Extra Deck EditionPrevious Thread: >>59460161FAQ: https://pastebin.com/MypNBzca
I am too much of a poorfag to buy cards this month because I spent $2k to go to Pokemon XP for 1 day so (you) better buy cards anon.
Drasna! <3
Going to Japan mid-August any stores to look out for? Not really a priority but during downtime or hot days I'll look at card stores. Otherwise I'll just pick up packs up to the per customer limit from pokemon centers and rip them.
>>59469177Specific stores probably depends on where exactly you are. There are plenty. My understanding is you want to get off street level and look for card shops on upper floors. Can’t really remember what my experience was like. I went to a bunch of shops, sometimes chained like ten together. Back then, the market wasn’t extremely fucked though
Just watched the Jirachi movie and I have a new appreciation for him
>>59469156Mental illness!>>59469207Mental fitness! <3
>>59469224I'm a waifuGOD first and foremost.
>Zinnia SAR starting price is just 8k yen>Mega Fug is floating around 100k>booster box is around 20k yenYeeep, Fug is making this set expensive
after nearly three fucking years, I have finally found packs at one of my stores.
I have two packages arriving today and three stuck in limbo.
>>59469236no, you're a retarded person with more money than sense. That thing on the left is a virtual tuber right? How embarrassing
Found my old pokemon cards my parents stored. Was wondering if its worth sending all my holos in to PSA? (I have more than in the pic). Been researching but I’m still pretty new to the whole thing.
>>59469271need closeups but they do look pretty minty. Grading is gay but you do you
>>59469271People that are pretty new to finding their old cards do not use card savers.
>>59469276>>59469278Yeah, only used card savers for a few of them unfortunately. Most were just sitting in a binder, which I’ve learned is not great.
>>59469271The top row is worth grading if you think they're in good condition. Personally, I dont like PSA though. They have the ugliest, worst quality, slabs. If you plan to sell them, go with PSA. If they're for yourself, search around for companies that have nicer slabs.>>59469278I used toploaders when I was a kid.
>>59469236>GuraAnon, there's far better vtubers out there than the one that takes 7 months off and streams 3 times a year, even now that she's an indie.
>they added waifusI will now collect your TCG
>>59469271Also, how the hell did you get gag vending cards as a 90s kid?
Not a Charzardfag, but this is a card I've been wanting to get my hands on for a while.
>>59469285Unsure if i want to sell or hold. I was also looking at Beckett too>>59469303Can't really remember. Would go to the Japanese card shop in town cause they were cheaper at the time.
>>59469201Tokyo-Osaka-HiroshimaYeah I'm not really expecting that much in this current tcg environment and it's not the goal of my trip. But I'm expecting it to be scorching hot some days and for those days I'll be shopping. If I find some cool stuff nice otherwise I'm just ripping packs.
>>59469319You should definitely get that Lugia and Gengar slabbed.
Annual reminder to resleeve your VsOr else
>>59469348Sucks because I just bought and sleeved a bunch of them.
>>59469271If there are whites on the edges, the back of the card and the edges all across are teeny fucked don't botherDark Charizard = off-center, don't botherCharizard (center) = crease line on the bottom, don't botherCharizard (far right) = maybe PSA 6-8, bottom border is too yugeDark Garydos = off-center, don't botherPromo Meowth = off-center, don't botherPromo Pikachu = off-center, light visible damage on the center-right border, edges on the top left and bottom right are fucked, don't botherPSA grading is like $80 per card and you won't see them again until this time next year, if you're planning to sell don't bother unless they're going to be 9 and 10s. Back then even PSA 6-8 Base Set Unlimited Charizards have value but nowadays vendors will only take PSA 9 and 10 Charizards.Even PSA 9 Charizards will get lowballed to oblivion, imagine graded stuff lower than 9 for other cards.
>>59469348Make me, faggot.
>>59469396Centering autism is the dumbest thing about the entire TCG hobby.
>>59469407>Centering autism is the dumbest thing about the entire TCG hobby.Only if you're getting them graded, all grading corpos value perfect or near perfect centering.If your stuff is mint to near mint, just put them in double sleeves, Cardboard Gold toploader and splurge on a decent toploader binder.
