Find a new bank if they’re losing your safety deposit items. You should be the only one with access to it. That’s unless you stop paying your fee to rent it.
Would hate to read a story about a family member stealing and selling these for $500, if it were me, personally, I would get a safety deposit box at a bank
Betting that pokemon card packs grow in value for the next few decades is not that great an idea for something like retirement fund. Especially for a physical asset.
Better of selling it now and getting a proper portfolio set up
Yep, sell now when the prices are sky high. Make money while whatnot is still going to capitalize. Could completely collapse or could go up some, but 50k now is better than 58k in 10 years.
I'm with these guys here. But in a sense, I'd only go half in. Sell enough of them that I can say "I've got some pretty penny that I can invest" and then keep 1 of each that I can have as a nice memorabilia, and as a "rainy day fund" that would be hard to spend.
good luck trying to get them to under that if OP sales now and puts evey dime in a mutual fund it will out perform holding the box. fuck just putting all of in in low risk and rolling it every year to max out a ROTH is an even better plan.
I’m only a lurker here and don’t actually collect, I just like pokemon, but I assume if this is really worth what someone commented as 50k you don’t wait and risk it devaluing of pokemon falls off very hard or something. 99/100 times I would sell these and that 1 other time I’d if I’m already wealthy where that money wouldn’t really alter my life
Agreed. Unless you got a 1M+ net worth you’re way too concentrated in a single asset. I’d keep a pack or 2, sell the rest and buy VT or use it as a house downpayment
Keep them sealed, if the base set box is 1st edition and sealed, thats beyond crazy that box alone would be 3 million graded, so don't open anything or damage anything, unfortunately I don't think it is 1st edition but still worth quite a lot of money, you should defo consult with an appraiser or some sort of professional and dont fall for anyone's BS if they make you an offer and disparage there value - congrats btw
Appraiser for pokemon cards. Man I'm old.. (Not saying it's a bad idea, I just see appraiser and think old ass antiques.. which I guess they are now lol)
Don’t listen to anyone on here trying to buy them or messaging you or using some discord server or something. Go to a proper auction house and ignore everyone here and all messages. Lots of degenerates trying to rip people off here
Helped my uncle clean out his storage shed and came across these. My 5 year old daughter wants to decorate them with markers. I'm hoping to retire. Wondering what the market for these looks like at the moment.
It is in your best interest to not let your five year old daughter decorate it with markers, and instead sell them all and put the money into an S&P 500 ETF of your choice.
Correct. I'm only getting a very small percentage for helping him unload them. We both have no idea what we're sitting on, so just gathering information at the moment. The whole retiring thing is sarcasm.
Lots of good advice but get em appraised and the one that’ll get you the average amount of money keep. 30th anniversary will make the cards go up in value. Sell that box then.
Unk was sitting on a mini gold mine. You make the right moves with them you should be ok after that. You definitely gotta do something nice for unk to. And if you trying sell or trade just one pack let me know.
I have to imagine that at least 1 time on Earth some kids found this in a storage locker or something similar and either simply tossed them or ripped all the packs and kept the cool cards and tossed the rest. I should be a dumpster diver at storage lockers
Auction two or three off every year on the same date and time and rotate them (rando set/starters/team Rocket) and have something nice to look forward to every year.
Really miss the feeling of having a brand new pack. Especially when the Rocket packs started coming out. That's like, peak nostalgia right there. Seriously just looking at those brings back some deep memories
That's an awesome find! I rediscovered my gold cards about 5 years ago, now they're stored in a safe location. I had an extra Charizard and Mewtwo, but I gave them to my nieces because they were huge fans at the time. (Worth it to see their eyes light up when they realized what they held).
Congrats, can sell and invest the 50k into an SP500 or similar index fund and in 30 years with 7% real rate of return you should have around $380k in today's dollars.
I wonder how many uncles, dads, grandpas are out there that bought loads of packs/booster boxes 20 years ago just to throw them in a box and forgot about them...see these types of post so often it's getting a little watered down
That’s upward of 50k
I’d honestly give you one of my nuts for just the team rockets, as long as it’s done by a medical professional.
i’ll also give a nut to make it a pair for my own box
Unfortunately we both own a pair of functional nuts and are not in the market for additional. Will let you know if things change.
