How Long Pokémon Card Investments Take To Actually Pay Off

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Investing in cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game is more popular now than ever, which has in turn enabled collectors to make huge profits and fast. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a dramatic surge in trading activity that resulted in a significant rise in card prices, especially for original English Pokémon card sets from the 1999-2000 era. But because card values are still at record highs, making an investment can ward off newcomers who are worried about making a profit.

Even veteran collectors in the Pokémon TCG have been thrown off by the events of recent years. Generally speaking, the Pokémon TCG market is characterized by its stability. From its beginning, the market has seen steady rises except in years of economic collapse, hence why values for Pokémon trading cards saw modest increases each year leading up to 2019. However, the past three years have been a turbulent mess in which the market has become oversaturated with high-valued cards (from 1st Editions to rare Pokémon Brilliant Stars cards) that were quickly bought up and now seem rarer and more expensive than ever. Indeed, it seems with almost each new sale there is a new Pokémon TCG record-breaking profit: A 1st Edition Charizard in PSA 10 Gem Mint condition sold for $420,000 this past March, and original Pikachu cards have seen a value increase by 1,000% since January of 2020.

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Because these surges in sales are continuing into 2022, some investors can make profits very quickly. On the other hand, those looking to make major bucks by PSA grading their cards and selling at auctions or conventions may have to wait a while longer to see profits. The increase in activity in the