Future for Base Set Unlimited?

[pokenoob]

@1by1collector

If those charizard prices are a real indicator then the true loser is the booster box buyers

Not true at all. Base booster boxes have done nothing but go up. Several listings have nearly reached the 3k sale mark.

[KingPokemon]

@xuzu

@cinnaminhbun

It still baffles me that a consignment house would double list. Doesn’t the guy want to make more money…

When you look at the volume and overall revenue of PWCC it’s probably an insignificant amount of money that they’re potentially missing out on, vs the time it takes to fine tune every single auction against one another.

Simple fix actually. They ‘stack list’ so if there’s an identical card following one just listed the lister could just start a new stack to list later.

[poken00b88]

@pokenoob

@1by1collector

If those charizard prices are a real indicator then the true loser is the booster box buyers

Not true at all. Base booster boxes have done nothing but go up. Several listings have nearly reached the 3k sale mark.

Yeah to be fair it was Charizard that was overpriced for a while now. There’s been a point he was going for higher than the price of a box. I’m not saying it’s worth $960, but when it was $2k+ it was definitely overpriced.
To the guy that paid $1325, you did fine. I wouldn’t worry too much, I think you paid fair market value.
I have a feeling the market is going to stabilize in the near future. I don’t know when exactly, but if I were to guess I’d say no later than next year. Probably in the fall at some point… There isn’t an unlimited supply of these cards. We’re talking less than pop 100 on most of them, once they land in the hands of actual collectors, they won’t be flipped every month.

[null_user]

I see a bright future for the Unlimited cards, especially the holos. Collectors are going to want the base set for the nostalgic value or simply because it is the original set. For a lot of people, the prices of the 1st edition versions are already out of reach. I can see the same being said for Shadowless now or in the near future.

If/When supply is eventually scarce enough on the 1st and Shadowless, Unlimited may be the only option available to all but the most hardcore collector or those with deep pockets.

Or having to choose between an Unlimited PSA 9 and a 1st edition PSA 2 at the same price range (hypothetical), I can see a lot of people taking the card in better condition since they are nearly identical and technically from the same set.

[thecharizardmaster]

Lol, I’m the one that purchased that $960 Charizard!

[KingPokemon]

@thecharizardmaster

Lol, I’m the one that purchased that $960 Charizard!

You got a steal. Well done…

[thecharizardmaster]

Thanks!!

[hinducow]

@thecharizardmaster

Lol, I’m the one that purchased that $960 Charizard!

I was winning that bid at $950 with 3 seconds left

Congrats though that was a super good deal.