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First for just buy what you like
Browsing TCGPlayer. How do I know what cards are JP or EN? Do I just assume everything is EN unless they post pictures?
>still grading cards
>still buying physical
I have an idea. instead of taking your money and giving it to japanese sellers because english product is never in stock and constantly being scalped. what if we deport the illegals so the english product can actually get to the intended buyer first time.
i mean its not like japanese cards bode well in the western market anyways.
>>56877455I'll stick to my cheaper high quality JP cards and let you low IQ retards do what you want.
>>56877474Then we are in agreeance. that hispanic 40 year old men that cant speak a lick of english are not the intended audience for english pokemon cards. and since they are not the intended audience and are clearly scalping the pokemon community. we shall deport them. CORRECT?
>>56877485>t. skies and moonlet
almost done binding my Paldea Evolved master set. Might open a booster bundle of Twilight Masquerade tonight, or something else. Finally PKMN.gg added Surging Sparks, so I can add that booster bundle I opened to it
Retard furry spammer.
>>56877331Yes, eventually they will all get relisted under the respective Japanese section, other languages be damned and will probably remain at the bottom of the price list.
>>56877504no one is going to want one when the realize how much the really have been bullshitted.
>>56877331There's 'pokemon' and then there's 'pokemon japan' in the drop down tab on the search bar.
Heavy bags. you are not fooling me.
>SENIOR! I STOCKPILED POKEMON CARDS, YOU CANT JUST KICK ME OUT OF THE COUNTRY, I NEED TO MAKE MY MONEY BACKbetter sell them fast hombre.
>still buying english cards
>>56877662How will I know what Pokemon it is if I can't read the name retard?
>>56877679>he doesn't know all >1k pokemon
>>56877682I can't even remember what I had for dinner Tuesday :(
New pokemon center promo cards dropping.
whjat the f*ck do I do w/ my cosmic holofoils where the f*ck do they go in my master set it says they’re from fC*king Costco, but I have them even though I never went there how do I have the Costco exclusive cards if I got them at Target. What is PKMN.gg trying to tell me
>>56877711there's cosmos holo (either poster collection or zard figurine box, don't recall) and cosmos reverse holo (costco)
>>56877724guess it's from one of those display boxes I bought then
>>56877662If the card is marked up with another language it's basically the same as scribbling on it with marker.Just a bunch of black ink gibberish.
>27 replies>only 5 cards get it together, tcc sisters
I luv my lil onion boy
finally got my card in the mail. tag team cards are growing on me.
the halloween pack bundles are super cheap at a store nearby, since it's after halloweenI know that the packs themselves aren't the standard packaging, just 5 cards each, but is there anything wrong with the cards themselves that are in them?or is this as much of a deal as it seems like?
>>56878116congratulations Anon. I'm happy you have finally received your card in the mail, undamaged, glistening, and fabulous -- your little treasure, one might say
>>56877641>still swiping pick-a-nick baskets
>>56878130good eye. buy them all and promise to save them for next year. you won't get any good pulls if you don't open them on Halloween.
What's your grail you hope to own someday bros?>>56878095>buying male trainersfaggot
>>56878360kek bird brain
>>56877662Every time a screenshot is posted comparing the two, the English card has always looked better.Unless there's some weird foil on the Jap cards that make them look better in person only, English is superior. >"Japanese cards look better" is just a memeIn my WotC set, Japanese cards have a gloss finish, whereas my English cards have a matte finish. The gloss finish feels really cheap, like they're those fake cards (stickers) that came out of vending machines back in the early oughts.
Opened 2 paldean fates mini tin boxes, so 20 packs each. Top row is the first box and bottom the second. This was pretty bad.
>>56878527>Every time a screenshot is posted comparing the two, the English card has always looked better.Post an example
>>56878538>open 20 packs>get less than $10 in valueWhat did we learn from this class?
>>56878542>>56877662
>>56878563Keep buying booster boxes until you break even or zero-out your bank account?
>>56878613I thought you were being serious. My bad.
>>56878653If we can't agree that the bottom is better, and the top is oversaturated garbage, then I don't think we'll find enough common ground to discuss anything further.You do (you).
>still buying modern
>>56878527I'm looking at it in person and it looks perfect. it shines a bit more than any eng card, but it doesn't look glossy. I don't have a direct comparison but here's this.
>>56878716You claim to not be joking, but this entire time you've been comparing scans of cards and not the actual cards?
>>56878791>but this entire time you've been comparing scans of cards and not the actual cards?that's literally what I said:>>56878527>Unless there's some weird foil [...] that make them look better in person only, English is superior (looking)>>56878783>glossythese were on the WotC era cards. Not these. Probably because WotC printed the ENG cards, and Japan printed their own? Maybe? >>56878791I'd have to hold them in my own hands or have a gif showing the sheen. They look exactly the same quality with the foil, but like the scan, the Dragonair on the right looks more saturated. I think the pokemon looks better on the English card, along with the south face of the bridge, which isn't obscured by shadows. But I like that you can see the tile better in the Japanese card.This is subjective though. But you HAVE both, so if you say the foil is more lustrous on the Japanese card, then I have to believe you. Because Why would you lie.
