Cecilily discusses the financialisation of Pokemon cards as an investment vehicle.
It’s one thing that makes me pause in teaching my niece how to play, I don’t want her to get caught up in the abstraction of the cards as anything other than pieces of cardboard with funny pictures of animals
I’m a Garbage Pail Kids collector. Or should I say was… eBay and Topps’ artificial scarcity have ruined what was once a fun hobby. Now every new set is an opportunity to get fleeced.
We knew a week in advance a Valentine’s Day set was coming. $60 a box. Sold out in 3 minutes. Almost immediately they were on eBay, some listing for as much as $250!
Sorry for the rant.