We Need To Revisit Magikarp…

[@Eduardo_GRS]

I wrote this in response to someone in your previous video so I’ll repost it here: In English, there are currently 1,218 PSA 10 Magikarp out of 5,204 graded in total. That’s a 23.4% gem rate, so less than 1 out of every 4 copies submitted to PSA get a 10. For comparison, in Japanese there are currently 24,239 PSA 10 Magikarp out of 26,070 graded in total. That’s a 92.97% gem rate, so over 9 out of 10 Japanese Magikarp submitted to PSA get a 10. That is a very substantial difference. At least for this card (and yes, in general), Japanese is the clear quality winner. I do love the art in this card and I love PSA 10s so I have it in Japanese even though I mainly collect English. I can’t justify paying this much for the English version, and for that price, I would rather buy the Twilight Masquerade Greninja ex (SIR) in a PSA 10, honestly.

[@georgeallen4007]

If Pokemon doesn’t reprint paldea evolved I can see the magikarp be a $1000 psa 10 or higher . The hard part isn’t pulling it from a pack matter of fact it should be fairly easy because it’s just an illustration rare . The value of this card comes from the psa 10 grade because it’s insanely hard to grade

[@Vaijiro]

Magicarp AR is the most overrated card ive seen along with the Moonbreon. Moonbreons price is understandable but I swear Magicarp is manipulated.

[@georgeallen4007]

@@Vaijiro you really think the magikarp is being manipulated a year after the set has been out and thousands graded ? lol

[@kyleharris2980]

Also shows how much better quality Japanese is wtf

[@cooldaddyfunk]

I just got it raw, but this was my philosophy on Greninja PSA 10. Altho I never expected the English one to moon so hard. But IDC, I still have that gorgeous Greninja in PSA 10 mothafuckaaaas😂

[@Jay-rd3dy]

I pulled it cuz I really love paldea evolved, but I would not spend 100+ dollars on it. Japanese AR prices ftw

[@OpossumBud]

It’s a better deal for sure

[@jakobejohnson4303]

I love living in Japan because I can just buy Japanese singles for 1/4 the price of English. I’m spoiled

[@OpossumBud]

It is pretty sweet 👀

[@RocSandy]

When pumping becomes actual demand

[@OpossumBud]

It’s not really a pump anymore 😐 it’s just what it is

[@RocSandy]

I think it started as one, but it slowly grew attraction and hype, which contributed to its steady price and rise. I guess this is just how the market is now days 🤷‍♂️

[@026Gonzo]

@@RocSandy maybe Vert is right. It’s cause of the “hidden” Gary he talks about in the card

[@RMwhite]

Bro, you tripped me out. I literally commented how the card is worth more now on last year’s vid like maybe an hour before this video dropped. I was sitting down to take a dump and almost blew a gasket when I saw this videos title 😂

[@RocSandy]

We live in a matrix

[@RMwhite]

@@RocSandy100%

[@OpossumBud]

That is a coincidence 👀 thanks for the super btw homie you never have to do that but I truly appreciate it 🙏🏽

[@RMwhite]

@@OpossumBudfor sure brother, you entertain me daily while I’m picking my son up from school, It’s the least I can do!

[@hench6109]

i remember thinking this card was going to be 1-2 dollars when it was revealed lol, the magikarp from triplet beat was called out for being overpriced back when it was like 50 dollars. i still cant wrap my head around paying more than 5 dollars for a ir since i compare them to trainer galleries and i still prefer them than ir's

[@OpossumBud]

SV, much like SwSh, changed the expectation on art and what people want out of cards. It’s crazy

[@Eduardo_GRS]

@@hench6109 the second half of each trainer gallery subset have texture in the cards though, so comparatively, the illustration rares / art rares are like the cards from the first half of each trainer gallery. You’re right, IRs shouldn’t be so expensive, haha. The art is amazing on some of them, but the missing texture makes them feel plain to me.

