I didn’t understand the waifu tax until I went to Akihabara, 10 minutes there and you’ll understand 😂
@didjen181
Жыл бұрын
east asians in general love waifus. there's a reason for example why kpop is so popular for example.
@ChanseyFanDan
Жыл бұрын
@@didjen181 But them loving waifus isn't the reason. It's because a massive buyout happened and these waifus now have a much bigger price tag on them that multiplied their appeal. If it was just because waifus are lovable, there should've always been a premium for waifus, which isn't the case.
@didjen181
Жыл бұрын
@@ChanseyFanDan wrong
@johnplaysviolin4071
Жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to me to see that in this japanese boom, grand party (pop 298) has been stagnant. It’s so iconic
@JusZard
Жыл бұрын
Stagnant more the to the sun 🌞
@nocaption5562
Жыл бұрын
There are a shit ton of great prize cards that are staying absolutely stagnant, like we're not even talking a 0.11% gain....
@davidjuaquin2
Жыл бұрын
Love the Japanese cards and never knew about this Grand Party card until I read this comment right now. After checking it out I'm not interested. It's not an actual Pokemon, card. Looks like some tournament promo which is cool but would mean little to nothing to me in my collection. Use my brief quick opinion as a possible reason to why it may be stagnant.
@johnplaysviolin4071
Жыл бұрын
@@davidjuaquin2 L take…
@armondaucoin4628
Жыл бұрын
Shhhh no one need to know about that card
@peekdatchu
Жыл бұрын
3:32 Bingo. This is why I always come back to your rants on these kinds of market moves. You’re calling out something that no other content creator is touching on. Is there organic interest? Sure. But the driving force of some of these prices is a lot more calculated. Great vid Scott, solid points all around.
@PDGY77
Жыл бұрын
It definitely is! as a American that has been living in Japan 7 years now and knowing both sides of things there is a lot going on and also some of it ppl just don't want to listen to. I've commented on other videos countless times and have been attacked for it lol
@BlackBeltNob
Жыл бұрын
@@PDGY77 really interested to hear your perspective
@aimaneke321
Жыл бұрын
Pratte love you man!! Long time fan since the first video!! Watched all of them. I miss your binder videos!! If you have the time maybe show us some complete VS series or vender series. Give us something!! Hahaha maybe another binder from a certain artist would be very cool too!! Love from the netherlands!! 💪🏽👊🏽💯
@orionsires
Жыл бұрын
Very informative - this is why I keep up with your videos. Thanks for the updates!
@francisco-id9zg
Жыл бұрын
I really like that your so comfortable collecting and investing in Pokémon cards and wearing Pokémon shirts you make happy every time you come out with a video
@theunsound1010
Жыл бұрын
i would hope he's comfortable man has been in the game for ages and has bought and sold some of the most expensive cards in existence lol
@JoeeBebop
Жыл бұрын
Walked out the closet 🤣
@OfficialDarkSoulMusic
Жыл бұрын
Been watching you since 2017 man......still reppin the Midwest
@nppkmn
Жыл бұрын
Can we get shirts with some smpratteisms?! Need a where's the cheaper option shirt for collectacons lol
@cirdancollects5191
Жыл бұрын
Interesting! Didn’t expect another hike like this already. Have any of you seen the Event Organizer variant of the Festa Pika in the background sell in recent times? Should be rather scarce in comparison to the regular release (this makes me seriously contemplate selling my own)..
@francisforsey4305
Жыл бұрын
Sold my PSA 10 Clefairy 381/SM-P for £450 6 weeks ago, after months of it sitting on eBay. Now they're being listed at - and selling - for £1400+. It's crazy.
@JusZard
Жыл бұрын
Wtf wild
@Bosstrainerjoe
Жыл бұрын
You’re the only person talking about this which is honestly surprising because everyone been complains about the Japanese market yet none of those people have spoke on this
@MrGuitarfreak132
Жыл бұрын
@smpratte thanks for this video. I have been wanting to get my hands on the new Scarlet & Violet 151 Japanese booster boxes. I noticed the prices on these right now are like over double what a normal booster box goes for. Should I wait and these will settle down since it’s just brand new? Or is this the new starting price. Seems crazy that a brand new current production booster box is going for $135+
@itmebakadesu
Жыл бұрын
I've been coining the term WaiFOMO, so far it's going alright. There is a HUGE culture in Japan for buying photo cards of cute girls from girl groups, then getting them signed or just taking them to concerts. There are sets for these cards, and Pokemon has taken advance of this with the artwork styles, producing cute female trainers that catch the attention of these people collecting girl cards. It gets deeper, but hats basically the jist.
