By the clivo Henry
Over the past year, we have witnessed crazy developments in unconventional investment. For the first time in his history, BitCoin was above $ 60k. ‘First 5000 days’ The NFT sold at 69.3m to drink water in the eyes. But perhaps the most interesting thing was that the same Pokémon card was sold at 9 399k.
If you are following this hype, you will know that Pokémon cards are torn in popularity in 2020. So, in a year, when the world stood up, let’s get deeply sinking due to the re -emergence of the hobby of this school courtyard and why it turned from a simple trading card game to a high end.
Foundation to save
Despite convincing many people that Pokémon cards popped up overnight, popularity in space was slowly emerging since 2016.
Pokémon Go was a worldwide trend that made people love the franchise again. For most people, he died after a few months, but in a large number, the old memories were very strong to ignore. So naturally, it spread to collecting old school Pokémon cards, just as we were kids.
Although it did not go to the mainstream in 2016, it gave rise to the launch of several famous ‘Pokitoba’ channels (alias -Pokémon card opening on YouTube), which played a significant role in increasing the hobby four years later.
Stuck in the house, what to do?!!!
One of the few positive things that came out of 2020 was that forced lockdown and limited social interaction encouraged us to look for different things that made us happy.
For some people, cleaning our homes gave us a sense of purpose and success. It is surprising that when you clean the old attic, what you can find… countless old Pokémon card binders were detected.
There was a magical thing about 20+ years of dust blowing, returning to the cover, and a shining holographic Charisard to act back on you. It was like a time machine for your youth.
All of this was a search for opportunistic eBay, and when people started talking about the cost of these cards, they had the opportunity to make money in front of them.
Side histories were born, and prices began to climb.
YouTube, perfect presentation
Now, as mentioned earlier, Pockebers have been slowly making their channels for a few years, but videos of opening Pokémon cards really started during pandemic disease.
People were trapped at home, looking for bore and alternative entertainment. YouTube provided it, and was really enjoying the pleasure of experiencing good cards ‘bridges’.
People like Leon Heart, Poke Rio, and Randolph Pokémon followed the sect for their special holes and light heart catch phrases.
Of course, YouTube algorithms are designed to show popular videos for people, so they began to spread like wildfire. As many as people see, the same as the one who wanted a piece of action in the house.
Even celebrities joined. Logan Paul spent M2M on Pokemon Cards and showcased the opening of the legendary box on his channel. Despite all about the sports card, Gary Winarchuk demonstrated the acquisition of a grade Pokémon card on his social media. Even the wrap logic invested in Pokémon cards when he loved them in childhood.
As a result, the desired booster box (such as them) was eliminated, and as demand increases and supply decreases, prices reached the strategic level. It was undeniable; Pokémon was once again in the mainstream.
The last piece of Pokémon Puzzle
What we have touched so far is very responsible for the development of Pokémon’s popularity in 2020. But there was another factor …
It was also 25Third Pokémon’s birthday year. You couldn’t make it. It was literally the perfect storm.
This important milestone was not only a franchise celebration. For many people, it was realized how old Pokémon was.
The cards that were once lining up the pockets of the school child were now the elderly they needed to be safe.
As a result, card grading services like PSA and Baket have never seen the demands have been seen before, and various markets such as ‘display’ and ‘protection’ were expanded.
Where are we today and how the future looks like
Many people sold their cards at the height of buzz, the demand is expected to end. But, in fact, it was an inevitable, and the market has been re -corrected in 2021.
The important thing is, prices are still higher than these people before pandemic disease, and it is unlikely that they will never go back.
However, if you take a long -term idea about Pokémon cards (especially when talking about vintage), the future is very bright.
Where will they be in more 25 years?
In addition to the reduction in supply, ‘box breaks’ are regularly found on social media, and after bringing more people back to the hobby more than this last year, there is every opportunity that the most wanted cards in 2020 can be far more than the data.
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