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>>59565456Bad art.
forgive me for this shitty request but I'm looking for a non tcg card that I have. and info on itits got this mewtwo artwork, its all shiny on the front and has blue and silver colours around the mewtwo. on the back it has some stats I think. does that ting any bells?its in japanese
>>59565467Anything past the e-reader series (or VS series) has been mostly bad.
Just got this XY promo and noticed that the tea Magearna is holding looks very similar to shiny Sinistea/Polteageist (released like 3 years later than this card)I find it neat that the cosmos holo can go blue
>5 (fünf) packs >one notable card But at least it's a nice one.
>>59565456Found this the other day. I would've preferred Lyra with Lugia but eh.
Mail day.
My collection is growing.
Once I kill myself you guys can have my collection.
>>59565475This?>>59565721Add me to your will, Anon.
why the fug is every Lv X card on ebay either HP/DMG or fake
>>59565727about that size and layout but less colour variation between rows and columns
>>59565475Kaku Menko
>>59565728DPP era is most pokemon fan's dark age, so you'll rarely see cards from that era.
>>59565732
Pic started to flood mercari and yahoo market.Starting at $250 for the whole 9 set and I have not doubt it'll drop to $150 in the coming weeks.
>>59565728Because during those years all that was left of the fandom was tryhard teens playing the tcg damaging them in the process and young kids chewing and wiping their ass with their cards. Doesnt help that dppt has the worst print quality cards of any generation. Im convinced truly mint condition cards dont exist for that era.
>>59565809also, there are no good-looking cards in that era. every LV X has that same generic 5ban-like 3D artwork. the only collector-worthy card i can think from that era was Stormfront Charizard, which was loosely based on the Base Set charizard anyway.
>>59565814The sets had beautiful non holos and thats a fact, I guess reverses are the best rarity since they gave all those commons some sort of bling and introducing the shiny subset reverses was genius.
>>59565814nah some of the FB cards are pretty good and the arceus ones are nice
>>59565732I believe there were like 3 different variations in the Cardass cards. If it looks like that thats probably what it is.
>>59565225I'm only after the one book as it has pidgeotto, but found a book with dust jacket, below market value, £30 less than other books on the site, good condition, over here already so saves having it imported.Just bought it.I can't be too excited till it's here.
>>59565714That’s a good mail day, but why starter deck over vending?
Got it from a pack yesterday
>>59566299Did you put that in a magnet loader without a perfect sleeve? Are you DSP?
>>59565451Are there some decent "proxy" booster boxes to open for fun?I don't expect to fool anyone out there with those, just want to rip packs without breaking the bank or wasting expensive supply.
>>59565814The aged 3D has charm 5ban will never have.
>>59566310I'm sorry it's just the first time I got a card like this
>>59566325I had some perfect sleeves but couldn't find them
>>59565814All the garbage 5ban art completely turned me off from the TCG whenever I saw them at card stores. They must be extremely cheap to work with because theres no way people actually like these cards.
>>595663295ban started with BW, retradbro. Shizurow's level X cards are all peak.
>>59566310Perfect fits dont even fit in those magnet holders.
>>59566331....you do realize BW era was more than 15 years ago?
>>59566347If you learned to read, you'd know that we were talking about level x cards.
>>59566359...which are mostly illustrated by 5ban? You sure I'm the one with reading comprehension problems, 'retrad'bro?
I think this would have been better
>>59566368I really like how those magnetic holders look, but realistically there's better ways to store and ship cards. I guess they're for showing off your collection, but they cost quite a bit
>>59566400I make sure they are very packed in the letter when I ship them so they don't opened or get damaged, it's just these ones come with a penny sleeve>>59566299
>>59565719The two on top aren’t glossy, are they?
>>59566414for expensive card it's an option for sure, otherwise it adds too much weight. I wish they sold cardsavers here in yurop, even with amazon shipping you pay pretty much double for what they cost
>>59566288Mere opportunity this time, I bought these cards NM/MINT for the equivalent of $60 both from the same seller.So I'm collecting two Vending and two Quick Starter so far.I have this fetish to collect cards from as many different sets as possible.For example this Meganium, it's a Chikorita Deck rather than the classic Neo version.>>59566417Exactly.No rarity symbol are from Quick Starter Gift Set and aren't glossy.Rarity symbol are glossy, from Vending sheets.
>>59566486they are like 4€ on cardmarket for a pack of 50
>>59565783Those things never drop, in fact it'll only pump the original's prices even more
>>59566364I want wait for you tourists to leave.
>>59566570I think he just means they’re cringe 3DPD cards
>>59566500>variety of sets Make sure to get the gold star (not that kind of gold star) champions path johto starters, then.
>>59565728That's how I feel about the Radiant Generations collection. It's like fans gave no shit about them because of the super-cutesy girl aesthetic and treated the cards with no care at all. It's been months since I started the collection, and I still can't find a good Flareon.
