OT—Pokemon cards—

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by ALBB

Yes, that unopened box of Pokeman....I was way way off on the final bidding price... $65 grand !! $65 grand !! wow

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I imagine the buyer expects to make a profit on the contents ?? What might be in there to justify a 65 K buy-in ?? Are we all in the wrong hobby ??
..Inquiring minds want to know....
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[Buythatcard]

My daughter still has all her Pokemon cards from the mid 90's. She has several hundred. Is there any value in Pokemon cards from that time period? Is it time for me to start selling her cards?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

My daughter still has all her Pokemon cards from the mid 90's. She has several hundred. Is there any value in Pokemon cards from that time period? Is it time for me to start selling her cards?

Regarding the gaming cards made by Wizards of the Coast in the late 1990s, a few select singles in high grade are worth quite a bit. However, the majority of the ones in circulation during that time have little value.

Post some pictures here. I’m sure there are a few TCG collectors on Net54.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

My daughter still has all her Pokemon cards from the mid 90's. She has several hundred. Is there any value in Pokemon cards from that time period? Is it time for me to start selling her cards?

Unless they are holos there is little value.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Unless they are holos there is little value.

That’s generally true. However, there are a few non-foil promos (and variations) that are worth a decent amount.

[tkd]

1999 1st edition base set holos are worth a ton in high grade. 1999 1st edition Jungle and Fossil holos in high grade also hold some strong value.
It will be interesting to see the future of pokemon cards and the future pokemon collecting habits of todays youth. Will they care about graded cards? Will condition matter? It will be interesting to see.

[Goudey77]

My kid is serious about Pokemon. I introduced him to Pokemon cards at age 5 hoping it would be a gateway to other cards. All I can say is that Pokemon and Magic the Gathering have a bright future. The 30 somethings and younger are now sparking the graded market for the desired cards in these issues.

I do believe they will keep pace with moderns cards of today. Which is hotter than vintage depending on who you ask.

"SMPratte" is a Pokemon card celebrity of sorts. He does video blogs on YouTube and also provides Pokemon card investment advice as a service.
It's the real deal folks.

I started picking up Gem Mint 10 Pokemon cards for my son and storing them away for him.
PSA also treats them seriously as they realize it's an international market of collectors.
Everything from Vintage baseball to modern basketball is a niche market and we should all celebrate the collecting culture!

Originally Posted by tkd

1999 1st edition base set holos are worth a ton in high grade. 1999 1st edition Jungle and Fossil holos in high grade also hold some strong value.
It will be interesting to see the future of pokemon cards and the future pokemon collecting habits of todays youth. Will they care about graded cards? Will condition matter? It will be interesting to see.

[ALBB]

Yea, the kids were into it big time way back a few years

That is true about very few are super valuable.....most are commons

but as they used to say - gotta catch um all !!