>>56878360>What's your grail you hope to own someday bros?Probably these for the time being, but I'm on a budget, so it's a pipe dream for now
>>56878360>grailat the moment, I want these
I used the flash on my phone to try to show the difference in card finish. I've never bought Japanese modern. I don't know if it's still like this, but it would be evident on commons or the reverse side.
Reposting question from previous thread.>>56864691>I'd rather put away childish things and settle for owning 151 originalDo you mean owning the SV 151 set, or taking your time to acquire singles of the OG 151 pokemon set?
>>56878563that he is a bad collector and is bad at pulling good cards and needs to open more packs to learn how to pull better cards
>>56878273Fuck, I WANNA GET THI CARD REALLY BAD< BUT ITS PAST THE AMOUNT Id ever want to pay for a single. But since its such a minor character in universe, it may be a decade, if not more, before we ever see her again. If at all.
>>56879694ANd no, not a stroke, just retardation. I failed to notice my caps lock was on.
what should I open today?current sealed products: 2 Brilliant Stars PCETBs1 Brilliant Stars 3 booster pack set2 Surging Sparks ETBs1 2024 Trainer's Toolkit 3 Twilight Masquerade PCETBs1 Twilight Masquerade booster bundle 1 151 booster bundle was going to hold onto probably a couple PCETBs for a while just becausewas also probably going to get another booster box of Paldea Evolved
>>56879700>2 Surging Sparks ETBsnew sets firstI want to see some beautiful pikas!
Went to >gamestop and saw a bunch of ETBs and packs. Didn't buy any though.
>prismatic evolutions has no booster boxAre new set announcements every 2 months? I want to buy another booster box.
Suicune chads where you at?
Be honest. How much do you spend per month on Pokémon cards?
>>56879862Several (((experts))) have said that their business model of selling gaming consoles and hardware is outdated, and they'll have to reinvent themselves if they want to not go bankrupt. Now they're leaning pretty heavily into the TCG scene by partnering with PSA. The last Gamestop I walked into almost entirely replaced their funko-slop with ETB's and booster packs. Even Surging Sparks was getting sold out when I tried to pre-order another box. It's dope to see them actually make an attempt to stay relevant in the gaming / TCG scene.
>>56877149To the AKIRA EGAWA collectors here, the next S-Chinese set called Victory Star will feature an exclusive new art for Articuno to replace the Pokemon GO one.
>>56879965I don't even count, just consoom, probably would shit myself if I actually saw the total per month.
1. How do I ensure I can buy a 151-tins collection from Costco (canada) do I have to just roll the dice at store opening daily or how does the restock happen exactly?2. When does the 2024 ptcg mcdonalds promo start and how does it work? How many cards are in the mcd promotions and is it annoyingly hard to get hits?
>>56880012>The last Gamestop I walked into almost entirely replaced their funko-slop with ETB's and booster packs.Sounds like a gigantic improvement, never got the appeal for Fukno Pops.
>>56879832I got the ultra rare Pickachu ex last week, but I'll focus on the Surging Sparks ETBs
>>56880045>Fukno PopsYou mean 2010's Beanie Babies? I'm sure THIS time the value isn't artificial, and people will make their money back.
Has anyone tried Meddling Sparks? I saw some at Target but didn't buy it.
>>56880071nicehe is cute
>>56880045Most likely bad management decisions that were made at the advice of outside consulting groups. The new CEO, Ryan Cohen, has effectively eliminated almost all of its debt, and they have over 4 billion in cash that they collect interest on. However, the cash was raised through diluting shareholders (of which I'm one of), so I wasn't pleased when I heard of the share offerings. That being said, it's great to see that the new leadership has stopped the financial bleeding that's been going on for years, and are now exploring this new avenue of generating profits. I ain't holding my breath for any miracles, but I'm cautiously optimistic with the current situation of the company. Ryan has also recently been outright supporting Trump on twitter lately, which has the plebbitor trannies absolutely ASS-PAINED, which is always fantastic to see IMO.
>>56880071>ability>300 dmghuh. that thing can pop two pokemon for free. It's not even that hard to search your deck for your 'outlier energy' Like your deck ratio is 3:3:1 energies, you only need to search the 1. Are games still 6 prize cards?
>>56880122oh, it burns the energies. nvm.I was reading it sideways. still, you can set it out with one, place your second, survive the hit, place your third, and then: 300 dmg.
>>56879862>>56880012Gamestop actually had cheap boxes compared to some other places, but were sold out. Even the new Eevee set is no longer available for pre-order. The store closest to my house actually had a decent selection of ETB's and promo boxes.
alright. Time to go to Starbucks and order two giant overpriced esprepspso drinks, then open cards while I'm high on caffeine
An update on >>56856723 the sale went without any issues, won't post the image of it just yet because I still have a backlog of singles pickups I haven't posted so far.