>>59565728Pokemon TCG died around Ruby/Sapphire era and was revived around Sun/Moon. There's a total black hole around the Gen 4-5 era where nobody but diehard collectors gave a fuck.That's why the most expensive cards outside of le heckin Charizard and SIR moderns are Gen 3-6 cards. Pokemon's popularity peaked with Gold/Silver then slowly died with Crystal and the first dexcut of Ruby/Sapphire most fans dipped out of the franchise. The surge of old fans coming back to play Platinum and HGSS did not translate to TCG sales.
>>59565456huh I thought this was the player's thread
>>59565783These cards are the best example of the ugliness of modern IR cards
>>59566080I type, like this, with all these commas, because I don't know grammer, maybe I'm, so excited for a children's book, because I'm at the reading level, of a fucking child
>>59566771You forgot the full stop.
>>59566510they've been sold out for a while it seems, can only see noname stuff on it right now. I wouldn't mind buying ultra pro ones, but they're hardly availble right now and cardsavers I've gotten from other sellers do feel really nice. maybe I should just quit being stingy and get two 50 packs from amazon
>>59566774Translation: this guy is talking about a period.Way too many Brits on my American site for some reason. It's so weird.
>>59566802>It's so weird.It is, but we're here. We do have our own generals across the site. Some of the generals even act as containment threads, with the posters rarely venturing out of them to explore the board or site. That's weird.
>buy 2 cards from same seller on cardmarker>total around 50€>the nigger sends them in a single penny sleeve tapped to a thin piece of cardboard inside of a bubble mailer>the postman instead of inserting it horizontally in the slot decided to put it in vertically and bend it halfway through>too much of a softie to give the seller a bad review
>>59566877Any reasonable amount of packing for a 50€ shipment would have been fucked if the post guy did that
>>59566877at least now you know your mailman is mentally challenged, better pay for parcel from now on
>>59566877Post the aftermath. The mind boggles imagining how the mailman fucked up such a simple action
>>59566898I've had them in perfect fit sleeves inside of a toploader underneath a couple of books for 3 days.I checked on them before making the post and they still noticeably bend so I put them upside down back to back inside the toploader and I'll wait a couple more days.They don't have crease marks from what I could tell, but they bend one third from the top.
>>59566935add a desiccant or two, maybe they're humid and that's causing the bendbends happen due to different material joined together like picrel, but swap copper and brass for foil and cardboard, and temp for humidity
>>59566973 (Me)steel not copper, but you get the idea
>>59566973>>59566976Ok. I have a big bag full of those.Thank you.
I always ship with sleeve, top loader, sandwiched with cardboard and inside bubble wrapped envelopes.And I'm disappointed when I receive a card that has lower standard of packing.
CardPenny sleeve Card inserted from the bottom of the penny sleeveToploaderPenny sleeve into the toploaderTape on the center of toploaderSandwich in between two empty toploadersTape on each side of the sandwiched toploaderToploaders inside semi-rigidPut bubble wrap aroundIf single card, put it inside a small brown envelope Bubble wrap around small brown envelopePut package inside used ETB box or tin, have tons lying aroundFill box with modern bulks or packing peanutsIf shipped to another country, declare it as gift from one competitor to another
>>59565451I'm pretty new to the hobby. Never bought a current/upcoming series. I've heard horrors about scalping and lack of inventory, but what are the basic tips if I want to at least attempt to get my hands on some of the 30th Celebration stuff?Do I line up outside of stores on the 16th?Will online storefronts get any in stock on release day?Will local hobby stores sell them at market price even on release?Do I trust in-store pre-orders at places like GameStop?I know my chances of getting anything at MSRP are minimal, but I just want to make sure I at least know what I SHOULD be doing if I want to try.
>>59567095after protecting the single card with sleeve/loader and tape, I then pad it with energies, basically building a thick box out of them. Than then goes into the envelope or box
>>59567129>heal your opponentwhy would anyone ever use this
>>59567152>Do I line up outside of storesyes, ask if your local retailers are expecting any stock to come in >will online storefronts get any stock on release day?probably not>hobby stores sell them at market price even on release?depends on the store. some will for sure, others will sell at MSRP to player regulars or sell at MSRP with the foil cut.
>>59567209Stops Munkidori from being able to activate its ability.
>>59567245Good to know, thanks.
>still buying modern
>still habitualposting
I got a gashapon
>>59567515It's obviously a bot, lmao.
>>59567482What's the deal with this card? I saw someone at Worlds trying to sell this card for $500
>>59567515I have this card
>>59566609Anon, its the other way around. The only reason you cant find a good Flareon is because fans (female) actually love the super cutesy girl aesthetic so they stay in their collection to never circulate in the market.