@bmooresaxy
Жыл бұрын
Thumbnail guy is from even Stevens correct? Legendary
@grantkearney6354
Жыл бұрын
I put $10k into sun and moon booster boxes, best of xy booster boxes and a master battle set three years ago and apparently that was the best decision of my life. 1000% gains in 3 years. Thanks Japan and thank you China.
@ultimatequizmaster
Жыл бұрын
US govt happy for you too taking 1/3 of your 100k
@grantkearney6354
Жыл бұрын
@@ultimatequizmaster I'm in New Zealand mate.
@JakeConPollo
Жыл бұрын
The Waifu stuff is fine for the most part but the fact that Lillie is a literal child makes me uncomfortable as hell. Shes 11 why is she anybody's waifu bruh
@hylucien2980
Жыл бұрын
look at the definition of waifu. one of the meanings is 'someone you have deep affection for'
@BT-su1yf
10 ай бұрын
@@hylucien2980waifu comes from the Japanese pronunciation of the english word "wife", and it refers to a sexy and beautiful woman. Don’t try to dodge or make excuses for pedophiles.
@meiinuyasha
8 ай бұрын
@@BT-su1yfjapanese are wild dude it's there thing keep out of it the world is not a Liberal arts camp.
@BT-su1yf
8 ай бұрын
@@meiinuyasha looks like you are a pedophile, then.
@cedric15773
5 ай бұрын
Pokemon is literally designed for 10-year olds. If a 10-yo boy has a crush on a 10-yo anime girl, I see nothing wrong with that
@nocaption5562
Жыл бұрын
New pokemon slogan: Younger thiccer minter better
@garyp7051
Жыл бұрын
lived in japan the last 3 n half years i can safely tell you that sold out boxes and hour long lines at pokemon centres & major departments like yodobashi & biccamera on pokemon tcg release days due to flippers & hoarders has been a fixture since end of 2020/start of 2021 around the time of shiny star v... however, most Japanese news in relation to this only gets circulated on Japanese twitter so awareness of it in the English world was only made known recently due to more interest and attention on the market there
@AlexHodgesYT
Жыл бұрын
I missed owning this for $4500 by one day and it will always haunt me.
@ajussifrancis5543
Жыл бұрын
I could never forget when smPratte sold that Crystal Charizard for 28K last year now it goes at 14k lol knowing when to sell is key
@TheHaydenPlanetarium
Жыл бұрын
This was my reasoning when buying more sun and moon cards. There was a lot of times where there wasn’t a “cheaper option”. I might be paying the high but, with a pop of 300 on some PSA 10s, who is going to list it cheaper or will there even be another listing.
@CatBack94
Жыл бұрын
You're buying them now 😂
@TheHaydenPlanetarium
Жыл бұрын
@@CatBack94 lol no, I finished the set about 2 months ago. I mean I don’t blame people for buying right now. 149 PSA 10 pop on some cards. You possibly might never see someone sell it again or at that price.
@SDCISHERE
Жыл бұрын
Ferris bueler “things move really fast”
@Topangacoach
Жыл бұрын
“Younger she/her the better” 😂😂
@EdibleMushrooms
Жыл бұрын
Smpratte, did you actually sell your Mimikyu Munch for $10,000? I have one and was checking sales and saw you accepted an offer on your $15k listing. Would love to get a direct answer from you! Thanks for all you do
@lMoNsTiRl
Жыл бұрын
Which pikachu cards are behind you graded please?
@Rattlesnakevenom
Жыл бұрын
Is this a good time to buy and flip Waifu's? Asking for a friend on E4 who's looking quit their part time job and go into modern full time.
@TochStyle
Жыл бұрын
Man Japanese prices are just so much higher than before lol
@twoaf3261
Жыл бұрын
No hesitation, No surender, No man left behind.
@karmacutioner1
Жыл бұрын
cool shirt, Scott
@chadrocks79
Жыл бұрын
Holding my psa 8 university magickarp with my diamond hands. Wonder how it would do right now.
@lucasv1507
Жыл бұрын
I remember that Lillie card at release was $600 and i passed on it. Fuck me I guess
@bewdeyeswhitedragon
Жыл бұрын
Western vintage collectors will never comprehend the overwhelming waifu craze in Japan.
@austpem
Жыл бұрын
How did I know exactly what would happen two years ago within days of entering the hobby then? I'm Western. Stop making cope statements about your low IQ.
