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16238 No. 16238
ALRIGHT NERDS

Where can I buy reasonably-priced booster boxes that are legitimate? All of the top hits on Google look shady as hell.

I figure you guys have got to have somewhere you get your cards. I'm trying to get back into collecting and I've got some spare change, so I'd like to start big.
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>> No. 16240
Amazon.com, for all your everything needs.
>> No. 16256
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>>16240

So I'm not going to get shafted by the private sellers? I'm always worried about this kind of thing. Also, $300 for a base set box. I don't remember them being that expensive. Maybe I've just been out of the loop for too long.
>> No. 16258
not op, but relevant to his topic

where can i get legit single cards? been looking to fill out my base set collection but damn he's right, those sites look fucking bad
>> No. 16259
I've bought all kinds of things from Amazon, and have only had a few trivial problems. All you have to worry about is your package arriving late.

>>16258
Ordering single cards is a bit trickier. You can definitely find single cards, but buying a bunch of them at once will kill you with shipping charges.
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>>16259

Good to know, Amazon it is then I guess. Thanks for the reply.
>> No. 16261
>>16259

where do you get your single cards?
>> No. 16262
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16262
Oh, and I was also curious. Where can I find a price guide that's a little more... current, than Pojo?
>> No. 16263
>>16262
>Pojo
That place still exists? Holy shit. I remember checking there everyday for their Yugioh card reviews.
>> No. 16266
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>>16262
>Pojo

NOSTALGIA NUKE
>> No. 16269
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>>16261

Just bought a every Mawile card in holo form from Troll and Toad. I will post how it works out.
>> No. 16276
>>16266
Fuck yeah, we even hade that in sweden!
Sure, I only got my hands on two nummber but still.
>> No. 16277
Also IT'S ALIVE! http://www.pojo.com/
>> No. 16279
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>>16277

It's all YuGiOh stuff, though. They've abandoned Pokemon, by the looks of it.

Actually, nevermind, they just haven't updated the old stuff, I guess?

It's hard to tell, really.
>> No. 16350
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Okay guys, my friend just got a huge lot of Pokemon cards, and in it was a square-corner English base-set holo Blastoise. I looked around and could only find stuff on eBay, all of the square-cut cards were only going for $50, but there wasn't a Blastoise. Is that a pretty good metric, or are they worth more?
>> No. 16352
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Cards were shipped, on their way now. Hopefully they're legit.
>> No. 16356
I still have my mint 1st edition Charizard from 3rd grade. Found it in my second booster pack and paraded it around for years in several layers of plastic.

Someday it'll be worth money again.

Someday...
>> No. 16367
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>>16356

A mint 1st Edition Charizard is worth anything from $200 to $1800, depending on the PSA grade bro.

I would definitely mail it in to them.
>> No. 16370
>>16367
Well, I know what I'm doing tomorrow.
>> No. 16371
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>>16367
And here I thought they went from valuable to worthless like so many Beanie Babies.
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>>16370
>>16371

The particular card I posted in the OP image is up for $1,799.99 right now on collector's cache, I think. If anything, Pokemon cards have only become more valuable as time has progressed.

An entire PSA 10 1st ED shadowless base set with all of the holos goes for anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000.

Hang on to your cards, they're more valuable than you think.
>> No. 16373
>>16372
...Well I guess I'm not tossing my YGO cards out yet, either.
>> No. 16375
Shit, I already got rid of the rare cards I had a couple weeks ago.

Although people getting rid of them is what makes the ones still around valuable in the first place. So, you're welcome?
>> No. 16377
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>>16373

The problem with YuGiOh cards is that they print too many. There are literally as many "rares" printed as commons. It makes the overall value of the cards much, much lower. There are still some cards that are worth a decent amount of money, but nothing that even gets close to Pokemon cards.

>>16375

When you say "got rid of," you don't mean "destroyed," do you?
>> No. 16387
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16387
Got my Mawile cards. They're all legitimate and in great condition. I would definitely recommend trollandtoad.com.
>> No. 16389
>>16377
>When you say "got rid of," you don't mean "destroyed," do you?

Unfortunately, yes. Not personally, but I'm pretty sure I put them in the recycle bin.

I bet most of them really weren't that rare though, I just kept everything with star rarity in a box, mostly Gold/Silver era stuff, long after I gave away all the other ones.

I'll try to remember some of them, just for curiosity can you tell me if I really lost anything:
Rainbow Energy
Darkness Energy
Shining Magikarp (this might have been a Japanese card)
Shining Gyarados
Giovanni's Gyarados
>> No. 16393
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>>16389

Shining as in holographic or an actual shining Pokemon?
>> No. 16397
>>16393

There's a series of cards in a few of the old booster sets that were Shining Pokemon, and were really cool alt-colored stuff. Supposedly they were pretty rare, they even had like, three stars instead of one near the bottom to denote that. Black and Grey Mewtwo, Golden Noctowl, Black Charizard, etc.
>> No. 16400
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>>16393
>>16397
Both. Pic related.

I had this
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shining_Gyarados_%28Neo_Revelation_65%29

And this (I think in Japanese):
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shining_Magikarp_(Neo_Revelation_66)

Aren't most "shining" (that's what the TCG calls shinies apparently; it's part of the cards' names) Pokemon cards also holographic?
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>>16397

I know what he meant, I just couldn't believe that he would throw away the three-star rarity cards.