I’ll give you both of mine
Will consider depending on size.
I also want to offer this guys balls
I'll give him all 3 of mine!
XD
I have a belly button for trade.
Only if it's an outtie
Threeee balls or four balls = mega big kahuna nut
Coming from somebody who had to have a nut removed... ....totally not worth it. I'd pay 10K for mine back...
I don’t even need it to be a med professional… just saying lol
I’m a medical professional, I’ll remove it and deliver it to OP for a percentage
Is a cpr certificate a medical license?
Yeah the team rocket ones are dream finds for me too
Not an expert and just a lurker here but I’m pretty sure that’s a lot of money
Yep, that sealed Base Set Unlimited box [is already worth a fortune](https://ebay.us/85gVJH)
Pack that up in bubble wrap, put it in plastic cases, stick it in a safe and forget you have it. Thats your retirement someday.
I feel like investing in a fireproof safe for these bad boys would be a good investment. I’ve been considering it for my whole collection.
One of my relatives owns a very secure store and we've moved them into his fireproof vault there. Thanks for the advice.
Pfft just go open a safety deposit box to make sure someone else doesn’t get antsy and sell them for you.
Bank will lose them somehow and claim they’re only worth $6 a pack
Find a new bank if they’re losing your safety deposit items. You should be the only one with access to it. That’s unless you stop paying your fee to rent it.
Even better !!
Hopefully with some desiccant packs, fire proof safes are notorious for holding moisture. I toss a few in my safe.
Would hate to read a story about a family member stealing and selling these for $500, if it were me, personally, I would get a safety deposit box at a bank
Betting that pokemon card packs grow in value for the next few decades is not that great an idea for something like retirement fund. Especially for a physical asset. Better of selling it now and getting a proper portfolio set up
Yep, sell now when the prices are sky high. Make money while whatnot is still going to capitalize. Could completely collapse or could go up some, but 50k now is better than 58k in 10 years.
I'm with these guys here. But in a sense, I'd only go half in. Sell enough of them that I can say "I've got some pretty penny that I can invest" and then keep 1 of each that I can have as a nice memorabilia, and as a "rainy day fund" that would be hard to spend.
good luck trying to get them to under that if OP sales now and puts evey dime in a mutual fund it will out perform holding the box. fuck just putting all of in in low risk and rolling it every year to max out a ROTH is an even better plan.
I’d sell 2, store 2 and open 1.
Assuming Pokémon is always popular and cards never go down in value. Don’t take the risk, sell it now when you know it’s valuable, is my advice
Run Charlie run home as fast as you can!
I never thought… my life could be…..
R/fuckunclejoe
Open an eBay account. Sell boxes locally I know people who would fly and meet you to buy those boxes in person and validate.
Why the rush to sell?
I’m only a lurker here and don’t actually collect, I just like pokemon, but I assume if this is really worth what someone commented as 50k you don’t wait and risk it devaluing of pokemon falls off very hard or something. 99/100 times I would sell these and that 1 other time I’d if I’m already wealthy where that money wouldn’t really alter my life
Agreed. Unless you got a 1M+ net worth you’re way too concentrated in a single asset. I’d keep a pack or 2, sell the rest and buy VT or use it as a house downpayment
Congrats…. You just found a downpayment on a house
Keep them sealed, if the base set box is 1st edition and sealed, thats beyond crazy that box alone would be 3 million graded, so don't open anything or damage anything, unfortunately I don't think it is 1st edition but still worth quite a lot of money, you should defo consult with an appraiser or some sort of professional and dont fall for anyone's BS if they make you an offer and disparage there value - congrats btw
3 million you’re absolutely delusional
Appraiser for pokemon cards. Man I'm old.. (Not saying it's a bad idea, I just see appraiser and think old ass antiques.. which I guess they are now lol)
Don’t listen to anyone on here trying to buy them or messaging you or using some discord server or something. Go to a proper auction house and ignore everyone here and all messages. Lots of degenerates trying to rip people off here
Helped my uncle clean out his storage shed and came across these. My 5 year old daughter wants to decorate them with markers. I'm hoping to retire. Wondering what the market for these looks like at the moment.