>still grading cards
>>59566660trvke. Trainer Galleries mop the floor with IR dogshit.
>>59567129Some dude in my city has this card in a PSA 9 with the sickest HD swirl right here, faggot wants $850 for it though.
>>59567799If you can notice, the swirl on my card is next to Sylveon's ear on the right.It's a nice card but I wouldn't pay more than 150 for it
OK wtf 70$? i paid 50c like a decade ago
>>59567818>Mewtwo Embossed Foil Meiji 1999Unironically the prices are so retarded right now I'm already planning to sell most of my tradeable cards before the end of the year and consequentially of the hype for the 30th anniversary.
>>59567874yeah I'm trying to sell most of my cards. there's only a few that bring me job and I'd rather have the money. but selling is kinda difficult for me because I dont have modern, its up to and including gen 5 then a few recent cards
>>59567682Started as a meme here, and the meme eventually transcended the borders of this thread, then this forum. I've seen people post ">still buying modern" on fucking twitter. Due to its association with the houndoom card, it eventually caused interest in it to raise. That, alongside general rise of the value of primes, made this card very expensive.
>>59566338Yes they do.But the you can get penny sleeve ones anyway which are better.
>>59567990That looks so ugly, lol
>>59566609TPCi really did dirty with that set. i dunno why they gave them an ugly foil when the original Japanese one was very blingy.
>>59567043Once I got a few cards wedged into a singular penny sleeve in a standard white envelope. That was all the protection they got. How the envelope and cards arrived intact is still a mystery to me. Luck of the draw I guess.
>>59567209The answer is that you don't want cards with limited availability to be competitively viable. This might seem obvious, but it took a couple of disasters for them to learn the lesson: Mew d (POP5) was a viable in the mirror match for arguably the best deck of its era (MetaNite), and Tropical Beach (BW28) was a literal Worlds promo.As for healing the opponent, there is usually a case or two in every format where something like that is on the edge of viability, but the healing itself typically consists of moving damage counters. Pic related is an example of a healing lock form almost 20 years ago: You Palkia Lv.X gust out an opposing utility pokemon (Azelf/Claydol/Spiritomb), and you keep Sand Tombing it with Memory Berry Flygon Lv.X until the opponent decks out. Unown-K prevents anything from dying to Sand Tomb.
>>59566288Nta but nowadays good condition vendings are so rare and overpriced that I can't be picky and exclude half the available supply.
>>59567095I had something come in a toploader between 2 small bits of cardboard, in a black plastic envelope, heavily wrapped in parcel tape.I don't buy expensive cards, and mainly pleb tier, but still annoying trying to get into the package.
>>59567095>If shipped to another country, declare it as gift from one competitor to anotherlmao you fucking retard, this shit will never fly through customs and you are gonna increase your chances of the card never making it to the destination
>>59566877Same happened to me but fortunately it was an AR in a toploader which absorbed almost all the damage >Exit house >Notice envelope half inserted in a letterbox >Not my letterbox, not my problem>6th sense makes me stop>Know mailmen in my area are drooling retards>Check the envelope >It's mine>Mailman didn't see my family name immediately so they put the letter in a random box>Didn't even push it all the way into the box>For some reason they folded it halfwayTop loader was visibly damaged, but the card inside miraculously didn't have any visible signs, just a bit warped. Put it in a new top loader and under 10 books, and it was as good as as new. Still, mailmen are retards.
After scouring the local marketplace, I finally got my indonesian shinji kanda giratina v, and with that, my collection of sinnoh gods is finally complete
>>59568676Ngalank butangk to you brother
Managed to score a Delta Seadra from a flea market today. It's not in the best condition, but it's the thought that counts.
>>59568749You just can't handle the superior indo print quality
bulk purchase today
>>59568865>tfw remember when WOTC bulks are cheap>now they're $3-$10 eachKWAB
>>59565467yeah have you seen the recent misty and cynthia?
>>59569175that Exeggcute art is great lol
>>59569175to this day, I still have no idea how I wound up with this card as a kid. I lived in a small town in the sticks
Mail day
Yep it's cunny time mail day
Mail day terastal gathering gift box >>59567152GameStop has been raising prices for a year maybe longer now Check the pokemon center online but be warned the English cards look like ass
>>59569576>>59569581>>59569585I got excited when I had 13 things delivered. That coalossal is cool. I pulled the Jap 016/100 sometime this past week.Are you going wild and ripping every pack now/today?
Wow this box was loaded Three SARsOne ace spec card One houndour pokeballOne master ball glaceon that I already have in Japanese And one UR card I already have in Japanese
>>59569732Yep I got the one free pack of that Chinese mewtwo set and I just ripped terastal gathering see above Next up will be the anniversary set the problem will be getting my hands on that shit
>>59569581I only see 1 cunny though?
