Gary Oak, PhD

Pallet Town’s original rival. Pokémon researcher. Still keeping score.

[Gary Oak, PhD @GaryOakResearch]

@domdomgummybear Fantastic!

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@KabutoKing_ If you do, please share the link.

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@getm0ney Nah, I don’t think so. The scam is from the hype cycles being pushed heavily recently by crypto bros and scalpers I’d say.

Vintage is and always will be, the gold hold.

[Gary Oak, PhD @GaryOakResearch]

@Dookie_Trousers I buy for the collection. To open. So no, never.

[Gary Oak, PhD @GaryOakResearch]

@domdomgummybear Nice sylveon btw!!

[Gary Oak, PhD @GaryOakResearch]

@pjeezy710 If you mean the RGB mew, I mean.

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This Redditor shared his UPC pulls for the 30th anniversary. It’s safe to say Charizard and Lugia are going to end up $30 cards soon. #pokemontcg #30thCELEBRATION

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@pjeezy710 I’m waiting to see the updated statistics on this. Information remains still largely anecdotal.

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@guppie2121 Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Where did you get the UPC before release?

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@WithTheH_ Hello former champ. 👋

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I’ve got the scalpers, crypto bros, and finance bros mad at me like I’m personally responsible for their “investments” taking a weekly nosedive. Pokémon is finally doing right by actual collectors by pushing back against artificial scarcity with massive reprints. Maybe the hobby can be about collecting again, not treating every card like a stock.
#PokemonTCG #30thCELEBRATION

[Gary Oak, PhD @GaryOakResearch]

This Redditor shared his UPC pulls for the 30th anniversary. It’s safe to say Charizard and Lugia are going to end up $30 cards soon. #pokemontcg #30thCELEBRATION

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@ranbpa0 Well played

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@PaulGonzalez10 @notjpqt The one in the pic is 1st edition. But the shadowless base set charizard you have is still a grail! Congrats!

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@asoftpillow4u @slabrehab True. The holders will make the market once again, especially if everyone is holding. However, the reprint news has already dropped the prices of several ETB and booster box prices.

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@velvetinc I apologize mate, this post got a bit out of hand and I was trying to respond to everyone.

Didn’t mean to come off rude. I am glad you do it for the joy of opening those packs. It’s what it’s always been about.

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@TheCorreccttor @BakedLiger @GoonerQuant The MSRP of the UPC is not $400. It is $179.
Retail is currently hovering $249.
Anything else is scalped prices.
This is a non sustainable price, and with the massive print runs coming, I guess we shall see. It will definitely come lower in my opinion.

[Gary Oak, PhD @GaryOakResearch]

@psychoquack123 That’s the smart play.

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@BakedLiger @GoonerQuant From*

[Gary Oak, PhD @GaryOakResearch]

There’s a 10% chance now of pulling this specific Lugia form the UPC.

When you combine the dedicated special pack odds (10%) with the raw mathematical chances across the other 29 standard booster packs included in the box, Polygon notes that collectors have a cumulative ~20% overall chance of pulling a Lugia per UPC box

Please sir. No need for name calling especially when you don’t understand the data.

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@scruffycitytv It’s definitely a fun set, but we need some normalization of prices. Looking to master set as well. That Lugia has eluded me.