Beezie & Collector Crypt CEOs on Why Onchain Collectibles Are Exploding

Why are collectibles and Pokemon...

So obviously everyone knows that collectibles in 2021 ripped.

And I think there was a lot of thought that was like, look, this is a very natural thing because Zerp and everything is ripping and there's infinite money in the world and these things will crash back to zero or not much value over time.

And I think that happened for a little bit.

And now, I'm not sure how many people listening to this podcast realize this, but Pokemon cards are...

I think one of the best performing assets of the year.

They're definitely outperforming both Bitcoin and the S&P along with many, many other assets.

Why are Pokemon cards and collectibles having such a resurgence of a moment right now?

I mean, when I look at Pokemon cards, the most obvious piece is that the IP transcends ages and generations.

It's not adult specific, right? So like my kids love it.

And then people my age and Twam's age love it as well.

You know, I think that that's a big piece of this storyline, too.

It's nostalgia.

It's interesting.

You get this feel something moment, whether you're opening a pack or on a site like Collector or Beezy.

But I think that, you know, that's a big piece of it.

Yeah, for me, you know, I think COVID and everything brought people back a little bit to take a look and When you haven't jumped in the ocean for 10 years and you go back, you're like, man, why haven't I jumped in the ocean for 10 years? But for me, collectibles, I just leaned over to pull this guy out.

So this is a card I actually opened up myself from an Arabian Nights box back in 1994.

It was one of my favorite cards to play in tournament decks at the time.

And there's very little in this world... that is free right this is i've i own it right i i bought it for in a pack for five bucks 30 years ago Whenever I pick up this card, I look at it, it takes my brain back to places that I haven't thought about, right? And that it's not a can of booze, it's not a hit of cocaine, it's not all these other things that people do to kind of give them some joy and some happiness.

All I have to do is look at this card and this is free and it's healthy.

I pick up this card and I'm like, oh man, I should give Ricky a call, my best friend back in high school.

I look at this card, I'm like, oh, I wonder how Glenn's doing over at Neutral Ground or maybe John Finkel, who's now in the Magic the Gathering Hall of Fame.

I wonder if John even remembers me.

We played a lot back in the day.