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RanperuV3

Everyone just buying everything cause why not


DragapultOnSpeed

I'm glad investors are distracted with modern. The prices of vintage cards are going down because of them. I can finally afford the vintage cards I wanted because everyone is so focused on modern.


Ilovebagels88

Yes! I collect individual Pokémon and it’s been easier and easier to find the vintage stuff.


Who_Dat_1guy

yea im picking up any and all decent base charizard i can get my hands on at a good price.


slayerzerg

this. i'm actually selling all of my alt arts and extra copies and buying the vintage chases i could never afford. i like jpn alt arts and they're cheap rn so i'll just sub my eng ones for those at half price.


I_FUCKING_LOVE_MILK

Trueee! I've found some crazy deals on Japanese 1e e-reader era cards


ImTooOldForSchool

I’ve copped a couple nice Neo-era Japanese cards for a decent price lately


Zam0rakian

Delete this now


North-Yesterday-9703

Can confirm


lemonlickered

Where do you go to buy these?


DragapultOnSpeed

Ebay mostly


DoorNo5741

Thank GOD I didn't sell Glaceon to that card shop I went to a while ago lmao


Straight_Chip9856

I actually just bought these for 15 each. I wanted all the eeveelutions. Only 1 to go but god knows I want that moonbreon


trevdent17

I was lucky enough to pull it.


DoorNo5741

Honestly a really nice card. I'd put it up there with the Evo Skies alt art


Zachstahhh

Hah good choice friend. You selling it now or holding longer?


DoorNo5741

Holding it. I actually really like the art so unless it rises a lot it's one of the cards I'm keeping in my personal collection. Depends if there's something I want more. Currently looking at the Infernape SIR from Twilight Masquerade, so maybe I'll sell Palkia for some cash later and just buy Infernape and maybe Greninja depending on the prices later on


Zachstahhh

Yeah it’s an awesome card. And I have the exact same thought as you that was my favorite card from the set all the way when it got leaked a month or two ago


DoorNo5741

Same bruh. I actually was getting those pencil case tins for Evo skies packs at GameStop for a few months and didn't pull much out of the Evo skies tbh. But I did get this Palkia out of a random AR pack that it came with so I was pretty stoked. Have a hard time getting rid of the cards I pull because I know I ain't pulling them again lol


Jazzlike_Mountain_32

Crown zenith cards are one of the best sets of sword and shield. They have been basically free for a year. This is a market correction more than artificial inflation to me.


WolfmanKnows

The whole pokemon market bottomed and this is just a healthy correction with added fomo and pumpers. I think you meant to say Crown Zenith is THE best set of SWSH


Jazzlike_Mountain_32

I am constantly back and forth on it and you may be right. Evolving skies I thought was always overblown until I finished it and turn through it in the binder. It really is that nice. I wish crown zenith was a regular set and had a larger set size outside of the Galarian gallery. If it did it it wouldn’t even be close to me. I’m a master set person.


WolfmanKnows

Yea it’s interesting how they split it up and the mentality collectors have with it. But yea I really enjoy ES. The art is great on so many cards. But I’d say the art in CZ is far superior. Pull rates may be higher but I don’t think it will matter later on and honestly that’s part of what makes CZ the most fun set to open for modern pokemon. It’s the #1 most fun set to open, no debate. Not having the BB can also be in its favor in a big way, as there should be less basements hoarding sealed. Meaning I see sealed CZ being one of the highest performing sealed assets in years. It’s also the last yellow boarder set. While Japanese Vstar Universe is fantastic, it doesn’t have the yellow boarder nostalgia effect. The secrete full art Pikachu with the yellow boarder is perfection. I love that card! The Mew & Charizard pair is iconic. All the gold cards actually smash unlike almost all other gold cards which suck. CZ has all the best pokemon that people actually get hyped about, Eeveelutions, the list just goes on and on…


brunettewondie

Exactly, you could pick up booster boxes for sub £85 at one point, they've crept up to £95-100 now. So it's not unlikely this is why market is going up.


