How to Use Pokemon Cards as an Investing Tool w/ James from @firstedition_pokemoncards

02/06/21 • 152 min

For this episode I had the pleasure to bring on one of my good hobby buddies James. I wanted to bring him on because I love his perspective and insight into the hobby. He's spent some time in the finance world so as a former day trader, he applied the same methods and principles he learned from doing that to Pokemon.

Here are a few things we cover:

determining which sets to invest in
buying raw singles and getting them graded
finding pockets in the market with great ROI's

You can find James here:

Pokemon IG Account: https://www.instagram.com/firstedition_pokemoncards/
Personal IG Account: https://www.instagram.com/jamesdamon9/

Show Notes:

Intro 0:00:00
Japanese Market 0:02:56
How to make money on the buy 0:04:54
How James went all in on Pokemon 0:08:28
Strategies he learned from collecting Euro Football cards 0:11:34
How James got started in collectibles 0:13:13
Soccer cards vs. Pokemon 0:15:48
FOMO 0:17:59
Getting back into Soccer cards 0:21:06
Pokemon hasn't hit prime price 0:36:12
Choosing the game you want to play 0:44:34
Talking about Pokemon cards like an investment 0:49:01
Pop reports will go up, but here's a caveat 0:55:10
Pokemon sets we're looking at 1:03:15
Money is in the data 1:14:20
Another populations report caveat 1:42:00
Shadowless 1:57:31
Current US Economic Behaviors and Hedging inflation 2:08:32

You can find me here:
IG: @geeked_out_collecting
Twitch: /feliwankenobi
Website: www.GeekedOutCollecting.com
Free Profit Calculator for eBay: www.profitcalculator.online
Patreon: www.patreon.com/Geekedoutcollecting

Here are a few things we cover:

determining which sets to invest in
buying raw singles and getting them graded
finding pockets in the market with great ROI's

You can find James here:

Pokemon IG Account: https://www.instagram.com/firstedition_pokemoncards/
Personal IG Account: https://www.instagram.com/jamesdamon9/

Show Notes:

Intro 0:00:00
Japanese Market 0:02:56
How to make money on the buy 0:04:54
How James went all in on Pokemon 0:08:28
Strategies he learned from collecting Euro Football cards 0:11:34
How James got started in collectibles 0:13:13
Soccer cards vs. Pokemon 0:15:48
FOMO 0:17:59
Getting back into Soccer cards 0:21:06
Pokemon hasn't hit prime price 0:36:12
Choosing the game you want to play 0:44:34
Talking about Pokemon cards like an investment 0:49:01
Pop reports will go up, but here's a caveat 0:55:10
Pokemon sets we're looking at 1:03:15
Money is in the data 1:14:20
Another populations report caveat 1:42:00
Shadowless 1:57:31
Current US Economic Behaviors and Hedging inflation 2:08:32

Previous Episode

How to Start Your Pokemon Collection

There are endless Pokemon sets to start collecting between the English and Japanese sets and it can be a bit overwhelming. In this episode I talk through three strategies you can use today to start your Pokemon collection.

Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:20 Set your goal(s) and budget
- 4:33 Pick your sets
- 9:40 Buy the starters
- 11:52 Bonus Tip!

Next Episode

How to Start Your Pokemon Collection Part #2 - English Pokemon Sets Explained

New to collecting Pokemon cards and feeling a bit overwhelmed with the plentiful amount of English Pokemon sets to collect? In this episode I explain vintage vs modern sets, go through the different generations of sets and give you insight on next steps when collecting!

Show Notes: