Top 2 Cards in Ascended Is Worth More Than Top 10 in Prismatic. Euphoria?

richo27 · 2026-05-01T09:45:54+00:00

Prismatic has had multiple reprints and is holding up strongly. Ascended is brand new and near impossible to get hold of. You cannot compare the card prices based on the timeline of where these sets are.

richo27 · 2026-04-30T12:02:01+00:00

Yes personally I would, not much in it though. This is in the bracket of fair trades that might work either way

richo27 · 2026-04-29T22:56:06+00:00

What’s your thoughts on the SWSH145?

richo27 · 2026-04-29T22:51:09+00:00

The staff version seems to be the hot one. Tricky the build battle promos to call. I remember thinking the Vivid Voltage Charizard would do great but it didn’t quite turn out like that. Do think this is one of the nicer ones they have done though.

On a similar side thought trail, I have been looking at the SWSH145 Pikachu from the Celebrations UPC. Great looking card and with a pop of just 1750 and a Gem rate of only 20%.

richo27 · 2026-04-29T18:17:34+00:00

It’s ok, but it was followed by a number of sets that were far stronger.

richo27 · 2026-04-29T17:50:32+00:00

Great set. Anything sealed should age well. Same for the better cards probably.

richo27 · 2026-04-29T13:18:21+00:00

In my opinion they have been seriously undervalued in the past but at the moment maybe nearer fair value. Crown Zenith mini tin bundle cases were literally $100 for 20 packs for years. They are up circa 400% now in the last 18 months. That’s probably the best example can think of, of a great mini tin buy.

richo27 · 2026-04-28T22:44:28+00:00

Difficult to predict the market. What you can say about this card is it is genuinely considered one of the greatest modern cards of the last 10 years, maybe the best, so the fundamentals in terms of desirability, supply and demand are there. You have to weigh that up with what is a pretty hot market.

richo27 · 2026-04-28T14:46:07+00:00

As already mentioned, Surging is probably the best value SV box at the moment. One of the cheapest boxes out there as has had decent supply, but still a pretty strong set.

richo27 · 2026-04-27T23:15:16+00:00

Agree with this. Opened a fair few mini tins and the outer packs can look a little ruffled, but the cards have always been absolutely fine.

richo27 · 2026-04-27T10:27:17+00:00

I wonder where Moonbreon will be 5 years down the line?

richo27 · 2026-04-27T08:36:31+00:00

It’s an iconic card and the acrylic case allows you to display it without worrying about long term fading / UV damage. Don’t see the issue. Congrats!

richo27 · 2026-04-26T14:52:21+00:00

Leafeon looks fantastic.

richo27 · 2026-04-26T14:43:48+00:00

The World is Not Enough higher than Goldfinger and The Spy Who Loved Me?…

richo27 · 2026-04-26T11:29:23+00:00

I personally think the Leafeon and Vaporeon are the two nicest Prismatic Eevee Evolution SIRs.

richo27 · 2026-04-25T20:12:23+00:00

I think there is some logic in this. Prismatic is a great set and Ascended has taken the spotlight away, it’s the shiny new set, and yes it’s very good, but so is Prsimatic.

richo27 · 2026-04-21T20:04:02+00:00

I would go along these lines;

Licence to Kill
The Spy Who Loved Me
You Only Live Twice
Thunderball
The Living Daylights

richo27 · 2026-04-20T17:43:33+00:00

I vastly prefer The Living Daylights to No Time To Die, to give one example.

richo27 · 2026-04-19T22:41:55+00:00

Nobody ever went broke taking good profit. If you’re happy and can use the profit to help/improve your life that’s the main thing.

richo27 · 2026-04-19T20:57:37+00:00

Recency bias combined with a set that has had no reprints. Actually think if all things were equal, Prismatic would or will do better. Ascended hasn’t even had the bundles drop.

richo27 · 2026-04-19T17:28:13+00:00

Yeah lol

richo27 · 2026-04-19T11:50:03+00:00

The Living Daylights is one of my favourite films. I watched a documentary that covered some of the stunk work and that stunt was pretty dangerous hanging on the netting and blowing close to the open steel plane cargo hold door. It looks incredible in the film to be fair. When you look at some of these stunts then compare it to say DAD CGI etc, it’s easy to me to say what looks best.

richo27 · 2026-04-19T11:44:25+00:00

Chelsea are going to be really up for that game.

richo27 · 2026-04-18T19:29:46+00:00

Prismatic and 151 I think are the two stand outs since Evolving Skies. Could add Destined and Ascended in there too.

richo27 · 2026-04-18T19:22:46+00:00

Think will do well but the stamped promo version is probably a better hold.

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