Why is Machamp V so Expensive!? This Makes No Sense! (Pokemon TCG News)

[@adzard-wd1pj]

Here's what happened: Sellers looked at Astral Radiance and thought, "Hm, what's going to be the chase card here?" and then thought, "Ah, I guess the Machamp alt art is about the best we're going to get," and then set a totally artificial price of 150 bucks. Collectors looked at the price and thought, "Guess this is the best card of the set. I should buy it." The end. It's annoying, but yeah.

[@jamescrush3055]

That is true but my oh my does the Garchomp V Trainer Gallery card give that Machamp V a run for the money.

[@reportedstolen3603]

that's the free market for you lol

[@Nintondoxcore]

“Artificial price”? If people are willing to pay it, then it’s not artificial. These cards are rare. And the fact that the screenshot Ross shared said “out of stock” speaks volumes.

[@bktan6132]

@@Nintondoxcore that’s because his setting is UK not US. Anyway, there was rumblings early on that a group of people decided to manipulate the price early days. So it’s organised price gouging. I bet it’ll happen again with Lost Origin since they know it works. They did try with Beedrill, Starmie, Garchomp and Sneasler as they all started rising out of nowhere, but they stalled out. Can’t spread your capital too thin, after all these are actually not that rare.

[@AtoManPL]

@@bktan6132 "not that rare"? Considering most booster boxes get no alt arts, and there are several to pull, they are CRAZY rare. The sheer volume of boxes opened worldwide means there are a lot of copies floating around but they are still pretty much impossible to pull unless you spend some crazy money.

[@willmiddleton645]

I think it’s simply because the art is so damn beautiful

[@goldenprataclaw7682]

Maybe because nobody is opening astral radiance

[@av3r3st24]

that’s true. you’ve got a point 🤔

[@errorshadow4731]

Me personally I love astral radiance. Each opening I do I get atleast 1 hit. 1 opened an etb. Got an alt art, radiant hawlucha, calyrex gold vmax tg and a few normal tg. It was $25. Bought a build and battle stadium, got 1 alt art. 1 tg alt art, 2 V's and a trainer gallery. (It was $40)

[@daddyavocado]

the reason why machamp skyrocketed in value is because a group of tcgplayer sellers saw an opportunity to hike up the prices on the card, a little market manipulation goes a long way because I know most people who follow the market expected it to be under 30 within the first month. No doubt that it's an awesome card but the reason behind the price isn't popularity, or it being from gen 1. It is because of sellers capitalizing off of the astral radiance situation.

[@TheSquids]

I don't know why youre okay with a Charizard card being overpriced just because it's Chairzard but not a Machamp card that actually has beautiful art and is probably good some tournaments

[@deathbymazda]

The Charizard Art is one of the best. Any Venusaur fan will also be chasing that card as well.

[@reportedstolen3603]

He said it "Makes sense" ..as in he understands why its like that and there's not much that will change that. Charizard is just Charizard

[@Devorin]

Machamp is one of my favorite Pokemon and the artwork is STUNNING, to me that's why the card is so expensive and the big chase for Astral Radiance.

[@radvydaspeciokas4556]

Lmao, the Japanese version was $25 at release its now $34

[@03Memito]

Facts

[@03Memito]

It is the best Alt art of sword and shield era

[@JustByrdnest]

I think the reality is people underestimate the power of vintage pokemon. Machamp has nostalgia and that is where they are hitting at with this card specifically. Lets wait for Lost Origin and see with Aerodactyl.

[@gigiizzy5651]

Beedrill is a gen 1 Pokémon too.

[@SoulSurvivor14]

@@gigiizzy5651 Beedrill wasn’t one of the popular ones though. Machamp and the other trade evolutions just hit different

[@jamescrush3055]

While that is partly true, these cards are like pieces of art. People are willing to pay the amount that they are willing to if they appreciate the artwork. In the case of Machamp, the artwork is genuinely breath taking and I think this is a factor that has been overlooked. Vintage 1st edition Machamp isn't worth a lot so I don't think this is the reason. It has to be the artwork/the demand triggered by the artwork.

