ye nobody gave AF about fusion strike when it was out…
TheShinyHunter3
Once a crap set, always a crap set.
Rhavels
that is just investor bro and sneaker heads
UncleJimsStoryCorner
I’m not looking to speculate on pokemon cards as an ”””investment””’ but I will be holding my cards until at least six months after they go out of print for this reason. I’m guessing NM/M master sets will probably gain value at that point.
moosemountainman
I think there’s also a rather huge portion of people who have recently started collecting or collecting again and some of those older sets ARE new to them. I got cards when I was a kid when they first came out, but didn’t start collecting again until last year. All those runs are completely new to me! That said I won’t pay over msrp and wish I had chosen a less crazy year to rediscover how much fun it is to collect cards.
Fuzzy_ToeBeansDeluxe
I hate that I’m pretty basic at pokemon so I like the most popular pokemon which end up being the most expensive, I decided to make a rule for myself not to buy above msrp cause it just doesn’t make sense to pay that much for pretty cardboard
SomedayGuy117
5 years from now people will say the same thing about Journey Together or some other set that everyone thought was garbage
Wise_Guy_33
I bought 10 boxes of fusion strike for $85 each back when it came out. Do I hold or sell now?
trull__
Yeah that’s way too funny. I remember when people used to shit on this set when it came out and was available everywhere here in Europe for msrp and cheaper. Now people are acting like it’s one of the best sets ever. The truth lies in the middle I guess.
Ill-Advertising5885
One of the most terrible sets and people are spending this much
angusrocker22
Used to be able to get Fusion Strike and other SwSh packs in the Sam’s Club Heavy Hitters boxes for around $1.50 per pack when the boxes went on sale for $20. Even when they were full price at $40 it was still under $3 per pack and sometimes included Evolving Skies.
Yes because it’s pseudo gambling for a majority of people and they just want the expensive cards
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HeatFireAsh
I remember people hated evolutions because it came in everything and had no competitive cards and then one day boom it went sky high
Complex-Asparagus-42
To be fair, people still had a hangover from Evolving Skies so this set was kind of overlooked at the time. Everyone was still chasing that moonbreon!
gimmer0074
meanwhile 2017 sets and 2020 sets stay shitty
pabloslemon2011
Never a big fan of the set when it came out and was a bit shocked when suddenly it was going for like $10+ a pack now. Just like the first time when I saw Evolving Skies was suddenly like $30 a pack. I remember pulling a shit ton when it came out, to the point that I was sick of buying that set lol.
NaturalBreadfruit100
Basically every collecting hobby at the moment💀feels like a war whenever I want to get anything nowadays
Senior-Feature8276
I just want to find anything after Obsidian Flames for MSRP.
sk1990
It’s all driven by specific chase cards.
thejimmycan
They had to give away evolutions for years
TraditionNo1886
It’s the same in crypto. In 2018-2019 when Bitcoin was sub-$5k most people didn’t want it. At $100k now everyone from major corporations to middle schoolers wants it.
ThatDudeParkerJames
I wish I would have saved at least one of each to keep sealed. But I had no self control when it came to ripping back then 😂 lots of swsh hits to show for it at least. Miss those times a lot we didn’t realize how good we had it.
dubbs4president
People tend to forget how much pull rates improved during Scarlett/Violet era. I remember opening Fusion Strike booster boxes and the best card you get is one or two full arts. It was not uncommon to get a box of maybe 10 V-Vmax cards and one full art V or full art trainer card as the big hit.
tcevan
If you constantly do the opposite of what people are saying on Pokemon subreddits, you’ll always be ahead.
DrMurphDurf
Shit just six months ago I bought a sealed case of shrouded fable ETB’s for $350 because nobody wanted them
Remember folks, every set gets its flowers eventually
Vast_Store4226
I remember when I was buying FS for $80 a booster box 25 for a build and battle kit which is better then an etb in my opinion
SacKingsAmiiboHunter
lol
RamoneBolivarSanchez
Lol damn this is too real
stumper82
It blows my mind that it was only a year ago where most sealed product of Sw&Sh and S&V was below market price. The fact that a booster box of Scarlet & Violet base set is now over $200 is insane because for the same price you can buy the top 8 most expensive cards individually of that set! So why in the hell would I buy a booster box now?
So sad people are now buying sealed product to resell or hold for years instead of ripping as it was meant to do. I’m just glad I had my fun and got to rip lots of sets for below market.
DreamsiclesPlz
I thought people hated Fusion Strike and memed on it when it came out? Funny how things change lol
KawaiiSlave
Typical investors summed up.
SRJ342
Difference is someone who likes Pokemon and someone who ‘knows’ Pokemon.
Ellegaard839
Wait is fusion strike trendy? Should I sell my cards
jerrycan666
I swear prices are being pumped by credit card scammers easy untraceable thing.
CrikeyRL
Dude it’s insane… I was buying Fusion Strike boxes back in 2022 for $130AUD on ebay which is basically the equivalent to €70. I can’t believe how FOMO gets into people’s brains and they need something now just because the price has risen.