>still grading cards
>>59469415>hes a topload binderfag too
>>59469236absolute cringe and absolute based I fear what could happen if the two touched >>59469297incredibly gay that you could even have an informed opinion on the matter
>>59469428Only for WOTC and waifu cards, gotta properly protect them.
>>59469407Based. I still remember when a bunch of Newfriends entered the hobby in 2020 and the first (and only) thing they’d comment on when viewing a card was centering. Very embarrassing
>>59469396Gotcha, thanks.
>>59469436Even before investorchuds and scalpershitters showed up centering was already a thing for PSA/BCG submissions.Gen X and boomer dads who were clued in with MTG started taking care of their kid's collections. Even back then Shining Pokemon cost $1000+ raw.Almost every kid had a Charizard, the real pulls were the Team Rocket, Gym Heroes/Challenge and Neo series. Skyridge was already expensive back in 2003 and most kids dipped out of the hobby and found Ruby/Sapphire to be ass.
this is what they get for giving good cards a 9.
>>59469436All the more reason why ARS is objectively the only good grading company.>centering isnt a mark of card condition and therefore dont considering it when grading>grading number takes away from the card's aesthetic beauty so they put it on the back>metal label>high quality slab>grading certificate>QR code verification>their turn around is a few weeks (even outside of Japan)
>>59469461I wished they opened more slots, love TAG's slabs.
Is it better to keep cards in a binder or top loaders?
>>59469478Just keep them in a shoebox in your garage
>>59469494Just answer the question
>>59469478Top loaders, but binder collections look cooler. You look like a a stinky nigger if you get a top loader binder tho.
>>59469532>binder collections look coolerDo they though?
>>59469546Yes, it's objectively true.
>>59469546They do. But top loader binders look tacky as fuck. But a collection box of top loaders is even worse. But the protectio on a binder is kinda cheeks especially if you open it often. If you forget about it in a corner it's fine.
>>59469515i-is that card a freaking reference to the art nouveau movement? Dude! Talk about a poggers moment!!
>>59469532>You look like a a stinky nigger if you get a top loader binder tho.why
I’d love to get my hands on this card.
>>59469598Yeah sounds tricky. That would require at least like $4.75
>>59469461I like how Japanese it is.>>59469254Hey, thanks for cluing me into this cool “banned” card. I might have to pick it and Caado Flip Geemu up for my naked misty, suckling sentret, swastikoffing, etc. collection
Just won an insane auction
>still buying physical
Wtf bros I accidentally deleted my collection.
>>59469609>doesn't post itpiss off
i buy all my cards and store them in the cloud
>>59469609What was it?
>>59469641As NFTs?
>>59469644>>59469632And now I only have 1 riri card left to collect.
>>59469667no just bmp
>>59469675Is it the $50,000 one?
>>59469712No, the other promo that goes with it. I pulled the chink version of the one you're talking about.
>>59469683just play pocket
My card has 2 Pokemon on it, that makes it rarer.
Kinda want to get all of the Team Plasma cards. Already have Darkrai and Heatran. But the other ones that aren't the genies are pretty expensive.
>>59470032Personally I just went for the Gen 5 mons.
>>594700022 Pokemon that no one cares about though.
So why did Ascended Heroes tanked so hard in the last few weeks? Is it because of 30th anniversary or what? Seems catastrophic that a popular set total value dropped almost $1000 in such a short period of time.
>>59470290Summer crunch. This is normal.Nobody is buying Pokemon cards during convention season.
>>59470290sealed is still overpriced as fuck
>>59469298I regret selling all of my metazoo mothmen now. I would've liked to have one paired with a palworld card.
>>59469271>paying to gradeLmoa
>>59469461>>grading number takes away from the card's aesthetic beauty so they put it on the backWHAT? DAFUQ?? The little autism number is literally the only fucking reason to not just use these fucking things, what the FUCK are they thinking?
>>59470382Literally the best concept any grading company came up with. Turns your card into its own little museum showpiece. You dont care about the card, you just care about MUH INVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSTMENTOh yeah, and the grading label still looks better than dogshit PSA.
>>59470410>back looks better than the frontSAD!
