So there isnt a small chance that the vintage market is not as strong as you thought it to be? I still need to get some 1st edition and shadowless base cards and my purchase decisions are based on your expertise.
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Haha idk if people are just āpoorā rn. The economy is garbage and everything is doing badly. The prices we see on 1st Ed base starters actually seem fairly strong and are doing much better than most other vintage. I generally agree that youāre right and base 1st holos are undervalued but idk maybe itās a good time to stonk up if you believe in them
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As a counterpoint, by the metrics on which youād measure the economy, the [American] economy is actually doing pretty right now. Or at least, much better than it has been during the time of peak English card prices.
Thereās been an inverse correlation to how good the [American] economy has been and English card prices the past few years. I really think the story is far more complex than bad economy = bad prices
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This is definitely true. Difference between a 9 and a good 9
Thereās only one there, but I had to take it down and relist several times due to eBayās weird filter for Authenticity Guaranteed listings. Something in either the title or one of the listing facets was preventing the listing from receiving an Authenticity Guaranteed badge and Iām still not sure what exactly it was 
Originally I thought it was the use of the word āSetā in the title, but that wasnāt the problem apparently.
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I see, i thought it was sold privately but good luck on the sale of this beauty!
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Congrats on the sale! I remember selling one for $1500. 
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Just for future reference, itās āTCGā. No idea why, but that will prevent it from qualifying.
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Hasnāt sold haha. But if youāre interested Iāll send you over a 5% off coupon for a fellow E4 member!
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Appreciate that info, thanks! My template automatically adds Pokemon TCG to the end of the title, so that will be an easy fix for future listings
Woah! Thatās really down
Hello Bill,
Vintage market is still looking well, Iām not concerned about a few thousand dollars. You donāt lose value until you sell at a loss anyway, and I did not buy my cards for a 2-3 month play, donāt mind keeping them over decade.
As a matter of fact, Iām ready to absorb the next 3.3k 1st base 9 blastoises, so I welcome to lower prices, 2x or anything is fine. I imagine money was tighter mid month but folks are done with their payments and rest is spending on fun/investments now, thatās where Iām at.
Such a great time in Pokemon right now, Iāve been talking to rockstar neighbors about my consideration to make YouTubes and be apart of the YT influencers, so please do subscribe and join the patreon so you can have a little more English expertise considerations. Thatās how good Pokemon is right now.
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Being 100% serious man I think youād do well making YouTubes
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Thanks for the market update. I aleady have my Blastoise so we dont have to bid against each other. Looking forward to your youtubes and next market updates.
Edit: No joke i almost get my salary, so i have some end of the month money to grab my next cards.
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Very proud to say im now your 1st subscriber @dblast.
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well well you are quite the wise wailmer. Itās a good time to be in Pokemon and I would love to put a full time effort in as our influencers have done so far , then I canspeak to all the Billiams out there. 
Iāve spoken with highly coveted media comrade that slays his market and quote, āI love youā is a response I milked from individual in front of his daughter.
@bill bring it; cant have too many good cards and I donāt mind competition. Iām happy if prices go up or if they are down, I plan buy some more as cash flow is freeing up second half of the month but I donāt think prices can stay this low, weāll see. Thanks for following
@smpratte Appreciate the support, but you are out there and Iām glad you are continuing to do good work, ~everyone check out SMpratteās videos as well if you havenāt done so already. But everyone already has here Im sure lol.
Iām excited for the continued good times.
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Petition for @dblast to start his own market thread with weekly updates? I would love that so much.
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