[@locoloscollection]

I love the poke positive movement I can't say I've been one for negativeness or positiveness or neutralness. But I think I'll hop on that train with you any day of the week

[@Coduq]

Paldea evolved is such a great set. I’d be stoked to pull that card any day, but would have the same excitement with all the IRS and SIRS

[@OpossumBud]

The quality of art was top tier in PE, and all of them are great imo 👀

[@Pokemon_mentalhealth]

Fishy fishy fishy!!!! What a cutie patootie.

[@adamcogan211]

Hot take here: I have the Japanese that I picked up for like 15/20 dollars and it’s minty. It’s a nice card but I was honestly disappointed when I finally had my hands on it. Don’t think it looks as nice in person as it does in pictures. Was hoping the colours would pop more.

[@cooldaddyfunk]

Damn, I got my Japanese karp for around the same price. It's a total beauty. Infact it impressed me much more in person. Interesting

[@zeiher1027]

Legit packed him today after prolly 200-300 packs came out of a Dondozo Tatsugiri double card blister pack so happy.

[@NLC_collectibles]

I pulled the magikarp in korean from a £22 box. i got a beautiful meowscarada sar a sprigitito and quaxly in the box too. Works for me just fine.

[@coreymackxs]

Okidogi SIR and IR slap so much harder. 💪🏻

[@JonyLLama69]

Friend is in China. Just bought myself the Simplified Chinese Karp for 22USD 😂🎉❤ And no OC Karp! This ones crispy clean ❤

[@cooldaddyfunk]

Nah, son nah, shoulda went Nipponese

[@agbxlr447]

Do you mean the t-Chinese one? S-Chinese is still on SWSH era

[@michaelkrynski7793]

❤

[@OpossumBud]

❤️🙏🏽

[@Kay13Jay]

Magikarp should always be over $100 even if it's a common card because the guy in the show rips people off selling Magikarps.

[@ZootScootBoogie]

Shit has it been a meme this whole time? 😮😮

[@taylorstutz1904]

That SpongeBob is me when I opened my Magikarp graded a PSA 8 😢

[@OdaComeOda]

Got my magikarp for 65 here in Canada on eBay. Came back a psa 10. Most cards i got here in Canada from eBay, have come back a 10, actually.

[@TroysCatchin]

Making me want to go fishing 👀

[@OpossumBud]

🐟 🎣

[@Gengar558]

Just got home from fishing. Cast for Chinook Salmon in lake Michigan

[@xJesterx777]

I have a connection to magikarp through Gyarados being my favorite Pokémon and I think this card is kinda overrated too. I’m really surprised the price has continued to rise and I don’t think a reprint would really do much. Maybe a small drop in the short term, but it would rebound.

[@derf6319]

I mastered this set almost a year ago. Love watching all of them.climb!

[@TheeVector751]

On the pokepositivity train, I just re-added a Radiant Collection Mew to my collection as well as added the Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti IRs from Shrouded Fables today. All together those and the other things I picked up was about $70-80 less than the Paldea Karp.

[@OpossumBud]

That’s a pretty sweet poke positive deal 🙏🏽

[@realcommunitygamers]

I remember when people CLOWNED paldea evolved and now people realize how nice it was. Even outside the magikarp, but there are sooooo many good AR cards imo. Especially the starter pokemon

[@trentonziegler]

Not to be 'that guy' but you can buy it for 105-110 from reputable sellers on tcg player. Which is a good bit lower then 130-150. Still a very expensive card and has definitely held its own weight the past year.

[@AlphaStoutland]

It's so stupid that people are hyping this card that much. It's a great card, but dang, it is NOT a $100 card. Same with the Groudon from Paradox Rift going for $40 when it's $5 in Japanese, glad I pulled two Japanese copies myself 😅

[@OpossumBud]

I’m not paying the English price at all the Japanese is just fine for me 👀

[@truetaru]

I agree. Never understood the hype all of a sudden. Definitely only KZbin influenced and market manipulated because the card was much lower for a long time.

[@MimikBrew]

36 IRs in Pal, 35 in PR. Next closest set is 24. So the top 2 are way bigger than all other sets so far. Except PAl Fates is fairly large as well due to the shinys. 💪

[@2UGamingProductions]

Old Rod caught the best Pokemon

[@OpossumBud]

It’s true

[@IneptCardCollector]

Yessir. Got my PSA 10 Japanese several months back for like 60 and I'm very cool with that. I believe PE will get a reprint, so I'm holding off on a raw English copy. Don't need it though because I love me some Asian language cards, typically for the different holo and even texture.

