - wrong. Singles are darn cheap and widely available. You don't need max rarity your deck to play. They'll reprint most broken cards in new set coming in few months. Rreprinting older sets will do nothing for new players outside of killing any collectors value for those cards. It'll also hit players since many people heavily invested in their decks. Welp guess what, your 100$ deck is now worth 50$. Bandai: "don't worry bro, it's ok because new people will come in and we care about them more then you".

[@TheXGamerX16]

​@@ant_989We all know singles are cheap, but if you want to make a fresh new player base for a fresh new TCG you need to make product available. Its simple.

[@ant_989]

@@TheXGamerX16 I get you're assuming new people don't know what ebay, tcg player is? Have you heard of internet yet? What's not available?

[@kid_gen]

@@ant_989 Is it possible that there are players out there that like opening packs? Is there no overlap between players and collectors? It baffles me how people can't get this in their heads. Hope you're holding tight to your tendies.

[@adwe6428]

I'll add my 5 cents here. In reality most of current meta decks are based around OP03, OP05 and OP06. These cards are still relatively cheap and boxes are available. Bandai history was always around their focus on current sets - print, release and move. Now they started reprinting older sets due to community demand that is something new. They tried something like this with Dragon Ball Masters BT10 and BT11, and I remember how many players and investors complained that they are ruining the game, and nearly 2 years later game is actually dead and they are trying to bring it on with new Fusion World. In truth reprinting old stuff is bad, and Bandai is known for reprinting all good cards in their anniversary products already, then why should they still reprint old sets? I don't get it.

[@makkrowmazztikk7003]

Laffy giving everyone a big ol' stretchy goatse.

[@MTGUnpacked]

With Bandai's fantastic track-record, I'm sure they'll perfectly gauge demand and support the game for decades in the future😜

[@level3xfactor]

I'm noticing a trend with these videos...

[@RetroMTG]

Prancercizing LOL

[@CGoody564]

What a throwback lmao

[@Belitegaming]

Shops got 1-2 Cases of sets 1-4. And starter decks and everyone’s selling there’s then price dropped. It’ll go back up once it’s eaten up!

[@paladincards4444]

If you are a store who charges MRSP, they are still selling like crazy

[@John-et5wu]

Both Alliance and GTS received reprints, GTS received a majority of the reprints. Alliance likes to use reprints like this to reward accounts that order a lot of product from them, because Alliance has the worst wholesale pricing on products out of all legitimate distributors and this is how they try and make up for it.

[@4brigger]

hold my Chalupa!

[@GoobNoob]

1.8k views 57 minutes go. Booby Trap from Tempest never panics!

[@erikwsze23ssagenmzzan92]

Im not worried at all. People are OPENING product like crazy

[@tcsmagicbox]

We see the same thing with Magic, but with the singles. For cards that are really expensive due to very low supply, any kind of reprint will crash the price.

[@solpayne7698]

Welcome to digimon 2.0 lol this is happening and the boxes won’t be high because cards are been reprinted. Most of people won’t open older boxes because many will chase for newer cards. Many are players and many Yugioh or other tcg moving over to one piece because of prices and tournaments available.

[@PattysCards]

One piece is reprinting like crazy and I don’t understand it. The game is super popular and they should be instead focused on larger events

[@MrBohmander]

Is there something you don't understand about supply and demand lol

[@dudesk099]

Define like crazy lol. It's had one small restock and sold out almost instantly

[@7Alberto7]

Gomu gomu nooooooooooo bazoooooooooooka!!!!!!

[@MrPerasti]

One pice card game is alive more than ever.. every thing is going as planned from Bandai .. to much speculation..

[@MarkFillmore]

Who could have called it? Haha

[@nikolashug4619]

Lol happens to the best of them.

[@EastToWestTCG]

I truly believe One Piece will be successful for many years, due to people that collect singles and graded cards. The first few sets were an anomaly and their price trends won't be repeated again.

[@animalcrossinggamingchanne5624]

Pikachu auprise face 😮

[@jamesnguyen7069]

[@King_of_Sofa]

uh oh, spaghettio

[@tophat27]

Just like we fell for the click bait?

[@GianniRips]

Can you make a video about your relationships with distributors and how you manage those, keep them happy, etc?

[@PickUps]

I honestly feel alot of it is retail, and not much of it is speculators.

[@elvistcg]

Op1 blue bottom boxes were selling for 1k, regular white bottom went to 500

[@CorbennRDM]

Thank god the reprinted stuff, they really need to do that for the starter decks

[@level3xfactor]

Especially Queen

[@pascal2213]

When the vid on the collapse of Rudy's hairline? 🤔

[@nicholasbird6299]

The player community is growing exponentially and the lack of early set staples due to low print runs of the early sets have been crippling. You need many of those early set staples for decks and these reprints have been a godsend for players

[@andrewbowman409]

best example of this is XY Evolutions... They reprinted in during covid. Iconic set destroyed with greed.

[@DragonMasterSam]

And is now a 900$ booster box 😂

[@ant_989]

Yeah sure it's "destroyed". 900$ for a box. I wish they destroy more boxes like that.

[@donstutterswag6608]

Nobody wants graded one piece cards 😂😂😂😂 the difference from a raw to graded is like $20-$30 IF THAT!!!

[@Gagunk.]

Compared to pokemon? Of course not, but the other games? I haven't had any issues moving op graded or raw, and the sealed is gone in a few hours.

[@donstutterswag6608]

@@Gagunk. really ? I guess different market …it’s very slow moving out here in NC …. Only playable stuff moves quick!!!!

[@Gagunk.]

@donstutterswag6608 Bummer! Are you only selling locally? I do a mix, so product doesn't hang around long.

[@donstutterswag6608]

@@Gagunk. I’m by Charlotte

[@kevinhemeon372]

When the LGS’s are selling at 2-3 times MSRP on release day, that can kill the company too. Who wants to open a box that costs that much so they can build a deck and play the game? No players and the game dies anyway. Plus, I believe it’s like Japanese 151. Half the supply that flooded the market was from hoarders racing to unload. Can they overdo a reprint? For sure but they needed to kill some of the greed somehow so as to grow the game. Fingers crossed they do it right.

[@silverwolf6866]

One piece is done. It had a lot of eyes due to the new show. They are reprinting based on old demand which is now dissipating as the show fades in peoples memory and they move on. Reducing demand, all while the supply will be increasing.

[@TheXGamerX16]

😂 I think its the oposite. If you think having scalpers and investors since day 1 is healthy for a new TCG, you are completly wrong. You need to distribute your product to as much people as you can, so they join the TCG, play it, and then you will control the market.

[@silverwolf6866]

@@TheXGamerX16 "If you think" There is no thinking needed, we have decades of real data showing you NEED investors in a collectable card game. That is the reason they are all desperately trying to push limited premium foil cards not needed for gameplay. What you said makes zero sense. Which "new" game has taken over the market from mtg or pokemon by overprinting?

[@Milaber]

500 a box lmao

[@Bw899804]

One pizza

[@MegaMrchips]

THEY WANT MORE BOYS, GET THE PRINTER OUT

[@Davidlyv1]

Hello, I am a shallow stupid person who fell for the title 🙋🏽‍♂️. I must admit, this was great for me because how I felt was contradictory, to some part, to how I thought I would. This was a great "experiment" for me to reflect on how I felt. Thank you !