[@JustByrdnest]

@@gigiizzy5651 Machamp is looked at in a higher regard than beedrill and has made more appearances in multiple places to gain more of a spotlight.

[@kevinedmondson2684]

I agree, actually got back into tcg because of this card. Once I saw it I had to have it.. worth the price I think but that’s just me

[@footballpicks1851]

You underestimate how loved Machamp is and the artwork is unreal.

[@DemonArcMonster]

Machamp V alt art is great as an art piece, the linework makes the style feel unique and the setting is what I imagined the world of pokemon looked like when I stepped out of the moving truck in Gen 3.

[@dlenger1655]

I have a possible explanation based on the salesdata on a european side called „Cardmarket“. I‘m not a native English speaker- so please excuse my bad english. In Europe it is the same thing with Machamp. I remember it being a 30-40 euro card in the beginning. One guy bought all the cards that were listed there for around 30 euros and every time one was listed for 30 euros it was instantly gone. I know it because i had a „buying alarm“ on „cardmarket“. One guy or one company bought all the Machamps when there wasn’t a lot of supply yet and listed them for way more. He basically had a monopole on the supply of Machamps on Cardmarket at the time when you could just pull it in packs at Prerelease tournaments.Then it got to the weird dynamic, you described at the end of the video. Because there was nobody selling it around 30 euros anymore, nobody, who pulled that card, was listing it around that price. So everbody who really wants the Machamp card right now, has to buy it for a premium price. Maybe it’s the same in the UK and the US?

[@mrphantom4021]

I think we see a similar thing with aerodactyl in lost origin, in JP giratina is the big hit and the others are around the same lower level. But I think in the west the general feeling from the community is aerodactyl is THE chase

[@SoulSurvivor14]

I think Giratina V will be higher due to playability and good art, but I definitely want the Aerodactyl more, so it’ll be interesting to see

[@fae206]

Makes sense. I love aerodactyl, I only have three cards of them and one is a fossil rare :)

[@nanashilogic9256]

I have the card and I’m thinking about selling it, right? But I feel uncomfortable selling it for over 100 dollars when I myself don’t think it should be that valuable…

[@winstons.3158]

This is why I bought the Japanese version for around $30. I try to buy English cards but I couldn’t bring myself to pay over $100 for the English version.

[@dannyrivas7284]

You know what makes no sense either, the Japanese version is very affordable like 25-30 usd and this version of Machamp is very expensive

[@tonyochoa4312]

i feel like scalpers and people like those that make the card itself high value and people who buy are also resellers funding their own community

[@michaelthomas6280]

I bought a Japanese 1 in perfect condition for $35

[@theendofthebeginningoftheend]

A man of culture

[@kieranmccurley5503]

It's machamp! A gen 1 beast of course it's going to beat a lot of the other alt arts! Plus it looks awesome

[@gustolphusadolphus8892]

I'm seeing people say that this was a buyout, but I'm not sure about that. People were listing them on TCGPlayer around $60 until on May 29th. On that day at one point there was only one Machamp listed, at $125. It seems that at that point someone took the plung at that price, thus setting the new standard. Purchase history prior to that saw people only buying a single copy, a trend that is the opposite of what you normally see with buyouts. Now does that rule out that the price was manipulated, no it doesn't. However it seems that this might just be a fluke. There is an article posted on TCGPlayer on June 3rd that attempts to explain what happened.

[@Zekrom06]

Well i can tell you that over in germany it evolved like ptcgradio explained. At first the machamp Alt art was on cardmarket for around 40€ (in german language) it was there for at least a few weeks when it suddenly from 40€ it doubled its price to 80€ in a span of I dont know less than a week which is weird because prices normally dont rise so fast unless there is a buyout. The thing is there were also many sellers who were selling that card so I do think that a buyout is probably what happened. Like ptcgradio said it isnt a very playable nor a very popular pkmn like umbreon or charizard. I asked some shops an they told me because it is short printed but that sounded kinda bs to me, even if it were short printed unless its a popular pkmn or a very playable the price shouldn jump that high.

