Are the Pokémon card market turning into the next big collectibles bubble?
With the 30th anniversary driving massive hype sealed product and modern chase cards pumping hard and people treating rare singles like assets it’s easy to draw comparisons to past manias:
• Beanie Babies in the 90s • Tulip mania • The 2021 NFT/crypto altcoin frenzy
We’ve seen this cycle before: explosive demand, FOMO buying, skyrocketing prices… followed by a harsh correction when new supply meets fading speculation.
Pokémon has real staying power a living franchise with games, anime, and global nostalgia. Vintage cards have proven resilient. But the current modern sealed and chase card frenzy? A lot of that looks purely speculative.
Will this end in tears like previous bubbles, or is Pokémon different because of its cultural depth and ongoing demand from new generations?
Serious question for collectors and investors: Are we still early, or are we getting dangerously close to the top?
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