Is it just me or has there been a $$ creep to staples of both new and old cards in the past year (I started playing in may 2009). Take T/S/S for example. Roseanne's was a must have staple that everyone needed 4 copies of and on average those only went for $3-4 piece. Now, pokemon collector's are easily $5+.
Gengar prime comes in 2 out of every 3 boxes and is currently around $30-35. Luxray lv X only comes in one out of every 3 or 4 boxes and was only around $25-30 when it came out.
These are just some of the examples I'm seeing, not too mention the ridic prices of other must have T/S/S and pokemon cards.
What gives? We're in a down economy and pokemon is getting "more" popular. Does this account for the price increases? Is it that the past few set have been so terrible that it inflates prices of old staples?
I can't figure it out, lol. $_$
Gengar prime comes in 2 out of every 3 boxes and is currently around $30-35. Luxray lv X only comes in one out of every 3 or 4 boxes and was only around $25-30 when it came out.
These are just some of the examples I'm seeing, not too mention the ridic prices of other must have T/S/S and pokemon cards.
What gives? We're in a down economy and pokemon is getting "more" popular. Does this account for the price increases? Is it that the past few set have been so terrible that it inflates prices of old staples?
I can't figure it out, lol. $_$