[@peterjoel345]

My favourite bit of the machamp v artwork is the dude in the background crossing the street, looking back and giving you the boring bystander look. Machamp is actually my favourite pokemon so I'm glad its getting a lot of attention. I thik it's cool that a not super popular pokemon is going for a ridiculous price (obviously not great for the market but one aberation every once in a while is hurting much.)

[@mattjulien4470]

machamp is a good card and to say it's on the level of $30 like beedrill (granted love that card too) is just kinda silly. it's pretty obvious to folk who have opened a lot of astral that the machamp is on a different hit rate than beedrill

[@anthonybillera2929]

The artwork is great for this card but it never made sense to me why it is going for as much as it is. There are eeveelution V alternate arts that are just as nice as this card like the Glaceon V that are 3x less in price, or just about. Not sure what the pull rate is for this card but I imagine it's similar to most V alts. I'd understand if it was around $80 like the Umbreon V alt but looks like I'm not adding this card to my collecion unless I pull it or the price drops dramatically.

[@jesuselbailador8914]

So what happend? Where you able to obtained it?

[@thetravelingfoodshow]

Machamp is such a major 1st gen pokemon, it is pretty darn popular + epic artwork.🔥💥 but yes should drop to around 70/80usd in my opinion.

[@hyogoko5215]

So I totally shelled out for that price because as someone who was collecting since Gen 1 my first holos were Machamp, and my favorite gen 1 card in my collection is a shadowless 1st edition holo Machamp. So for me it made sense but you're right it doesn't make that much sense since I would argue Origin Form Palkia alt art should be higher in value for being a Escher level complicated illustration. That's way more interesting than Machamp doing errands lol.

[@wannabeleek]

As a Machamp fan since 96, I’m glad it’s finally getting the love it deserves!

[@royy_obs8439]

Yup!!!! Dark Machamp was my favorite card and one of my fav Pokémon in general. I was super excited when astral came out. He was my chase card. Every Machamp in the set.

[@TKKCollector]

I love Machamp too. Longing for alt art of polywhirl !

[@6CornDawg9]

I think you're underestimating your following Wossy. Ever since the reveal of Machamp V, your constant adoration of how unique and adorable and how much of a fighting type it is garnered enough hype for a buyout. There's not that many big poketuber names that makes a market watch as approachable as you do. You have a good pull on the market Wossy, use that power wisely.

[@chrisberotti5876]

See I love this art work. I also think Machamp has alot of fans. Hes gen 1 . He also was one of those pokemon you couldn't get unless you could trade. I think he gained some popularity in sword and shield with Bea. And I think people love the slice of life cards. Its a Machamp with a job. Is it worth that much got me. But those are some reasons

[@hyogoko5215]

yeah the illustrations with pokemon living and working besides people doing slice of life stuff was a huge draw for me. idk why

[@bktan6132]

Those are not good enough reasons to change actual data. This card was targeted by a group. Luckily their other attempts failed, I think they will try again with Lost Origin though. These AA V cards are actually not that rare when billions of cards are being printed. Those tcgplayer fake pull rates make people think otherwise. Those Oranguru FAs worth nothing are the same rarity as the AAs. They all (FAs) have the same rate.

[@hyogoko5215]

@@bktan6132 man idk nuthin about all that I was just commenting on the artwork😅

[@bktan6132]

@@hyogoko5215 I was referring to the op. Lots of people love to speculate and whilst it may seem legit, data speaks louder. It is not rare enough to justify the price and it started off as manipulated to begin with. I’m definitely interested to see how they do with Lost Origin.

[@poke-thom]

Okay I started this video on my Xbox but I HAD to grab my phone and make this comment.. ITS THE ARTWORK DUDE! I mean just look at it. That’s an amazing art. It’s a Pokémon who’s doing what he would more than likely do in the real world. It draws you in because the architecture and people all look like it could be right by your house. (Not really YOU but everyone..) It’s a stunning artwork. This generation doesn’t care about art on a canvas. They want art on something they can hold.

