>>58271277maybe you forgot, but card games are not suppose to be super expensive while they are in print. from my experience, and this is true about every card game is that product gets released, it slightly goes up in value on the super rare and super playable cards. but after the cards get rotated out and newer sets get released for people to get distracted by, cards will tank in value. this usually happend 6 monthts to 1.5 years after a set release. but it does and is normal to happen. this is prime time to buy the dip. after this initial dip, the likilhood of cards falling below this mark is almost impossible. but from there you should see organic growth as cards get scarce due to people damaging them or selling them off.
at that point, then and only then when the dust truly settles will you know how rare and valuable a card is. there have been mass produced cards that everyone gets, then no one cares about them, and poof now they are just as rare as an alt art.
this is an X factor that no one can predict, but what seasoned collectors know about.
card collecting as a hobby WILL ALWAYS HAVE MONEY IN IT. but the problem with people wanting to collect now, they lack the patience to see growth. it takes years and years and years, and we talked about that X factor where you will have cards you never thought would go for more than 300 all of a sudden go for over 1k. i dont disagree with cards appreciating in value naturally. because it is a natural process. i just dont care for this "pay 3x price for boosters and spend thousands instead of hundreds on PSA slabs".
the market never settled, everything is overpriced, and speculative value. we KNOW that X factor exists on what will be actually worth it in the long run. but it aint even been the long run and people speculate thousands.
Its stupid to participate in the current market. thats why im just holding what i got. why even flinch at a box 2x MSRP instead of 3? i have a fuck ton of product.