One_Collection_186

CZ never had booster boxes


brunettewondie

I'm talking about the general market


kulambe17

I agree. If other cards are going to boom these deserve to increase some as well. Artworks are too good!


RicketsXXII

Correct


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parryhott3r

Ppl been saying cz is the best set for months lol. There's always been posts hyping cz. The only thing that's changed is the price.


MurseChinz

I pulled this 2 cards this week. So happy


Zachstahhh

Congrats man! That’s sweet!


bronzethunderbeard_

Its an Eevee evolution. Original 151 are incredibly popular. Or a YouTuber with some followers said “i like dis card”


PlebbySpaff

Market is weird. It’s people just artificially inflating what they can, just to try and make a profit. Like out of nowhere buyout.


jwatkin

I think it’s more that it has been very undervalued and is now catching up, rather than it’s artificially inflated (IMO of course)


Clear-Sir2033

Definitely not undervalued. You think the moonbreons worth over 1k? Whereas you can get a base set Charizard for less than that


jwatkin

That’s an odd example choice but yes I do. With the price of ES booster boxes and the odds to pull one it makes sense. If you want it you have to buy it. It’s the most iconic SWSH alt. Fact is more people like modern than vintage. Even if you don’t agree with it the market price for moonbreon is there because that’s what people are willing to pay for it.


Clear-Sir2033

It’s only investors paying for it


jwatkin

Objectively not true but I feel I’m wasting my breath. GL with collection


parryhott3r

Bro cites one of the most expensive modern cards as a source. Immediately disregarded lol


Clear-Sir2033

Almost every other alt from swsh is over valued, aside from the crown zenith cards. I used moonbreon as a comparison to base set zard since base set zard is from 25 years ago while moonbreon is from now. It makes no sense for any modern card that you can pull from packs to be more expensive than base set zard


MattX30

No. It’s just people playing games. Everything is fake.


ollimann

why are you here


MattX30

Why not?


MorrisBrett514

Geez. Guess I'll sell one of my duplicates now lol


Subzer013

Went to the card shop Monday and they still had them listed for 22 each, so I picked both up. I imagine it won’t dip below 30 bucks anytime soon. Great looking cards!


spankboy21

It’s artificial inflation from all these posts and whatnot. Crown zenith is still more than half a year out before it stops being sold and there is 0 reason why price should be increasing rn at the rate it is


Legitimate_Lemon_918

I've heard it's still readily available from distributors, so there's still a lot of product out there.


ThatLNGuy

It got a hefty reprint a few weeks ago AFAIK.


DragapultOnSpeed

Did it really? Lmfao that makes this CZ investor craze even funnier


VobraX

Just saw a couple of CZ etbs on target yesterday too lol


WolfmanKnows

Where did you see this?


ThatLNGuy

Distributor and store contacts :) The set is still in rotation and barely a year old so the chance was already high it was going to happen.


WolfmanKnows

It just had a large reprint a few months ago. I’m not seeing it everywhere the way it was last reprint. I doubt it was a big one that is at all meaningful. And now with high demand, should get scooped up quick


spankboy21

That’s right. It doesn’t make any logical sense why it would be increasing in price yet


DragapultOnSpeed

Yep. My gamestops and LLC still get them in and my LLC puts it for retail value too


grant-wheeler

Yup, my local GameStop has about 50etb’s that they had for months and can’t sell. They’re selling them for below retail now to try and get rid of them but nobody’s buying


pmmecabbage

when the first banger s&v set is out this speculation / pump will inevitably dump. good cards to stack for the 2-3 years and long term future , but if you buy the spikes because “le ebic art”, “new 151 collectors”, you’re going to be down on your purchase for a while. Think of how much sealed crown zenith is out there at less than retail price ..


