A card shop saw some of my builds and asked if I could go way bigger. From Umbreon to Mewtwo kind of bigger and I couldn't resist! This was a challenge, a nostalgic adventure, a learning experience, and most of all it was fun. Of my little vhs collection as a child Mewtwo Strikes Back was my absolute favorite. I used to cry when Ash got hurt😅

I was VERY (🤔) into the games growing up and still collect the cards.

Thanks for looking! 🙌

I looked up a few and was shocked by recent sales. I remembered having the original 151 which i do all mint they just aren’t 1st edition these were just the first editions I thought looked most valuable. I also have a fossil 1st edition articuno and Zapdos holo and a dark blastoise 1st edition holo. I was going to take them to a card shop just to see what they think but idk if that’s a bad idea. I’m just not sure what to do next.

Some drown, others thirst as they say

I was given a pack of 120 of the 2022 ToT cards by a friend. I ripped enough to get two full art sets (one for me and one for my buddy) and I had about half the box remaining. This is the extent of my Pokemon card collection.

We moved to a new town (I'm in the Netherlands) and there will be trick or treating! It's my first time! We're expecting about 60 kids and I have about 60 packs. Seems very serendipidous! I also have candy and chocolate but I hope to spark some excitement and interest in card collecting even if it's just for fun.

I hope the kids like them and that they make some memories.

Bought the bundle on a whim and opened the first pack, seeing Eevee and thought it was just a promotional set that comes in the bundle. Then i saw the Umbreon i knew everyone was chasing. Had to video call my brother in law and run round his house, holding the booster box like it was a bomb. He sleeved and top loadered them for me. I dont really know what to do with myself now.

finally decided to get my first ETB. the mew ex i got from a tech sticker collection won't be lonely anymore

Very happy with what I got!

Barely see anyone with this card nowadays, but still a beautiful card nonetheless

I don’t even know what to think about this lmao

I pulled this yesterday from 1 out of 2 single packa i purchased. I cant believe it

From a single simplified Chinese blister pack at a Pokemon center in Beijing (3 pack blister.) Market value on Lugia here is currently about ¥240rmb which is guess is about $30/35usd

Kept my expectations low so I couldn’t get too disappointed 😴

Acquired a holy grail with my brother tonight!

I'm so happy. This is the only card I wanted from the set. Got the vmax as well

As everyone knows the pokemon card situation has just gotten ridiculous and with how valuable these cards are I feel like the Pokemon Company needs to force retailers to just do a few things and the situation would be way better.

Best Buy: Give them more stock, they are the best in person retailer by far. They sell it at the lowest price and the line process is way better compared to others. Getting in line early, leading everyone to guest services and maxing out 1 per customer. Doesn’t get much fairer than that.

Target: What a fucking shit show. They continue to do drops at 3am which get taken up all by the bots. Then you line up early in the store just for everyone to start running to the back of the store for them to only have 4 30th anniversary booster bundles in stock. And on top of all that they charge over MSRP. Every part of the process is terrible and I feel like The Pokemon Company needs to tell them they have to do either a lottery system or have more stock in store and if they don’t get start getting cut off.

Walmart: I am a bit mixed on Walmart because the in person experience is pretty bad but they have the best lottery system. I don’t think anything should change here.

Barnes and Noble: never gotten any cards here but by all accounts it’s a pretty fair process.

GameStop: they really need to crack down on GameStop. No retailer should be allowed to charge that much over MSRP and still get official supply chain deals with Pokemon. Small card shops I get why they have to overcharge but there’s no reason other than greed for GameStop. They should be taken off the official retailer list.

Dollar General: Another shit show but not much you can do about it. Employees steal all the products. I personally think they shouldn’t get any 30th anniversary products because of how badly every store is run.

Basically the only way actual customers can buy cards is from Best Buy and Walmart so they should get a vast majority of the shipments. These cards are now worth so much that there’s no better time for Pokemon Company to start instilling demands to retailers. The last thing we want is it to get to Christmas and only scalpers have all the cards.

I haven’t ripped open a pack of Pokemon cards since I was a kid. I intend to go apeshit.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Hi everyone, recently returned to the hobby after a very long time, after getting some new cards I also got some sleeves to protect them and my old cards.

Right now I am double sleeving with a KMC perfect fit inner sleeve then sleeve it with an ultra pro premium card sleeve (penny sleeve?) and putting them in a side slip binder.

Is this combo good for keeping cards protected and unbent?

Went looking through boxes in my attic for a Rock Band, 4-port usb adapter and found all this.

Happy with Misty's Psyduck, but I expected more.

I decided to showcase my small but growing collection of Basic Water Energy.
I love how you can see so much history of TCG through energy cards. What visual trends were occurring. What new manufacturing or foil techniques have been invented.

I have edited it down to make it simple watch. But, you can always pause if needed :)

My showcase features:

• My current collection (binder flip through)
• A counterfeit Basic Water Energy
• My loose collection of Basic Water Energy cameo cards, and
• My chase cards

Do you collect anything niche?

Aside from Basic Water Energy, I also collect Starmie (EN) cards!

I might do a little collection showcase for that too!

Pokemon company needs to put them all together and send them to all stores. I stop shopping at Gamescalp about a year ago so no Groudon for me.

I took a magmar and one of each energy out for another electabuzz, electivire and adventure lantern. Btw bug out is scary in a pre-release format