The Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic is the most EXPENSIVE TCG product ever released by The Pokémon Company, and everyone has it all WRONG!
In this video, we take a look at what this product is, who it's for, and what has quietly been a massive change within The Pokémon Company's strategy that changes so much for this product's future.
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Imho, the sad thing about the TCG Classic Collection is that, while the Box itself, the Damage Counters etc. are OBVIOUSLY targeted to players, I feel like the price is targeted to collectors only. It's just too expensive to just buy to use it for playing with friends etc. I'm currently trying to get a reasonably priced box just without the cards now instead.
This is a really good point! And the price has been jacked up even higher above the Japanese price for the English release 😅
So basically Pokémon said “let’s make them regret scalping forever” .. “we will sell they a 400$ product , let them assume they’ll be scarcity then sell them for the next 20 years 😂😂”. That’s genius ima try to grab one in a year or sooner at like 200$
Man I thought for sure it would be more scarce and really wanted a copy to play with friends so I rushed to pre-order on the Pokémon Center website and now feel like a fool 😭 There are already great deals (relatively - it’s still expensive!!) and sure more to come if you’re patient. I hope you score a sweet deal 😊
@@tcgbuyersclub yes sir ! I’m interested in saving a few things for my son to get older . Definetly need 151 asap lol
@JosiahAli 151 is so good - I’m sure your son will love it when they’re older 🥰 Good luck!! 💪
Dude the only classic set worth getting is the japanese. Metal counters. Wood board and leather deck sleeves. Plus the cards look amazing. And what 250 msrp compared to the plastic counter part worth 400.. but yes tell me
Whooooa I honestly didn’t realize all the improvements for the Japanese version of the product, that’s WILD! And I’m usually pretty on top of the Japanese news 😅 Thanks for pointing this out!
@tcgbuyersclub yea not a fan of the English at all. Thought it was over priced and very cheesy. The japanese is the most beautiful product pokemon has released in a very very long time. Suck the English didn't follow
@Berriesncream1 Very fair and now I wish I sucked it up and paid for a Japanese box too 😭
@tcgbuyersclub yea I do alot of Japanese now adays. So that and the other ex game box that came out with squirtle bulba and charmander promos was another amazing product this year from Japan. English needs to step up
no the japanese one is the same.
151 premiums are sitting in shelves in my town, nature is healing
It’s true! It’s honestly so nice to not be constantly fighting FOMO and scrambling to catch product in stock just to participate in the hobby 😅
The Japanese box is the better buy, imo. I saw the cards that come in the English box and was immediately turned off.
A lot of folks have been saying that! And apparently the box, sleeves and other content is much higher quality AND the price is better at $250 USD 😤 I signed up for the raffle to buy the Japanese version but when I didn’t win I couldn’t justify buying a box on the secondary market, but now I wish I had 😭
The problem with your argument is that the set was literally designed to be played. Even the original reveal talked about it (I suppose even the ones who created the product are wrong about who they created the product for according to you though). It is supposed to be and designed to be a timeless set that you play with your kids and grandkids. That is why it is more expensive and made with higher quality materials, it is meant to be a high end product built to be played for decades. The price point is set to target whales. Aka now rich adult casual players that use to love Pokémon as a kid to give or play with there kids (aka exploiting nostalgia). They have so much money they do not care about the price or are so impulsive they do not know how to have self-control. That is why the old starter cards are included and focused on, but many cards are not from the original sets. It is not designed to appeal to collectors wanting old cards, but decks that are balanced to be played against each other. The set does not even contain the original Mewtwo, but a version that is stronger for this purpose. It is also why people are so annoyed with the price, because it is not designed for collectors. If it was, nobody would care about the price. A set for collectors would just be a holo reprint of the old set (or portion of it), include posters, mats, figurines, etc. It would not be a set built and focused on being played. You see, the Pokémon company is not that stupid. They are trying an experiment here, how much are people willing to buy for a premium set? If people say no, they will lower there prices. If yes, they will raise them. The Japanese set (which is made with more premium materials overall) was retailed for under $250 USD, which is closer to what the price of the product actually is. But the Pokémon Company does not have that much respect for western audiences (never did), we always get the short end of the stick. At 200-250, this set would be perfectly priced for what it is (which is why the Japanese set is in that price range), a high end play set aimed at people who use to play Pokémon that want a casual experience to appeal to there nostalgia and share it with there children. It is also why the price of the product is below 400 now and ebay listings are losing money on selling it now. There is even a chance that it will not be worth anything at all in a decade, especially if economic times get hard or something like that. There is nothing really collectorish about this set at all. The only reason it will have value as a collector item is because of the Pokémon branding and it's scarcity. Like how the Wii U is expensive because it was a financial failure while the Wii is cheap because it sold well. In conclusion, people are not "wrong" about the set at all. The set is $199.99 to $249.99 (or else Japan's MSRP would not put it in that price range) and because it isn't, people feel it is overpriced because it is.
