Pokemon Company acknowledges TCG shortages - promises to increase supply

[will650]

Official Statement

[alessandrosam]

And this is how burgeoning hot market crashes quickly.

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[alphaomegas]

Originally Posted by alessandrosam

And this is how burgeoning hot market crashes quickly.

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Nooo doesn’t hurt vintage stuff already. Just hurt the flippers and bots who abuse the shortage and price gouge the true collector. Bring the mass supply so I can actually buy a box at my local store.

[grade]

collect vintage pokemon .

[rrk100]

So this is how scalping dies ... with thunderous applause.

As I quietly continue to sell off more VV ETBs.

[TimBuckTwo]

No reason to collect if stuff ain't worth nothing.

[tyrith]

Two classes of cards to really invest in, IMO -

1) Vintage - ex era or earlier
2) Unique promos, most of which are Japanese

Anything Sun/Moon or later - who the heck knows what will happen with supply. Buy stuff you like, but don't bet the farm on it.

[CheapThief]

Originally Posted by tyrith

Two classes of cards to really invest in, IMO -

1) Vintage - ex era or earlier
2) Unique promos, most of which are Japanese

Anything Sun/Moon or later - who the heck knows what will happen with supply. Buy stuff you like, but don't bet the farm on it.

EX stuff seems to me like a real sleeper. I don't think there's a lot of it out there (comparatively speaking).

[mcwildcats]

Originally Posted by tyrith

Two classes of cards to really invest in, IMO -

1) Vintage - ex era or earlier
2) Unique promos, most of which are Japanese

Anything Sun/Moon or later - who the heck knows what will happen with supply. Buy stuff you like, but don't bet the farm on it.

What about XY? I have picked up some Flashfire sleeved booster packs. Those aren't exactly cheap though. I like Phantom Forces as well though I haven't added any of that. XY seems to be safely out of the re-print zone (unless they keep going with Evolutions re-prints).

[Mahomie]

"For new Pokémon TCG expansions launching in the future, we are maximizing production to increase product availability upon release, and we will continue to reprint the products to replenish stock at retailers as soon as possible."

yikes

[CheapThief]

Originally Posted by Mahomie

"For new Pokémon TCG expansions launching in the future, we are maximizing production to increase product availability upon release, and we will continue to reprint the products to replenish stock at retailers as soon as possible."

yikes

I mean, isn't this a good thing? I have tons of Pokemon at PSA, but in the final analysis these are cartoon monsters on playing cards. Ideally these are for kids, not adults looking to build a retirement nest egg (IMO). If they need to print more because grown men keep hording them I have a hard time arguing with that.

[Mahomie]

Originally Posted by CheapThief

I mean, isn't this a good thing?

Yeah, I'm ok with it.

I don't delve too much into modern pokemon for this very reason, but the kids will have plenty to rip with future releases, no doubt.

[Mrhenrychan]

Originally Posted by Mahomie

Yeah, I'm ok with it.

I don't delve too much into modern pokemon for this very reason, but the kids will have plenty to rip with future releases, no doubt.

I’m ok with it too. Pokémon cards are for kids, not investments.

[mwheeler27]

Lots of people were looking forward to investing in Shining Fates. I wonder what their thinking is now. LOL

[fdjizm]

Originally Posted by CheapThief

I mean, isn't this a good thing? I have tons of Pokemon at PSA, but in the final analysis these are cartoon monsters on playing cards. Ideally these are for kids, not adults looking to build a retirement nest egg (IMO). If they need to print more because grown men keep hording them I have a hard time arguing with that.

Best and most accurate post in the thread.
It's a damn shame grown men stalk people delivering cards to stores and snap every single one off the shelves these days lololol

[Inferno]

The writing should have been on the wall when we saw yet another Hidden Fates reprint.

The Pokemon Company doesn't have any of the restrictions that sports card manufacturers do. They aren't limited by the number of autographs they can procure to meet a certain insert ratio, they're not limited by a set amount of numbered parallels, they don't have case hits. They can fire the printers back up at any time and flood more into the market. And generally the better the product the more reprints we'll get so at some point a lot of the chase cards will get oversaturated.