>>56880212>Gamestop actually had cheap boxes compared to some other places, but were sold out. You love to see it. I may actually FINALLY be green on my shares after getting my heavy bags kekked for years lmfao. I must admit, there is a big downside I'm not looking forward to at all. If Gamestop is able to truly reinvent themselves as THE go-to place for all TCG and grading, they may eat the lunch of many LGS's. I just reconnected with an old friend of mine and I found out he bought the old card shop we used to play at and is officially the owner. It would kill me to find out that Gamestop's deals are cutting into a significant portion of his revenue. He seems pretty business savvy though, maybe he's aware of the situation? Who knows. I still buy boosters and merch from his shop from time to time to show my support. I'm done with making financial predictions, so I'm just gonna buy what I believe in and hope for the best.
>>56880288>maybe he's aware of the situation?Why not let him know just in case?
>>56880317>Why not let him know just in case?I feel like I should, but I've learned from past mistakes NOT to tell people what they should do with their money. If I let him know the Gamestop situation, it opens the door to telling him I've invested, and therefore I would have to tell him I'm bagholding, which make any advice to buy shares a conflict of interest and comes off as desperate.
>>56879921
>>56879965I budget $300-400 per month on anything I want. I'll spent maybe $30-$150 a month on cards (singles or a box), sometimes I don't buy anything at all and just save.
>>56880017>Akira EgawaThank you for introducing me to this artist. Now I know exactly what I want to collect. His art is amazing dude.
>>56880453It's a woman, but you're welcome, definitely one of my favorite illustrators for this TCG.
>>56880071>>56880634the crowns are so fucking stupid. I was really hoping ScatVomit wouldn't be too intrusive into the TCG. But clearly, we can't have nice things anymore. I guess I'll just be buying singles for a while.
>>56880653the future is now, dusty old bones. When you die of old age, soon, I will not attend you funeral. . . as it were
>>5688065Cope faggot
>>56880704It's your moral obligation to buy vintage rather than support a company that continues to hollow out it's games to sell merch. No money for TPCi. Buy vintage. Support local card shops.
>>56880653>I was hopping the main gimmick of the generation wouldn't appear in this other product line of this multi media franchiseAre you genuinely retarded? Guess what'll happen with next generation's main gimmick? You'll never guess.
>>56880528Well she's very talented, that artwork is fucking dope.
>>56880653At least the Double Rares shove the Pokémon's face to the where the crown is mostly blocked by the card frame. Even the Illustration Rares don't want much to do with Terastal. The Ultra and Hyper Rares are just Pokémon models on a white or gold polygonal background. Boring.Stellar is pure sparklemon vomit and I'll be glad when it's gone.
>>56881045It just makes opening packs sad. Because you have the knowledge of what's in the set, and the probability (roughly) of getting a certain rarity.So it sucks, when the card you pull is one of those, when it could have been something else.Buying singles is usually always the better move, but opening packs is still fun too. Because, you know. It's gambling
>>56880080My brother pulled the good Iono from Paldean Fates or whatever, through that box.
>>56881103I'm indifferent to the crowns. I am partial to the gambling, so to speak
I hope you're enjoying this comfy Saturday, anon.
>can't find my copy of the trainer gallery Bronzongfug, no clue how that even happened because I'm 100% certain it never left my room. Have you guys ever lost cards?
>>56881406I lost a few Star Wars cards, like I'm pretty sure some were stolen, but one or two just vanished. I wouldn't say they were "lost" but I did recently find all my old DP rares I piled up.
>>56878360unfortunately for me this would be my grail
>>56880440Yeah that’s the way to do it. Easy way to justify getting something expensive is just to not buy anything for several weeks.>>56880761Based, I don’t have a single card made later than 2009, whether that be ones I got as a child or as an adult
>>56881406I always find em, but yeah.
>>56878360I'd like to have the Satoshi vs Team Rocket SM Anime set. I'm sure it was like $25 in Japan back when it first came out. Also the Scream Mimikyu
>>56881406i lost a pile of cards that i took out of my childhood binder a few years ago cause they were more valuable but i didnt have anything to do with them yet. the apex of that pile was a gold star charizard lmao.
>>56882121it took me way too long to find the 6th kecleon.
>>56882208fuck you
>>56882234Top left
>>56882270kec
>>56877679Learn Japanese, you casual.
>>56880122>>56880134I think that Pikachu is already winning tournaments in Japan, but it does seem it won't be top tier consistent, just strong.
>>56882270okay double fuck you
Came in the mail today, I now have 59 out of the 141 versus cards, honestly not really interested in the last 40 trainer cards of set though I got a few for cheap
>>56883201I always liked these energy background holos.
>>56878360N's cool so he gets a pass.
>>56877679>investor retards when they have to play pokemon to know the pokemon
>>56884109>>56884114>>56884118I still can't believe we're going to get the poke ball reverses with the Eevee set.wonder if the master ball will also be included.my guess is no that would be too much work for them lmao
-What's that, a slab?-New card. What do you think?
-Whoa. Very nice. Take a look.-Picked it up from PSA yesterday. It's a 10. It's from a limited print run at the Van Gogh Museum.
It is very cool, Bateman. But that's nothing.Look at this.
Jesus. This is really super. How'd a nitwit like you get so tasteful?>I can't believe that Pryce prefers McDewott's card to mine...
But wait. You ain't seen nothin' yet.Perfect centering, pale nimbus white clouds...
Impressive. Very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's card.
Look at that subtle holofoil. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my god...
post examples of artists overdoing it in a bad way
>>56884241why is larvitar reading shit?
>>56884299it's a subtle reference to the quality of Obsidian Flames
>>56884313it came with gypseeta so it's actually soulful
I hope there are others here that enjoy this Electabuzz card art as much as I do
>>56884196What does this have to do with any of those posts? And Master Ball reverse holos were already confirmed.
>>56884324Might be the ugliest character in the entire franchise.
>>56884723it's from the same person who designed Raihan, go figure
>>56884826I like La Primera's demeanor, but her style is so edgy like Raihan's. It's like they never wanted to stop being the kewl kids
>>56884723I can fix her
>>56884324I think this is first card with negative value.You'd have to pay me rent to store this shit in one of my binders.
>>56880704thanks to science
>>56885310>the holy trinity of overpriced cards
>>56885362this artist's work is really hit or miss with me.pic related a hard miss.
>>56881406>Have you guys ever lost cards?Don't know where it went, but I realized last week that I've lost my Neo Genesis Lugia. Apparently I had the 1st edition in my binder, and not the unlimited that I thought I had there
>>56881406Never mind, just found it with a bunch of other cards. Thought I checked everywhere but actually forgot just one spot like a retard.
>>56885024kinda cute
>>56878894just buy a pack of japanese cards, dude. nicer card stock, better foil quality, and several magnitudes of order better QC
How do you organize your binder? Do you have sections for Illustration Rares, Trainers, Supports, Rares, etc.? If you do it like this, do you leave blank spaces for when you add new cards?Or do you fill them in no particular order?
>>56885518Yes.
>>56881864Funny, I just ordered this Flaafy and Altaria. Didn't know Bronzong existed, are there any more cards like this with female trainers? I found a Roserade one as well.
>>56885561>are there any more cards like this with trainersTrainer Gallery from Brilliant stars up until Silver Tempest>https://www.justinbasil.com/visual/tg
For the first time ever, I thought about buying a booster box (Surging Sparks). Shame they're sold out everywhere.
>>56885600i saw one for 130 but i didnt pull the trigger cause I wasn't comfortable spending that but lol its gonna be 170 in a few days its already 160 everywhere.
>>56885518>How do you organize your binder?Roughly in release order.>Do you have sections for Illustration Rares, Trainers, Supports, Rares, etc.?I have separate binders for different types of cards. >do you leave blank spaces for when you add new cards?Yes.
>>56885561>>56885597Sun and Moon had these types of cards in the Cosmic Eclipse set as secret rares, I think there were 12 of them, also there were Japanese only promos of Clefairy and Pikachu featuring Lillie and Red respectfully. In 2025 there'll be sets that'll reintroduce the owner's pokemon concept and their art rares look like a continuation of trainer gallery cards, so far they only previewed N's Reshiram.
>>56878538Bro, the regular shiny cards are like $3 each, upwards to like $25. Include those lol
Do you guys trust buying cheaper cards on ebay? Not sure if people make fakes for stuff between $1-$5
>>56885597>clair still doesn't have a wiafu sir or a supporter card at all
>>56885765Good.
These boys and froslass came in.
>>56884107One of these is not like the others...
>>56885518My main folio is organized:>Full Art Trainers>Regular Trainers>Full Art Pokemon that don't have a suffix. So like, this card would go there >>56885597>Pokemon EX, GX, V>Pokemon 'sets'I don't know how to explain this, but some cards feel like they go together. Like, the art puzzles together, or the cards tell a story. Or Garchomp C, and then Hydreigon C. Because they're both illustrated by kawayoo. (which was the point, I think)>Pokemon Species in Groups of 3, 6, or 9.If I like a card, chances are there are two other illustrations of the 'mon that I like. Especially since I don't collect because 'muh rare', and instead just what I like. >Imakuni Illustrated CardsAnd yes, I 'gauge' how much space I'll need, and leave spaces between categories. But I guessed wrong as to which groups I'd be collecting more, and I need to go in and shift everything forward/around. Having only ONE folio forces you to pick favorites, and if a card doesn't make the cut, it goes into a less prestigious binder of shame.Pic related from the 'Species' part of the folio.
>>56886246cute woops
>>56885518I'v got a dedicated binder for my favorite pokemons with dedicated sections for each of them, and I leave some empty spaces for future setsI also have two binders for my different IRs, SIRs, etc. and other cards I like but don't fit in my faves binder, but these are unorganized as shit for now
>>56881406literally a holo base set Charizard as a kid, was keeping it on a kitchen counter next to the garbage, it probably got thrown away
>>56886297yeah, I love his simpleton face.that's actually a page of woopers, cropped out.But that's my favorite illustration at the top.This one is my other favorite illustration. ++(* 0 *)++so my 'special folio' has a lot of commons in it. Even as an adult, I just pick the ones with the pictures I like, and then collect those.
>>56886421what a beaut!>Even as an adult, I just pick the ones with the pictures I like, and then collect those.same here, besides the "invooster collections" I have to sell later on, my personal sets only have mons and arts I enjoy
>>56886454>my personal sets only have mons and arts I enjoyI feel like that's the way to do it. I had a bud that completed sets and would crack two or three booster boxes, and hope to pull the valuable ones so he didn't have to buy them as singles.And then he'd be stuck with boxes of bulk cards that nobody wanted. I imagine you can sell bulk online, but you probably make next to nothing for it.
>>56886499>I imagine you can sell bulk online, but you probably make next to nothing for it.my lgs buys it at 30 cents local currency a piece lol, probably like 30 freedom bucks for 1500 commons
Pokemon cards can produce mind-boggling effects.
Just spent $100 on a bunch of singles. I think I'm satisfied until Prismatic Evolutions.
>>56886640mmm yes my love. Such things as positive dopamine feedback loops, in our brains, and genuine little smiles on our delighted faces, as we scour new packs for those little treasures they hide inside
>>56886652100 is the average order i make, which I probably do multiple of a week. you have more self control than me.
I used to collect Pokemon cards as a kid like a religion. Had multiple complete sets in card binders and everything. Even some Japanese imports which back then were a lot more rare than they are today.Had someone steal my binders from me as a kid. I did eventually get them back months later, but the cards were bent and scuffed up, and some never returned to me. Even has a small kid, I loved having them as perfect as new.Getting them back this way completely demoralized me, and I never collected cards again. Seeing all the new cards floating around though, I'm really impressed by all the artwork and the way the new cards look, especially on the illustration cards. Considering getting back into it honestly.
>>56887011rebuild your collection and know that while you are succeeding the kid that did that is probably a homeless drug addict
>>56885024You didn't even fix the worst part of her.
>>56887020Is the S&V 151 set still in circulation? Seems like sets come out a lot more frequently these days. Or my sense of time as a kid was just warped.I know that set is probably popular because of nostalgiafags like me, but if I was going to start some place, that would probably be the one I'd like to start at.
>>56887090yes but it's very expensive. If you just like the artwork get it in japanese
>>56887090SV151 is at peak of its market value rn there was a recent restock but it somehow didnt dent prices I guess cause it wasn't really enough, possibility it gets reprinted soon and if it doesn't it'll still drop a little if you wait more than likely because of pikachu set just launching, eevee set being next, and team rocket set being after that. We usually see 4-5 sets a year with one of them being a special set. 151 was a special set. Just two days ago at a walmart near me I saw that there was 151 presumably just before I got there, but depending on where you live the last restock might be long gone.
>>56878130>finally got back to the store>not even 2 days later>the whole giant section was sold outaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
>>56887090It's getting a reprint early next year both in English and Japanese.
>>56887090I also had cards stolen as a kid and picked up 151. It's still in sporadic restock and is receiving a new product in February but over October it literally doubled in prices for singles. You could complete just the normal cards for less than $200, the secret rares for $1000ish, and the promos for another $500ish.
Do you guys seriously buy graded cards off ebay and expect them to not be scams....?
>>56887556the grading part is the scamhaving a card in a slab makes it worth more, because the people who are paid to put it there say that doing so makes it worth more.So the purchase isn't the scam. But it is a scam.
>>56887556>he doesn't know
graded cards more like GAYded cards amirite lmao GOTTEM
>>56887556>graded card arrives>it is counterfeit>ebay refundlol
Graded cards are a scam but I can understand having one or two as a novelty.
>>56887780Only if they're graded 1's or 2's, otherwise they represent everything that is wrong with this hobby
>>56887757I would get asked this question a lot while playing AC:WW. And I never really figured out how to respond...
>>56887802You should have showed him the part where the pigeon barista cums in your coffee and serves it as pigeon milk flavored and your character drinks it and he's like mmm yummy this flavor is so unique
>>56887792>you have to have dogshit condition cards or else you're actually a bad collector
>>56887792There's people selling PSA 1 graded cards for hundreds of bucks because MUH POP 1
>>56888023If they're slabbed commodities, you're an investor, not a collector.>>56888045And peniscat sold for £5000
Is going to a convention the best way to sell cards? I want to downsize a bunch of $10 to $20 cards and not get fucked on the ebay fees.
>>56888186£5.5k is a bargain for the most unique graded card in the world
How long do cards usually take to get delivered? TCGPlayer says around 2 weeks with no tracking, but does it really take that long to move a card?
>>56888260Usually a week or less
>>56888186>And peniscat sold for £5000that I don't mind because it's funny and strengthens my belief that PSA and slabs are gay
>>56887556You can find plenty of graded card listings on ebay in better shape and cheaper than some raw ones so I usually get those. I crack open every slab I get :)
>>56888247meme card, but it does have a story.
>>56888534No one will remember the story in 10 years and still pay that much for it
>>56880122>>56880134It's good, but not crazy good. The energy requirement is a just a little tough, but there are a little of energy accelerants and cost reduction cards that make it much more manageable. The bigger issue is that the meta is ripe with cards that sprinkle damage or pull out benched cards, so its ability is more of a minor obstacle than a game changer. Realistically you're probably just hoping to take the first two prizes and then keep the momentum going hard enough to win the race.
Ahhh, finally. Perfection
>>56888186>only buy for personal collection, no intention of ever reselling. routinely buy random cards nobody gives a shit about for my own enjoyment.>you're an investor because there is a piece of plastic around your card whose authenticity has been verified and condition has been rated
>>56888896Then why not just buy those cards loose for cheaper....dumbass
>>56888970because i fucking care about the condition you fucking nigger maybe you don't understand this cause your kind can't touch anything without destroying it but most COLLECTORS value their things and want them to arrive undamaged and stay undamaged while they enjoy them over the course of their life you fucking monkey.
>>56888990
>>56888534>it does have a storyWhat story? I thought it was just a random guy scribbling on the card, sending it in and getting it back.
Vault X Exact Fits or KMC Perfect Fits?Or Penny Sleeves?
>>56888868I used to have that bottom middle card. Sold it to a card shop for like $40 a short few years ago in a time of need.Ah... it hurts. I remember how I got it, too. I knew nothing of the set (it just came out), saw it at my LGS, didn't even play Pokemon. Looked up the set list on a whim and saw her. "I want this card" I told my friends. Then I got up and bought a box. They mocked me for being a fucking retard for buying a box trying to get her specifically. Then I didARGH WHY'D I SELL ITAnyway, here's a card
>flip a coin>lol all your health goes down to 10Am I understanding this right? Do you mean to tell me just for a SINGLE energy, you can make a pokemon with 150 HP go all the way down to 10 with just a single coin flip?
>>56888990Assess the condition and put them in plastic yourself. If you don't like the hobby then don't participate.
>>56878527>still buying western
>>56889481we have cards that do that without coinflip and they suckthe game has accelerated to a point that you either KO or lose
I sent skelledirge ex SIR from PE that i personally got from packs to PSAIll post it in 3 months when it gets back with a 10 friends! :)
>>56888202Pretty much, but you might also get fucked on travel/entrance fees depending on where you're going, so take into account whether that cost is better/worse and if there's enough other stuff to do there that it justifies going anyway. A few anons have mentioned before that they use selling cards at conventions to cover the cost for that trip so they can do other things there that they're more interested in.
>>56887802Winning isn't always about getting first place. Sometimes it's just about having a good time.
>>56889481I think the highest back then was Chansey, at 120. And then it wouldn't matter because you still need to KO it, and Chansey has -30 Psychic resistance. In any other circumstance, you still need three energies to knock out a pokemon, and two turns to do it.
>>56890647I was waiting for someone to post a webm. One on the right has a more pronounced shatterfoil, assuming the Western even has anything more than a basic rainbow foil, it's hard to see.This does seem to show that they use the same finish as the early 2000s. Like shown here >>56879096Matte on Western, Gloss on Japanese. Matte vs Gloss is entirely preferential. But the right card looks better
>>56890982Moves that place damage counters directly instead of dealing damage bypass weakness and resistance.
does jirachi have any super expensive impossible to get card? I want to collect them all but there is no point if the game is rigged before I even start
>>56891059Which isn't relevant here.you use Life Drain. Chansey has 110 damage applied to it.It's your opponent's turn. They do, whatever. If they have the energies, they probably burn Chansey with Double-Edge, since it would OHKO Kadabra. But let's say they do noting.Your turn. If you use Life Drain again, nothing happens.You still need to deal 10 damage. So, instead, you use Psyshot, which is 30, normally, and does nothing from resistance. It's your opponent's turn. You would need to retreat, use a plus power, or not be fighting something with psychic resistance.
>>56890653I actually still really love playing Tsareena EX lockdown, but yeah, its getting easier to play through with each set. And once Irida and H-Braviary leaves next rotation, i dont have a lot of high hopes for her.
>>56891080no. Your most expensive is about 100 USD in good condition, pictured.A couple are 50 bucks. But most are under 10. Well, most are under 5, even. Under 1, even.Be happy you're not collecting an eeveelution.
>>56891177or a shillmon with a box topper
>>56891177cardmarket says something different
>>56888868They nerfed her tits after the Naoki Saito illustration, SAD.
>>56889320>KMC Perfect Fits?I use these for full art trainers and art rares and all of their variants.>Or Penny Sleeves?These for everything else.
What's a decent SV JP box to grab as my first attempt at JP collection? I was thinking of Clay Burst to roll for that super expensive Iono.
>>56891572English versions of that promo are way cheaper bought one earlier this year.
>>56890405you're the one getting butthurt about someone else participating
>>56891649151
>>56891795Obsession over condition instead of the cards themselves is hardly participating. Gatekeeping protects hobbies.
>>56891810lmao you haven't gatekept shit, most people in this hobby own at least a few graded, if anything you're the one who needs to be eliminated since you don't care about protecting our prized pieces of paper. your kind is why my childhood collection was found unsleeved and hence scratched. we can't teach people to value and protect their things, then we'd be like those evil sportscard investoors!
>>56891829You sound unhinged
>>56891865you're the one complaining that somebody isn't a real collector because their cards are organized and stored differently than yours.
>>56891927That's a disingenuous way of describing cancer
>>56891936you're a disingenuous way of living
Have two reverse holo shiny vulpixes from platinum sitting in my binder. Anyone know if these are rare? What's the pull rate?
>>56892023It was 1 in every 1 to 2 boxes per shiny in the set. I believe there were 2 shinies in Plat.
>>56892023Those are beautiful cards. You could maybe check tcg play and then go to some local shops to see if you can sell it for a better price. If not just sell it online for a price you think people will go for. Also be aware what other people are pricing it at. High chance customers will just go for the lowest price possible so keep that in mind when selling online. I've have some good luck selling them to local stores.
>>56892023>selling your cardsNOT A REAL COLLECTOR YOU ARE AN INVESTOOOR KILL YOURSELF GET GATEKEPT GATE KATEGAEPT GET GATEKEPT
>>56892090Me opening my fridge at 2am.
>>56892109Nothing to do with slabs
>>56891572oh my bad. I didn't have time to put like 100% effort into doing the work for some anon. But I DID use pkmncard as my only source for English cards, and then TCGPlayer as my only source for prices.
>>56892623the only way to keep your cards out of the hands of the slabbing menace is to never buy cards you jew.
What doll card should they make next?
>getting back into TCG after 20 years>buy surging sparks ETB off of Amazon>All standard "rare" holos, one SIR of the worst trainerDid I just get lucky on my last ETB (mimikyu paldean fates) where I pulled 3 shinies and a SIR? Feeling pretty disappointed but I'm sure this is well within the range of possibility. Box seemed properly sealed, packs looked fine but I feel like they were slightly easier to open on the top. What should I look out for on reseals?Pic related, last card 20 years ago before I stopped collecting
>>56893338the worst trainer in surging sparks doesn't have an SIR doebeit
>>56893338I opened two Surging Sparks bundles and one ETB, all from my LGS, and got shit pullsYou probably just got unlucky
>>56893338one SIR off an etb isn't actually bad take this as a lesson and just buy 50$ in singles next time
>>56893338>complains about getting the rarest tier cardI once opened a Brilliant Stars ETB that had only 2 regular holos
>>56893409First purchase getting back into this, I bought a 2 pack of paldean fates from dollar tree and they both had SIR (tatsugiri looks so fuckin nice ngl). Probably spoiled me on pulling from packs lolNgl though, unless I need a card for a deck, buying singles just doesn't have the same draw. Going forward, I'll probably just gonna preorder 2 PC ETBs of each set (got my Eevee ready to go), sell one sealed, open one and just pick up random packs every once in a while im running errands. Maybe I'm just autistic but I want my cards to be ones I pulled or traded for, makes it better to me
I wish they made more sets like these. The new set is fucking trash.
>>56878894>the Dragonair on the right looks more saturatedHave you never actually collected cards? They always have saturation differences in the EN cards because the qc they do is shit. The jp cards are usually the closest to the intended print quality.
>>56893760>The jp cards are [schizo headcanon]
>>56894119I love matcha!
>>56894023>did someone say head cannon??kek
Surging sparks singles are insane, I can't believe the fucking latias is 200 bucksIf the market manipulation is this bad now I cant imagine the eevee set next year or god forbid the rocket set
>>56894287I'm glad the singles I really want aren't too pricey, but it's wild that that set has such a high EV only four days after its release
>>56894287i guess market manipulation really is the new buzzword in this hobby.
>>56894338>market manipulationTell me how it's not, asswipe
>>56894354market manipulation is defined as an individual or group artificially affecting the supply or demand for something. The supply cannot be artificially affected, nobody is buying pikachu SIRs en masse and then putting them on secondary for pumped up prices. The demand is unable to really be manipulated that much either. Nobody can tell you how to value a card, especially not to this extent. If the hype for the set was artificial, it wouldn't be sold out everywhere.
>>56894376>market manipulation is defined as an individual or group artificially affecting the supply or demand for something.So...you're describing the EXACT thing that's happening right now with this setI can only imagine the backflips you'll be doing when the eevee set comes out next year
>>56894386that is literally not happening at all, lmao. you can't even say how its happening your argument is so weak.
>>56894398>>56894376>scalpers trying to convince anons scalpers don't exist
>>56894470scalpers aren't people selling singles they're people flipping sealed holy shit you're stupid.
>>56894477you can stop trying, it's not gonna work
>>56894477just stop already, holy shit
>>56894494>>56894501samefag lmao
i want to buy a pokeball tin (so if i get bad pulls at least i have a cool container and coin), wtf is up with the prices? 22€ at toy stores and 19 at gamestop just for 3 packs?