@monkey39128
Жыл бұрын
I love a Waifu card if it's in something like Weiss Schwarz. It just seems so out of place in Pokémon. Mind you I bet most adult collectors fancied Misty when they were kids so maybe it's always been this way. 🤷
@bewdeyeswhitedragon
Жыл бұрын
@@monkey39128 I do agree some fancied Misty but the Western people who always talks about their WOTC collections, PSA 10 base shadowless Charizard, etc. first need to understand the "moe" culture of Japan to comprehend why waifus are significantly more valuable than actual Pokemons in the modern sets.
@davidjuaquin2
Жыл бұрын
There's a couple drivers in my neighborhood who have decals on their cars that say "Waifu Hunter" mixed with images of apparent Waifus. It seems cool to me and if I wasnt married with kids I'd ask to join them. Ive yet to see a Pokemon decal in person so its not surprising to hear about Waifu trainers being so popular.
@Veizata
Жыл бұрын
what about the limited collection master battle set? is it the next rocket case?
@walkingtourist4k185
Жыл бұрын
It’s already aiming to pass the Rocket Case because of Lillie in the Friends Art….
@Veizata
Жыл бұрын
@@walkingtourist4k185 dude, what can a woman do to the hobby....
@Reds-Card-Case
Жыл бұрын
China is a very intresting market. You can buy boxs with all the tag team alt arts for like 120$. Simplified or traditional. Ive picked up a few select singles that i feel are way to cheap with this new wave if chinese collectors
@Geddoed
Жыл бұрын
man, I have missed this type of smpratte knowledge breakdowns in pokemon
@oceansky6207
Жыл бұрын
Yeah he did get more niche in his most recent videos
@hieinh
Жыл бұрын
I think things are gonna change Gladion is climbing so I think most Trainers will start
@opperjosco
Жыл бұрын
maybe china has their own ebay app where they resell just like they have wechat
@kinGhidora
Жыл бұрын
Chinese cards are pretty nice now, but a lot of jp cards ive been seeing sold (from my microscopic end) goes to china and some of the mid size sellers ik say the same
@Pompey_blue
Жыл бұрын
Could do with the ponchos suddenly being 50k each if I'm honest 😅
@Noob2point0
Жыл бұрын
Bruh where's that shirt from
@makkattak9839
Жыл бұрын
Surely cards are disappearing into the Chinese market and not being flipped because, as you said, the market never existed 6 months ago so they are building collections, will be interesting to see what comes back out of china a few years down the line
@dicejr6667
Жыл бұрын
inb4 Pokémon cards goes digital only.
@McKranzful
Жыл бұрын
Japanese culture is often obscured from non-JP view but waifus have been quite popular for decades technically with anime and now anime-adjacent stuff. Pokemon cards are no exception and it's difficult to comprehend because it's been occurring outside of Pokemon TCG until now. Waifu/Husbando terms are not new to Japan and you have card games like Weiss Schwarz that already capitalize on this market. Whether it holds up in Pokemon or not will be something to wait and see.
@bigtres8464
Жыл бұрын
i purchased a eevee heroes booster box at $106 solely resell, do you think now is the time to sell that?
@TheOnXboxers
Жыл бұрын
Yes, its hit its plateau for now
@its_grev
Жыл бұрын
That shirt!!
@henningfineart1967
Жыл бұрын
Japanese = $$$
@flvbbernvggets
Жыл бұрын
Sleeping Giant? Too soon. 😅
@CatBack94
Жыл бұрын
🦖
@papafrankgod5930
Жыл бұрын
YES
@henrycastellanos5775
Жыл бұрын
Idk If I am off base, but to me a market where first movers hold the market hostage bc they got the product first never made sense to me. I will never buy your cards ever I don't care how much I like it, im not dropping real money on old cards. But if I can get a modern card I like much cheaper and capture that appreciation myself instead of you then I'm there. Makes me wonder if that's what happening. People think they can front run modern so demand is there and then economic fundamentals take over more or less
@chuckd.68
Жыл бұрын
So is Pratte saying that the majority of pressure on the Japanese market is from China? Maybe at the top level, (I wouldn’t know), but at the bottom I feel it’s just manipulation. When brand new Japanese sets reach 150$+ a week after release I have to question that. Japan was always the cheaper option for set cards, why has that changed? That’s my big question I would like an answer to. Not trophy cards to rich Chinese buyers but basic set cards that have exploded in value.
@PokeRambo
Жыл бұрын
How is she a waifu? Isn't she like 13?!
@astrogumbie2399
Жыл бұрын
It has Everything to do with the Artist doing the cards and Waifu is a major part of their Culture
@jimijames6449
Жыл бұрын
I don’t get it. I don’t care about trainer full art cards. I didn’t even care about the gym trainer holos back in the day. I don’t understand the demand, price or fascination.