>>59568865Holy bulk
>>59569789The cunnies were off screen
Forgot I got that red headed chick as a pokeball
>>59569735You could pull roaring moon ex. Good luck anon.
>>59569799go to /a/ stupid cunt
>>59569576BREAK alert
Finally decided to buy this fucking card and it decides to go down right after. I'm not even in love with it but whatever.
>>59569996sucked in
Got some mail. When I was in middle school, Triumphant was the set I came closest to finishing. Thinking about finishing it now.
In your jail cell you go
>so what do you do with your cards>sometimes I just look at them >They just sit in my binders the rest of the time
Post slabs
>>59569175I love Exeggcute and Exeggutor, nice cards
>>59570130If you're trying to make me sell my cards you're doing a good job at it.
>>59570130>so what do you do on /tcc/
I went to an antique mall today and saw several booths that were selling mostly sports cards with some Pokemon cards mixed in. The Pokemon cards were nothing too special, looked like random ex and promo cards, yet their prices seemed 2x or 3x what you'd find on TCGPlayer. I'm wiling to bet the sports cards were marked 2x or 3x as well.Also saw several booths selling empty Pokemon tins for $10 (that were from the last couple years). It annoyed me quite a bit. I was reminded why I don't go to antique malls that often.
which language do you think has the least hype when it comes to buyers? i never see Thai cards come up but I've got a few from when I went there
>>59570258Language discussion is for midwits. English and Japanese is it.
>>59570264I'm not chasing cards in other languages, I just thought it was an interesting discussion point. all my cards are end, JP, and as of recent Thai (AS A souvenir)
>>59569414I don't know how a few kids in 1999 had Gym Heroes cards. Got Ditto, Scyther, and Gengar in 5th grade.
>>59570304nip releases earlier than english
>>59570264>>59570138
>>59570321I mean I don't know how these kids got them. Their parents must have gone to Japan or the packs were sold at stores. I was getting Neo packs at my mall in VA for $10.
>>59570341Soulful
bought some cool stamp sheets
>>59570436
>>59570341That Grimer is about to splooge all over those Bloods.
>still buying physical
>>59570290People who go for "cards I can read" will tell you English or [my country language].People who go for mainstream languages will tell you English and Japanese, and if they do it to follow the reddit crowd, they will also try to force it upon you and call your Thai card fakes.People who go for money and can't even name 10 pokemon will tell you English.People who go for superior texture quality as read on reddit will tell you Japanese.People who go for superior texture quality. without the reddit points will tell you Japanese Chinese Indo and Thai.People who collect pokegirls and want the least amount of text covering Misty's tummy and toes will tell you Chinese.
>>59570406Here in Italy the success of cards from base to gym convinced newspaper and toy shops (we didn't have many dedicated card shops at the time) to snatch japanese neo in advance to sell them asap. I have a lot of jap neo in my childhood stash
>>59569581My fug radar is tingling :D
Was cleaning out my old collection (mostly gen 3-4 stuff) and found this bad boy. Not in the best condition mind you but it worth anything?
>>59570645oh no kidding I have him too somewhere
Does the indog ever get tired of shilling his language that no one buys except for him and his people?
>>59570709what's wrong with National pride?
>>59570138Slabbing Indonesian cards is completely meaningless. You gave more to PSA than anyone will ever give you for those cards.
>>59570808I'm not selling
>>59570709The Indog does not understand that after this Winds/Waves craze TPC won't give two shits about his shithole anymore.
>>59570852No point in slabbing then.
>>59570590>from base to gymNo one cared about Base Set 2 and Gym Heroes/Challenge, the latter ones were being sold for the cheapest in stores. Meanwhile Neo series were highly valued and Shining cards were the first real chase cards outside of outjewing the local playground for 1st ed Base Set Charizards.The boomers who started to inflate card prizes started snatching Gym, Neo, Southern Islands and everything else after. After the Neo series, Pokemon's popularity faded bigly and the end of WOTC ensured low print runs for the Aquapolis, Skyridge sets.
>buy an expensive card>seller sends me message thanking me and saying it hopes it'll raise in priceNigger we are not the same. In fact I had to pay this price because of human garbage like you.
>>59570881Anons head>Nigger we are not the same. In fact I had to pay this price because of human garbage like you.Reality>Hahaha! Thank you so much! Wow I hope you're right, thanks! Hahaha. Hope you have a great day thanks again!
>>59570709>>59570854And here he is, like clockwork
>>59570904Well, yeahThat's how normal people behave in society. You don't just blurt out every thought that comes to your head.
>>59570868>slabbing only for the resale value
>>59570516>People who go for superior texture quality. without the reddit points will tell you Japanese Chinese Indo and Thai.Literally no one is recommending Chinese, Indonesian, or Thai cards. And I say that as someone quite invested in Chinese history.
