"Do you actually collect Pokémon cards?"
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- čas přidán 16. 12. 2023
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I’m one of those hidden collectors. No social media, no selling, only buying and collecting. I’m now the proud owner of every Mewtwo card ever printed.
do you have the mewtwo beams promo?
@@massimomansueto7396 Has that mewtwo been printed?
@@Hephaestus_God it’s a niche Japanese promo
@@massimomansueto7396 Then the answer is yes
dude thats impressive you should make a video showing them off
I’ve been collecting since 1999 and in my point of view the passion for collecting has sadly been replaced by profit for many. At some point over the past three years I really thought some cards were simply unobtainable, but things are starting to change as many are jumping out of the boat. I appreciate your content and positive message about a messy hobby.
I’m finally able to collect my dream cards without worrying about going into debt. So glad a lot of the investors are leaving.
@@DeltaRaptor476They moved to the video game hobby
In fairness, there's a huge chunk of us in the player side who don't really collect and will just sell on most of what we get because it's just not competitively viable product. If I open something that's valuable to collectors but has zero value from a player perspective I get excited because I know that I can recoup some of my investment in product or I can get more funding to buy specific playable things I need.
I have a collection, and some of it im kind of attached to, but I'm not at all a collector, I'm a player. And I know I'm not alone with that.
A lot of super high end collectors are very private and you won't find them on IG, at conventions, etc. This goes for various collectors of all levels too
@@ancedrius4646 lol OK. It was stated that it seems most high end buyers are people who sell too. Just was sharing that there are many private buyers who you won't ever really see or hear from. Probably the vast majority. 🤷♂️. Happy sunday
@@ancedrius4646 Hey, @KetchumAllCollectibles, could you share your opinion and thoughts on the video? See, somebody asked🙋♂
@@KetchumAllCollectibleslove seeing people kill with kindness instead of stooping to the animosity strangers on the internet have become all too accustomed to exhibiting amongst one another
The addictive behavior with collecting cards is everywhere now gotta watch out trying to do private deals with people who are hooked to cards just like crack 😂
Yes, some art is strictly not for the profane
Love seeing the passion come through with every word. Any collector or investor can relate on every level you touched! Super informative to others who may not be as in tune with today’s market in the hobby. Bravo 👏 ❤️
I just wanted to say that this is a great video! I recently got back into the hobby in mid-late 2022 and was surprised by how expensive so many things were, since I had previously only been around for tail end of ex era through xy and was used to a lot of things being so cheap. Right now compared to when I first got back in feels a lot calmer and more like how I remember things being a long time ago. Thanks for talking about this stuff!
You have a cool collection dude trust me the best time to collect is when the hobby dies not even cost wise it just feels like you have space and time to collect and appreciate the hobby 👍
I love the storytelling approach! Great to see you back on YT. More Eva videos please!
Have been filming a series going over a very similar subject and you hit on so many very awesome points on this because it’s kind of wild from the outside looking in now of what percentage of community is actually just collector or just reseller or in between. Was awesome getting to speak with you at collect con in Charlotte when you were vending and looking forward to watching more of your content, and potentially seeing you again at the next convention🙌
I love your energy, authenticity, and overall vibe. This was such a refreshing video to say the least. Would love to see more videos from you if possible haha. I would only watch you. Other CZcamsrs just don’t have the vibe I’m looking for
Glad I found your channel your TCGP articles are always a fun read with great insight!
Solid points to ponder. Great video… and we really enjoy your writing on TCGPlayer! Thanks!
Another top shelf yt video! Hope for more videos like this and I for one do read 'your' tcg blogs (usually dont read them) and enjoy them but honestly, I read yours because I enjoyed your vlogs.
Wow, I really enjoyed this video! I appreciate your honest approach to speaking about the realities of this hobby. There were moments during the peak of the craze where I felt an undue pressure to sell some of my collection due to its increased value. Im so glad I didn’t give in, because these cards are a personal time capsule that remind me of such a happy and carefree time in my life. They are truly priceless to me.
