Booster Box Cache

[woolsluk]

I think that long term box investments aren’t so good for profit anymore, like people have said the time it takes and the actual amount gained makes it kinda not worth doing anyway, the only people making absolute bank off stashed boxes are 1st Ed base and that’s about it, a boxes value increasing fourfold over 10 years isn’t a good return IMO and I would rather just collect with that money that being said I do want a sealed box collection, not for investing purposes though mind you.

[omahanime]

Another thing to think about is as a collector how hard is it for you to sell a sealed box to realize a profit. Once it has appreciated in value if you find yourself unable to sell it you are collector not an investor. That concept is why some store owners collect other things than what they sell.

example
Chuck Rozanski President - Mile High Comics, Inc. collects Native American pottery

[missingno]

@xuzu

Ever wonder about the guy that has 500 Neo Destiny 1st Edition boxes stored away somewhere? Or 100 Legendary Collection boxes? You get the drift…

Surely there has to be some people out there with a huge cache of boxes, does this intrigue others as much as it does me? Anyone think there are caches like this?

I think this all the time, sometimes I drift off thinking what if this said person just has them to look at them once a day, forever lol

and what if there’s a Target Kmart or Walmart somewhere with a base set booster box just sitting there collecting dust somewhere in their stockroom.

[omahanime]

@missingno

@xuzu

Ever wonder about the guy that has 500 Neo Destiny 1st Edition boxes stored away somewhere? Or 100 Legendary Collection boxes? You get the drift…

Surely there has to be some people out there with a huge cache of boxes, does this intrigue others as much as it does me? Anyone think there are caches like this?

I think this all the time, sometimes I drift off thinking what if this said person just has them to look at them once a day, forever lol

and what if there’s a Target Kmart or Walmart somewhere with a base set booster box just sitting there collecting dust somewhere in their stockroom.

Odds are it has been sold on eBay years ago.

[patriotsfan117]

@kkthxbai

A little off topic… but I don’t know why I really like those storage wars type of shows…

I actually seen one of the main guys from that show active on another forum I use (do you remember that “yup”! guy?). He is making his own cache with just sealed graded video games. That’s all he does now. Which isn’t far off sealed pokemon boxes I guess…

I know that those Pre war cards from like the early 1900s are getting dug up, and selling for crap loads to the right collectors. (as milhouse was sort of referring to)

it’s all quite amazing.

Ah man, love the Dave Hester episodes lol. Funny how he’s always bidding up Darrell just to make him overspend.

OT: There’s bound to be someone with a cache of boxes stored away. There’s always that one person who has the presence of mind to keep a bunch of stuff with the hopes of it increasing significantly in value.

[omahanime]

@patriotsfan117

@kkthxbai

A little off topic… but I don’t know why I really like those storage wars type of shows…

I actually seen one of the main guys from that show active on another forum I use (do you remember that “yup”! guy?). He is making his own cache with just sealed graded video games. That’s all he does now. Which isn’t far off sealed pokemon boxes I guess…

I know that those Pre war cards from like the early 1900s are getting dug up, and selling for crap loads to the right collectors. (as milhouse was sort of referring to)

it’s all quite amazing.

Ah man, love the Dave Hester episodes lol. Funny how he’s always bidding up Darrell just to make him overspend.

OT: There’s bound to be someone with a cache of boxes stored away. There’s always that one person who has the presence of mind to keep a bunch of stuff with the hopes of it increasing significantly in value.

I would guess there are hoarders out there. They bought a box, maybe a case and it is stashed in building. So when they pass away hopefully their family puts on eBay, rather than throw away.

[patriotsfan117]

@omahanime

@patriotsfan117

Ah man, love the Dave Hester episodes lol. Funny how he’s always bidding up Darrell just to make him overspend.

OT: There’s bound to be someone with a cache of boxes stored away. There’s always that one person who has the presence of mind to keep a bunch of stuff with the hopes of it increasing significantly in value.

I would guess there are hoarders out there. They bought a box, maybe a case and it is stashed in building. So when they pass away hopefully their family puts on eBay, rather than throw away.

Yeah, definitely some people that cross that line between hoarding and collecting. Hopefully… Most adults would dismiss Pokémon cards as worthless kids stuff

[kkthxbai]

Yeah… Dave Hester was his name… hoarding sealed video games.

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I just keep wondering, would there be a target warehouse with excess stock from the early 2000s, stuck somewhere with pokemon boxes;

or perhaps a card shop which closed down,
and then an old guy gathered up the last remaining boxes.
and he or she took all of the pokemon boxes back to some farmhouse, in some redneck area,
then the American pickers come along and find the boxes?