[@jamesgraves9858]

People talk about investment potential but don't account for people wanting to HOLD their investment. The only reason things are dropping in price is because people don't want to HOLD their position/cards. So, a Machamp V that is appreciated by COLLECTORS and not just sold mindlessly is GOING TO MAINTAIN VALUE

[@timeshadow5837]

I think it is expensive because the artist put a lot of hard work into.

[@royy_obs8439]

I don’t think people realize how popular some Gen 1 Pokemon truly are. Dark Machamp is my favorite Pokémon card growing up and this one is arguably one of the best Alt Arts in the SW&SH set. Now Aerodactyl is getting the spotlight I wouldn’t be surprised if that card stays in the up 80s. Pure nostalgia

[@jmori071]

It's the Trapinch people really want

[@fool4143]

It's pretty ridiculous since most cards with similiar art work ( Greedent AA, Medicham AA, Tornadaus AA, and Tyranitar AA) are way cheaper especially Greedent and Medicham. Tyranitar currently is roughly $70 but I didn't see Machamp being 100+ but more like 50-80$

[@RedribbonVicky]

While watching a bunch of tcg collecting KZbinrs I am constantly hearing that the card is the chase card.

[@shinysandslash1641]

People been playing monopoly with that card for months

[@PikachusGift]

A card is worth as much as a buyer will pay for it. I think these Machamps are super hard to pull, and the supply is very tight. Small supply + high demand = valuable card. Pull rates on the Japanese machamp were better than English, hence a more expensive card. I don't think a buyout was to blame. Machamp is VERY popular in Pokemon GO, often picked for raid battles. Machamp had a Gigantamax form. He's the quintessential fighting type for Gen 1. He's playable in Pokken Tournament.

[@gigiizzy5651]

The real answer: Market manipulation. It's not too hard for market makers to buyout these kind of cards, it already happened in the past where Discord groups organized buyouts.

[@harten66]

It doesnt last 3 months though. You can see they tried it with Alt art Sneasler and it corrected itself. People just like/want the Machamp card.

[@fantomet78]

It could just be an awesome card that people are willing to pay a premium for. Also all market manipulations are temporary so either the price will go down or the demand/supply has set the correct price! It will always change over time

[@hanyizhang6213]

Japanese sets are relatively much smaller than English sets, which means it is easier to pull a car like this from jp sets. That's why.

[@mentaltelepathy24]

Honestly it baffles me too I see some cards I have I thought be worth alot and they aren't worth anything than cards that are completely weird and nothing are worth alot - it really makes no sense to me at all.

[@huskycards8037]

god forbid at least one card in the set is worth chasing to help cover your booster box cost

[@chrishansen5784]

Japanese people are focused on how useful a card is in play rather than its "Pretty factor" like us in America

[@johnchan9392]

Price manipulation. It’s like the stock market..... people buy as they see the price going up. Once the price stabilized at a high price, people who bought won’t sell to get out, unless price tanks fast and hard. For now, the initial price manipulators will keep the price steady.

[@FluffyLola]

im fr lucky i pulled machamp v a week ago and i never knew the price until my dad said yo that looks like a alt art

[@kraven_the_collector4329]

The whole Pokémon “”fans”” community have blow this whole hobby out of proportion. I personally collect only what I like, this card isn’t one of them, but knowing there are people who really want this card, but can’t afford it, sucks!

[@BLUEwolf167]

Listen isnt is obvious we all just love the beauty and the beast vibes this card gives

[@PoppaPlacidPenis]

The reason the full art is so expensive is because ONE guy sold it 120ish as a “fluke” when they was being sold for 80 and other sellers seen it and started to do the same thing

[@calebbetz8445]

There’s cute Pokémon card ollectors vs powerful/cool Pokémon card collectors and this card ticks both boxes. The set’s highest priced card should’ve been origin forme palkia or dialga but they printed more of those.