PS. You have a great speaking voice. It was so soft-spoken and relaxing.
Cheers
I'm in it for the money, I guess. I just joined the space, and your tcgplayer article was one the first articles I bookmarked. I have bought some booster boxes, and some cards that I like or think may appreciate at some point. Going to sell my childhood cards eventually as well, I think.
But watching this video really made me feel good after a horrible week and I'm glad to have felt a little bit of your joy and passion for the hobby.
I recently found this channel from this video and you made really good points that frustrated me especially in the pandemic era where you had wayyyyy to many people only chasing after overpriced FOMO cards.
I am working on a National Dex similar to the way the Pokedex works in the video games but even recently had to sell some of my higher end cards to pay a couple of bills but I'm happy since returning to the tcg since late 2019 I'm able to have my own collecting goals and not just chase after expensive cards! Also just subbed to your channel too!
Collecting is what got me into selling cards since it's easier for sellers and cheaper for buyers to move inventory as lots, but when you buy enough lots you get duplicates or cards you don't need, so you repackage those into lots to sell, and such is the circle of life of collectible cardboard haha.
Great video! Just wanted to say I met you at Long Beach Collect-a-Con this past August and you were very kind and cool. Happy you’re back and looking forward to more videos!
Wow. I just stumbled upon this video and it's so interesting and informative. Glad you came back to make some CZcams videos! I subscribed and I'm excited to check out more of your content. I'm just getting back into collecting.
Haven't been collecting since I was a kid and I was gifted a few boxes from the 151 set which as a 90s kid I was really excited about. I opened some on stream, one off and I'm loving this set. And also excited for the new stuff with the crystal Pokémon. I think it's called Obsidian Flame. I hope I'm saying that right. lol
As I said I'm just getting back in but I gotta say I love the quality of Pokémon cards. I collect Magic as well and Magic cards are great but just not the same quality - and of course - insanely expensive to just even buy packs in a lot of cases. I love how fun and accessible Pokémon feels as a tcg player, a collector, and a content creator. And while I do collect as part of my content, I also collect just because I love it.
Great ranty video that I can relate to.
Being a collector is fun man. I think what separates the true collectors from just speculators and investors is we display our shit we worked really hard to get.
We sell off things we don’t really want as much as something else we’ve been looking at. We drill holes into our walls for shelves to display our plushies, slabs, video games, whatever we love.
I think the people who are still around at this point continuously adding to their collections are the ones in this for the long haul. We love Pokémon.
Your article about starting a collection got me inspired to begin in the hobby :D
Stay! We need you! 😊
Everytime I rushed to get a pricey card it always ended up dropping in price and I always hit myself when that happened💀
Love this video format! I think in the long run it is a good thing for the collectors. People who are essentially only bothered about value will start to sell their holdings once prices start to trend downwards. This should flood the market and allow the collectors to start to buy things at a more realistic price to what they would have to pay now. Its pure speculation, but some of the movements recently in the Japanese side of things suggests that this may happen. Prices are starting to drop a little overall and more and the population of certain cards for sale seems to be trending upwards on mercari and other japanese sites. Its likely a sign that people who have been holding on to certain cards with the hope of selling them later at an astronomical price when the value peaks are seeing a downward trend in comps and panic selling to still make a profit before the average sale price drops lower. There are multiple specific cards i'v seen this with in the last few months. Hopefully within good time we might be able to fill those expensive binder gaps at a more sensible price
YOU GOT BANGS!! lol, looks good dude. 🤙🏽
I feel like not a lot of people are talking about the topics you brought up in this video. I feel like the content that CZcams gives me nowadays is just gamer drama with the completionist's donation money that didn't go anywhere and other people getting ripped off with resealed boxes /packs or other scams on tik tok. You spitting out facts!!