>>59570590Basato and japanese pillato.
>>59569576>>59569581Looks totally unfocused and schizophrenic
>>59570984Yeah, basically. Why would you pay a company like PSA to encase a card that you could easily put in a magnet loader yourself for 1/4th of the price if you werent planning to sell them? It's like paying a realtor to appraise your house for absolutely no reason, not that you'd know anything about property ownership.
>>59571051Are people still grading everything? I remember when a bunch of retarded newfriends and speculators joined the hobby around 2021, these morons would grade, like, 25 cent reverse holos (or even commons). Is that still going on today? I guess if people are grading Ind*nesian cards, anything is possible
>>59571071I mean, that guy is grading his Indonesian slop so yeah people are still doing it. The slab+protectors around the slab are worth more than the cards themselves. I get wanting to encase a card you really love, or want to be a showcase for your collection, but you'd go with ARS or literally any other company than dogshit PSA if you had any other intention than selling them.
Why are there even Southeast Asian cards? What a waste of factory slots. At least there are a billion Chinese people hence the need for Chinese cards.Southeast Asians speak, read and write English anyway. Do Thais and Indons even participate in Worlds? There's zero reason for wasting cardstock and ink for these languages if they're not even participating in Worlds.
>>59571123let me guess, American?
Since I recently got the superior indo copy, any suggestions on what card I should trade my dinky en copy for? I'm looking for psa 10 mid era cards or earlier, something low pop preferably
>>59571181Ugly ass vmax cards. Trade them for something cool like a vending snorlax.
>>59571181gradedroid post lmfao
>>59571203Why wouldn't you grade your cards that are high value? It's literally free money and adds protection (both physical and value wise)
>>59571211Please buy an ad instead of this bro
>>59570516>People who collect pokegirls and want the least amount of text covering Misty's tummy and toes will tell you Chinese.got an answer before I could even ask the question, thank you kindly
>early team aqua crisis Kyogre going for 60k~ on auction>Rare Chinese limited mew that only had 1,000 copies is going for 11kNani the fuck?
>>59570709Indo is funny, unlike Chinese.
>>59571265>Rare Chinese limited mew that only had 1,000 copies is going for 11kWasn't that card flooded with fakes? That would explain why the price is so low
>>59571003And yet if your goal is collecting cards with the best texture, after Japanese you should consider Chinese, Indo and Thai before English. But please, enlighten the class about how this is not true, without moving the goalpost to subjective crap about "lesser" languages and market value.
>>59571123>Half-Mexican mutt in charge of judging other countries presence in the world We could remove German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese cards as well while we are at it
>>59571244You are welcome brother
>>59571343I wish we had romanian and russian
threads got worse once the seamonkey joined
>>59570154I'm not, just poking fun at my/ourselves
You guys dont play tcgs? Yeah I get what kind of people are in the pokemon collecting only fanbase now kek.
>>59571878I play One Piece
>>59571878I just like collecting things, and getting back into the hobby. I started collecting pokemon cards, then remembered there's this board, had a look and saw this thread.No, I didn't travel round the world spending all the foreign currency I collected when I was a child, but still enjoyed it.
>>59571878kek kek post hand
>>59571878I played Base Set up to Team RocketCollected Base Set up until the Neo series, including Southern Islands and BSPsBought only Cynthia cards during Gen 4 and Sun/Moon along with some Lillie and Lusamine onesReturned to collecting during 25th anniversary and Crown Zenith, left briefly then returned after 151 up to Paldean FatesLeft again and only started buying Cynthia stuff again lately
>>59571348>most versions not only cover her toes, but also her belly buttongoddamnCN good, JP is passable, but the others are practically worthless.
>>59571969>CN is goodthe fact that it's chinese overshadows any footfag retardation
>>59571211>It's literally free moneySo you are intending to sell them. Thanks for being honest, unlike your previous post.
>>59572063>sell>Indog cardsLmaoThey're worthless, only JP and EN graded cards have value
>>59572077sure thing mate
>>59572077Yeah but at first the was like no I won't sell >>59570852But he is in fact stabbing to sellToo bad indog isn't worth shitJP, EN, CN exclusives or bust
>>59572173>chineseLmao no, you're not part of the club
>>59572188Uhh CN --> exclusives <-- exist and they're absolutely part of the club. Your indog shit isn't.
>>59572195I only collect english and japanese, schizo. Chinese is for hypebeast retards who started collecting yesterday.
>>59572202https://krystalkollectz.com/blogs/cardlists/simplified-chinese-exclusive-cardsExclusives will be exclusives and they carry their own value. Sorry bro that's how it goes. If they were printed in EN or JP it'd be valueless in CN but sadly they're not
>Englishsecondaries get the fuck out
>>59572212better get collecting then, indog
>>59572225Retarded indog lmao no one's collecting those, the one's people want from CN are the full arts.
