Anonymous A started this discussion 3 years ago#105,161
I'm sitting on thousands of dollars of pokemon cards. I think my most valuable card is Skyridge Charizard (cheapest on ebay right now is in terrible condition for $700). On one hand I love these cards and some day I would like to complete my collection, and I know with each passing year obtaining these cards will become more and more difficult which makes me want to hang on to them. But on the other hand, these cards just sit in their sleeves, packed away in boxes. They add nothing to my life except a pointless sense of satisfaction and the knowledge that I have those boxes ticked in a spreadsheet. I haven't even looked in them in probably a year but still the thought of getting rid of them pains me greatly. I've been collecting Pokemon cards off and on since they came out in the US and the first two gens in particular are very nostalgic for me. That said, collecting cardboard is pure autism and I admit that, I accept that, but it's so hard for me to let go. The extra money sure would be nice right now though. I'm not totally broke but a little extra cash wouldn't hurt either.
boof joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,183,002
imagine that you might have other money in the future that makes the choice of selling irrelevant to your needs. in that instance, if you like being the caretaker of the cards, well that's fine.
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 10 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,183,166
If you wait you run the risk that as the millenial generation ages it no longer cares about their toys. Super Nintendo and Pokemon nostalgia is well and good when you're in your thirties but is a 50 year old going to care about re-buying childhood toys?
I fully believe some things will carry on into the generations to come. Especially franchises that continue to be produced. Pokemon is the type of thing where it gains new fans all the time, bc adults pass their love for the series on to the kids. Those adults may also have the older titles, exposing their kids to them at a young age. Nostalgia is the most valuable thing there is.
Anonymous F replied with this 3 years ago, 5 hours later, 18 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,183,208
@1,183,166 (Meta !Sober//iZs) > a 50 year old going to care about re-buying childhood toys?
Judging from the hair styles and materialism of a 50 year old we have in this community, then, yes. The millennial generation, like our prototypical example of the Gen X-er here will still be manchildren at that age.