[@Sevendigitz7]

Honestly I believe the card is a lot because the artist that drew it only has two art cards in circulation. So this being his second art piece I can see why it cost so much. 10 years from now this card will be ridiculously expensive

[@connorism69]

I much prefer Machamp to Charizard lol. The artwork is way better for the Machamp V, and I'm not even a huge fan of it. That Charizard V card is massively overhyped.

[@gianlucamorelli]

well i think it's just a stunning artwork for a popular pokemon that doesn't get much attention usually, coupled with a hard pull rate, i think this is the explanation. I think that if the price was meant to be lower, you would have seen it in auctions, but if the price is above $100 then it's above $100! Also many collectors don't play the TCG (like me) so probably they don't care much about the card's playability

[@nobu8953]

Does it have to be holofoil? Or does the normal print cost about the same? I ask because I have three of these alt art Machamp V but I don't think they're holofoil.

[@sus30t]

There’s something about that art work 🔥🔥🔥

[@TKKCollector]

Machamp V is sooo good. It’s fun. It’s colourful. Maybe it was manipulated… but I opened 3 cases and no Machamp! It’s very hard to pull and I love this card way more than charizard.

[@Mr.MimeisFrench]

Here's insight from someone who just got back into pokemon. If you look at all the alt arts this art is the only one that interacts with the people of pokemon. Machamp my #1 alt art personally. Charizard is great but should be closer to $100. With the 5 alt arts in AR this alt art is less common compared to the Brilliant stars or Evo skies. On top of that this card basically pairs with the sleepy Tyrannitar alt art to tell a story. Japan moonbreon at $800 is where speculative buyout are obvious.

[@alyoalyoalyo]

Need something to stonk. But on a serious note, yeah kinda wild! Wish prices went down a little bit! :(

[@johnt6839]

Every big poketuber said Machamp was their chase card. Everyone acknowledged it was a fantastic artwork and its a gen 1 pokemon. EVERYONE wants this card, i don't know a single person who cares about dialga or palkia but everybody wants this machamp. Maybe poketubers in Japan weren't as high on Machamp but in America everyone was super high on this card. I think the same thing will happen with Aerodactyl. Everyone i know which is mostly gen 1 fans want aerodactyl and we don't care about giratina because it had no relevance in our childhoods.

[@rihorn3990]

Well every single time you see a price increase like this it is a buyout. This card was pre ordering at 40-50 bucks. Someone came in. Bought them all and sold them at 150. Timmy's bought them because you know....Timmy's do that kind of stuff. After that all other sellers saw that and were like....good for me. And now it is what it is. This is the power of money and market manipulation. Nothing more nothing less.

[@Flowmaster925]

because he is using all his arms for carrying stuff for the people, when youre a kid and you want to be strong and help people. kind of like a fantasy that's illustrated in a way that many people can relate to edit; the more you look at it, the more you can see things going on

[@1XSTEALTHTWINTURBOX1]

Ok ok. So I guess you're unaware. Here in the States. They have a lot of adults that grew up to be bodybuilders. I've met 2 that buy from me regularly. And they are obsessed with this card. So it being probably like 1 in every 12 Booster boxes. It's super ultra rare. Charizard I swear is everywhere. Also most collectors don't care too much for Japanese because it's not as rare in this particular instance. Also I've opened 144x Sleeves Blisters, Case of 10 ETBs & 1 Booster Box. I got 3 Alt Arts. Dialga Palkia Lilligant

[@Nintondoxcore]

I actually think machamp has a larger fan base than it gets credit for. I recently saw a poll on which is the better lost origin prerelease promo and it tied with gengar. Now I was always lead to believe that gengar was super popular.

