Board 8 > I spent $1100 on Hidden Fates Pokemon Cards

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barreldragon88
05/22/20 12:57:59 PM
#151:


ShatteredElysium posted...
Well the sale I was using to get the cheap Hidden Fates tins has ended. It was supposed to run until Sunday but has been replaced by the Memorial Day sale and that does not include the tins in the sale. So that will put an end to me stocking up more for the meantime at least.
There is a good sale for Greninja GX, but not sure how much these things will be worth in a few years

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Bossman_Coolguy
05/23/20 12:30:49 PM
#152:


i opened up 2 tins and i got like 4 tag team birds WTF

also a useless shiny oranjulu or whatever

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Bossman_Coolguy
05/23/20 12:36:14 PM
#153:


also noibat lol

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swirIdude
05/23/20 12:53:07 PM
#154:


This topic is trying to tempt me into re-selling pokemon cards, isn't it?

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Bossman_Coolguy
05/23/20 12:55:00 PM
#155:


dont bother bro!

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ShatteredElysium
05/23/20 1:05:16 PM
#156:


barreldragon88 posted...
There is a good sale for Greninja GX, but not sure how much these things will be worth in a few years

I've already got 6 boxes of those so don't really want to get many more (if any). They are theoretically good profit but the market for Detective Pikachu boosters and Greninjas has to be very low
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ShatteredElysium
05/23/20 5:48:37 PM
#157:


So I read that some people weigh packs and sell the ones that aren't good. I don't intend on doing that but are the lower priced ones on eBay going to be weighed? So if I'm not weighing packs should I sell for higher?
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DoomTheGyarados
05/23/20 5:56:19 PM
#158:


you can't weigh modern packs.

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barreldragon88
05/23/20 8:22:01 PM
#159:


DoomTheGyarados posted...
you can't weigh modern packs.
why is that

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DoomTheGyarados
05/23/20 9:14:14 PM
#160:


The code cards weigh different depending on if there is a holo or not inside.

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3DSRage
05/23/20 11:50:15 PM
#161:


I got shiny Charizard on my 90th pack! I'm glad I caved!!!
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ShatteredElysium
05/24/20 9:52:26 AM
#162:


Nice. Did you get anything else good along the way?
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ShatteredElysium
05/24/20 10:57:29 AM
#163:


I just opened one of my Hidden Fates tins to see what was inside and man if they are all like that, they are shoddily packed. The GX card looks like it was crammed in and so is minorly crumpled on the edges.

Also I am not sure if this is the norm but the packs look weird. There's like a white mark on the front and back of the packs at both the top and bottom where the seal overlaps. Like where it was pressed, it was either pressed strangely or the machine they use is leaving a mark on both the top and bottom seals. When I flip over the flap bit it looks fine. The bottom and sides of the packs are also crumpled a little from how they were shoved tightly in the box.

I'm tempted to just sell the tins seals now rather than selling things individually as people may question if these are resealed. And the GX card (which isn't worth much anyway) is essentially worthless with the minor damage. And if they are all like that, I'm better just selling the tins complete.
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3DSRage
05/24/20 1:31:02 PM
#164:


ShatteredElysium posted...
I just opened one of my Hidden Fates tins to see what was inside and man if they are all like that, they are shoddily packed. The GX card looks like it was crammed in and so is minorly crumpled on the edges.



Also I am not sure if this is the norm but the packs look weird. There's like a white mark on the front and back of the packs at both the top and bottom where the seal overlaps. Like where it was pressed, it was either pressed strangely or the machine they use is leaving a mark on both the top and bottom seals. When I flip over the flap bit it looks fine. The bottom and sides of the packs are also crumpled a little from how they were shoved tightly in the box.

I'm tempted to just sell the tins sealed now rather than selling things individually as people may question if these are resealed. And the GX card (which isn't worth much anyway) is essentially worthless with the minor damage. And if they are all like that, I'm better just selling the tins complete.

Yes, i had this problem too, which made me open all the bad ones. I've kept a lot of the pristine packs for resale...maybe.
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3DSRage
05/24/20 1:32:59 PM
#165:


ShatteredElysium posted...
Nice. Did you get anything else good along the way?

In terms of pricey? I got 12 full art shiny vaults. 2 most expensive other than Charizard are Darkrai and Gardevoir. I have potential PSA 10s with Articuno and Darkrai
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ShatteredElysium
05/25/20 6:39:18 PM
#166:


Did the Shiny Charizard prices go down or something?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pokemon-Shiny-Charizard-GX-Hidden-Fates-PSA-Gem-Mint-10/283890910004?hash=item4219378334:g:DQEAAOSwcwFexbq2

EDIT: Actually seeing a few that are PSA10 and selling for $800 or less last few days
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DoomTheGyarados
05/25/20 7:01:27 PM
#167:


psa 10 zards were going for 500 a month ago what are you talking about

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ShatteredElysium
05/25/20 7:07:19 PM
#168:


You said earlier in the topic it was worth $3000 which is why I was surprised to see them for $800
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DoomTheGyarados
05/26/20 2:27:03 AM
#169:


No, I said BGS Black Label Charizards are around 3000. There is a difference.