>>59572214Where's your japanese legendary collection reverses then, faggo?
>>59572229the fullarts in that link you sent are all garbage. You have awful taste
>>59571334>But please, enlighten the class about how this is not true, without moving the goalpost to subjective crap about "lesser" languages and market value.How what isn’t true? Did I once say, for instance, that Thai cards have bad texture?No, what I said is, “no one is recommending Chinese, Indonesian, or Thai cards,” which, I’m sorry to say, is true (excepting exactly one, maybe two, poorfriends in this very thread).
>>59572239T. mad indogeroo kek
>>59571334>after JapaneseThere is no “after Japanese.” I’d sooner buy nothing than second-rate discount-language cards.
>>59572239They don’t seem to be any worse than most other modern full arts. I’m only partial to the Chinese Radiant cards, though.
>>59572260English is superior, weeb. Enjoy watching that birth-less country you fetishize die out.
Japan's birthrate is doing better than many states in America, countries in Europe, and most of its surrounding neighbors in Asia.
>>59572212is there a site that covers exclusive japanese, korean, yuro, thai, indog, non-english cards?
>>59572279Uh-huh, sure. Japan's dying and no amount of denial on your part's gonna save it.
Comic book villain ah comment
>>59571348Based CNGOD
Anyone who buys these faggot slab bags looks like a turbo sped.
>>59572315too bad this gurl jewtuber is a gundam girl but she's cute :3
>>59572287I mean, you can look it up yourself. Africa is tanking even worse but all you ever hear is how they're going to overpopulate the world in 50 years. You fell for the psyop.
>>59572313Cn stands for Chinese Nockoff
Just saw someone buy a chinese sleepy mew for $600 on an ebay live auction
>>59572352S-SHUTUP INDOG WE ARE CNGODS!!!
So these threads are basically Indonesian and Chinese anons fighting over who's Japanese card game knock offs are better?
>>59572369Two low IQ retards don't even know that their cards are printed from the same factory in Japan...
>>59572369I literally only said I think CN exclusives have a market value. I said JP, EN, CN exclusives. And they do. I don't really care about what else is going on in the thread and if some anons want to argue that the exclusives have no value then they're just wrong. The full arts have big value. There's no discussion to be had. They're established at this point. Maybe a year ago there would've been an argument against it but not anymore.
>>59572369I miss when the internet was only white people.
>$200 for the mew promoI can't watch this anymore. These people are genuine retards.
>>59572369Yeah these threads are in a depressing state. At least in old /tcc/ threads everyone knew only english and japanese were worth collecting(with the exception of funny named german cards for memes). But all these pathetic newfag hypebeast bugmen have infested our aryan threads.
I bought a bunch of Love Live TCG boxes. Can't wait to open them and post my pulls here.
>>59572404Keep watching and posting screenshots because this is hilarious
>>59572404I don't get it
>>59572404something something ai generated brain poison dead internet plato's cave
>>59567975Is the prime houndoom a symbol of how bad cards modern cards have become with it's shitty artwork? Or is the houndoom a symbol of how good vintage cards used to be? It itself is not a vintage card. I really just don't get it.
>>59572505Thats exactly why it was funny enough to live on for so long. It's surreal to me seeing people post >still buying modern when they see this card. I think some other meme with houndoom prime and mew coin caused it to go semi mainstream.
How do i enjoy this hobby again and not feel like im wasting my most valuable resources on children's trading cards?
>>59572516This doesn't answer my question.
>>59572505Don't overthink it. It's just schizophrenic ritualposting. >>59572516I've never seen an epic 4chan reference to it. People just like the smug meme expression
>>59572518Buy singles instead of packs/ETBs/UPCsYou'll save more shekels in the long runOnly buy MSRP, if you don't find anything on your big box stores then no biggieIgnore the latest "chase" cards, Pikachus, Charizards, Eevee and evos, waifu cards and you'll save more shekels than you'll ever realize
>>59572535I havent opened anything sealed in about 15 years dude. Im talking everytime I get a card I just feel like I waste time and money. Ive got 5 figures in cards. Been collecting pretty casually since 1999. I dont do slabs. I dont do sealed unless its a single pack to resell in 10+ years. Set collecting makes me hate it Species/type collecting feels stupid I build standard decks and never play because everyone local really just collects the cards anyway I play the games, I've been watching the anime, I've been limiting myself to only collecting WotC vintage, but nothing feels kino anymore.
>>59572543so fuck off and do something else then
>>59572551I can't, man. It's been too long. This is literally my entire life at this point. I can't sell. I just buy, but i feel regret as soon as an hour after buying. I think its because I feel a NEED to complete a collection of something. It drives me nuts to not have a complete set of something.
Should I try to complete a regional pokedex or master a set?