We missed your content, glad to see you back!! 🙌🏽
I started collecting One Piece tcg a few months ago. My purpose is to have playsets so I can make any deck I want, but of course, there's always the thought that some card in my collection will grow greatly in price. I think it's pretty likely this game will appreciate in value and have lasting value--maybe not on Pokemon's or MTG's level, but still in the top tiers of tcg.
got this recommended, great video! following on whatnot
Glad you’re back!! Looking forward to your videos!
This is cool. I totally feel what you were excited to voice!
I feel like resellers are a plague on the hobby, like I can't even buy cards that I'm nostalgic about from my childhood without being price gouged. Oh yeah, and if I want an affordable copy of the card I had when I was a kid, it'll be some beat-up crumpled piece of damaged garbage. I see these bums selling their "I had my card go through the washer, scraped on the floor, and crumpled into a paper ball" on eBay, asking for absurd (yet affordable) prices because the premium for a decent condition copy is too high. People are milking the cash cow a little too much and I hope all the money-grubbing parasites get stuck with a ton of immovable inventory because they got too greedy.
I actually saw you at the Woodbridge show!! If your there this weekend I'll say hi 🤗 love the video! So happy came across your content
I used to collect Pokémon cards, until they got prohibitively expensive, and extremely difficult to get. I moved onto Yu-Gi-Oh! a bit later after watching the anime, and got a starter deck from a mom and pop shop near my house, and collected them up until a few years ago, and it's crazy to see how much the values have escalated. I feel like a lot of people seem to forget that collecting cards is a hobby, and not everyone wants to profit from it, some people collect them because they like the cards, not to make money.
Yeah, its everywhere. With MTG also - if you buy a box of boosters and if value of cards inside wont be more than price of the box then you lost money and you should be disappointed (this is the mentality i saw many times in recent years)
What an awesome, wholesome video! I agree that having time is SO so nice right now.
Glad to see you’re back. My fav piece in my collection is my PSA 10 1st edition Neo Genesis Sneasel!
Awesome video! I really appreciate the perspective
Awesome to see you posting again missed the videos keep it up love your approach to them
Great to see you back! I missed your videos :) well done! I do enjoy the storytelling approach. Do your thing, but also do it unapologetically. It’s your channel!
Thank you, I really appreciate the kind words
@@EvasBinder absolutely. I truly do believe that you should do so unapologetically. Obviously, you probably need to make sure you operate within certain “boundaries” for your content but it’s your decision on what content is uploaded and how you want your channel to develop and mature. Fans will follow, leave, or join your channel no matter what you do. Just stay true to yourself :)
A lot of my friends got back in the Hobby in 2021 and most of them got hooked into opening packs to try to make money. I stopped opening packs when I saw how deep they had gotten into it but I spent that year researching and finding out about so many cards I had never gotten to see. It was a cool year seeing everyone getting back into it and it didn't cost me anything since I wasn't buying. I know you said you enjoy the calmness going on currently but I do hope we get another surge at some point.
What an enjoyable well articulated perspective you shared with us in this video. I am not in the Pokémon space but I am subscribing anyways!
Glad your back, awsome collection 🎉
Yeah….. 151 was the best example of this. Dam scalpers took all the fun out of a set that we were all eagerly waiting a year for.
I love this video! Wow it's amazing to see how far you've come! You really make such great content and it's 🤩🤩🤩
Nice video! I love collecting so much. Loved pokemon since base set and am a big collector. i'd master every set if i had the money, haha. i also get so attached to my collection. My daughter loves yuka morii cards and this totally threw me off a few years ago, they arnt rare or expensive 😅 once i came round to it i loved her passion and even graded a non holo yuka morii for her, just because i knew it would bring her joy. made me look at my own collecting and personal value i place on cards. i definitely feel the worry/anxiety that i will miss out if i dont follow the popular items...thnx 😄
I just got back into playing the TCG and somewhat collecting again thanks to S&V 151! I think I made one video on my collection but yeah it's great to see the hype disappear a bit BUT I think (thanks to S&V 151) that hype train is brewing again...
