SHINING FATES - OVER HYPED?!

our take on shining fates

It has been a few weeks now since Pokemon TCG: Shining Fates was released on February 19, 2021 in North America. In our opinion, the scalpers killed the hype of this Pokemon set by creating a huge demand over available supply. Realistically, the scalpers inflated the pricing of this set which has made it very unaffordable for regular collectors to open packs. On top, Shining Fates card set is less intriguing than their foreign counterpart Pokemon's Shiny Star V (SSV) - Japanese set. Personally, we prefer the lateral of SSV over Shining Fates. There are more hits and variety of full art pieces in SSV. We have also noticed the steady increase of price of SSV again. We would also rank higher for Pokemon TCG: Hidden Fates over Shining Fates in our personal opinion.

Shining Fates price value has been a rollercoaster since its presale was announced. The price started from $65 CAD to $100 CAD to $140 CAD to upwards of $200+ on eBay. Majority of hobby stores in Canada started to sell Shining Fates pre-sales at $140-160+ CAD, however we've seen many stores now reduced their price by 20-30% of their presale pricing. Current market trend is seeing Shining Fates pricing drop towards Champions Path pricing. (Note: We do not believe the price of SF will drop as low as CP since SF set is still far superior than CP set) 

In general, we would advise card collectors to wait for the 2nd and 3rd wave of prints of Shining Fates. This set is brand new and will be reprinted numerous times. Good deals happens to those who can wait. Stay patient and you shall be rewarded.