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ShatteredElysium
05/26/20 9:35:12 PM
#170:


Sold my first thing on eBay.

Sold for $35 (4x Hidden Fates Boosters) which means after fees and shipping cost, I'm left with $27. It cost me a smidge over $17 for the tin. So like $10 profit and I still have the empty tin and GX card I could sell.

The profit would be good if things sold quicker. Feel like I would have to have 50-100+ items listed at any given time with like 10 items selling a day for it to be worth investing any time into. Maybe if I just sell in bigger bulk or something.
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barreldragon88
05/27/20 1:57:24 AM
#171:


I was under the impression you weren't going to sell so soon

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ShatteredElysium
05/27/20 7:32:05 AM
#172:


I wanted to see what the market is like so I know what is worth buying and what isn't whenever I see the stuff. Then if things start to become sparse or go up in price I can hold off on selling.

Like the Detective Pikachu stuff seems like a good deal but nobody buys or looks at it so buying more seems pointless as I'll take forever to sell what I already have.

Shining Legends stuff is easily accessible to me in local stores right now but if it doesn't sell much, there's no point me buying tons of stock of it. Right now it seems to get more views on eBay than other stuff but isn't selling so I probably have it overpriced.

Hidden Fates stuff is still accessible at a good price on GameStop so that seems worth stocking up on more. So I'll probably keep selling that and buy more too just so I don't have thousands of dollars of shit in my house
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LunaticCritic
05/27/20 9:13:40 AM
#173:


3DSRage posted...
In terms of pricey? I got 12 full art shiny vaults. 2 most expensive other than Charizard are Darkrai and Gardevoir. I have potential PSA 10s with Articuno and Darkrai
As one who doesn't keep up with prices, does this pay for your $1100, then?

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3DSRage
05/27/20 11:34:31 AM
#174:


LunaticCritic posted...
As one who doesn't keep up with prices, does this pay for your $1100, then?

I opened up the rest of my packs - 2 Umbreon, 1 Tapu Koko...

Yes, I can easily make up the $1100 I have spent if I wanted to.
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3DSRage
05/27/20 11:37:09 AM
#175:


ShatteredElysium posted...
I wanted to see what the market is like so I know what is worth buying and what isn't whenever I see the stuff. Then if things start to become sparse or go up in price I can hold off on selling.

Like the Detective Pikachu stuff seems like a good deal but nobody buys or looks at it so buying more seems pointless as I'll take forever to sell what I already have.

Shining Legends stuff is easily accessible to me in local stores right now but if it doesn't sell much, there's no point me buying tons of stock of it. Right now it seems to get more views on eBay than other stuff but isn't selling so I probably have it overpriced.

Hidden Fates stuff is still accessible at a good price on GameStop so that seems worth stocking up on more. So I'll probably keep selling that and buy more too just so I don't have thousands of dollars of shit in my house

Yes, my wife was already saying I was hoarding too many things! lol! I'm having fun. In my ebay store, I'm still struggling to sell my promo cards and extras right now, but the demand should come. It is also getting views, but I think people are looking for potential psa 10s, so I might have to reconsider how I list things. My animal crossing cards are still selling for $30-$100 per day which is wild.
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3DSRage
05/27/20 11:40:10 AM
#176:


ShatteredElysium posted...
Sold my first thing on eBay.

Sold for $35 (4x Hidden Fates Boosters) which means after fees and shipping cost, I'm left with $27. It cost me a smidge over $17 for the tin. So like $10 profit and I still have the empty tin and GX card I could sell.

The profit would be good if things sold quicker. Feel like I would have to have 50-100+ items listed at any given time with like 10 items selling a day for it to be worth investing any time into. Maybe if I just sell in bigger bulk or something.

Yeah, it also helps to sell small things to increase your limits so you can work on getting good feedback and more listings. You won't go from 0 to 100 and it might take a month or three to get something started, but you'll have more freedom as you can list more things.
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ShatteredElysium
05/27/20 11:58:56 AM
#177:


Yeah the plus point for me is that the post office is enroute to work to me on a very quiet road with little traffic. So for me to drop stuff off in the dropbox would literally add 1-2 minutes to my journey since I can print labels at home. Having stuff for sale and just dropping it off whenever it sells shouldn't be a big deal. Right now I'm on furlough so my time is whatever right now (post office is like 7-8 mins away)

What I might start doing is 'Mystery packs' to shift slower selling stuff. Like 2 Det Pikachu boosters, 1-2 random boosters and a random GX card for like $15 or something. Maybe toss in one of those pins and call it $18.
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3DSRage
05/27/20 12:21:40 PM
#178:


ShatteredElysium posted...
Yeah the plus point for me is that the post office is enroute to work to me on a very quiet road with little traffic. So for me to drop stuff off in the dropbox would literally add 1-2 minutes to my journey since I can print labels at home. Having stuff for sale and just dropping it off whenever it sells shouldn't be a big deal. Right now I'm on furlough so my time is whatever right now (post office is like 7-8 mins away)

What I might start doing is 'Mystery packs' to shift slower selling stuff. Like 2 Det Pikachu boosters, 1-2 random boosters and a random GX card for like $15 or something. Maybe toss in one of those pins and call it $18.