[@bradcritchley7306]

Maybe this may shed some light on your question Wossy, and assist with your answer because like yourself, I find it very hard to justify its price. Now I had to scour this thread and I see the overwhelming love and praise for Machamp and its alt art card. Now myself, Im a Gengar fan, so I can understand paying top price for a card you love. I remember dishing out more money than I could fathom when it was released that sowsow was doing the alt art Vmax. So to credit the people saying its an amazing card I can understand the love and hype. But overall i feel the likability of a card and its price are completely subjective. Its like you said wossy, the beedrill card is going for far less and I feel like its a more beautiful art than the machamp. Now everyone here can @ me but in all reality it is just the subjectiveness of what we all like, and that doesnt impact the price, its always typically been a combination of the art, playability, and scarecity(this is important). You see after the set launched there is a group, I cant remember if its TCG player, or Troll & Toad, but they open thousands and thousands of packs and what they found I believe helped shape the price of Machamp. They found that the two hardest Alt art cards to find in the set was Hisuian Sneasler, and Machamp V. Both of which saw an instant uptick in price, all because it was believed it was allegedly harder to pull. SOme of the other alt art cards we can agree like in the past the Vmax alt art cards are far harder to pull (statistically) that the regular V alt arts, and the price for the most part reflects that. So during that boom, we did see sneasler drop from its $90 peak (Im canadian so the conversion is different) but machamp didn't. I dont think it dropped because of two reasons. 1) Its a gen 1 card so the hype remained around where as sneasler dropped off; and 2) Most people want it to stay a high cost card. Now that they have invested money into it they want to keep it at that price. Anyways thanks for hearing my mini rant of opinions. Love you all and hope your day is going well!

[@talysa_]

I love the machamp card… but I don’t want to pay that much for it. I’d rather just get lucky with a pull. BUT the only alt I’ve pulled from astral is Beedrill… I’m not complaining. 🐝

[@johnathansilva2823]

The people have spoken, we want more socially integrated pokemon cards.

[@mREMiRO]

Take a look at the PSA 10 prices on Machamp V. Raw price follows of course.

[@fernandoarana7242]

c'mon all the stage 2 evolutions which requires link trade for the first gen are so iconic! like Alakazam, Gengar and even Golem. The artwork is awsome but yeah, it should be at 50-70

[@zajdabneeg]

Tbh the art on it is good. I think it the chaser card. In my humble opinion the palkia alt art was probably intended to be the chase but end up not

[@tituswu691]

the West and Japan can have different tastes fyi. I'd honestly consider Machamp pretty popular, as a 1st gen pokemon, here in the US at least. Def nowhere near the level of charizard and pikachu but I mean, the art's pretty cool on the machamp, too

[@footballpicks1851]

Machamp is a gen 1 massively loved Pokemon, yes it’s not as popular as Charizard or Umbreon but it’s way more popular than beedril and 100x more popular than hisuian sneasler. Also it’s one of the most stunning artworks on an alt art Pokemon card.

[@warriorsdynastypart275]

The art work is beautiful

[@Juul380]

I just bought one for 70 euro. After opening 6 displays of the set and only getting one alt art pull..

[@finalflash187]

In Australia the card is worth around 300

[@RocSandy]

I pulled this card.... I sold it for $80 and the next day it was selling for $150 🥲

[@gigiizzy5651]

And to everyone saying it's because of Gen 1 Nostalgia: May I remind you that Beedril is 25-30 and even the alt art for Mewtwo from go is only at around 45 bucks.

[@harten66]

I've pulled Alt art Mewtwo 4 times already. Machamp has a much bigger set with much smaller drop rate.

[@gigiizzy5651]

@@harten66 Lucky Haven't pulled even 1 yet. But that's not the point, the gen1 argument just doesn't work.

[@harten66]

@@gigiizzy5651 Regular VMAX and full art V of Machamp are also both higher than their respective cards from the set.

[@TheNerdsNextDoor]

Market manipulation is the answer. There’s a lot of failed robinhood traders trying to treat Pokémon cards like stocks right now

[@rocospi]

I don't know why people use TCGplayer to check market prices. High end card prices there are almost always inflated due to LCS's there setting their card prices like they're selling seafood. Ebay is and always will be the reflection of the true market.

[@MrRandygtgod]

Machamp is the champ! card is literally A piece of art. I only see it rising is price

[@eyeopencards]

Honestly.. I think a lot of people (including me) just really like that artwork. I wouldn't pay that much personally but I really love that card.