>>59470372I’m so happy metazoo crashed hardUgly, ugly cards driven entirely by hype
Why don't they use this card foil anymore? It's so good
>>59470462Maybe they dont want real cards to look like counterfeits
>>59470531Got his assI wasnt really collecting at the time Legendary was released, but I’ve heard people didn’t like these back in 2003 or whenever because they looked like those Chinese Pokemon Card stickers.
>>59470448>I’m so happy metazoo crashed hardOh yeah me too. It has knock-offs (that are also crashing and burning) now too
A bunch of stuff arrived still got more cards still in their envelope nearby that I've been too lazy to unpack
>>59470290Modern prices are a joke. Why did anyone expect the Ascended Heroes value to hold when it releases at the most retarded prices ever? Other sets have better SIRs for 1/3rd of the cost.
>>59470618Loot get!
>>59470618cute momoi
>>59470618Looks like a bunch of crap. At least the Momoka is cute.
>>59470602>>59470448Apparently it relaunched and has some degree of competent design work now? Has anyone seen Metazoo IRL or even heard anything about it since the bankruptcy in 2024?
>>59470706Richard Garfield is supposedly behind it now.
>>59470290Sam's Club just shit out a giant load of their Ascended Heroes boxes, last week. The same 10 guys, who just pay off the vendors/employees and buy out all the stock in their town/city, aren't able to stop ~144 people getting 28 AH packs at every Sam's Club simultaneously. So, a lot of the cards went directly to their intended customers. Granted, a bunch of those boxes just got put up for sale at $200 each too. Either way, a bunch of AH cards got put into circulation.
>>59469145So does someone in the TCG team have Acerola as their waifu? She shows up on so many cards. I think she may even rival Misty in full arts, despite first appearing in Gen 7.
>>59470742>The same 10 guys, who just pay off the vendors/employees and buy out all the stock in their town/cityThese faggots should be drone striked and posted on Twitter
Where do you guys buy your slabs? eBay you can snag some deals and whatnot too but whatnot never has vintage basically
>>59470174I care, anon. Ultra beast, personally for me, is one of the best and most original pokemon archetype (more so than paradox and even regional variant pokemons)
>>59469155I've spent my money now, I have to wait 25 days. I'll have some packages to open on monday with cards and stickers I ordered this month.Did you get anything cool at the pokemon thing?
>>59470868Pheromosa upskirt :->
>>59470032Full art Team Plasma Pokémon cards are super cool, but as a lore fag, I can't get over how many are legendaries from other regions that don't fit Team Plasma's story. It would make more sense to have Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem, and their fusion forms. Only Genesect really fits the Team Plasma card, lore-wise
>>59470686Right is better than left. Japanese cards are so much better than English ones, it's not even close. Just look at the gold border on the right, it looks like real gold compared to the left. Do they make English prints worse on purpose?
>>59470571They're very easy to tell apart from counterfeit holographic effects if you've been into cards for more than 3 months.Fakes were designed to scam grandparents who are buying for their grandchildren.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>59470964What's a "Ponizard", anon?
>>59470964Is this from a third world country
>>59470959I’m not suggesting anyone’s going to be confused between the stickers and the legendary reverse holos. I’m just saying people thought the effect looked cheap and over the top, like the knockoff stickers. They’ve since been reappraised, obviously, and now they’re highly desired by collectors.
>>59470964Profoundly dispiriting stuff. All this shit is just beanie babies, right? I hope modern tanking doesn’t also tank Good Cards with it
>>59470771She has 3 supporter full arts and 3 cards with mimikyu. The later 3 have more to do with mimikyu being very popular and her ace. I'd say mallow is just as popular as acerola but she has far fewer cards since no one cares about tserena
>mfw I forgot this auction and it sold for pennieshttps://www.ebay.com/itm/800395953379
3 chaos rising boosters, i like the sligoo
>>59471012It doesn't day Sold, so the seller just canceled the auction
>>59469207shes a girl idk why they gave her a boy voice in the english dub, probably one of my favourite pokemon movies, if you havent seen the latios/latias one watch it its also really good
>>59470618based japan buyer i spend like 1/4 of my paycheck on japan orders every month its very dangerous
>>59471052>>59470618An $800 dollar package of mine from Japan was stolen by speedx recently. The forwarder did refund me the value of the package but not the copious service fees they had charged me. Some of they cards and doujins in there aren't even available anymore. Sadness
>>59471061>speedx never heard of them i think if i was getting a parcel that expensive id only ever use dhl or fedex if available though theyre like the only trustworthy delivery companies. sucks youre package was robbed tho
>>59470986Yeah, it's from a Texas gas station chain
>>59471002>I hope modern tanking doesn’t also tank Good Cards with itwhy if prices tank you can buy more nice cards
>>59471078I used ECMS express but they give it to some else to do the last mile delivery. It was always fedex doing the last mile, until this package randomly went to speedx for some reason
>>59470942I boughteded right in Japan finding a great deal for a yellow label in a C-labo. The other one online was too expensive so I snatched the English one (which now is expensive too).Japan will always have that finer texture that I prefer, but credit due to XY era English which at least tried to follow the background artwork with the texture. The real tragedy started with SM and SwSh.