[@nicholascatalano6378]

Why you gotta tell me how much this card is in Japanese AND better quality. Lol I just watched ur previous vid. I might seriously collect japanese cards I don't have as place keepers...cause honestly they are worth it

[@atc06jh]

This card was literally first pack magic for me. First pack of PE had it and I’m thinking it’s a 10.

[@cooldaddyfunk]

Way to go dude

[@jesusguevara6458]

I got lucky and bought like 10 sleeved boosters from best buy when they ran a deal of 2.99 a pack and pulled it 4 packs. First time buying paldea evolved but other then 151 and crown zenith id say paldea evolved is my 3rd favorite opening experience super fun with good pulls. I was saying it was underrated when it was like 90$ a booster box, they all laughed at me lol feels good to be right.

[@akeya55]

Im going to start collecting Japanese opossum has convinced me that there the supirior product!

[@SmokeyStee]

I was lucky enough to pull 3 of the English magicarps in booster boxes. If I knew it was going to increase that much I would of held on to the 2 I sold to my lgs when the card was 37 dollars. Love the set I completed it.

[@tredici72]

I snagged the fish out of a three pack blister, wish I bought the three pack blister before I ripped through 3 booster boxes trying to catch it

[@ericbogacz6274]

the one that started the "market corrections" in SV

[@OpossumBud]

Corrections is a funny word

[@jaxketchum]

Stonks go up

[@OpossumBud]

Apparently 🐟

[@jaxketchum]

@@OpossumBud mellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyea! Opossum ps5 or Xbox?

[@Trainer-Glen]

I think the heracross ar is hilarious he looks like he's hitchhiking lol

[@026Gonzo]

Fish stonks go brrrrrrr

[@OpossumBud]

They just keep going, I’ll admit when I’m wrong about something

[@026Gonzo]

@@OpossumBud very pokepositive of you

[@ggcrunchyz]

We are halfway through September so we are at an all time high for poke positivity. It’s all down hill from here.

[@Sleepy4213]

This was my favorite card in this set from the beginning. We pulled 3 (my 2 boys and I) from our first 4 boosters and only 1 in the next 8. Absolutely love this card. I have the Japanese in PSA 10 because it’s just better.

[@Fishcantswim]

🤘🤘🐠🐠

[@OpossumBud]

Hey fish 🐟

[@026Gonzo]

@@Fishcantswim fish we missed you

[@Fishcantswim]

@@026Gonzo 🤘🤘🐠🐠

[@FiveGuySurprise]

Paldea evolved is the set that I’ve opened the most, and pulled the lease from. Rough times.

[@agbxlr447]

modern english is just so unfun imo, feels like the same stuff in japanese from a while ago is happening again but just in a different way. instead of full art trainers though its illustration rares (not art rares). im honestly really bummed that pokemon nerfed the pull rates for english, i was having a lot of fun opening SV base through obsidian flames last year in english when japanese was still crazy expensive, but ever since they shafted the pull rates its just not felt fun at all to open. add that on top of the already present market manipulation and fake rarity perception going on in english and its just a recipe for none of it to feel fun (unless its the actual TCG itself)

[@louisn6202]

Feels like a lot of people overlooked the fact that PE was the second set in S&V, of which Pokemon themselves said is generally an unpopular time for collectors/players to buy cards (rip Darkness Ablaze). When the set came out, it was purposefully underprinted to account for the expected reduced demand (which seems was the case) and is now unlikely to see any sort of reprints.

[@IneptCardCollector]

It's not unlikely at all.

