TCG Turtle Collecting

Never under estimate the law of supply and demand.

Following as the main set after the specialty set of Shrouded Fable, this was probably the "weakest" time in recent Pokémon TCG history. Everyone was skipping sets and looking for reprints of Pokémon 151. Stellar Crown only had the Squirtle and Bulbasaur IRs with the Charmander IR being available through the Obsidian Flames ETB as a promo card.

Fast forward a 18 months, Stellar Crown ETB has appreciated more than Prismatic Evolutions ETB over the same time frame. How?!?!

Simple, it's all about supply and demand. Due to the insane demand of Prismatic Evolutions, The Pokémon Company has spent the last 16 months printing this set to the ground. Meanwhile, Stellar Crown was most likely forgotten in the background.

With the hype of the 30th anniversary set pushing the Kanto Starters into the spotlight, and with Stellar Crown having 2 IRs in there, it's since seen a resurgence in popularity. Although much slower moving than Prismatic Evolutions, there is A LOT LESS of it out there.

As singles continue to increase in price, the expected value of this set continues to climb and with less sealed product in the wild, it only takes a few sales for the ETB to climb.

Will Perfect Order be the next Stellar Crown from the Mega Evolutions block?

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Yes, featuring Mewoth is on purpose :P

This card came with Pokemon TCG for Game Boy Color. Since it came with the game, there's a high probability the print run is very limited, even with the amount of units the game has sold.

Due to the age, a lot of these cards are probably damaged or came out of the box not in pristine condition as Game Boy packaging was stuffy.

Having appreciated 168% over the last year, this looks to be undervalued considering the newest Meowth SIR from Perfect Order is pushing $200.

Do you think WOTC will finally have its time to shine?

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With the Meowth SIR being that top chase card in Perfect Order, looks like a lot of Meowth cards are getting notice. This is the halo affect that a top chase card can give, similar to how the Bubble Mew's tide helped all of the other Mew cards rise in value.

We can see the same being applied to Meowth IR from Phantasmal Flames.

Going for beloe $15 a couple of months ago, it show up to prominence as the top chase card in Perfect Order is giving more attention to Meowth in general.

This art is also available as Black Star Promo on the Japanese side although slightly harder to get.

Are you buying or selling Meowth becoming a more popular Pokémon?

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Lorcana got off to a rocky start. The First Chapter got massive reprints and subsequent sets got left on store shelves as the product was readily available whenever anyone wanted to rip packs.

The collectability seemed to be disappearing with each reprint while chase cards continued to lose value.

Fabled was the first set post "turnaround". Organized play was buttoned up and product print runs were tightened up. The Fabled chase card, Mickey Mouse - Brave Little Prince (Iconic), hit some sales of $3,000+ on TCG player.

The booster box is also approaching $500 and looks like it's not stopping. With renewed confidence in the TCG for collectors and ample supply available for players, are we seeing the true potential for Disney Lorcana?

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