![]() ![]() In short, according to MSRP prices, it was an investment of nearly $11,000 Canadian dollars that has done greater returns than any index fund available in the same three year time span. These items I don’t mind holding on my shelf as actual long-term investments, and I was able to acquire them strictly from profits derived from modern product. I have used the profit to invest in various black and white era booster boxes, and one higher end worlds card. It is what you consider to be worthwhile. I don’t think it’s worth it to hold long term and this post may be laughed at in a few years, but I believe “investments” don’t need to be long term to be successful. ![]() This expenditure in modern allowed me to expand my collection by a sizeable amount, so therefore I consider it worthwhile, and relatively low risk. I am a small time buyer/seller based in Canada, as such the market is significantly smaller overall. It’s not as tedious as I originally expected. I can tell you confidently, in just a three year period, my profit margins are worthwhile enough where I consider modern an acceptable “investment”.Īlso, it’s important to note because the prices have stayed relatively affordable, people feel comfortable paying for a complete case, instead of selling all 84 booster boxes individually. With a total of 12 sets in Sword and Shield, including 3 additional cases for the sets I thought I had potential and subtracting one for ignoring battle styles, I own 14 cases, or 84 booster boxes. Regardless, this strategy is the same one I will deploy for scarlet and violet. However I also acknowledge the print run to evolving skies is significantly larger than flashfire, although I also believe fundamentally evolving skies is a better set. As long as that remains the case, I believe the set has potential to be opened, limiting sealed supply and therefore increasing price. Any alternate art currently gives you a fair amount back as well if graded appropriately. Modern examples are Flashfire at $3,500 a box when only two cards can make you even close to breaking even.įor evolving skies, the “moonbreon”is higher than the box in a PSA 10, and I believe a 9 you break even. I saw it discussed in this thread that “people won’t buy sealed product because the cards inside provide no value”, however the proportionality of sealed product to the cards inside has always been massively skewed. I don’t have the same faith in modern product as I do for previous generations, however I believe certain sets have potential, even though they may be overhyped. Call it short term, call it long term, I classify it as enough time to make it worthwhile. Now, I will begin to offload the last three years of “investing”. ![]() I then waited until this week, with the release of the new Generation Scarlet and Violet. I made it super simple, as a predominantly generation 1 through 4 collector, if I recognized the majority of the characters in the set, I figured it was a good purchase lol. I also ignored any sets released through elite trainer boxes, not worth my time in general. What I’ve done in Sword and Shield is each time a set is released is buy a case, 2 if I think it has incredible potential (evolving skies, brilliant stars and silver tempest), and 0 if I thought the set was uncharacteristically poor (cough cough battle styles). I will share how I utilized this demand to gain relative short-term profits. Now, the sets are genuinely exciting and fun to open. Sun and Moon, even some X&Y there was very little demand for modern product. I think the best way to conceptualize modern product is by the massive demand it currently experiences. ![]() There are those that state modern product is not a good long term investment, and others are saying it is a good investment because they have made xxx return on “evolving skies” or “insert popular set”. Tune in and follow us at twitch.It’s interesting reading this thread, as I see a disconnect between two groups of people. FREE SHIPPING FOR NEW CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.! ![]()
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