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Autistic Wetarded-Trader

ADD before ADHD took over!

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

No Rarity - Unofficial 1st Edition Japanese

Released in October 20 1996 with people estimating ~53 days print run. (data courtesy of the forum users at Elitefourum)

The first pokemon official set print run was released with various errors before being corrected soon after thus making it an unofficial 1st edition.

The name No Rarity is due to the signature Rarity symbol missing in the bottom right.

Booster pack wise (won’t discuss packs) they can only find them in the 291 yen packs vs the 300 yen packs released April 1, 1997. Even then the chances of finding a no rarity in a 291 yen pack is < 1% now a days.

Initially pokemon cards sold quite slowly which is why today we ended up with such a small supply of No Rarity (posted my data in the holo population).

Most of the Holos have had < 500 graded in totality!

I totally forgot to write a proper post on the genre despite discussing it for months but felt it’s about right as Logan clearly has shown interest in the origins of Pokemon and he has mentioned No Rarity before in the clip i am posting.

There is also only 1 Raichu PSA 10 in existance so making this the second hardest set to master set in a PSA 10 after the Corocoro Set which has 0 PSA 10 Ivy Pikachus.

[CMO333 @Hellaorganics]

I thought coin base was going to be one to revolutionize on chain lending and borrowing against your cards.

But PSA looks to be entering the market on this. Wow

Could be pretty insane

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$NVDA - 80% Filled

The more he fk-ed the more I get to buy.

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$NVDA

Usually try park money with funds but want to start allocating a portion myself.

Spot holding 60% filled

3D EMA200 + HTF Support

Gonna keep it simple but leave some room to add if it breaks this level.

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

@MaxLonged My carton of milk in the fridge is as much of an investment as that card….

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Birthday Pikachu

While everyone else fills the timeline with pokemon crash porn…

If you listened and bought the OG English Holo Birthday Pikachu.. you should be chilling right now.

PSA 10 - Breaking 30k ⬆️ 200%
PSA 9 - Breaking 1.8k ⬆️ 150%

Last sales at ATH

Buy what has unlimited demand… don’t chase the hype.

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

My Favourite Birthday Pikachu!

There are countless variations of this card the one that sticks out for me is the 2000 - 2001 Black Star Birthday Pikachu.

This is the first English Holo Birthday Pikachu, there was another released in 2000 from the world collection I believe released in Australia however that is a non Holo.

The first holo variation of this card however is the Japanese 1998 Birthday Pikachu.

Normally i like to buy the OG but this is one of the exception cards that i exclusively collect in English as i believe it’s the type of card where language does really matter. This card has a true utility outside of collecting and trading in the sense you can literally provide it as a birthday gift or birthday card.

If you were to give to a friend who lives in English or America off course you will give an english copy so they can read it.

Surprisingly this card’s price is very slow to increasing moving just 20% since December.

I guess due to many versions such as the 25th anniversary etc… but to me this is one of the small areas I feel value can still be found and in fact i picked up another two copies recently when i noticed the prices have barely moved.

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

@eyeam33 Psa changed labelling on corocoros like 10 times already… this one is the latest one i think they took off glossy for most new slabs

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Bricks Out, Corocoro In

Been capitalizing on the recent rally to sell off some unwanted cards and cash up a bit.

Continue to add to my Corocoro holdings, still holding off on Pikachu as seems more supply keeps coming and hasn’t slowed down, almost 80 listed on Snkrdunk and more keep listing 🥲 honestly feel Ivy Pikachu is a multi-year play as so much supply needs to filter through graders hands.

Love this Togepi… Childhood memory and this is the Rookie Togepi

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

$NVDA

Usually try park money with funds but want to start allocating a portion myself.

Spot holding 60% filled

3D EMA200 + HTF Support

Gonna keep it simple but leave some room to add if it breaks this level.

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

@tcgberg Momentum buyers got rugged 🤣

Was never meant to got that high thank you for the exit liquidity

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@tradingview Why did u ruin the app?

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@dachshundwizard Jumbos will be a thing… just a question of when and practically no risk of mass grading due to their size

Super difficult to buy top loaders for them too

[DachshundWizard 🧙‍♂️ @dachshundwizard]

One of the most overlooked pieces of Pokemon history: the 2002 Legendary Collection Box Toppers.

These were the first box toppers ever released for the Pokemon TCG, featuring four oversized cards with the iconic fireworks holographic pattern.

You could only get one by opening an entire booster box. Only four existed:

Charizard (PSA 10 pop 34)
Dark Blastoise (PSA 10 pop 18)
Dark Raichu (PSA 10 pop 14)
Mewtwo (PSA 10 pop 20)

That's just 86 PSA 10s across all four cards combined.

