"1999 Pokémon trading card could rake in $500K at auction"

[HobokenJon]

Shaking my head. Someone please explain to me . . .

https://www.wtsp.com/article/money/1...3-c8995120e1cd

https://nypost.com/2020/12/02/rare-p...ad-of-auction/

I know, I know, same intrinsic value as a T206 Wagner (Honus or Heinie).

[AGuinness]

Perhaps you didn't read the whole TSB article, which explains that "this highly coveted trading card is comparable to a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantel Rookie card."
Where to begin on that one!

[notfast]

A PSA 10 just sold for close to $300k last week. Not sure there is THAT much of a premium for SGC gold label and the MBA blah blah blah sticker but who knows.

[Jobu]

There are 120 PSA 10s too.

Originally Posted by notfast

A PSA 10 just sold for close to $300k last week. Not sure there is THAT much of a premium for SGC gold label and the MBA blah blah blah sticker but who knows.

[Mike D.]

It's crazy that someone is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a piece of cardboard with a picture on it, instead of on that other piece of cardboard with a picture on it!

[Orioles1954]

Pokémon’s worldwide fan base dwarfs the sports card marketplace by a wide, wide margin.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Jobu

There are 120 PSA 10s too.

thats a lot! There arent any bb cards of that known graded qty selling for that kinda money!!!!

[arcadekrazy]

Magic the gathering cards too, from the early sets.

[glynparson]

People referring to it as a rookie is just the way it is frankly people
Complaining about it every time it happens is more annoying than the miscategorization at this point. Oh and where the hell do any of us get off criticizing what someone collects? Why is a Pokémon card more absurd than a baseball card?

[Eric72]

Pokémon cards were tremendously popular around the year 2000. It makes sense that they're fetching strong prices these days. OK, maybe the meteoric rise was a bit drastic. However, those kids from 20 years ago are now adults with their own money to spend. The fact they're spending this money on cards (Pokémon, Basketball, modern shiny stuff, it doesn't matter) is an encouraging sign.

[Throttlesteer]

Has anyone checked on Pogs and Beanie Babies lately??? Asking for a friend.

[oldeboo]

Originally Posted by glynparson

Oh and where the hell do any of us get off criticizing what someone collects? Why is a Pokémon card more absurd than a baseball card?

It's funny to think about. Most of us are grown men spending good money on images of other grown men on a little piece of cardboard that have mainly been marketed towards little kids. Outside of a few blaster boxes at Walmart, it's no longer a hobby for kids. No throwing stones here. If someone enjoys collecting something, have at it.

[2dueces]

Originally Posted by oldeboo

It's funny to think about. Most of us are grown men spending good money on images of other grown men on a little piece of cardboard that have mainly been marketed towards little kids. Outside of a few blaster boxes at Walmart, it's no longer a hobby for kids. No throwing stones here. If someone enjoys collecting something, have at it.

Correcting this statement to add "dead" to men. Kinda morbid if you think about it.

[BCauley]

Pokémon certainly is not my thing but my son at one point was into them. Nothing crazy but he liked to pick up packs/boxes at Target once in awhile and it was fun to watch him and his friends get together and trade and/or just look at each others cards.

He's out of it now but I had to go to a LCS recently and my son came with me. He pointed out a couple of cards that he has, somewhere in the house, that were on sale at the LCS for $90. It absolutely floored me.

I figure to each their own. People like what they like, they're having fun doing it, and it's not harming anybody.

[Gradedcardman]

We are saying about those collectors what they say about us.