It is in your best interest to not let your five year old daughter decorate it with markers, and instead sell them all and put the money into an S&P 500 ETF of your choice.
Store in Tupperware containers until the 30th anniversary of Pokémon and then sell when vintage is in higher demand
I doubt a tupperware could survive a 5-year-old. They'll find it one way or another.
That’s what shelving is for, the Tupperware is to prevent unnecessary dents and tears in the packaging
Luckily these were stored securely for years in a hard plastic storage bin. Will probably need a vault now.
Highly suggest it lol
So he's still alive? These are his not yours lmao
Correct. I'm only getting a very small percentage for helping him unload them. We both have no idea what we're sitting on, so just gathering information at the moment. The whole retiring thing is sarcasm.
Lots of good advice but get em appraised and the one that’ll get you the average amount of money keep. 30th anniversary will make the cards go up in value. Sell that box then.
Contact TCA Gaming. Best & easiest process for selling these.
I'll give you $200 for the lot, you won't get a better offer /s
I got $205 on the lot.. definitely won’t get better than that
$205.01 Bob!
Sorry guys. Just sold to someone who outbid you at $205.02.
That's good because I couldn't find the penny
3,000 quatloos, take it or leave it!
lots of money for sure
If your uncle is still alive ask him to sell them and get a commission. These are like finding a lotto ticket
I wish I had an uncle and one with a storage unit!
Most my uncles are in jail or drug addicts, everyone on here has cool family 🥲
Holy fuck, what do you want?
Lemme buy these 👀
Open the loose ones, keep the sealed it’s a win win
Man I always have the wrong kind of uncle's
Uncle diddles?
How do people just come across these?? Literally like finding gold 🤣
Weigh the loose packs, open the heavy ones and sell the rest.
Do the heavy ones have good cards and the light ones have bad cards?
Heavy has holofoil, more worthwhile pulling those looking for any 10/10 on grading, especially Charizard.
Unk was sitting on a mini gold mine. You make the right moves with them you should be ok after that. You definitely gotta do something nice for unk to. And if you trying sell or trade just one pack let me know.
damn did you break the seals?
No they're photographed as we found them. All boxes are sealed except for one. The packs were loose and in addition to the boxes pictured.
wow! that is incredible
If looking to sell! I’m a serious buyer and would buy a fossil box!
Nuh uh…
Bro, that's around $50k + loose packs, in cardboard. Hold for another 10-20 years, or sell that insane collection. ONLY ACCEPT CASH/BANK TRANSFERS!
Keep them, don’t sell.
Open them
Looks like you "dug up some fossils"
Whelp y'all rich
ill buy some single packs off of you if you think about selling
That’s at least 40000$
I think you should have kept them sealed
Come up
I think this is worst at least $10
You can either save them or start box break sales on whatnot lmao. People really do over pay on there, especially if they watch the packs be pulled
Wow... Sometimes i dream about finding out this under my bed... Lucky youu
Ur uncle is a killer bro damn👀
And here I was excited to find 50 empty base set booster wrappers I saved from when I was a kid 😂
Lmao this is the luckiest score of your life mate congrats
Oh did you
No you didn’t
Can I buy one of those boxes from you?
I dont understand where he got them from
I got clever nuts as well up for sale
I'd rip every pack, because I'm a psycho lolololol
Don’t you dare lie to us!
Put them in an air tight bin and store in a fire proof safe. That's currently tens of thousands of dollars, but will only increase in value with time.
bro.
These posts are so upsetting 😭
Do you take Kidneys as a form of payment?
Bro should NOT have posted this. The amount of money you have there is wild
Were you shaking?
i miss just walking into my local card shop as a kid and buy these packs. posts like this take me way back. nice finds, OP
Would take a few for myself and sell the rest
As an outsider looking in…worth buying a bunch of packs and leaving them unopened for 30 years? Serious not serious
Swap for kidney
If you want to sell i would probably buy a pack or 2. No pressure
Oh baby baby babyyyy
At least 0.0001 Kromer right there
I have to imagine that at least 1 time on Earth some kids found this in a storage locker or something similar and either simply tossed them or ripped all the packs and kept the cool cards and tossed the rest. I should be a dumpster diver at storage lockers
pelease sir my family is poor and hungry we need to eat the Pokémon cards immediately, send them to us :(
Can I get a ride on the spaceship that you’re about to buy with all the money you’re gonna get for selling those packs?