Part of what makes these so difficult to find in pristine condition is their unusual size. Most collectors in 2002 weren't exactly prepared to protect oversized cards.

Personally, I think these deserve way more appreciation from vintage collectors, especially with EVERYONE hyping up the Legendary Collection itself.

Which one would you want in your collection? I only have the Raichu.

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@internetcoingud Please no sir my bags!

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

Gold, Silver and Pokemon

OG sets like 1st Edition is the equivalent of investing in Gold.

Mid era sets to me is like investing in Silver.

Modern is buying Palladium… 🪦

The play is always the same… ride the pump in Silver and Palladium when the time comes.. pivot back to Gold then rotate back and forth.
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Always good to have a look and rebalance your portfolio… and yes this may means you need to be selling.

Don’t be a bag holder.

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@88Cozmo Sort of a thought journal for myself at the same time… hopefully I look back one day too and see how I went through multiple cycles of pokemon and other assets.

WAGMI mate!!!

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Late Sellers get Rekt

Whenever a pump happens people try to cash out… but the problem is they all try dump simultaneously and the last to market gets rekt.

This last seller honestly got rekt and the buyer got a deal.

Venusaur No Rarity PSA 9 selling for 11k even below March levels is not a bad entry.

Personally expected the lowest a retrace should go was about 16k.

Congrats to the buyer 🎉🥳

But why did this happen?

1. Limited buyers in such a short period

There may be 2-3 guys scrambling to finish the set within say a month and are willing to pay those prices at any one point of time.. if 4 cards gets listed in a month guess what happens to the 4th card?

2. Wrong Platform

Personally I feel Fanatics/Alt/Goldin is a much better spot to sell than Ebay for the hyped cards - Extended bidding is the way to go.

- Plan to discuss this topic more later

Buying is easy, selling is difficult and it takes strategy.

1. What and when to sell

Sell cards of hype sets that havn’t hit the market recently, multiple listings of the same card in a short period will always end up on the lower end.

2. What Platform

Think of which platform works best, Ebay, Fanatics, Goldin, Tradeshows each have their pros and cons and sometimes for the same card different platform works based on the market conditions.

3. Liquidity moves slower in Collectibles

Unlike stocks or crypto you cannot full stack dump a portfolio without taking a hefty haircut… this works great if you are patient and terribly if you are not liquid and need to liquidate fast.

Don’t overextend yourself in collectibles you’ll learn why when you try to sell.

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

@zoogieNFT Prices pump draws out the supply… next few weeks you see which sets hold up better by having better holders and which were just owned by cabals ready to dump.

https://t.co/GJbbRij9t7

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

Follow up on Rekt Sellers

Feel this an example of selling on the wrong platform category.

No Rarity Venusaur Auctions Today

Ebay PSA 9 - 11k
Fanatics PSA 8 - 10k

GGWP to the PSA 9 buyer 🥳 🍾

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

Follow up on Rekt Sellers

Feel this an example of selling on the wrong platform category.

No Rarity Venusaur Auctions Today

Ebay PSA 9 - 11k
Fanatics PSA 8 - 10k

GGWP to the PSA 9 buyer 🥳 🍾

[ハローキティタイム @HelloKittyTimo]

Late Sellers get Rekt

Whenever a pump happens people try to cash out… but the problem is they all try dump simultaneously and the last to market gets rekt.

This last seller honestly got rekt and the buyer got a deal.

Venusaur No Rarity PSA 9 selling for 11k even below March levels is not a bad entry.

Personally expected the lowest a retrace should go was about 16k.

Congrats to the buyer 🎉🥳

But why did this happen?

1. Limited buyers in such a short period

There may be 2-3 guys scrambling to finish the set within say a month and are willing to pay those prices at any one point of time.. if 4 cards gets listed in a month guess what happens to the 4th card?

2. Wrong Platform

Personally I feel Fanatics/Alt/Goldin is a much better spot to sell than Ebay for the hyped cards - Extended bidding is the way to go.

- Plan to discuss this topic more later

Buying is easy, selling is difficult and it takes strategy.

1. What and when to sell

Sell cards of hype sets that havn’t hit the market recently, multiple listings of the same card in a short period will always end up on the lower end.

2. What Platform

Think of which platform works best, Ebay, Fanatics, Goldin, Tradeshows each have their pros and cons and sometimes for the same card different platform works based on the market conditions.

3. Liquidity moves slower in Collectibles

Unlike stocks or crypto you cannot full stack dump a portfolio without taking a hefty haircut… this works great if you are patient and terribly if you are not liquid and need to liquidate fast.

Don’t overextend yourself in collectibles you’ll learn why when you try to sell.