I appreciate the detailed response and I agree with everything you’ve said, except that I was seeing a lot of these being opened and the singles resold, which suggests to me that a lot of collectors were going after the cards. I think your analysis is on point though and maybe I misread the market reaction to the product. I can tell you as someone who has played with it, the decks are a lot of fun 😊 I also plan to take a closer look at quality of the Japanese product too because it’s a tragedy if we paid more for worse quality 😩 Thanks again for watching!
You've seen the Japanese one?
Not yet but I plan to take a look at it soon 😊
how can you call this price reasonable
Did I say it’s reasonable? I definitely said it was premium. A lot of folks have expressed that they don’t like that it’s more expensive in English than it was in Japanese and that the quality is less, and I definitely agree that the price hike for a worse product is terrible! I’m going to be investigating the quality of the Japanese vs English product more for sure 😊 Thx for watching and for the comment!
@@tcgbuyersclub thought you said people can find it at a reasonable price at retail
Thanks for the info. I was wondering what the deal was with this thing. Im not a player, so Im out.
I’m glad it was helpful! It’s an odd product for sure but I love it 😍
@@tcgbuyersclub You should get hooked up with the boys over at Critical Hit Podcast. I think you’d make a great addition. IMO.
Ps, I put a good word in for you to Roc and Metri.
@coreymccarthy6130 that’s very kind, thank you for the support 🙏
i love the japanese classic collection.
The cards are beautiful 😍 I still need to take a look at the board and other included pieces but I will absolutely get there!!
Ow but the vlaue is there, for those who think that that is important. Its simpel, you get 180 VERY nice cards. Sell em individually (IF you care about money) and you will get your money back and make profit even. The cards are beautiful, like you said. But: i agree with some. This is made to be played with, and that will not happen a lot. Maybe in Dubai :). Cant blame the comapny for trying tho. They will sell out eventually, no doubt. Personally i prefer the english version over the japanese one. The japanese cards are just a bit too much, imo. Great product!
Yeah it’ll be interesting to see what happens with this product over time. Thanks for watching and for the comment!
I just can’t bring myself to buy this after seen the Japanese version.
I’m planning to take a closer look at the Japanese version soon! For what it’s worth, I can confirm that playing the decks is fun 😊
I have the orignal charizard blastiose and vensaur 2 of each Dont need to pay for this, im a real OG player and fan. not these fakes buying these classics ;)
I’m a fan of the reprints but I mainly like this box for its intended use: playing the game! The reprinted cards all play an interesting role within their decks. Thanks for watching 🙏
While I love this product, the value just isn’t there. I will get one eventually but that’ll be when people are clearly tired of it sitting o their shelves and businesses needing room for inventory
Yeah, I’ll admit if I could do it again I would have waited to buy. I wanted this product so badly to play with friends and was worried it would sell out so I jumped on the pre-order at Pokémon Center. Now I feel like a fool for overpaying 😭 I’m sure there will be more deals to come on this! I’m seeing some much better prices already start showing up in different places 🤞
@@tcgbuyersclub no way bro, don’t feel like a fool, you clearly love it as a player and probably a collector too. That’s money well spent.
This seriously makes me feel better, thank you 🙏
@@tcgbuyersclub I honestly hope it did, monetary value and sentimental value both have their place in our world
ditto, the value isn't there. I'm hoping to get enough for the japanese version because it looks so much better anyway. But y'know, we're also in a cost of living crisis - I think a lot of people have to be a lot more choosey about what they can buy at the moment which makes the value of this seem even more unreasonable for a lot of people who might have previously splurged on premium products. Curious to see what happens with these, I love the cards personally (japanese with the full holo around the border) so hopefully I can get my hands on them but I'm also realistic enough with my money situation to know I may have to give this one a skip.
lets be honest here... Japanese companies hate resellers and people making money off their IP.
In jo they have store dedicated to reselling so no they knew for a loooooong time
@@sofypi7493 Most of the stores in Japan you have to be a member and on wait lists so foreigners can't come over and just buy up stuff to resell which allows their citizens to do all the reselling. Keeps the $ in the country.
Yeah my understanding is they’re really harsh about that. Japan serves Japan first 🤷
The price is absolutely ridiculous no matter how you spin it 😂
This product didnt totally appear to be player based in mind given the price tag and well youd be 20 years out of date lol. Totally screams hardcore or wealthy fan. I really like this personally but of course it probably cost them $15 to create
It’s definitely not an accessible player product - I agree with that! The hardcore or wealthy player might make more sense and a couple folks have pointed out that if this was really for players they wouldn’t have jacked up the price even more over the Japanese pricing while reducing the quality of the product. I’m definitely going to be investigating more after learning a ton from the comments here!! Thx so much for watching and commenting 🙏
I ordered one. I don’t care about the price, $400.00 is peanuts now anyways
I ordered one too and am very happy about it, but I understand why others are upset about it. Congrats on your purchase and I hope you enjoy it 😊