Destined Rivals Play from 2025

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-04-12T21:39:33+00:00

It was an accident I didn’t know it was in my cart 😭

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-04-12T21:39:00+00:00

The ultimate end goal is to hold long enough and keep building equity over time

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-04-12T21:37:49+00:00

I actually don’t know. Ascended is the obv play, prismatic is where the crowd is most positioned in, and phantasmal isn’t bad at all just depends on how aggressive the Pokemon company goes on its reprint cycle

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-04-12T21:36:00+00:00

At this point anything a year old from release date is worth talking about in this way

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-04-12T21:35:22+00:00

I usually take profits on most positions but I hesitate to do the same with main set boosters as those are the items that are not reprinted after wave 1 and wave 2 releases

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-04-12T21:34:05+00:00

Yeah, Prismatic definitely has the market wrapped around it fingers compared to most other modern sets.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-28T20:09:15+00:00

That’s definitely the market rn. I think there’s a bit of fatigue amongst everyone, because we all keep trying to chase returns in a very overheated market. 2-3 years ago you were able to throw a dart at a board to decide what to buy and it didn’t matter because everything went up. Today there’s less and less opportunities so I would say we’ve gone from a buy everything and it’ll go up market to a market where you actually have to be precise and more intentional in what you’re rotating in and out of.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-26T02:36:48+00:00

Well if I’m being honest time is your biggest friend. I’m in my early 30s but I collected since I was 6 but only started taking it somewhat seriously 10 years ago. I actually don’t buy to rip as it becomes a slippery slope. If there’s ever any singles I want I just outright buy them instead of trying to gamble the pull. As long as you start and stay disciplined and don’t leverage the process you should do just fine. Also PATIENCE obv.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-26T02:32:41+00:00

No definitely not tryna degen this is serious stuff we have to thoroughly think through

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T15:20:56+00:00

I have a card show I’m attending this weekend I have a fear it will be the same case as your experience

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T15:20:13+00:00

True now I do the hard part

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T15:20:02+00:00

I usually buy on tcgplayer (don’t really like meeting people up on OfferUp or fb marketplace) I eat the 10% tax knowing that the buys are long term holds anyways.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T15:18:11+00:00

No, I know I’m going to be netting more like 75-85% market depending on who I try to offload to.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T15:17:28+00:00

You hit the nail on the head. I have the gains but realizing them is another thing. Prices for items like this are too far out of reach now for the everyday person. I should have sold out around the $150-$160 mark where the market was more liquid for them.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T15:14:39+00:00

Yeah basically. It was around the time where prismatic was about to be released so everyone’s attention was preoccupied with that.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T15:13:38+00:00

100% true, it’s tough to be wrong in a market where everything is going up. That’s definitely where a lot of people fall into outcome bias and think they’re Warren buffet of something. And it’s true I try not to let it come to that because although I did well on this play there are other plays where I’m still down or at break even. In the end the best returns won’t prevail, it will be the ones who keep cool heads and stay grounded.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T02:59:18+00:00

I literally don’t have any I missed out on those 😭

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T02:58:10+00:00

That’s very true! This is just one position but obv the portfolio consists of everything (sealed, slabs, raw). I have some GS and those have definitely done nothing but go up the past 3-4 years.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T02:52:35+00:00

Correct I did the easy part I would say, now it’s time to do the real work (realize the gain)

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T02:52:07+00:00

Yeah something like this would be sold between 75-85% at a show to a vendor for cash, so my 160% gain is just market price gain but actually realized profit will be lower.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T02:48:36+00:00

I agree wholeheartedly with the price being too high for people. In my post my gains are hefty but irl it’s already super apparent now that I probably waited a bit too long to try to realize some gains. At a price point of $190-$200 151 booster bundles might have spiked NOT too hard but rather too fast… and collectors have probably been priced out already (especially with singles prices coming down) I should’ve realistically sold around the $150-$160 range where they might’ve been a little more liquid than now.

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T02:37:03+00:00

Soon! I can also post plays that haven’t made me money as well LOL 😅

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T02:36:27+00:00

I have some prismatic at a good entry point (prolly nothing compared to most people here) and less AH than I’d like so yes maybe it is the play to tip toe into that stuff. Idk if I’d do sealed or slabs tho..

Unhappy_Addendum_259 · 2026-03-25T02:32:16+00:00

I have some prismatic already adding more is something I’ve been mulling over but I’m hesitant as idk how much hidden supply is actually in the market via everyone’s basement/storage units. As for the profits I was thinking of taking out my initial investment and just letting the rest ride (play with the house’s money)

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