>>59471022Idk Anon, because the starting price was already $299, so until the last day nobody set bids.And it sold for $305, that is even lower than a single Hungry Snorlax NM/EXC not even sealed.
>>59471052Same Heads up saw some anniversary pokemon keychains the pokemon center was selling (they're all sold out) but they looked neat. They're mini replicas of the cartridges and the boxes They're also selling t shirts and the bags replicate each generation's box art
I dont think collections in a binder look that cool..I think a spread of toploaders looks better...
>>59470637I sold my SIR Mega Gengar EX for $1000. It was kinda misaligned so I didn't feel bad about release it for a lower price. The thing is I tried to complete AH master set but it was totally impossible under this economy and with all those fucking scalpers around. Now I just wanna complete my Misty's collection.
>>59471694That's because you're dumb. You probably don't even take your cards out of the shitty scuffed top loaders to look at them properly
>>59471694shut your cute ass up, binders are the only way to go, but not toploader binders because they're ugly and fat
>>59471724>Misty collection Are you me?
>>59470964I have 2 of those and a bunch of ascended heroes. My retirement is secured.
>>59471694I agree.I keep my cards inside sleeves (perfect size are indeed "perfect size" for Japanese vintage cards) and toploaders, inside an ETB box (Champion's Path).In the left size I keep ENG vintage cards, Black Star Promos and some modern cards (especially waifu cards), in the right side I keep vintage Japanese.I don't even know how many cards are on each side, probably 25+, yet at this point I can pick a random card and guess it right.I somehow keep it like a trophy box, I like when I look at my cards I also like to remember when I bought it, the reason why I bought it, if I had a conversation with the seller or not, etc.
>>59471725What an odd claim to make when its objectively easier to see the entirety of a card (front and back) in a top loader than it is in a binder.I've decided it, keeping cards toploaded in a Kaiba-like briefcase is the better option. Binders are for plebs.
MaildaybrooosToday's arrivals.
Toploader binders are the futureNormal binders are for lanklets who can't lift
>>59471915I also have that Aroma Lady somewhere, great taste.
>>59471694fuck no it's either magnetic cases for your favorites or binders. top loaders are so fucking ugly
>>59471910I put my collection in 1 penny sleeve, sandwiched between bulk cards in a deck box
>>59471941..? What the fuck?
>>59471945? It's quite small, my collection is only like ~5-6 cards
>>59471949
>>59471957>he wasn't actually joking
>>59471941based
>>59470898Zoroark would've been a cool one considering N had one, even if it's not a legendary
>>59471957anon im sure if you go to any local store they'll give you a sleeve for each of your collection cards for freethey don't want to be that close to each other :c
>>59471915Highly undignified, anon.
>>59472062cool porygon
>>59471911>see the entirety of the cardYes, behind an unnecessary layer of scratched up plastic. I easily take my cards out of my binder and sleeves to appreciate them properly under a nice light source.
>>59471949>>59471957>>59472013>>59472030Watch as those 5-6 cards are like, Fan Club Magikarp and Tropical Wind and shit
>>59472064He wasn’t supposed to be sideways.
>>59472062Cute girls are very dignified thoughbeit
>>59472062This was such a useless card. I would stare at this card as a kid trying to figure out what they were thinking when they made it.
>>59472073>I easily take my cards out of my binderIts easier to take a card out of a top loader, especially if its a side loader.