My advice there would be to show the breakdown of what is distributed in the packs, and offer something sought after in there. I might be doing a similar thing!

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3DSRage
05/27/20 12:28:11 PM
#179:


I could probably sell mystery packs with a guaranteed shiny vault card and regular holo for $20, tbh. Using only my doubles and putting umbreon in the mix
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DoomTheGyarados
05/27/20 8:02:36 PM
#180:


Okay so I opened all 2208 packs.

I have a lot of cards.

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3DSRage
05/27/20 9:34:24 PM
#181:


DoomTheGyarados posted...
Okay so I opened all 2208 packs.

I have a lot of cards.

Hidden Fates????
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DoomTheGyarados
05/27/20 9:35:32 PM
#182:


Yup

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3DSRage
05/27/20 9:35:51 PM
#183:


Do you have a wall of 552 Tins?
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3DSRage
05/27/20 9:36:13 PM
#184:


DoomTheGyarados posted...
Yup
See my question!!
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3DSRage
05/27/20 9:37:51 PM
#185:


How many of each regular holo shiny vault do you have? Sv1-45(i think)
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3DSRage
05/27/20 9:38:13 PM
#186:


How many Charizards???

So many questions
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DoomTheGyarados
05/27/20 9:49:58 PM
#187:


4 charizards, havent counted regular shinies, and the tins were kept at the place to save 300 on shipping they just sent the packs.

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ShatteredElysium
05/28/20 11:41:54 PM
#188:


Bought another 12 Hidden Fates tins. So I have 21 left now.

Out of curiosity, what do you pay per tin / pack Chris?
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3DSRage
05/28/20 11:46:07 PM
#189:


ShatteredElysium posted...
Bought another 12 Hidden Fates tins. So I have 21 left now.

Out of curiosity, what do you pay per tin / pack Chris?
He mentioned $4.20 per pack, in this topic.
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3DSRage
05/28/20 11:46:28 PM
#190:


I've now pulled 3 umbreon GX SV69 somehow!!
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ShatteredElysium
05/29/20 12:00:13 AM
#191:


Ah ok cool, I'm paying $17 a tin right now. There's a bonus offer for Gamestop on my credit card right now too where I get 4.5% cash back which basically covers the tax.
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3DSRage
05/29/20 12:03:07 AM
#192:


You're landing some good deals!!!

I shall send you $$$ and pick me up some!
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ffmasterjose
05/30/20 8:45:01 PM
#193:


Oh shit I eyeballed 2 of the Charizard Hidden Fates boxes at work. Snagging those up right when my shift ends. $40 today, who knows how much profit in a few years!

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ShatteredElysium
05/31/20 12:54:06 PM
#194:


Man, I forgot how much I hated ebay buyers

Listed for $44
Reduced it to $42
Guy offers $39
Counter-offered $40
Guy counter offers $38

I should have probably just taken the $39 but I'm not taking the $38 on principal because that's not how haggling works. If I have to leave it sit for a month to sell I will.

They did raise my listing limit from 10 to 30 (based off 1 sale at the time which is shipped but not arrived yet). So now I have to scramble to get in all my free listings before month end ticks over and they count towards June's allowance.
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barreldragon88
05/31/20 1:17:59 PM
#195:


Yea, can't say that has happened to me, but I would be really annoyed, too. eBay decided to be stupid in giving out additional free listings like it used to and now, gives out a different offer that only gives you free listings if you sell within a month. They make a killing off of my fees, so it's their loss for deciding to do it this way

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3DSRage
05/31/20 2:05:02 PM
#196:


With offers, this is an example of what I do:

List for $27
Guy offers $15
I offer $26

Or

List for $27
Guy offers $23
I offer $25.

I generally think they are knowing they are stepping out of bounds when they're asking for a 40% discount...
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barreldragon88
05/31/20 3:06:23 PM
#197:


That's why I set a minimum amount accepted, but I don't remember if you have that option when just starting out

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ShatteredElysium
06/02/20 10:32:54 AM
#198:


Do people just not leave feedback anymore? After 4 sales (all delivered), only 1 person left feedback
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barreldragon88
06/02/20 1:29:52 PM
#199:


It's much worse on Amazon. People are lazy fucks. You can do what I do and ask them to leave feedback

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ShatteredElysium
06/02/20 1:33:44 PM
#200:


Like I don't super care about the feedback itself but 3 of the sales were digital keys. I don't want them backcharging a few weeks down the line and saying they didn't receive the key or it didn't work
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