[@benjohnson2850]

Pokemon should just make a $30 Magikarp box with it and 2 Lass promos. Call it 2 Lass 1 Karp or something, I dunno

[@OpossumBud]

I get this reference 😐

[@4176084]

Im just getting more and more over pokemon TCG with every new set that comes out Haven't bought morden pokemon TCG in months now, maybe even a year E everywhere I go it's expensive and the singles get blown up Meanwhile I started getting into another TCG and the rarest best card in the set is like $40 and I'm Into it Pokemon has been ruined by scalpers and resellers 🤷🤷🤷

[@snackbread]

Got a Blaziken in SC just to be able to obtain the favorite card artwork. And been picking up JP bc I can’t spend $100+ on Eng cards when I could buy the JP for $30

[@ScuffGhost]

I see my favourite pokemon get mentioned and I hit like and subscribe, that’s the deal

[@Sadistic14]

I don't own a single graded card. I collect raw cards only. I open English but connect Japanese singles of my favorite cards. They are better quality and cheaper.

[@snackbread]

I wish I had a karp. I get to spend aboot $20-$50 per new set that comes out, and that’s just for my son, wife and I to open.

[@coreymackxs]

F that card up the A.

[@OpossumBud]

Eh

[@PokéSalem666]

The Magikarp isn’t for me at that price personally don’t own a single copy of it in any language just cuz it’s not something I’m looking to add right now if I pull one cool but definitely not a buyer anytime soon it’s over hyped in my personal opinion but the artist that illustrated the giratina also did the Magikarp so what! The giratina art is weak for an alt art it’s a mess in my opinion same goes for Magikarp just not my type of artwork style I enjoy don’t forget to keep it PokéPositive when all y’all want to reply to my comment because you disagree with my personal opinion of the art of said Magikarp/giratina 😂 hope all is well bud! Keep killing it!

[@JMedly]

I bought that card almost a year ago for $46 on eBay. I thought it was overpriced then but really wanted it so I caved.

[@martincahill5622]

My 7 year old son just brought this card home today from a school trade 😅

[@brandoboyer731]

Hell yeah, I pulled this a few days ago.

[@cokikillide5855]

Stupid fish was only a measly 500 Poké dollars in the game and was the best investment I ever made. Who would of thought this dumb fish would also be the same in real life. Sadly, I didn't buy one in real life

[@chasingchases6678]

Still can get with the Japanese cards...I see why others like them...just don't give me the same "feels", not sure why

[@whiskybravo4648]

I bought my kid a booster box and she pulled the Magickarp as well as a few other nice illustration rares.

[@OpossumBud]

Sheeesh good box 👀 congrats on the pulls

[@georgeallen4007]

Pulling it isn’t the hard part. It’s getting a psa 10 that makes it valuable

[@whiskybravo4648]

@@OpossumBud Thanks, my kid has some good luck when it comes to Pokémon.

[@whiskybravo4648]

@@georgeallen4007 We don’t grade our cards. However the centering on her card is spot on, the corners are great and there’s no whiting on the back. I would guess that it’s a 9 at least, possibly a 10.

[@iMerkCODM]

I got the Japanese one in a PSA 10 for $60 bucks. A must buy for superior quality in my opinion.

[@crazy98monkey39]

Me being devastated that I’m trying to complete PE and I never pulled magikarp or tyranitar. One day when the wallet allows I will just wind up buying them both

[@OpossumBud]

Best of luck grabbing them man

[@crazy98monkey39]

@@OpossumBudthanks!

[@JF.90]

cute binder :)

[@thebagelmaster]

This card was definitely a hot card at collect a con

[@Ttothet]

I picked this up for £25 and it's looking good in the collection

[@CatBack94]

I pulled it on release dag from a booster bundle. Idk how much it gets to I love my cards and don't want to sell them to anyone plus Karp is one of my favorite mons

[@OpossumBud]

Congrats on the release day pull 🎉

[@CatBack94]

@@OpossumBud thanks bro 🙏

[@keithwelch8563]

Love the karp

[@MattLormen]

i came i heard i swiped left

[@OpossumBud]

@@MattLormen is that the good or bad one?

[@TheRealPokeMommy]

​@@OpossumBuddon't pretend like you don't know

[@CamaroMan514]

I love pulled that exact Dendra! But in stoopid english

[@Jimmy_Blake]

Go fishy

[@OpossumBud]

Fishy did indeed go 👀

[@premiumpulls]

I literally just pulled it after league night on Monday!!!

