I’ve been reading articles and watching videos and it seems like I’ve been missing out on so much! Please give me some tips. And is Destined Rivals worth it at $400 per box?
Welcome to e4, BumBumDance!
There is no right or wrong way to begin collecting Pokemon. My one piece of advice is to look at many different sets, promos, language-exclusive releases, etc. to get an idea of what you might like. It will take some time before you feel fully confident about your collecting interests, as they will morph with experience.
What makes opening a $400 modern box “worth it?” If you are asking about how much fun you’ll have from pack opening, that is only something that you can answer. In terms of value, no - you will almost always lose money opening modern product. Only a small portion of lucky pack openers will make the value of a box back, and that is typically contingent on getting lucky with card grading/selling.
Hope this helps!
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If I buy Destined Rivals at $400/box now will I be able to sell them in 5 years for thousands of dollars? That’s the main thing I was wondering. I read the WSJ article and watched some NostalgiaNomics.
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Oh man, sad to see this is the reality out there
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Are you aware of anything that guarantees you can buy it today for $400 to sell for thousands in 5 years?
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No, that’s what the sheep are doing, reading WSJ and listening to Youtubers. If you really want to get ahead and figure out what’s the best item to buy right now for the highest ROI in 5 years, subscribe to my course.
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I subscribed to @bbobrob course and my life has never been the same.
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Maybe I have been misinformed, do you have a telegram I can subscribe to
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Name 10 Pokémon without Google
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Yes, I’ll DM.
You might need to make a title correction,
How do I get started on collecting Pokémon? to How do I get started on investing Pokémon?
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Thanks. Fixed.
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Mr. Bbobrob has helped me realize 721% profits in only 3 minutes through my crypto wallet!
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well theres only 1 way to find out! sorry timmy, looks like its community college for you
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The best way to get started is to have an organic interest in collecting Pokemon. If your interest in Pokemon is purely financial just don’t bother. Conventional financial instruments are abundant and at your disposal with close to zero knowledge required.
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This seems to be a troll attempt
…hopefully
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Buy high sell low
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If you buy 1000 destined rivals booster boxes $400/each right now then in a few years I think you will be able to sell them as a single lot for $1000, yes. 
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Welcome to the fourum! 
I know people are poking fun at this investing prompt, but in all seriousness (assuming this isn’t a troll post) no one can answer with accuracy what will happen to a Destined Rivals booster box years down the line. Generally speaking, if you can buy sealed Pokemon product at or near MSRP there tends to be a decent chance you can realize some sort of profit off of that in the future (but that certainly isn’t a guarantee). That concept is really the only way “investment” can be applied to modern products, everything else is pure speculation. There are more data points to show what a box of Base Set, Skyridge, or Evolutions might do in the future, for example, but it’s just too unknown to say something definitive about Destined Rivals specifically (and personally, I thought the set was ok but was lacking from what it really could have been).
All of that said, if you’re looking to invest in general and you’re not particularly interested in Pokemon, I think you’re going to find just hoarding sealed product in hopes of realizing some future unknown profit is really cumbersome. You’re much better off putting your money earmarked for investment into a more proven investment vehicle (real estate, Roth IRA, mutual funds mirroring the S&P 500, etc). If you are genuinely interested in Pokemon, then it may be a different story; if you have the money to spare, buy a box or two, throw it in a drawer somewhere and just enjoy Pokemon for what it is.
Best of luck!
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