Great vid! Refreshing to watch stuff that isn't crypto related for a change lol
Such a beautiful display! Definitely need to show off mine more like that
you have style! love your collection
Pokemon Classics sent me, great vid!
Glad to see you back!
Glad to see your video pop up
Great video! Also, nice getting to meet you in Charlotte. 🙌🏽
My favorite thing that I own is probably the variety of Charizards I have in the first page of my collection binder.
I collect for the nostalgia and art. I’ll admit there was a moment where I wanted to sell during Covid the prices were insane but it didn’t feel right. I fell in love with the hobby, this brand, before the big bucks came in. The little extra money it would have brought in wouldn’t have made me as happy as having this amazing collection. I too like this time of peace and quiet. Where getting new products or even older single cards isn’t impossible. Happy collecting!
so much wisdom in your sharing! good sharing
I've never seen one of your videos before but I really liked this one
Lets go!! Glad to see ya putting out another Vid Eva! Had to click on this when I saw it on my recommended! Im gonna flex someday when youre a household name that we got to do a trade for that Delta Species Mew @ Card Party! 😝😝 Great Vid & keep crushing it Fam! Much Love & hopefully I'll see ya again at CP2! ✌🔥
this is a great video i just started going to shows recently and hsd no idea NJ had any shows besides collect a con haha my sister lives in woodbridge ill have to check that out love the 3 dogs collection!
Welcome back to CZcams Eva! We missed you here!
Hey, I've been watching your channel for a few weeks now, this video needed to be made by someone, you've done an awesome job, i hope every collector in general see's this.
I have collected and taken care of my childhood collection since 1990's. I've added things over the 30+ years, I lost a lot to a natural disaster and I've been on the bench with it all since 2020 because of that.
2023 marked the start of me collecting again, i still had a lot of stuff from when i was younger but i wanted to get things that i lost and were destroyed. It took a while to get back to that point because simply, it's not mine, i'm re buying it. It doesn't feel like yours anymore if that makes sense..?
I have spent a tonne of dollar dollar bills ya'll, and before re buying i told myself to just enjoy what i get, buy the things i like.
I had sealed tins, vintage packs, vintage toys, really expensive stuff that before 2020 didn't cost all that much and as soon as i lost it BAM, things went through the roof, insurance wasn't even close to the value, i lost out big time. But with what i did get from the insurance i purchased my favourite things.
Following CZcams content throughout the year i learnt a lot about "investing", which is funny because as a kid i collected to sell everything in the future but i grew so attached to it i don't see it as an investment now, it's very much a part of me and holds a lot of memories and the stuff i re bought are MY favourite things.
PokeVault8 said something in 2023 that really hit me, "If everything goes to ZERO, i'll have a hell of a time opening it all up"
I don't think i could bring myself to open my sealed product, i enjoy knowing i have it so much because i've lost it all before and don't wish that upon anyone but if everything becomes worthless to everyone else it will never be worthless to me..
I've constantly asked myself, "what happened to people just enjoying what they have?", "why do people care about a PSA10 so much?", and i think that's really dangerous.
Let them care, let them buy and sell, that may be part of THEIR hobby, where enjoying what i have is part of mine they like to spend and make money. I get that and i accept that now.
I'm scared that grading will devalue my collection a lot, i'm not into grading, i think it's a scam.
(It can say 10 and clearly be lower with visible edge wear inside the slab, i have raw cards that are clearly a 10 but will only be bought at raw value)
It's quite a shit show at the moment but i really hope more people just enjoy having things in general rather than the value, that's how this hobby started.
Like, if you had a base set Charizard as a kid, you were a king, because it was the best card, not the most valuable. Value shouldn't be the front man of a collectible hobby, enjoyment should.
I really enjoyed this video and the topic has been on my mind for a while now, i do think there are a bigger percentage of investors > collectors, and i hope it does change but it isn't the be all and end all.
Just enjoy what you have. Collect what you love.