>>59472053Not that big a deal, the point is to be compact
>>59472096It's basically a shitty trainer
>>59472103post the cards or piss off
>>59472096it makes enemies weak to what you want, whats the problem
>>59471694I used to think that, then top loaders got scratched ... now I have binders
post came :3
How much do UPC promos go for usually? Normally I'd just buy the promo separately but I think I can get the box at MSRP near where I live.
>>59472602The 25th ones (Gold Pikachu and gold holo Charizard) are expensive, not sure what 30th anniversary will get
Post good stuff
>>59472581Incredible assortment
>>59472681Light is good
>>59472755>>59472581where to buy raw cards?
>>59472757tcgplayer, cardtrader, cardmarket, etc
>>59472757i got these on whatnot, ebay live is pretty good too
>>59472785>whatnotnot paying scalpers
>>59472908i only used it because my friend had some signup thing that gave me 25 quid for free, i checked out quite a few streams on there most of the sellers are cancer i saw this card go for 20 quid on one stream i was in shock
Desu conventions are far worse when it comes to WOTC raw cards, they're way overpriced and priced for boomers since zoomzooms don't really collect ancient Pokemon cardsEbay and Whatnot are lesser evils in this regardAlways raid garage sales, especially in white/Asian neighborhoods since you're almost always going to encounter an old WOTC binder that could be had for like $100-$300 tops depending on quality and volume
>>59472986>garage salesIs there a single person today who doesn’t “know what they got (no lowballs)” with respect to pokemon cards?I used to find “deals” all the time, but the massive amount of hype in 2020 killed that. The great deals today are, like, 15% off recent low-ish prices.
>>59472997They only know Pikachus and Charizards, the rest are chaff even though other rares are notYou can always lowball on condition because ring binders/cheap binders = LP
>>59473004In my experience, normies think all old pokemon cards are worth their weight in gold, and they don’t have any eye for condition. Are people usually responsive to haggling based on condition?And of course if you’re not dealing with normies, there’s no hope for a deal since they literally “know what they got.”
>>59473014In my experience they're willing to haggle just to get rid of stuff and not being a desperate scalper sperg/reseller goes a long wayI've encountered a boomer dad who wants to charge $1500 for a HP Skyridge Charizard because 'that's what he saw on Ebay'
>>59473076sex snake
>>59473150You’ve broken your brain
>>59472787I hate his goofy ass head wings
>>59473220no you
>>59472602The SIR moltres is ~80$ compared to the box itself being ~300$.... but it's a moltres and not an umbreon so who knows. The umbreon might as well be worth as much as the box itself
>>59473429There’s a secret rare moltres in the 30th anniversAry UPC?
>>59473478Nevermind I’m retarded
trading my bussy for 1 light arcanine
>>59473515I’m just now realizing how little I have of Neo Destiny. I’ve only got 4 of the holos (not counting the shining cards, I own all of those).Could be the least I own of any WotC set, save for the terrible Gym sets, which I mostly skipped owing to their excessive use of stock art.
Should I double-sleeve? I want to start collecting and want to know the best way to store your cards.
>>59473554I double sleeve, which is probably autistic overkill, but it gives me “Peace of Mind” with respect to humidity and semi-waterproofing as well as keeping all the edges nicely enclosed
>>59473573Also, should I use penny sleeves or just normal sleeves?
>>59473594I recently started double sleeping. First a KMC perfect fit and then an ultra pro premium sleeve.
>>59473594Forgot the pic
>>59473610Then, should I use a binder or top loaders? I heard that top loaders make the card inside move a little bit.
>>59473630Whatever you want
>>59473630this much effort for cardstock loljust store them all in a single sleeve and in a deck box for flatness
>>59473668>"effort"How so?
>>59473725overthinking sleeving or protection, its no big deal as long as it isnt severely dented or whatever
>>59473630You can do whatever you want just keep in mind the card clarity becomes foggy the more layers of plastic you put on. I dont personally think double sleeving does much and its mostly for if you're actually playing with the cards.Between binder and toploader is also your preference. Binders keeps your cards in book format, you're typically going to keep toploaded cards in a box.
>>59472581That Whismur is fucking great.