[@Rossbrian1]

People bought them all out early and raised the price and now people just think and believe that's the real value

[@Woeiselijah]

Didn’t hear any mention on this but what about pull rate data? Anything pointing to machamp being much more difficult to pull than the other AAs?

[@bktan6132]

Generally they should all have the same rate. This was targeted. There aren’t that many sales on TCGPlayer so a group of people with enough capital can easily manipulate prices.

[@Woeiselijah]

@@bktan6132 yeah it absolutely seems fishy to me too, gotta be some sort of market manipulation. But not impossible pull rates cool have a little influence as well, just not enough to make that big a difference

[@Rockologist]

Woozy, how can I preorder Violet and Scarlet from Japan to get the bonus stuff?

[@03Memito]

It’s the best Alt art in the sword and shield era. Hands down

[@schweppesz9215]

Machamp is a 1st gen pokemon and I think that helps slightly. Also Machamp has never really received any love from the TCG for example no Shiny, gold star etc This is the best Machamp card since the '1st edition' base set card.

[@Classat12]

Honestly, it’s simple. The card was initially bought out, and supply was never replenished. Collectors/sellers are the main people who rip packs and provide supply, and Astral is a mediocre collectors set (which is why booster box prices are low - no demand) Most casuals aren’t going out of their way to open Astral and chase a mid-tier Pokemon like Machamp. Why would they, when there are other options like Evolving Skies or Brilliant Stars? This is an example of a (temporarily) successful buyout.

[@harten66]

@ptcgradio If you want to see what an accurate form of Market Manipulation looks like, look at Alt Art Sneasler. The card doubled in value in a week, and now has dropped over the past 3 months sharply. The difference between this card and Machamp is people actually want Machamp and like him. I think your bias of maybe not liking the card as much as others is blinding you.

[@KAZ3EM]

Maybe good Machamp cards are a rare thing and many Machamp fans get nuts from this card!

[@bktan6132]

Reading the comments reminds me how little the average consumer/watcher actually knows about pull rates and market manipulation. All those investor channels need viewers I suppose, but come on people. It’s not that difficult.

[@SuperStatch]

that is the best looking card in the set nuff said

[@MYC_Clips]

The art is fantastic but I guarantee if you wait a bit it drops like a rock

[@squirtletrainerzero5620]

Thinking that outside some market manipulation, the tepid response to astral radiance is having a direct impact on this card. I agree there was some monopolistic behavior at first.

[@jayvee0311]

the drawing is great!!! thats the sole reason. i love this card

[@theendofthebeginningoftheend]

Great video and analysis. Possibly market manupilation by hyping up the price of the card at the start and see how far the bluff goes. If no one buys it, it'll drop soon enough. If people starts to FOMO, price stays high.

[@harten66]

market manipulation for a card doesnt last 3 months. People just like the card and clearly it's pull rates aren't super high. It'll continue to come down some while new sets come out but once out of production i'd expect it to go back up some

[@jasonholland7770]

Like all art pokemon art is subjective. I just think people especially American like the story the Machamp V alt art tells. He is off to get his calories in and get swoll! I think it is great.

[@asherandlogan3077]

I just pulled this card out of a single pack I bought at target I'm so stoked it was for my son but this one's getting put up

[@TheGreatHeeroYuy]

There's food in the card... Americans love food. The end

[@maco34576]

A bunch of people who collect cards getting angry at the free market. The art is just better, get over it.

[@slightedge1179]

I feel like machamp is just a popular Kanto Pokémon. But maybe not.

[@exotikshadowz2477]

Machamp art is 10x better than genescts art and when the card is old and falls from playability the art and rarity is all that remains and frankly Machamp card art is so much better and Machamp is a classic gen 1 favorite

[@zachkoh2976]

Probably cause some guy hyped it up and there was a low pop printed

[@Big_Chico]

One of the last cards I need for my master set and I do not want to pay that price for this I’ll probably conduct a trade somewhere down the line

[@dukefan1010]

Just because things are cheaper in Japan doesn't mean anything. Plenty of cards are cheaper in Japanese over here. Just like plenty of cards especially full art waifu trainers are more expensive in Japanese. Its all about what people want