Is modern Pokémon the “junk wax era” of Pokémon cards?

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I used general terms like: pokemon junk wax, pokemon sports 90s

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I’m positive that I’m going to piss off some people with this opinion, but I guess that means that it’s well suited for this thread? lol But I think that the modern-era of Pokemon cards is going to turn out like the ‘junk wax’ era in sports cards. The circumstances are astonishingly similar: The ‘junk wax’ era dawned when people began to invest in modern sports cards. People began to invest in modern sports cards once the older sports cards started to become valuable. People expected the mode…

The Giant English Market Thread

Hi everyone. I’m very new to Pokémon collecting (and collecting in general). I’ve been reading about the junk wax era of sports cards, and I’m having doubts about what is preventing Pokémon to undergo a similar period (since seemingly everyone is holding modern sealed product expecting it to be up in price). I know the best of the best are still optimistic on the future of the hobby, and I want to be as well, I just wonder if there’s a chance only WoTC era cards keep the growth they’ve been havi…

My local store is only buying pre-2020 collectibles

There is actually a legitimate difference between Pokémon and the early 90s sports bubble, pokemon is still only printed by one company. The early 90s bubble was due to multiple companies printing a metric ton of product. It was the beginning of numerous rookie cards. For context, 1979 gretzky had the opc rookie (Canadien release) and topps rookie (American release) both the same art/card. A current player today easily has 50+ “rookie” cards, from many different companies. Even with 3-4 ver…

smpratte has also talked about it in video a couple times

Are Too Many Pokemon Cards Printed? 1990's Sports Bubble VS Pokemon 2021