>>56878791>Jap stans cry over yellow boarder. so they forever changed it to appeal to jap card fags. >now they claim they are still not the same and japanese cards are still better. goal post, goal post, moving back that goal post. yellow boarders were always superior. sneed.
>>56895098>boarder
>Almost to 14k in a PSA 10. >51 active listings of a PSA/CGC/Beckett 10>BUY NOW OR YOU WILL FOREVER REGRET IT!
>>56895134thats the best you can muster?
>>56895152>thats
>>56895156cmon is that all you got?
anyways. this new set looks like shit. rainbow shit, women eevee shit.enjoy your eeveeslop.
>>56895170>le ep*csauce contrarian postThese look fine, fagbag.
>>56895180ywnbaw
>>56895180like that jonestown kool-aid
>>56895164>cmon>got
>>56895189>can't stop thinking about tranniesNo wonder this general is dead and shit.
do you even have your own opinion that wasnt already stated before by someone else?
>>56894376That is literally what happened with Greninja. Tcgplayer themselves published an article about it. It was observably happening with a number of other cards at the time too, but they didn't stick.>If the hype for the set was artificial, it wouldn't be sold out everywhere.The hype for the set itself isn't artificial, but it's what manipulators use to pump the market. They know people like Pikachu and want it. They know Lisia and Latios/Latias have a history of being sought after. So they buy up the supply and turn around to relist it with the expectation that people will panic and buy as the price goes up. Pikachu has literally nearly doubled since release, the time period in which most people would be expected to be opening product to try and pull it themselves. You'd have to be retarded to think this is organic.>If the hype for the set was artificial, it wouldn't be sold out everywhere.What makes you think that? Sellers manipulate the price and pump it upwards. Fellow investors and genuine collectors see that price go up. They buy and open product in the hopes of pulling expensive cards, either to avoid paying the market prices or to flip themselves. Scalpers also observe the demand for sealed product and buy it with the intent to flip it, making it more scarce. It's not fucking complicated.
I just bought a shit ton of SM base. Lilliebros, we're going home.
>>56895223just wait until you realize that distributors open cases until they get a major hit, then throw the other booster boxes that are less likely to carry a chase card on ebay.
>>56891573Discord message between me and a friend
dirty secrets of the industry. not everyone does it. but you collect cards long enough you know that some people will pull this shit.
>>56895228sexy 11 year old girl>>56895248you're insane, that is not only less profitable than the legitimate business they do, it is illegal and would immediately dry up this entire business' existence if it was true or suspected.
>>56895266scams are everywhere for pokemon cards. you cannot be this gullible. the other ones i like is when they list 10 cards for sale on a listing, but only take a picture of the best card, then send you an off center shit one.happens all the time. you must just be unaware it.
New>>56895289>>56895289
>>56895285>ebay sellers pull cheap tricks therefore established distributors of 20+ years are literally committing fraud behind everyone's noses except I know about it and nobody else does so it doesn't have any impact on the space at all.
or how about the ebay listings where they claim they will have a random chase card in a pack.......but thats the thing, you never actually distribute the chase card, because when that chase card is found, your listing is dead.
>>56895297they do it with sports cards, comic book cards, pokemon cards, yugioh cards.you must REALLY be that retarded to trust every distributor out there to play the game fair.
you buy a case, you open packs until you get your chase. you then take the rest and throw it on ebay knowing they are DOA. dirty practice, but there is no rules against it.
>>56895309there is no world in which a distributor gets away with this for more than a year, do you remember the crackdown on the factory steals we've had happen? pokemon would literally not allow this to happen because it goes against their interests. Trust in their product is half of their entire value as a brand.
>>56895323not every distributor just buys the cards and takes the products and puts them on store shelveshow new are you?you know when you see those streamers that are opening thousands of packs online? well they most likely have a distributors license. instead of distrubuting the cards through brick and mortar they distribute them online. now if they wanna open the boxes of cards themselves. thats what some people will do. they paid for them. they can open as many as they want. and when they hit a chase card, they take the rest of the packs and booster boxes from that case and throw it on ebay with hundreds of other booster boxes they already cyphined through. yeah if they were to be figured out, they would be black listed.but thats what im saying. you clearly are new.
>>56895323are you a Distibutor that pulls this shit? you either actin real new, or real sussy.
>>56895342>streamers are distributors holy mother of retarded, thanks for giving me a reason to stop engaging. go read a book monkey.
>>56895403i said streamers that open a fuck ton of product, more than likely have a distributor license. i never said every streamer is a distributor.you are just coping because you know nothing.lil babies first lesson.
>>56895403what is TCG player? an online distributor.there are plenty of smaller distributors that sell product on their own websites, that they run themselves. god im dealing with a literal newfag.
>>56895170>enjoy your eeveekinoI think I will, thank you
>>56895170>doesn't like the eeveesget a load of this homo.
>>56895431TCG player is not a distributor, it is a storefront / marketplace. You are the newfag.
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>>56894376>nobody is buying pikachu SIRs en masse and then putting them on secondary for pumped up prices.Oy vey....
