Name 3 specific items you would check to get a pulse on the overall poke market. Think fast or give a less serious answer if you want!
Base set Charbar, FRLG Charbar ex, Neo Discovery Umbreon ![]()
or
KFC Gold Star, Moonbreon, Borgorchu/Goghchu ![]()
FRLG Char?
Oh, Right!! Duh. I had Exp zard in my head… ![]()
edit:
Peronslaly, I don’t think we can answer this question, so If we HAD to, I guess I’m dead… IDK what the consequences were for failure.
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Unlimited base set charizard, Grey hat pikachu, Gold Star Greninja
base zard unlimited, van gogh pika, illustrator
Not my fault you chose 2/3 correct answers ![]()
base charizard, shining magikarp, #1 trainer
the three market bedrocks for me are unseen forces quagsire reverse holo (upside down error), dragon frontiers quagsire reverse holo, and scarlet/violet black star promo quagsire ![]()
illustrator, base unlimited box, treekachu
or
1st ed caterpie, JT booster box, burgerchu
1st ed fossil Kabuto, komiya drowzee, dp honchkrow
Vintage Market: Base Set Unlimited Charizard
High-End Trophy Market: University Magikarp
Modern Market: Evolving Skies Umbreon VMAX (Moonbreon)
1st ed kabuto, unlimited kabuto, aus kabuto
For context:
1st ed to show how inflated alot of stuff is
unl to reflect a more reasonable true market value curve
Aus for that niche category
I didn’t know what this was until right now and I want to go back
High-End Market: Pikachu Illustrator
Normie Market: Moonbreon
Slop Market: Any CGC 10 ¥300 Illustration Rare
Currently?
Top Trophy Card: Illustrator Pikachu
Top Vintage Set Card By Market Cap: Base 1st Charizard
Top Modern Card By Market Cap: Van Gogh Pikachu
Could also throw in Gold Star Torchic and Moonbreon for being the runner-ups (in terms of market cap) for vintage and modern (respectively).
Umbreon Vmax Alt Art
Rayquaza Gold Star
Tie between Japanese Borgerchu or Pikachu in the gray felt hat. I can’t decide.
I think that should capture things nicely if tomorrow the world flipped upside down and silly collectibles meant little to most people.