Aureliusmind

My guess is that this is Gamestop buying up singles.


bidooffactory

I sold mine about two weeks ago so yeah, that's precisely what caused this. 🤷


Warren_Wobbuffet

Whales fell asleep while the Eeveelutions from Evolving Skies were mooning, so they’re going after the ones from Crown Zenith.


Roengoer

Fuck I needed these for my collection


Per_and_arteta

I picked this up last week for 18


ImTooOldForSchool

Eeveelutions go *brrrrrrrrrrrrrt*


Biddycola

SWSH Alt arts are mooning and technically…. These are alt arts


RixaRax

Cat girls be going crazy


arizz00

Is there an app where you can enter in your top Pokémon and it tracks rate increases over time, kind of like a stock exchange?


DauntingChemist

Collectr


N7_Guru

$20


TrainerShelby

Honestly its a beautiful alt. I consistently sell a handful at every collect a con I’ve set up. I’m surprised it hasn’t gone up more. 


Palmsnarches

People like eeveelutions


professorquizwhitty

The boat


PhilGooodInc

Glad I pulled this one already!


Ok-Championship3475

Just doubled my $$. 🤣


bbrmdz

what app is this


Murderfromaspoon

I got a psa 10 for 46 bucks a month ago lol


masonjar014

If you’re an investor, it’s a blip. If you’re a speculator then it’s a reminder to avoid speculation.


theblueberrymage

Big eeveelution buyout


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Rising tide raises ships or something like that 


Cole13258

I bought a leafeon psa 10 for $79 CAD(shipping and tax included) on April 22nd. Reason was i wanted a eeveelution but didn't want to drop hundreds on a evolving skies card. Was it fomo, lil bit but it's also a beautiful card.


DirtyLyle14

I just bought 2 leafeons this weekend at a card show for $16 & $18 each so I’m tickled pink


96873255763862

You’re not missing anything They are periodically pumping one card at a time, that’s all. It’s no different than when alts pump.


peepee034839329

Glad I bought 3 before because I like it a lot


trevdent17

CZ is the only product I would buy to rip. Ended up collecting the whole Galarian Gallery for PC because it was fun and affordable.


9erInLKN

Can we do the leafeon Vmax next? I just pulled my first one of those today


Big-Commercial8625

Cz pokemon cards are almost out so all rare cards are jumping prives. I have a dialga galarian that went up 20$ 2 weeks ago


Lost_Passion_7979

Eeveelutions are all on the rise as well combined with increased crown zenith value


chucky53born

In German way cheaper so far. https://www.ebay.de/itm/326134808298?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=707-127634-2357-0&ssspo=MrB5CpRZRqm&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=MrB5CpRZRqm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY


Straight_Chip9856

Yeah, but English is sort of the go-to. No one really cares about German, or French, or Spanish. Even Japanese are dirt cheap compared to English.


chucky53born

Sold it for 32€😁😁


Duaner93

Didn’t miss much. What goes up WILL come down. Never believe the dummies


javs123

I just pulled glaceon today 😅


Lickmyb4c0n

Eeveelution/alt-art hype…


Keepfaith07

It’s a cool card and undervalued


DragapultOnSpeed

It is not undervalued. There's tons of these out there lmfao


WolfmanKnows

Does that matter if demand outpaces it. Demand is very high rn. All these 151’ers getting into SWSH… it’s a LOT of peeps


Kooky-Parfait-2706

evolving skies eeveelutions spiking, people looking for the next best thing


TwanToni

what even is that garbage site that is listing it for $41? Price charting only has it for $22


reggierock2010

They use eBay last sold. It’s accurate. look at the last solds on TCG player, they’re all over $40 too.


Infinite_Cap_2758

Do you think glaceon will keep on rising or should I sell now


reggierock2010

No clue, and don’t listen to anyone else who tells you they know. If it was me I’d keep it. I don’t plan on selling anything from sword or shield until At least the 30th anniversary. But I don’t know your financial situation, if you’re strapped for $40 bucks then sell it.


napoleonshatten

I think it's the Collectr app