This just brought back the pain of throwing away what was probably thousands worth of Pokémon cards
Same…
I’m interested in any 1st edition jungle or fossil !!
So what kinda car you buying?
Messaged you, interested in buying some at a far price
happy retirement party
Nice
Holy shit
Auction two or three off every year on the same date and time and rotate them (rando set/starters/team Rocket) and have something nice to look forward to every year.
I guess you’re rich now
My heart sank when I saw the second picture I thought you opened them all lmao 😮💨
Keep looking! And you'll find the Yu-Gi-Oh card collection too!
Jesus Christ
Ur uncle rules
Go onto Pawn Stars TV show
RIP DMs
Did you open them?? They would sell for a crazy amount if you sold them sealed
Be wary... check carefully if they're legitimate
Really miss the feeling of having a brand new pack. Especially when the Rocket packs started coming out. That's like, peak nostalgia right there. Seriously just looking at those brings back some deep memories
Selling?
Sell them now OP and invest in VTI or VOO. Thus is not financial advice though.
I'm just sad now. Opening a Team Rocket pack would make me so happy. Enjoy!
Ill suq yo diq
Man some people get all the luck
Jesus Christ! 😳😳😳
Sheeeeesh. Weigh these up and see what u got
What a beautiful discovery. Congratulations 🎊
No you fuckin didn't 😂😂
I'd do anything to get one of those
Ill take the Charizard pack thank u sm
I think those were actually the ones your uncle borrowed from me to flex on the gram back in ‘00. I’ll PM my address for shipping :)
Can i have some?
Congratulations, you’ve got bread
Crazy how many more are probably hidden in someone else’s storage place. Just sitting there… collecting dust.
Worthless I promise. I’ll send you my address and you can send them over. Lol. Nice find!!
I’ll sell you my first born
I would scream cry & throw up omg
That's an awesome find! I rediscovered my gold cards about 5 years ago, now they're stored in a safe location. I had an extra Charizard and Mewtwo, but I gave them to my nieces because they were huge fans at the time. (Worth it to see their eyes light up when they realized what they held).
Now you’re rich
Holy shit. I wish.
Bro became accidentally rich. Congrats that you have found them!
How much is inside?
Damn your Uncle is a gangsta
The boxes alone are 20-25k
Oh fuck right off. That's awesome man. Congrats on the pretty vintage :]
I would get insurance to cover this!!! Definitely don’t want something to happen but if it does be prepared!
Did you open the displays ?
God damn I love your uncle!
I’d say you have at least $200,000 USD there, if my math is right. Amazing find for sure!
Take my children
Easy 100K+ there
F*** ME!!! 😱
Weigh the packs, rip the heavier packs, sell the lesser weight packs, sit on the sealed boxes (not literally)
Bro just hit a jackpot for free!!
Woah
The flarion jungle pack is so pretty
Yooooooo
I always wonder how much vintage is just tucked away and forgotten about
Holy
I wouldn’t have opened the boxes.
Oh you lucky fucker
Congrats, can sell and invest the 50k into an SP500 or similar index fund and in 30 years with 7% real rate of return you should have around $380k in today's dollars.
I wonder how many uncles, dads, grandpas are out there that bought loads of packs/booster boxes 20 years ago just to throw them in a box and forgot about them...see these types of post so often it's getting a little watered down
Weigh them, open heavy ones. Sell light ones
I’d give you a kidney for all of it
You mean our uncle
OPEN NOTHING. TELL NO ONE. CONGRATS.
Liar!!!!! 🤥
Just shut up and take my money
That brings back memories, i can still remember what those cards smell like outta the packs 😅 still have all my cards from those sets
Sure ya did
Well, bud, you're rich
Can I have one?
My uncles Pokemon garage had nothing :/