We live in an era of hype cycles and pump and dumps, which makes it difficult to discern true organic interest with following the herd in the short term.
It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. 
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I didn’t compare Surging Sparks and Vivid Voltage directly to each other, I compared them to the rest of their respective eras.
In both cases, the sudden interest spike seems disproportional to anything really fundamental to these sets. I think this will be especially true when Surging Sparks is outshined by some novel thing in 6 months.
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Prepare for trouble.
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Yeah, I think it´s both. It may be a bit disproportional, but I also think it is a strong set.
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Even after all this time, it is still leading above Evolving Skies (and Celebrations Classic Collection) in grading. It was by far the most popular non-special art set
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investing in a collectible that you will be able to buy all day everyday in the same condition for the next 100 years seems like a weird strategy but who am i to judge 
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That may be so, but the setlists are very incomparable (although that wasn´t the point made by pfm as he explained).
Vivid Voltage is a very mediocre set. Surging Sparks is not. I know Vivid Voltage was very popular at release but this, I assume, had different reasons (the covid boom was a different boom after all. Circomstances were different).
i highly doubt that Surging Sparks will be a 150 dollar boosterbox in three years (like Vivid Voltage).
It does to me as well. But I also know that thinking in a certain patern without concidering that you are missing things can lead to clouded judgement.
And make it a bubble
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PSA 8 and 9 first edition base holos selling for less than a pop 1 million giratina is one of the silliest things I’ve seen in collecting.
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But many of us don’t like base set… When I was a kid I didn’t collect Pokemon cards because I really didn’t like these cards with Pokémon placed in a galaxy holo foil… base set mewtwo being the worst ! I honestly understand why these cards are cheaper than some over printed modern cards…
1st Ed base may as well be a different set than unlimited base. Not that it changes anything just my thoughts. Unlimited is quite lame but 1st Ed is historic
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Historic, yes, but if you don’t like the art, then you simply don’t collect it. The main criterion in any collection is to enjoy what you acquire, because if the market collapses, at least you’ll appreciate the item for what it is.
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If you’re suggesting that modern is stonking because people simply like the art and won’t mind if they drop like vivid voltage Pikachu, that’s just not correct. The Pokemon market has never been so tainted with the modern investor bros
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There are cards in my collection that I simply don’t like (most 5ban artworks) but it is still part of my collection. Same goes for set collectors, species collectors, etc.
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That’s not what I mean. I know the market is flooded with investors now. But for people like me, it’s all about collecting what we like, regardless of price trends. That’s why I bought a sunzard for $630 when I really wanted the card, without worrying about its price history. And that’s also why I’d never buy base set cards, 1st edition or unlimited, even if there’s a price opportunity. Personally, I own cards valued at under $100, as well as others worth $10k-$20k, just because I like those.
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What is a sunzard?
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I thought it was a reference to the neckless one.
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Maybe this is the highly anticipated “30th anniversary boom” that came early. Just like how the 20th and 25th anniversary booms didn’t really quite align with those anniversaries.
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