A good point to focus on the positives no matter what state your hobby is in. After all, if it doesn’t bring joy why do it? Keep opening up Eva, Eva’s Binder/Bangers/Bangs is back!
I’m so jealous of your collection! I wish I got into liking Pokémon sooner, I only started liking it in 2021 :( I play stuff like Pokémon Rumble, Detective Pikachu, Pokémon Shuffle on the 3DS but still didn’t understand Pokémon >_>
I opened my first pack in 20 years when I found out about the 151 release. I’m just here because the pretty pictures look great on my wall. And I’m having a lot of fun doing it for the art.
I totally fell in love with that grumpy charmander trying to fight a pidgey through a window, that’s my favorite card… then I found out about the 151 set and that was it for me, I got sucked in.
I’m starting a collection of sleeping Pokemon cards and those figurines on the bean bags are precious and would look great on my display. Where did you get them?
Welcome back, can't believe its been almost a year!
I thought you left to never comeback - well nice to see you back even if you stop uploading again.
Good to have you back!
nice collection. i have almost all the boxes you have back there but... mine are opened several years ago. all i got sealed now are the newer sets like unified minds. i wich i had older sealed boxes. great collection girl !
good to see a new vid. Would be super excited for more white board, cost benefit analysis heavy vids. Show me the discount rate. (on topic. I hoard sealed product for the long term and have never sold a pokemon card)
So glad you are back!!!
Great to see you back!
Ive been out here just collecting for the PC since 2011, and have to tell you its never steered me wrong. Wouldnt change it for anything :D
I have some expensive cards but my favorite that I own is my Tyranitar Prime from Unleashed that I pulled myself in college. I graded it last year and it's my first slab ever! It's a 8 because my binder was bad quality and at that time keeping them in perfect shape was not really my top priority. I personnally opened my instagram page only to share my pokémon cards, plushies, goodies and to meet likeminded people that just collect for the fun of it because we like it.
I barely got back into into it this year & I have a small collection.. I just got my 151 booster box & I pulled a gold mew ex which was pretty cool 👍
You’re back!
Great to see you back
Great to see you again!
Hi I now came across your channel. I am an actual person who is a collector along with my grandson who collects too. I only have loads of uncompleted sets which I'm trying to slowly fill. Anyway point I was going to make is I'm not against people selling say single cards to make a little but its the people who do go in it for money only rip people off & charge silly over the market prices. Do love your collection you have though very nice.
You’re back 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for making a video! You’ve been missed.
I'm planning on getting in on the 151 release but I'm waiting to see what I'm gifted this year. The only cards I have are from my starter set from 1998-99ish? I think other than that I'm interested in collecting Evolving Skies and the 25th anniversary. I've been playing Pokemon Go on and off since 2016 so my digital collection there is decent. My daughter recently started collecting cards because she got them in a happy meal so I'm working on building her a deck so I can break out my OG cards and play.
I really enjoyed the video and the points you made.
What is the microphone that you are using, it sounds wonderful
so happy to see you again!
idk who you are or where your channel has been hiding. But keep up the content! Love the collection
How do i get information on when these conventions will take place. I also live in jeresey and would love to attend.
A new Eva video! 🎉Good to see ya
Great vid, need more!
the whole debate of what is a “true collector” i think in the heart of it is just people trying to see whether there is actual love behind the person or just someone who views the cards as money bills.
I honestly think there are more true collectors than people may think but some people in this hobby they care too much about value and selling that they create this bubble around them with mostly people who focus on those things and end up having a wrapped view on the hobby. You can’t be like “is there true collectors out there?” But then be around mostly sellers/investors and expecting to find them.
Nice to see you back Eva
Eva, I think there are 10’s of thousands if not millions of collectors that just collect, small and large. I think being at shows or events, you are going to see a lot of what you are seeing because that’s is what happens a in ecosystems like that. A lot of sellers, equals a lot of selling. There are definitely collectors. A lot of them. P.S. I love the content. More videos.
Welcome back we missed you!
