>>53064918 #>>53064998 #What you guys are failing to realize is MILLIONS, literally TENS or even HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of people love pokemon and collect the cards.
For fun, let's say that 50 million people like pokemon (I think we can agree that's a massive under assumption). Of those 50 million, let's say 5% collect cards. Let's say of those 5% that collect cards, 20% of them are adults. And let's say of those adults, 10% of them want that Umbreon VMax (umbreon is in the top 5 most popular pokemon of all time, so I think 10% is more than fair).
Let's start with just the card collectors: a gross under estimate, if I'm being honest, of 5% of 50 mil. That's 2,500,000 people collecting cards (lol I wish). Now of those 2.5million collectors, let's find the adults (those most likely to buy singles). At 20% (again, a likely underestimate) of 2.5million, we find ourselves now at 500,000 adults buying singles (if only, lol). And if 10% of those 500k adults who buy singles want an Umbreon VMax rather than try their luck at pulling it, that leaves a 50,000 person long line to stand in for that one card. FIFTY THOUSAND. And let's be real, that's probably a slight to moderate under guess.
So about 20% of those 50k people can be accounted for just in the 9 to 10 range. But that still leaves 80% of people wanting. And while I wouldn't say many people over that 20% would care if it's graded 9 or higher, or even graded, I could easily still see there being demand by another 5 to 10% of collectors over that 20%. That card, and many other rare (in relation to their set) modern cards, will absolutely hold their values and likely still grow in value over time.
TL;DR: Way more than 20k people probably want an Umbreon Vmax in English, which easily covers the entire graded population and likely even the ungraded population as well. That card, and many other rare (in relation to their set) modern cards, will absolutely hold their values and likely still grow in value over time
