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Are Pokémon cards the NFTs of 2021 all over again?

I was deep into NFTs since the 2021 bull run, be it gaming, utility, PFPs, pretty much everything.

at one point, my portfolio went from almost nothing to over **$100k unrealized**, only to end up worth around **$10k** today *(Yea, I know. I hate myself.....should've taken profits)*

lately, I've noticed a lot of hype shifting toward physical collectibles. It existed before, but now it's on fire. All my social feeds (X/IG/TT) are flooded with kids and adults ripping packs or flexing their graded and raw collections

Platforms like Courtyard, Beezie, Collector Crypt, and a dozen others launching every now and then to join the cycle to enable trading these collectible cards digitally.
*(Frankly one of the positive usecases of blockchain and I love to see web2 crowd joining in)*

Anyway! Coming back to the point, this period reminds me a lot of the excitement around NFTs in 2021 to 2023 when everyone and their grandma made money *(except me)*

So I'm curious

* Will physical collectible cards be short-lived and go bust just like NFTs?
* Or is the hype worth a long-term investment and one should consider getting in

I want to jump into the ship but cautious this time around

Interested to hear from collectors and investors here....