>>59474024hmm
>>59473735Those are just the sleeves I have. As long as they fit, anything works.
>>59474033Blue Eyes is objectively cooler than Lizardon.
recession indicator
>Buy most expensive item I've ever paid for>He declares its full value in postage>Now I have to pay upwards of $1,400 AUD import feesSad. Simply declaring it a cheap item would've saved me the additional cost but i suspected he did this to cover his ass
>>59474159Cheating on customs fees is the fastest way the seller could get fucked, that's why none of them do it.
>>59473554>Should I double-sleeve? I want to start collecting and want to know the best way to store your cards.YesDouble sleeve every cardPut them in toploadersPut toploaders in a toploader binder
>he doesn't sleeve his binders
>>59474239You put them in fire proof bags then put them in a fireproof + waterproof safe.
>>59474159What was it
>>59474159post item
Would trading my paldean fates etb for either silver tempest or chilling reign plus cash a bad deal?Every vendor at collectathon is 80% so $380 despite the etb selling for $450 I’m tempted to trade a etb plus $150 for silver tempest or $110-20 for chilling reign booster box
>>59474484>80%Find a random kid and they'll bump it to 85%-90% for their Jewtube audience
>>59474494Nope every youtube cunt was hard on 80, some Arab looking dude was generous at 85%. Of course they’re not as generous when cameras are off Anyways I might just trade in a paldean fates for chilling reign tomorrow since some jewtuber is shilling them
>>59474496>Nope every youtube cunt was hard on 80, some Arab looking dude was generous at 85%. Of course they’re not as generous when cameras are offThey're forced to be 'generous' when a kid shows up in their booth, hence why hire a random kid
>>59474500>incoming reddit spaceok I see what you mean. Now that you mentioned it, I didn’t see many kids with binders at this one today, just a bunch of grown men buying one piece Not one vendor moving ascended heroes there was some fag selling the poster collection for $150. A lot of mega evolution, A LOT A LOT OF CHAOS RISING I laughed when I saw several vendors with stacks of this etb Pitch black dead journey together dead evolving skies dead Some guy told me some youtuber is hoarding chilling reign and trying to unload them so I may just grab a booster box for my etb
im scared to go to these cons/mass vendor places because im too introverted and retarded to haggle and i feel like im going to get kiked either way
>>59474531They’ll fuck you no doubt. I’ve been fucked before when I first went but that’s unironically and no bullshit part of the experience and what makes you better at trading and selling. If you have a friend that’s good at talking to people, bring him along. Some of these vendors are scumbags so you have to rough them up a bit. Of course it helps if you have popular normalfag shit like anything charizard or crown zenith hits
>>59474552nah fuck that i'll just buy online
>Go to local market>Haven't been since i was a kid>There used to be 1 card stall>Now there's like 12-15 different stalls o_o>All peddling Pokemon/DBZ/One Piece>They're are asking like $300-500-600 for singles>The people behind the display cases are (i shit you not) In big fuzzy coats like pimp jackets or something>Sketchy as fuck>Some stand has a PSA 9 Butterfree i saw in a 10 for like $100 AUD few years ago, it's $450>Light weighed base booster packs $1000 each>They all have AI generated advertisement boards at their setupsI think i can safely say the grift has gotten out of hand, you used to be able to get a holo base set 1st edition Charizard for $50 and that was considered very expensive beyond most peoples means, almost the highest priced item at the entire markets.
>>59474555Can’t trade online or haggle Would you do a paldean etb for a chilling reign or silver tempest box
>>59474559There are a fuckton of Charizards, the first time Pokemon went bonkers in terms of collector pricing was during the Dark/Light/Shining Pokemon eras along with Gym Leader chase evos.
>go to card show>50% are MLB/NBA cards, 40% are Pokemon and the last 10% are MTG and everything in between>fat guy has an entire binder of old stuff>want to complete my own set>guy charges a premium for each card and doesn't even slash the price a fair bit since I was about to buy bulk >also had 3 double trays of common/uncommon stuff he charges $3-$8 each>base set Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, jungle Pikachu and jungle Eevee at $5 each
for buying singles, what sites do you all use aside from LGs, tcgplayer, etc?
>>59474253>no flak jacketlollmao even