[@OpossumBud]

Congrats 🎉

[@premiumpulls]

@@OpossumBud thanks friend! Not grading it though straight into the top loader IR binder for it.

[@GoldenEdgedGreg]

Opened a 150 pack bundle and pulled one, opened a case of boosters, pulled another. 2/366 or 1/183 packs. Oof

[@georgeallen4007]

If Pokemon doesn’t reprint paldea evolved watch this fish be a $1000 or more psa 10 slab … I sent 9 to psa and only got one psa 10 .. the same with the ralts from scarlet and violet base .. both of these are insanely hard to grade in a psa 10

[@hieinh]

I pulled one from 1 pack and sold it for $85 a few months ago

[@cooldaddyfunk]

I bought the Japanese karp, it's fucking fantastic! Same w Greninja same w roaring moon, same w same w same w 😂

[@Pallyforeva]

Paldea Evolved is my favorite SV set :) Pokemon Company International will absolutely reprint the set with the new year likely Q1/Q2. The quality control on the Paldea Evolved I have ripped and have seen ripped has been pretty bad (akin to Burning Shadows). I don't necessarily see TPCI fixing the quality aspect of it, but they have in the past absolutely changed pull rates with reprints on certain sets. If you're "investing" in English for quality cardboard, you are buying the wrong product (buy any of the other variations like Japanese, Korean, Chinese (both versions), Thai, etc). The artworks will always look better and be made in higher quality at a more consistent standard due to foreign regulations often being stricter abroad (speaking from the perspective as an American). But also, yeah, it's tough as HELL to pull the specific card you want from the set. Given they haven't really messed with IR pull rates at all (1/12.5 packs aka 2:25 or an average of 2.88 per 36 packs), the Magikarp (and any specific IR from Paldea Evolved) is the toughest "pull rate" of Scarlet & Violet Era IRs. All this means is the average Illustration Rare card should, theoretically, be worth more. The deviations then occur based on a combination of a shit ton of stuff, but let's just say it's art and enough people liking that art. Stuff like Marill, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Sudowoodo, Maushold, Grafaiai, Tyranitar, Mismagius, Raichu, Frigibax/Arctibax/Baxcalibur, & Tropius all being in this set alongside Magikarp & the others I didn't mention (36 total) make a pretty wild IR gallery and made it one of the most fun ripping experiences barre batching issues. Not going to write too much more here... I'll save that for somewhere else

[@Starkiller_1911]

I like it but I’ll get it in Japanese it’s way cheaper and looks nicer

[@DirtyPickleSauce]

I have 2 of those bad fishy boys. Pulled em both and I plan on either trading or just giving the other one away!

[@Pinkypogo]

I have the Japanese one 💖

[@ant_989]

This is slowly becoming investment channel lol.

[@OpossumBud]

You’re just never happy

[@SDCISHERE]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I know have

[@maxpower-ok6ih]

Got a psa 10 for 65$ 😂😂😂😂😂

[@OpossumBud]

Deal of the day 👀

[@matt9618]

How lol

[@yvetteduplessis2591]

I can send 100 free korean magikarp irs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OpossumBud]

@@yvetteduplessis2591 l like the card so I wouldn’t be mad 😂

[@yvetteduplessis2591]

@@OpossumBud I gotcha bro, poke positivity 🙂

[@gengarjuice69]

day 3 asking for poke positive merch

[@DamaCollectsCards]

Fish to the moon? Or ocean? I don’t really know where he’s going but I like him, he’s a good boy

[@OpossumBud]

Somewhere where the money is 👀

[@Bellitoad]

my kid pulled this card, i did not, ;_; lil punk

[@NinjaStroll]

Never even liked magikarp

[@dandd575]

not very pokePositive

[@OpossumBud]

Thank you dandd I was just about to say that 🙏🏽

[@newjones1754]

3:09 English is better though

[@rambod7077]

Day 23 of asking sauce boss to make charizard investment videos

[@adamcogan211]

I’d rather have a fast food tier list

[@raul9891]

Goddamn shit getting stale around here.

[@OpossumBud]

@@raul9891 elaborate

[@BaconBrownie]

I just want the Raichu IR, still never got it 🥲

[@EddieStrong-v5l]

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