it's pretty special to have a unique item

Auction in my area would you pay it?

1998 japanese vending series 3 machoke psa 10

language exclusive and art exclusive (no other card variation)

estimated 75-150k total print run

293 psa 10 pop

machoke carrying ditto, sanshrew, doduo, and chansey on a rock by none other than tomokazu komiya

what's your rarest?

Hold or sell?? What is your opinion?

I received an offer of 3,800 dollars

Link in comments. The anonymous man started collecting late-90s. His little boy got him into it.

Last 15 years his collections has been hidden away in the attic.

- *"The man said he had bought some complete sets of the cards from someone in Malaysia on eBay. One set which cost him £300 at the time went for £75,000 at Wednesday's auction."*

- *"Its top lot was the Legendary Collection Complete Master Set, including a Charizard card in near-mint condition. It had been pitched at £15,000-£20,000 but bagged £100,000."*

He played the game boy, and he learned to play it right, to quote the late, great Kenneth Rogers, esquire. He's rich for the rest of his life 👏👏👏

(source: BBC)

So I bought a booster box of the PE out of nostalgia, not knowing the difficult pull rates and hoping to get an Umbreon just for myself. I bought it on a whim. Do i grade or sell raw?

Can someone help me understand why some cards' PSA 10 is worth x10 raw and others not even x2? Is it just the gem rate? If so, how does gem rate (or other factor) affect whether it's a better or worse investment? The example photo is what got me confused, because I feel like SIR of Venusaur is a good hold, but the low PSA 10 value caught me off guard. Thanks for any help!!

I picked this card up today for $140 (small whitening on back), it’s pretty low pop, PSA total pop of like 325, and a PSA 10 just sold for 20k. Is this actually a desirable card? Would you grade it?

Card fell pretty hard and I want to pick it up. Is now the time or do you guys think it’ll fall farther?

Got asked if I want to purchase these. Need them both for two different collections. But they are both damaged by the looks of them. But still starting to be hard to come by in my country and expensive.

Is this a good price for them?

Wondering how much more the PKC ETB will drop before I should scoop one for the long term

All of these cards were pulled by myself as a kid. They have been sitting in a box in my old room at my parents' house since release. My question to the community is, what are the most secure options to get real estimates on what my collection is worth? What apps can give the most reliable pre-grade estimate (e.g. Collectr and TCG)? Which grading companies do people trust (other than PSA)?

Thank you in advance.

Hey everyone, so I currently am in the midst of almost completing the entire XY full art (including secret rares) and I was just wondering how will these cards fair in the future if I keep most of them raw. I maybe plan to grade the most expensive ones but most of the collection will be raw. Is this an entire collection a good long term hold? I collected these kids because they were my favorites but at one point in the future if they go up a lot I would probably sell. So how do you think these cards will look price wise?

Pulled this today out of 40 AH packs. I have never sold any of my cards and this is probably the most valued pull out of my collection. You guys think value will appreciate down the line?

Thoughts on sugimori autos long term? Was thinking if this market would explode in the future?

Now both Tina and Moonbreon in similar range $3k-$3.5k

I can only grab one and hold long term and not sure which one is better. Do we think we hit the bottom yet for this wave of modern pull back?

I swear don’t comment if you only collect vintage idgaf about vintage.

EDIT: I’m getting Tina. Team Tina let’s get it.

A buyer messaged me that most cards he gets are worst than listed condition. Im sure thats true. But tells me to cancel if its not and threatens negative feedback. He purchased a near mint card for $15. A 7 goes for twice as much and an 8 goes for ten times as much.

Seems like he's just buying near mint cards with high resell for good grades. Im going to refund and block him but im wondering how well it works out for him?

Messaging to let seller know to refund if its not to his standards could weed out cheap cards that wouldn't grade high. Im sure sellers also wouldn't mind refunding him low cost amounts to avoid negative feedback and not deal with the hassle for a few dollars.

Looking for some serious advice / opinions here. I know these cards are going crazy right now, but is the time to sell now or hold longer? I’m not hard up for money, but I’m only into this card for the grading fee a year ago. I am wondering if I’ll be leaving money on the table if I keep holding…what’s everyone’s thoughts?

Found at an estate sale. Both sealed.