>>59572569You should really go outside and get an actual, non-collecting, hobby.
One day I hope /tcc/ can return to its former glory. Remember when we would go through MULTIPLE threads on any given weekday? Man......>>59572577If you have to ask, the answer is no.
>>59572569shut the fuck up, whiney cunt. Go do something and stop being an emotional parasite
>>59572585Thank you for your wisdom, my lord.
I just won another two Vending card auctions. The collection grows more and more complete by the day
>>59572587Shut the fuck up pussy, that anon has the drive and hunger to accomplish anything. Meanwhile all you can do is belittle his ambition from the peanut gallery.
>>59572609Thank you anon, I just assumed he was either jealous and or British. Both seem equally miserable. What do you think i should do, go for a whole binder, or just collect the one card cuz that one card is cool?
>>59572607Which ones? I won a Tauros auction yesterday.
>>59572622I picked up a Kangaskhan and a Sandshrew. Also bought a Nidoran F earlier. I’ve got maybe 30% to go, some of which are quite pricy. I’ve left a lot of Nishida cards for last, because I’m not fond of most of these Nishida illustrations, so it’s going to be a bit painful to pick up some of these big ticket items (if I even decide to). That Mewtwo in particular is pretty expensive
>>59572624Are you doing the Extra Rule cards too? Personally, I consider the 4th card of the 3rd sheets as extras that arent technically part of the Vending series but that could just be me coping over eventually having to buy the Oyama and Imakuni cards if I include them.
>>59572621you got the endorphins from another anon acknowledging your whining with hollow praise and encouragement. Now you can continue doing nothing and occasionally coming back here to say you're very sad and empty while doing nothing about it. Continue seeking validation on here for your apathy in completionist consumerism, dumb cunt.
>>59572479>Love LiveGay.Nice tummy though.
>>59572640Fortunately, I bought all the Imakuni cards years ago. Should have picked up Ooyama’s Pikachu while I was at it. But yeah, I’m not really interested in, say, the extra rule cards or the lists.
>>59570130Looking at them is fun it's like browsing your own curated artbook :)
>>59569933/a/ doesn't like when someone posts their cards. At least not on buyfag.
>>59572706Bought this minus the card today
>>59572723Unimaginably based
>>59569799Nice Hiro fumo but that's no funny that's a boney...
>>59569996I gotta admit. I'm not really in love with any of my modern cards except for maybe the Mega SIR's
>>59571181Sorry bud, the non-max version is more kino
>>59573217Mega SARs are generally shittier than non Mega ones since more of the Megas are in action poses. And even worse when. The multicolor action lines carry over to the SARs.
>>59573262I prefer megas to the crystal head tera SARs actually
Couple of cards came today. My humorous swirl card.
>>59573410And a mimikyu trick or trade.
>>59572713/buyfag/ is full of brokies, why even bother posting there?
So it's not a collectors general it's an investoors general?
>>59573501yes
>>59573501Yes, post only expensive cards likely to appreciate in value.
>>59573558Pic not related?
>>59573505>>59573558Oh heck, I'm just a poorfag posting things I think look cool.Silly me.
>>59573563Sorry, misclicked
>>59573501You joined the wrong thread, this is the indo-chinese nationalist general focusing on foot fetishes
>>59573729Oh no, I was looking at one of those, but then saw a Perilous Jungle from Temporal forces , play pokemon stamped, so bought that. T-that was a g-good investment right?
>>59573762What language...Tread very carefully with your answer.
>>59573774Indian, I did good right?
>>59573719Pic also not related?
>>59572498Its live auction on shit like tiktok and whatnot.Their target audience is retard that doomscroll and getting baited by the auctioneer into making an impulse bid. The time limit + 'trust me bro its worth this much psa10 candidate shite' is makes these retards almost always gonna overpay for it.
You’re sent back in time to 2019, and you can buy three cards from this case. Which do you pick?Note these are in Canadian Funbux, so they’re 15-20% cheaper than they appear to your Amerifat eyes
>>59573975Flareon/Registeel/Kyogre Gold Starpic not related, I just like the unique holo on it
>>59573975Oh man, looking at this now, I actually picked up a couple cards from this case. I got the reverse Exeggutor and this is a picture of my 1st Ed Nidoking (which was mistakenly priced as a shadowless).
>>59572723damn I thought about getting this as well, but I don't wanna spend ~1200 EUR on it rn
>>59574004Fuck
Boosters packs are alright.
