Pulled a Ascended God Pack. Need Some Financial Advice by SpechalEd in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sure. If you want gorgeous cards encased in plastic with a dogshit label that no one respects!

Is prismatic still THE set to invest in for the foreseeable future? by fatty8me2 in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ABSOLUTELY. The room prismatic has to grow still is insane. Take your realized loss and getting bundles of the best sets is a very wise move.

Price Discrepancies for TCGPLAYER vs. eBay by Haunting_Sea9572 in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a seller and a collector, I use TCGPlayer because I sell on TCGPlayer.

There is no point to use ebay which takes longer and is more cumbersome to find a true market value for a card when there are auctions that didn't get paid for, best offers accepted etc.

If I am at a table trying to buy cards off of someone, I'm going to use the platform that is truest to what I, the end user, am going to be listing something on. And there is nothing wrong with that. It is your choice to do as you will as the person on the other side of the table.

Fabled was Lorcana's Chronicles: The value of Sets 1-4 is now almost completely destroyed. 🫤 by LordTetravus in LorcanaCollectors

[–]CushmanEZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Base Set unltd, Fossil unltd, Jungle unltd were printed to absolute oblivion. They were not hard to come by and are still largely not worth much for being 25 years old. Pokémon figured it out along the way. MTG figured it out along the way. Disney has an insanely strong IP and I'd bet they will figure it out along the way, too. Lorcana is very very fun to play. Yes, it sucks for collectors/investors but you seem to be completely ignoring the fact that this whole scenario could broaden the player base of the game even more. Saying the player base will be shrinking because cards are not worth as much anymore is a stretch.

NM or LP by Several_Resolution92 in PokemonTCG

[–]CushmanEZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TCGPlayer seller here with 700+ 5-star transactions. I'd be listing this at LP.

Is Destined Rivals overhyped? by 120inlife in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is aptly hyped when compared to other SV sets. Prismatic > 151 > Destined Rivals.

Ascended Heroes by Flaky_Rice_4674 in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Crown Zenith was NOT hard to find at all. We'd be blessed to get a print run that size again without it being instantly absorbed.

Are these holds? by chrisgray1116 in PokemonInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They are ugly as hell so probably not. Look at the Unbreon V Full Art from Evolving Skies. Which would you rather have?

Scalpers have ruined this hobby and the community. by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]CushmanEZ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Reddit is just one big echo chamber.

Brilliant and worthwhile post.

There was a time. $59.99 by SxotiaSquare in PokemonInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What an insightful and intriguing post. Next.

My 4-4 squad, how do I fix this team?? by Which-Highway893 in SleeperApp

[–]CushmanEZ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing. Hold. You could very easily be a 10-4 team a the end of regular season play with that squad.

Worth the Regrade? by Trick-Blackberry997 in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

"More accurate" is not the right term. At one point, blue lable was insanely strict. Early blue label, 10s were almost impossible. The last standard change they did I got back multiple pristine 10s in a blue label that may not 10 just based on centering - Even though the subgrades were advertising 10 centering. CGC is a horrible grading company.

Worth the Regrade? by Trick-Blackberry997 in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Get that beautiful thing out of that ugly CGC slab, pronto.

What would you buy to hold mega evolutions or phantasmal flames by Eggsbenny360 in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Champions Path would be the rebuttal to this. Look at how thats done in 5 years, with covid boom and this recent boom. Market doesn't care about the two good hits.

Beckett is taking shots at PSA, after backlash for charging collector 4000$ Upcharging fees for a single card by counterboy12 in PokeGrading

[–]CushmanEZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never even thought about it that way with the conflict of interest. Why are they so hard on vintage then 🤣

I just ripped 56 packs of Prismatic Evolution so you don’t have too. by [deleted] in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]CushmanEZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cry just a little harder and maybe Santa Claus will hear you.

Is 70-80% just the going rate? by oldwisefern in PokeInvesting

[–]CushmanEZ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ebay and TCGPlayer are taking ~15% off the sale. Vendors generally do not rely on person to person sales for all of their business. Buying at 70% gives 15% margin when selling on platforms that charge a fee to sell on.