[xuzu]

@kkthxbai

Yeah… Dave Hester was his name… hoarding sealed video games.

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I just keep wondering, would there be a target warehouse with excess stock from the early 2000s, stuck somewhere with pokemon boxes;

or perhaps a card shop which closed down,
and then an old guy gathered up the last remaining boxes.
and he or she took all of the pokemon boxes back to some farmhouse, in some redneck area,
then the American pickers come along and find the boxes?

This man gets it!

[omahanime]

@kkthxbai

Yeah… Dave Hester was his name… hoarding sealed video games.

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I just keep wondering, would there be a target warehouse with excess stock from the early 2000s, stuck somewhere with pokemon boxes;

or perhaps a card shop which closed down,
and then an old guy gathered up the last remaining boxes.
and he or she took all of the pokemon boxes back to some farmhouse, in some redneck area,
then the American pickers come along and find the boxes?

You did not mention the time traveling @milhouse

[snap]

@kkthxbai

Yeah… Dave Hester was his name… hoarding sealed video games.

*********

I just keep wondering, would there be a target warehouse with excess stock from the early 2000s, stuck somewhere with pokemon boxes;

or perhaps a card shop which closed down,
and then an old guy gathered up the last remaining boxes.
and he or she took all of the pokemon boxes back to some farmhouse, in some redneck area,
then the American pickers come along and find the boxes?

HAHA i always think this when I watch the show!

[garden]

@snap

@kkthxbai

Yeah… Dave Hester was his name… hoarding sealed video games.

*********

I just keep wondering, would there be a target warehouse with excess stock from the early 2000s, stuck somewhere with pokemon boxes;

or perhaps a card shop which closed down,
and then an old guy gathered up the last remaining boxes.
and he or she took all of the pokemon boxes back to some farmhouse, in some redneck area,
then the American pickers come along and find the boxes?

HAHA i always think this when I watch the show!

Me too! Except its me stumbling across a case of first edition boxes at a garage sale $30 a piece. I can dream can’t I?

[garden]

@samsamsamsmsms

About buying the newer boxes. I don’t think anyone thought the EX series would ever be worth anything but recently the boxes skyrocketed because of this. It might not be the worst idea to get cases of the newer stuf. Im sure as long as there are people collecting someone will wlvalue them more as the number decreases. Too bad I have zero self control

Yes but they had gold star cards which was even popular at its release. Now all to hope for is a silly Golden energy switch or something lame like that.

[salmoncannon]

@garden

Yes but they had gold star cards which was even popular at its release. Now all to hope for is a silly Golden energy switch or something lame like that.

I actually think these golden items like the Switch, Ultra ball and the likes will be what makes these boxes valuable in the future. These 1 in 3 box secret rares that will be forever legal for competitive play add a new value factor to newer boxes that we’ve never seen before. Given that the Ultra Ball is already a $60-70 card, with the price having no where to go but up, theres no reason to believe Plasma Freeze box prices won’t inflate accordingly. The same could be said for any of the sets containing these gold trainers.

[garden]

Valid point, but i think the only secret rare worth much in recent sets is the M Charizard EX SR from flash fire, and that’s only if it gets a GEM MT 10. Bandit ring may prove that wrong though!

[daelum]

What’s so great about Flashfire that would make you want to keep a box? Sorry for the ignorance - I haven’t been keeping up

[aj1]

@snap

@kkthxbai

Yeah… Dave Hester was his name… hoarding sealed video games.

*********

I just keep wondering, would there be a target warehouse with excess stock from the early 2000s, stuck somewhere with pokemon boxes;

or perhaps a card shop which closed down,
and then an old guy gathered up the last remaining boxes.
and he or she took all of the pokemon boxes back to some farmhouse, in some redneck area,
then the American pickers come along and find the boxes?

HAHA i always think this when I watch the show!

I love that show

[hisoka107]

There are plenty of these but the few people who know wont talk about it. One of the shops i bought from the owener stashed away hundreds of boxes of all the trading cards. Not everything went up in value.

[daelum]

@hisoka107

There are plenty of these but the few people who know wont talk about it. One of the shops i bought from the owener stashed away hundreds of boxes of all the trading cards. Not everything went up in value.

Exactly. Pokemon was a rare commodity. There’s TONS of failed TCG series out there. It’s hard to convince yourself to sink $100 into a box of a new series with no guarantee of return, let alone thousands into a hoard.

[patriotsfan117]

@daelum

What’s so great about Flashfire that would make you want to keep a box? Sorry for the ignorance - I haven’t been keeping up

Flashfire has 7 Charizard cards, with the two Mega Charizard Secret Rares being the big cards in it.