In this episode I brought on Joel from @modern_card1. He is a collectibles investor with positions in Pokemon cards (vintage and modern), Football cards and Fortnite cards! I brought him on to get his perspective regarding investing in modern Pokemon cards specifically because a lot of investors are very averse to them. I may still prefer vintage cards, but he offers a lot of information regarding investing in modern cards if you'd like to diversify your Pokemon investment.
Here are some topics we cover:
- Pokemon balancing between print runs and pull rates
- Gold Charizard coming soon?
- Learning from sellers remorse and staying the course
Show Notes
In this episode I brought on Joel from @modern_card1. He is a collectibles investor with positions in Pokemon cards (vintage and modern), Football cards and Fortnite cards! I brought him on to get his perspective regarding investing in modern Pokemon cards specifically because a lot of investors are very averse to them. I may still prefer vintage cards, but he offers a lot of information regarding investing in modern cards if you'd like to diversify your Pokemon investment.
Here's how you can find Joel:
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YoutubeHere are some topics we cover:
- Intro 0:00
- Joel's investing backstory 3:05
- Why invest in Fortnite cards 5:13
- Putting feelers out for modern cards 6:20
- Trophy cards 8:20
- Pokemon balancing between print runs and pull rates 9:31
- Modern ETB's 11:21
- Gold Charizard coming soon? 12:41
- Japanese Pokemon cards are in a league of their own 13:07
- Mapping modern Pokemon booster boxes 13:53
- Scamming makes the real thing more valuable 15:17
- Learning from sellers remorse and staying the course 16:45
- What I'd ask Gary from Pawn Stars if he was on my podcast 19:50
- Don't invest in modern Pokemon cards for the short term 22:28
- What Magic the Gathering can teach Pokemon investors 23:18
- Shipping can be the scariest part 25:29
- PSA vs. BGS 28:15
- Grading cards is a skill 31:03
- Sometimes the most valuable cards are the ones no one took care of 34:03
- Don't sleep on lower graded cards 34:42
- eBay makes Pokemon cards accessible 36:20
- Supply and demand in Pokemon cards 40:40
- The strategy for investing in Modern Pokemon cards 42:04
- The Evolutions Set 49:30
- If you have $100 to spend on Pokemon cards, buy these! 51:27
- First edition stamps on modern Pokemon cards? 54:50
- Do hobbies bleed into each other? 57:53
- $3M Mike Trout card vs. $2.8M record breaking baseballs 1:01:09
- It's about the amount of money you're risking 1:05:57
- Communities around markets 1:07:03
- Pokemon and blockchain 1:12:53
- If you see a PSA 10 for $20, just buy it 1:14:45
- It's the same patterns over and over 1:16:47
- Fortnite cards 1:19:06
- Getting staff cards and other scarce cards 1:25:12
- Buyers and sellers: DO YOUR RESEARCH! 1:26:31
- Print numbers on Pokemon cards 1:28:25
- Will Pokemon copy Magic the Gathering? 1:29:29
- Blockchain and sports cards 1:30:24
- Every prospect that doesn't work out is a lesson you've learned 1:38:28
- 2020 Baseball and Football cards 1:41:20
- Old heads vs. Panini 1:44:31
- Know what you're selling 1:51:38
- Pull rates 1:56:55
- For the love of the hunt 1:59:00
- Remember this moving forward 2:00:00
What is Geeked Out Collecting?
At Geeked Out Collecting podcast we apply financial and investing principles to our hobby collecting - from trading card games like Pokemon and Magic the Gathering to Comic books and Funko Pops, we do it all. The goal is to turn dusty hobby collections into profitable nest eggs.
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