She truly did answer the age old question “do you even lift?” In Pokémon format.
We need more philosophy in the world, especially in Pokemon. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
As a collector who hasn't really sold much cards (besides $1 V cards) I think Collecting and the "Business side" of pokemon go hand in hand. I've always been someone that pays attention to the market for the cards I want. Waiting for them to drop, and watching them go up (or crash lmao). But either way, seeing my collection hold value is really exciting to me. Sure I have a deeper collection that isn't really all the valuable - I collect Team Skull FA Trainers - but I can't see myself being a collector if there wasn't some sort of value tied into the cards. With that being said, tho the 2021-2022 pokemon craze was tiring, it kinda gave me this old Black Friday craze I never felt since back in like 2010. Not that there were deals, but the fact that everyone was going crazy for cards. Made me excited. Lost a lot of money during that time 😅
i’ve let go of many things i had as “investments” because they hit my price targets, and i’ve been focusing a lot more on things i want to keep which are slabs/cards over sealed
Eva back with a bang ❤ and bangs 😊
I think about this too
I agree with you, a lot of the content out there/coming out are business transaction based, nothing wrong with it as you said but pages and accounts run by Collectors should be at the top.
Favourite card is my BGS 8.5 Expedition Charizard, not the most expensive card in my collection but it means the most to me as I never thought I'd own one 😁😅
She's back!!!!!
I was actually at both of those shows in Woodbridge and just went to the show this last Saturday at Parsippany. I might have seen u maybe even have purchased from u. But yeah lots of people just buy to resell at scalped prices and it destroys the hobby for a lot of us collectors. I collect sealed products and I’m a sucker for sealed promos. But I do collect cards (raw mostly) btw sick display I love it. And your collection 🤤 so jealous lol. Anyways I’m from saddle river so if you do more shows in Jersey I might see u there. 😊
I know exactly what you mean the fear of missing out is fading away things dont cost a million bucks anymore i love dragons exalted similar to your dark explorers set and i was able to recently finaly pick up the full art ho-oh mew and rayquaza from that set without breaking the bank now i have them im never letting em go it like a weight lifted hope things calm down more next year and i can pick up the corocoro mew i love that card so much but its so expensive
I feel like I'm hybrid in this topic. I absolutely love collecting cool things, whether that be lighters, knives, pens, etc. I grew up playing, and watching Pokémon and miss it. Just got back into collecting and I love getting the high value cards, and keep track of their prices, even though I cant see myself selling it. I'm not chasing any cards in specific, just going after all the rare stuff bc I like to collect random rare stuff lol. I did however get a holo Gengar in the sv151 set and even though its not worth anything really, I will treat that card as it is worth more. There is definitely that factor of having specific cards I like I suppose. Also got lucky with that super rare Iono in my first Paldea pack, and also got a plane jane non holo. I will be keeping both together lol.
My favorite card in my collection is 25th Anniversary ______’s Pikachu or Happy Birthday Pikachu card. It’s the reprint so it’s not worth much. But I love it. It was a gift.
My 2nd favorite card is XY Evolutions Charizard holographic. I was excited about pulling it because I didn’t pull the original card as a kid (even though I had two of them from Base and Base 2 back then). And it was pulled from a pack that came from the Kangaskan EX box a close friend got me for Christmas 2016. That close friend is dead now and the Charizard is very very special to me as a result. It’s the same level importance as the Pikachu card.
Im excited too!😁
It is called the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It is not the Pokémon hoarding and never sell/trade game. Don't let people gatekeep how they think the hobby should be enjoyed. Cash is a great way to facilitate a trade between two collectors.
Yeah is great and all, but people that only buy cards to resell are the ones that are making this hobby horrible. I can no longer get cards that are overpriced is sad.
Oh stop, anyone can enjoy this hobby however they please. Don’t hate because someone is doing something different.
This is my job and I don’t care that all of you don’t like it.
For me, it's an investment. It's the same as collecting baseball cards.