I agree with the above comment about the vintage stuff. The WOTC stuff will always have strong nostalgia tied to it and obviously the really early stuff will be in high demand.

I rip modern packs for fun now and then but if I was spending real money on singles it would be WOTC stuff that I like.

[KhalDrogo]

More is better. People stop collecting when they can't find the product. When I was 12, if my weekly trip to Books-A-Million netted me 0 Pokemon cards every time, how interested in Pokemon would I have been back then or now?

[alphaomegas]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

More is better. People stop collecting when they can't find the product. When I was 12, if my weekly trip to Books-A-Million netted me 0 Pokemon cards every time, how interested in Pokemon would I have been back then or now?

Best answer ever and sports card industry needs to realize this or they will lose entire generation to TCG like magic and Pokémon as sports cards are way way way out of there price range. I see death to sports cards in 10-20 yes if they don’t fix supply.

It’s all going to be Pokémon and Mtg just look at YouTube as that’s what kids watch. Heck I even watch and they making me buy just because more affordable then sports cards. Soon I won’t look back

[Mrhenrychan]

Originally Posted by alphaomegas

Best answer ever and sports card industry needs to realize this or they will lose entire generation to TCG like magic and Pokémon as sports cards are way way way out of there price range. I see death to sports cards in 10-20 yes if they don’t fix supply.

It’s all going to be Pokémon and Mtg just look at YouTube as that’s what kids watch. Heck I even watch and they making me buy just because more affordable then sports cards. Soon I won’t look back

Upper Deck recognizes it...Panini should too. I personally stopped collecting Panini after not being able to find product and how they turned 3 Kobe autos into 1 auto and 2 packs.

[Campbelljh3]

Originally Posted by alphaomegas

Best answer ever and sports card industry needs to realize this or they will lose entire generation to TCG like magic and Pokémon as sports cards are way way way out of there price range. I see death to sports cards in 10-20 yes if they don’t fix supply.

It’s all going to be Pokémon and Mtg just look at YouTube as that’s what kids watch. Heck I even watch and they making me buy just because more affordable then sports cards. Soon I won’t look back

Agreed! The Pokemon breaks are more fun to watch for me and my whole family now. Wouldn’t have gotten back into Pokemon if it wasn’t for not finding sports cards anymore, now we love it as a whole family, pretty cool how things work out for a reason.

[doobypenguin]

This sounds like it's bad for those planning to hold shining fates. I guess it's probably best to sell right away if you bought in early.

[Wade Mulroy]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

More is better. People stop collecting when they can't find the product. When I was 12, if my weekly trip to Books-A-Million netted me 0 Pokemon cards every time, how interested in Pokemon would I have been back then or now?

Wow, this statement was a nostalgia trip for me! As a 90's kid, I remember going to the mall and my brother and I could buy base set Pokemon and MTG (Urza Saga-era) booster packs from Walden Books and Borders, haha.

Nothing like having a healthy lunch of Sbarro, dumping a couple hours in the arcade, then finishing up with a few packs of Pokemon for the drive home.

Also, I agree with others... Demand severely outweighs supply at this moment and people (particularly people/kids that actually play and collect) need a chance to find it. Print it to the moon as far as I'm concerned. I'll still pick up an ETB or two of each release for the collection.

[benz35]

while their at it - why not increase chances of getting ultra rare cards ? even if they reprint it will still sell out and resell

[alessandrosam]

I'm all for them producing more of what's to come and especially this mcdonalds set.
Been saying it all over my social media:


LEAVE the happy meals for the KIDS.

There is no real chase in this Mcdicks set.
And historically not a great indicator for appreciation when you can find many of McDonald's + pokemons past collabs on ebay for under 10 a pack.

My problem would be if they now reprinted more Hidden Fates, more Evolutions, and more Champions Path.

It would be as if Panini decided to make more prizm from a previous year.

The statement was so broad. They know exactly what they're doing. They released a similar statement soon after the Champions Path release and modern cards took a hit it barely just recovered from.

[tyrith]

It's tougher for sports cards because they're heavily dependent on serial numbered parallels. So if they want to expand volume, they either have to dilute hit rates or they have to introduce more parallels. No one really wants the former, and the latter has generated endless complaints with Prizm products in particular.