Rushstylebuizel
venoguard717
I feel like I’m the only person who collects cards just for fun and not like it’s the stock exchange
MaliciousMalefactory
Same thing with Obsidian Flames. I watched my LGS try to sell it off for months then it disappears in a weak.
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ye nobody gave AF about fusion strike when it was out…
Once a crap set, always a crap set.
that is just investor bro and sneaker heads
I’m not looking to speculate on pokemon cards as an ”””investment””’ but I will be holding my cards until at least six months after they go out of print for this reason. I’m guessing NM/M master sets will probably gain value at that point.
I think there’s also a rather huge portion of people who have recently started collecting or collecting again and some of those older sets ARE new to them. I got cards when I was a kid when they first came out, but didn’t start collecting again until last year. All those runs are completely new to me! That said I won’t pay over msrp and wish I had chosen a less crazy year to rediscover how much fun it is to collect cards.
I hate that I’m pretty basic at pokemon so I like the most popular pokemon which end up being the most expensive, I decided to make a rule for myself not to buy above msrp cause it just doesn’t make sense to pay that much for pretty cardboard
5 years from now people will say the same thing about Journey Together or some other set that everyone thought was garbage
I bought 10 boxes of fusion strike for $85 each back when it came out. Do I hold or sell now?
Yeah that’s way too funny. I remember when people used to shit on this set when it came out and was available everywhere here in Europe for msrp and cheaper. Now people are acting like it’s one of the best sets ever. The truth lies in the middle I guess.
One of the most terrible sets and people are spending this much
Used to be able to get Fusion Strike and other SwSh packs in the Sam’s Club Heavy Hitters boxes for around $1.50 per pack when the boxes went on sale for $20. Even when they were full price at $40 it was still under $3 per pack and sometimes included Evolving Skies.
I like when Futurama did it
https://preview.redd.it/get6dcxpbq5f1.jpeg?width=3874&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4b952839ab206972167e6b32696294e151075b4
Yes because it’s pseudo gambling for a majority of people and they just want the expensive cards
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I remember people hated evolutions because it came in everything and had no competitive cards and then one day boom it went sky high
To be fair, people still had a hangover from Evolving Skies so this set was kind of overlooked at the time. Everyone was still chasing that moonbreon!
meanwhile 2017 sets and 2020 sets stay shitty
Never a big fan of the set when it came out and was a bit shocked when suddenly it was going for like $10+ a pack now. Just like the first time when I saw Evolving Skies was suddenly like $30 a pack. I remember pulling a shit ton when it came out, to the point that I was sick of buying that set lol.
Basically every collecting hobby at the moment💀feels like a war whenever I want to get anything nowadays
I just want to find anything after Obsidian Flames for MSRP.
It’s all driven by specific chase cards.
They had to give away evolutions for years
It’s the same in crypto. In 2018-2019 when Bitcoin was sub-$5k most people didn’t want it. At $100k now everyone from major corporations to middle schoolers wants it.
I wish I would have saved at least one of each to keep sealed. But I had no self control when it came to ripping back then 😂 lots of swsh hits to show for it at least. Miss those times a lot we didn’t realize how good we had it.
People tend to forget how much pull rates improved during Scarlett/Violet era. I remember opening Fusion Strike booster boxes and the best card you get is one or two full arts. It was not uncommon to get a box of maybe 10 V-Vmax cards and one full art V or full art trainer card as the big hit.
If you constantly do the opposite of what people are saying on Pokemon subreddits, you’ll always be ahead.
Shit just six months ago I bought a sealed case of shrouded fable ETB’s for $350 because nobody wanted them
Remember folks, every set gets its flowers eventually
I remember when I was buying FS for $80 a booster box 25 for a build and battle kit which is better then an etb in my opinion
lol
Lol damn this is too real
It blows my mind that it was only a year ago where most sealed product of Sw&Sh and S&V was below market price. The fact that a booster box of Scarlet & Violet base set is now over $200 is insane because for the same price you can buy the top 8 most expensive cards individually of that set! So why in the hell would I buy a booster box now?
So sad people are now buying sealed product to resell or hold for years instead of ripping as it was meant to do. I’m just glad I had my fun and got to rip lots of sets for below market.
I thought people hated Fusion Strike and memed on it when it came out? Funny how things change lol
Typical investors summed up.
Difference is someone who likes Pokemon and someone who ‘knows’ Pokemon.
Wait is fusion strike trendy? Should I sell my cards
I swear prices are being pumped by credit card scammers easy untraceable thing.
Dude it’s insane… I was buying Fusion Strike boxes back in 2022 for $130AUD on ebay which is basically the equivalent to €70. I can’t believe how FOMO gets into people’s brains and they need something now just because the price has risen.
I feel like I’m the only person who collects cards just for fun and not like it’s the stock exchange
Same thing with Obsidian Flames. I watched my LGS try to sell it off for months then it disappears in a weak.