>>59573984I guess this is probably the correct choice
>>59573975investdroid garbage aside probably this guy or the houndoom
>>59573501It's the scalper general but I'm still posting my favorite cards here
>>59573501I am one of maybe 5 actual collectors hereslabheads and investors get the rope
>>59573975well I would buy bitcoin but pic related would be sweet
>>59574111I said from the case you illiterate autist!! Good picks though. Glad I got them back in 2020
>>59574070I bought a good number of slabs because, for the longest time, a PSA 8 or 9 was the same price as its raw “near mint” equivalent (but almost invariably in better condition).Now the market seems to have flipped a bit. A good number of vintage cards I’ve been looking at are like 5x more in PSA 9, and it’s starting to make more and more sense to buy ungraded. Has the speculation on graded cards finally become Too pants-on-head retarded? Could this be a second-coming of the Raw Card era?Pic related, a little raw for you guys. Got this for $10 off Craigslist back in 2018
I think at this point I've ordered everything decently priced on amazon that I care to have in my collection. Been receiving parcels every few days for the past month.>>59573975Don't care about market value, I just want the full art cards of my favorite mons.
>>59572706My cope for ooyama is that if it doesn't have the little pokeball symbol on the right, then it's not part of the set.
>>59574129Fuck
>>59574131>2019>full art cardsAnon…
>>59574136I didn't say anything about 2019
Can anyone identify this mew card I defaced as a child? Like the base card underneath the whiteout.
>>59574141You replied to a post asking, “what would you buy out of this 2019 case,” brainiac
>>59574143I believe it’s the insert that came with the promo mew card. Nothing too concerning
>>59574144And I said that I don't care about cards with market value, aka the post requirements don't matter to me. With that said, almost full art cards like GX are fair game for me.
>>59573975I'll take these, don't know what the 2 $80 cards are, but they are the most expensive, so worth buying, and the alph lithograph please.
>>59574051I'm posting all the (IMO) cool ones I have/get, but I haven't been collecting them long, so don't have hundreds.
>>59574147If you’re only interested in modern full arts, you’ve already opted out of the discussion, so why reply at all?But apart from that, markets are a reality we all deal with. I’m not asking, “which cards would you buy and then immediately flip for 10x profit!!” I’m asking, “given the opportunity, which of these cards would you choose to get at 2019 prices?”
>>59574157None of the ones I can see in that pic then.
*foolishly googles the price of the alph lithogram*Yep, that's not going in my collection.
>>59574169Then ironically, the correct answer in your case is surely the three gold stars. Then you can flip them for 7x, walk away with a bonus $4k, and buy 12,000 hideous, slimy V cards or whatever perverse things you’re into
>>59574176Isn’t it like 80 bucks? Doesn’t seem that bad
>>59574177I don't buy cards I don't intend to keep, simple as.
>>59574181There’s not a single chopped unc card in that case you like? Are you the one Gen Alpha poster in this thread?
>>59574185A millenial, but I've got my own taste.
>>59574117goddamnit man, trade please is the last imakuni card I'm missing and now the price is so fucked. nice cards!
>>59574180It would be something I'd need a year to save up for. Such is the life of a poorfag. Achievable though.
A friend bought these for me when he visited Japan a couple years ago (those were the original prices). Anon, would you sell a card a friend gifted you?
>>59574245Psyduck has poor centering, still worth 400 Nip shekelsEevee one will be PSA 7-8
Found a seller, who's a pidgey fan. Goth gurl as well, we're going to get married and have babi, joking, sorry.Going to try work out a deal. £45 ish being the top end?The collection will grow.
>>59574245>Anon, would you sell a card a friend gifted you?they're your cards anon, you can do with them as you please. personally I'd keep psyduck because it's cool
Finally pulled my chase
>>59573975Flareon gold star. I tried buying one for $2 this weekend but the guy would not budge off of $2500.
>>59574245If you do sell them, but your friend a drink or something
Akira Egawa is cute but her cards suck dick kirisaki is cute and her cards are god tier
>>59573975Fuck the case, I'd buy Corocoro Mew and Gold Star Torchic. Both are god tier cards but I could never justify owning either after they got pumped so hard.
I still have my spiky
>>59574545Corocoro mew always used to be pretty inexpensive. Got this fella for like 90 bucks back in the day. I feel like there wasn’t all that much interest in it until this recent influx of scumbag scalpers and “””investors”””
>>59574681I wish I knew this card existed 3 years ago. Looks cool, but no way in hell I'm I spending 1,100+ on it now.
>>59566609I thought I was retarded for finishing off Generations during the Covid boom but man I'm glad I did. I think I had most of the heavy hitters from packs though, except maybe Pikachu and the legendary bird FAs. I'm sure I had a bunch of spare Flareons and Gardevoirs and I gave them to a friend to use in a deck, if only I knew.
>>59574919Aren’t the full art birds both unimaginably fugly and also like 30 bucks?
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>>59572653You should get laid dude. I literally just nutted in my girl. Life is good. Smoke some weed too.
My first card please rate. I know I overpaid, but I love it.They opened a weeb store at the mall and it was kind of on impulse.
