It’s been 2 years since the Gen 4 remakes were released, and apparently they sold quite well (almost 50% higher sales than the Gen 3 remakes within the first fiscal year). Did these Gen 4 remakes have any significant impact on the original Gen 4 TCG product, whether sealed or singles? I wasn’t actively following that particular market at that time. I would appreciate any insights. Thanks.
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I guess this should be in Market instead of General. Sorry about that.
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No, not really at all. The Lv.X cards have stayed consistent or gotten cheaper since the boom in 2021/2022.
The boxes are independent of the game interest. They’ve been pretty consistent since the boom where all box prices rose.
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Moved this for you!
Also I don’t think so. I can’t really think of a time when remakes being released correlated with an increase in prices for the cards of the original era. In the past, cards would go up about 18-20 years after release because that’s when kids from that era would have disposable income and be seeking out nostalgia.
Since remakes have been released about 8-12 years after the original games, it’s pretty far off the normal trend. I think 2020-21’s boom kind of threw off that “schedule” though, and things then went up so much across the board and have been settling since then. A lot of the anticipated rises within the next 5-10 years I think are out the window.
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No. I thought they would, but they really didn’t.
Supply has increased for graded cards, but they move really slow. Like, really slow. At this point, I hope volume increases for Gen 4 instead of prices.
In my experience, I’ve seen a lot of people predict that X older product will increase because a related Y newer thing was just released. Ex. New Pokemon Snap will increase interest in Snap promos. Or that a new anniversary product will increase interest in an older anniversary product.
In my experience this is never really how it happens. It’s more of a “this new thing increased exposure to the franchise” and the tide lifts all boats. Pokemon Go is a good example. Logan Paul box break beating out the Apple presentation on YouTube trending is another.
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at the point we are at, and how the future looks, it has never been more important to simply “buy what you like”.
Its kinda a dumb overused phrase, but Id argue now is more important than ever to follow this. Most stuff is dropping, and there isnt a clear upcoming event or reason to think that they’d pump back up anytime soon. You can buy the best card today and tomorrow itll be cheaper at this rate, and if you bought that card because you thought it was gonna make money, youll have less fun than if you bought it cause you like it
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In other words, we are returning (or have already returned) to a buyer’s market?
It kinda sucks because I was thinking of starting a Pokemon side business in 2024, since I will be going back to university in spring to finish my Master’s Degree. As usual, it seems I am a few years late…
I do agree that you should buy what you like, but you should also have an understanding of what other people like, so that your purchased items would hold value if you plan on reselling in the future. Like, if my favorite Pokemon was Mr. Mime and so I decided to spend thousands on Mr. Mime cards, that may not be the best decision. I think zandgemporium made this point in one of his videos I watched a while back.
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I bought a Salamence lv x for $9 so i can confidently say they did not
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