POKEMON INVESTING BUY ALERT: 2 New Positions

After spending all weekend analyzing the Pokémon market, I had to make a move.

As I teased earlier this month, I’ll be releasing a Pokémon Market Update every month moving forward (first post in about two weeks).

This has led me to dive deep into the data of the market and I’ve concluded that there are some sets/items that I NEED to buy immediately.

I’ve spent too much time/capital diversifying into average sets over the years and have not placed enough focus on the sets that are obvious winners.

Here are the new sealed Pokémon card investments I am making as we speak:

1. Prismatic Evolutions Booster Bundle Boxes

• Cost Basis: ~$75-80/box

• Size: 1.8% of portfolio

• Source: eBay (click here to use the search I used as an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a purchase)

I bought these back in January at around $70/box but it is time to triple down and buy 3x the amount of bundles as I bought then.

For reasons I will explain later in the month (it’s also just obvious as hell), this set is one of the all-time sets.

It will be a fan favorite for years to come.

I knew this, but I didn’t realize just HOW good it is compared to every other set.

Just look at all these cards worth > $50:

Source: TCGPlayer.com

Source: TCGPlayer.com

Most sets only have a handful of cards over $50. Prismatic has 16.

The depth of hits is legendary.

Here are the sets from the last few years that have anywhere near that many:

1. Evolving Skies - 16

2. 151 - 14

3. Chilling Reign - 9

Evolving Skies is 3x as expensive, 151 is 2x as expensive, and Chilling Reign is comparable in price but is much less deep.

Did I mention those other three sets are out of print already? Meaning they’ve had more time to appreciate.

Starting to make sense now? I hope so.

Out of all the ways to buy Prismatic Evolutions, Booster Bundles provide the best value at current market prices.

Elite Trainer Boxes have dipped from $200 to $170 after a recent restock, but that isn’t far enough for me to favor those instead.

I am a buyer of more ETBs below $150 should that happen but I just don’t see it.

If I didn’t own Prismatic yet, I would be buying both right now.

This set is a MUST OWN when you consider:

1. The number of cards worth a lot of money in this set

2. The amount that people have bought since release

3. The amount that has been reprinted and bought up immediately

When you compare all of the measurable metrics, Prismatic beats every other set out there in the modern area.

Everyone on earth will wish they bought this and/or bought more when these little booster bundles hit $200+.

It won’t take long for that to happen and even if they reprint more of it, it just won’t be enough.

You’ve been warned.

2. Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Boxes

• Cost Basis: ~$135/box

• Size: 1.1% of portfolio

• Source: eBay (click here to use the search I used as an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a purchase)

I know, I know.

Me buying a brand new set is unprecedented.

However, after reviewing all of the data I just have to own these.

I am buying with the hope that TPC is able to reprint more of them over the next two years and bring the price down below $100.

If they do, I am prepared to buy A LOT more of them.

If they don’t, I at least have a position locked in place.

As things sit, Ascended Heroes is the most loved set since Prismatic Evolutions and will get overshadowed by the 30th anniversary (which releases later this year).

Given how much printing capacity will be given to that 30th anniversary set, I think it is risky to NOT own Ascended Heroes right now.

I don’t like buying sets right after release but there is a real world in which TPC underestimated demand for these and overestimate how much people will like the 30th anniversary set.

If I’m wrong, I’m willing to live with it (and buy more later).

Celebrations was the 25th anniversary set and it did not do as well as everyone thought it would.

The two sets released before Celebrations?

Chilling Reign and Evolving Skies.

Interesting right?

WARNING: When buying sealed Pokémon on eBay or TCGPlayer, you must ensure that the sellers are highly reputable with significant selling history on the platform

I bought both of these from sellers that I have ordered from in the past that have perfect reputations with 10,000+ positive feedback.

The moment you ignore this advice is the moment it will hurt you.

Don’t be that person.

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This post is not financial or investment advice.

I am simply informing you of what I have done with my own capital.

What you choose to do with your capital is at your own discretion.

While I will always vouch for the content I publish and the ideas I teach, there are limits to what I’m legally allowed to encourage without putting myself in harms way.