@nostalgic_pokemon_memories
Жыл бұрын
Personally i think these modern cards are in a bubble. Time will tell :)
@iamnuklear3266
Жыл бұрын
But $50 for Shaymin EX was insane ☠☠☠☠
@channelbreak6929
Жыл бұрын
ism change to: Waifu, Japanese, Minter, Better 😂
@jaderabbit8726
Жыл бұрын
Wait I thought this was a joke. 😅
@visd.9344
Жыл бұрын
I think the japanese boom will work out better than the English boom of 2020. Honestly because japanese investors or collectors are smarter. Instead of going after psa 7 base charizard they are actually paying a good bit for rarer cards. I also think japanese people genuinely like pokemon card more than people in the US. 2020 wasn't about people genuinely liking pokemon. It was everyone loving quick money.
@HeyJoshyJosh
Жыл бұрын
m'trainer cards
@grantkearney6354
Жыл бұрын
China has never been to this rodeo...that's the difference.
@TOPGLOBALFY
Жыл бұрын
not just waifus.. even MEW AR PSA 10 went almost 30k JPY 😮😮 idk if its actually sold out / just japanese trying to highball everything these days
@samueloguet7721
Жыл бұрын
That’s « only » 200 usd ; that’s probably the occidental price too isn’t it ?
@TOPGLOBALFY
Жыл бұрын
@@samueloguet7721 i dont think its accidently cus everything in japan are skyrocketing these days.. u might want to pick up ur "cheaper" wishlist asap
@JusZard
Жыл бұрын
Pokémon is becoming a staple in illegal actions federal !Thumb nail is epic I swear I see this guy every time people hype waifus, I’m like “dude find a real woman” lol
@buffalobill9793
Жыл бұрын
Wtf is waifu
@marcusrh20
Жыл бұрын
You're talking about a country that still has used schoolgirl underwear gumball machines. I don't understand it either. There's clearly something in the water.
@KelvinTrading
Жыл бұрын
market manipulation that's it. Nothing else no fundamentals nothing more than pump and dump. when pricing makes no sense the reason for it also makes no sense
@evilchickenlikesyou
Жыл бұрын
sure bud.
@gigiizzy5651
Жыл бұрын
You are 100 percent correct, and all the Jimmy's and timmy's are top blind to see it
@KelvinTrading
Жыл бұрын
@Gigi Izzy they don't want to see it. Cards had no value for so long and now all of a sudden they have high value and good fundamentals it's crazy how easy people fall for it.
@Veizata
Жыл бұрын
Can you explain in detail please? ALOLA FRIENDS promos already cost 16 thousand dollars
@Exodianotforbidden
Жыл бұрын
@@Veizata only those FOMO people would fall for it
@E-A-Z-Y
Жыл бұрын
Some dumb shit is happening.
@JusZard
Жыл бұрын
Ya
@FadedHolySoldier
Жыл бұрын
I saw Sabrina card that was in terrible condition being sold for almost a hundred bucks. LOL GTFO
@creed5
Жыл бұрын
why cant english waifus get this big bump
@bewdeyeswhitedragon
Жыл бұрын
short answer: they're overprinted and inferior quality
@chrisbenson7532
Жыл бұрын
Bingo!
@austpem
Жыл бұрын
Because English is printed into oblivion, printed on garbage paper, and Western culture is a joke. Also, inceldom is stronger in Japan - look at the percentage of males who are virgins. ALSO; Neoteny is much more genetically instinctual for them as it was a principal theme of their evolutionary selection mechanism for their phenotyping.
@EagleZtoTheGrave
Жыл бұрын
@@bewdeyeswhitedragon Are we still talking about cards or... 😅
@FadedHolySoldier
Жыл бұрын
I've never bought Chinese Pokemon cards because of how they are known for pedaling fake stuff. So you're telling me Pokemon cards from China are real???
@JusZard
Жыл бұрын
Lmfaooo
@TheLiftedState
Жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to think that China buying out our hobby is a hint to how bad we got it coming in the US Economy
@didjen181
Жыл бұрын
that has nothing to do with the us economy lol
@jamesbradby9863
Жыл бұрын
I don't understand why people think it's creepy. People are like "You know she's like 13 right?".. Erm, her head is a triangle with enormous eyes and a line for a nose, she looks nothing like an actual human being, and her age isn't real because it's a drawing. I mean, it's weird that people like cartoon girls so much that they'll pay thousands for a card, but I wouldn't say creepy.
@MrPelavacas
Жыл бұрын
Finally
@BT-su1yf
10 ай бұрын
Bruh I don’t wanna hear Lillie referred to as a waifu. That is straight up some pedo shit.
@greek1237
Жыл бұрын
Is Lillie really more popular than the likes of Misty lol.
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