>>16400

Those are very rare. Anywhere from $15 to $50, depending on the condition. I don't know how many you threw away, but most rares are usually a couple of bucks, holos more, and select super-rares can go for over $50.

It all depends on how many you tossed, really.
>> No. 16405
>>16404
Dammit.

Well, I'm sure those were my only super rare holos (I remember keeping them it what was for a very long time my only). The rest were just regular rares and maybe a few holos.

Honestly, I probably should have kept the even if they weren't valuable, given how long I spent getting them, it would have been nice just to look through them.
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>>16405

Aye. I'll never understand how people get rid of videogames or cards or anything else that you spend so much money and time collecting. I've never thrown away any of my cards, all of them have been with me since I started collecting twelve years ago.
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Quick question for you guys since I've never had the time to look myself.

There was that promo that came in a folder, found a picture over there, I happened to get one years ago, the Japanese version, never took the cards out. How much would it go for in good condition?
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>>16417

Are the cards from a promo set? How many cards? What are they? I need a little more information to go off of.
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>>16469

The cards are an Unown "N", Unown "E", Unown "O", then an Espeon, Umbreon, and Eevee, and then a reverse holo Pichu, Entei, and Charizard. Unfortunately internet gives me this as the best picture
>> No. 16474
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>>16473

Mint condition, it can go anywhere from $25 to $40 on eBay.

There are a few up claiming to be "new" on eBay right now for $25, but no pictures so you never know.

Protip when selling cards on eBay, people like big, clear pictures of the items. Condition is really important, and it's something that stock images do not convey. You can easily make a couple of extra bucks if people are positive that your stuff really is in mint condition.
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Man, I'm torn about this shit.

I win literally every battle, but my friends always get the super rare cards.

Problem being I like collecting more than I do playing, so I just end up feeling bad despite the fact that my newest deck (they made me tear apart my old one because it was 25-0) is now 15-1, and the only loss was to one of my other decks.

Fuck my luck.
>> No. 16577
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16577
Well, they got the 2010 decks out.
I'm not sure I see the draw.
I mean, I get that cards used to take someone to championships get a lot of attention; but enough that someone would buy an officially unusable copy of it?
>> No. 16578
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16578
Saw some card packs at Target, this asshole was in one of them. for 3.99 you got this, both it's pre evolutions and a pack of cards.

Remember when Charizard was worth something, man? God damn 4 dollars.
>> No. 16579
>>16578
The original card still is.
>> No. 16580
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16580
So it seems instead of Legend Cards, the new black and white sets will have cards of Legendary Pokemon with artwork that comprises the entire card.
>> No. 16581
>>16580
Haven't they done this before?
>> No. 16582
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>>16578
>>16579

Actually there are a lot of different Charizard cards that are still worth tons of money. Overall, it is still the most expensive card by a huge margin if you average out all of its different reprints.

Shining Charizard is still worth ~$100, FRLG Charizard is worth anywhere from $50 to $70. Plenty of others with similar prices.
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>>16580

Thank God. Legend cards are awesome to look at but impractical to play. The Primes far outclass them. I like this much better.

Plus that card looks fucking amazing.

Anyone care to translate the 120 damage attack? It's probably similar to Raichu's "discard all energy," but I'm still interested in knowing.

>>16581

No, only Legend cards, which are two parts, have an image that takes up the entirety of the cards. This is the first time they've done it in a single-card format.
>> No. 16650
>>16590

Here's a translation from Pokebeach.
>Blue Flame: 120 damage. Choose 2 Fire Energy attached to this Pokemon and discard them.
>> No. 16705
I have an old collection, i spent years putting together, they are from the original set. with a couple jap cards mixed in, i want to get rid of them. i need the cash. there has got to be about 500 cards all together. 10 cents a card you can have them. we can even do it thru ebay. ill set up an account you can buy from me. unless you have a better idea.
>> No. 16709
Are we just making this the Pokemon card thread? Because I have a question to anyone who still keeps up with this stuff:
What is the cutoff for legality? Like, I'm sure there's a list of legal and non legal cards and combos out there (every card game has a few hiccups in strategy) but I mean it more like, what is the cut off as far as older shit goes? Because I know if I waltzed into a fucking tournament and settled down with a deck full of Base set or some shit people wont exactly be okay.

I think I've actually been told the answer to this question before, but for some reason I can't remember for the life of me.

I only ask because I got a pack on a whim today and got some I really like the look of, but I might not have enough legal cards to make a good deck, you know?
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>>16709

There are two "sets" of guidelines when it comes to set cutoffs.

"Unlimited" is , as far as I know, an unofficial guideline that allows all cards (Yes, that includes the deck you had as a child).

The second one, called "Modified", is the one that all official tournaments use, and it changes every year. Currently, all cards released after Majestic Dawn are allowed.

I have a question for the rest of the thread, but that will have to wait until later.
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>>16709
My friends and I all just play Unlimited, with the exception that Energy Removal and Super Energy Removal cards are banned, because everyone had four of each in their deck and it made it impossible to use evolved Pokemon.

If you're just starting off, Unlimited is fine, but if you see a bullshit card don't be afraid to call it. As a general rule, the old Pokemon are bad, but the old trainers are fucking broken.
>> No. 16724
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16724
Sometimes I think I want to get back into the card game, but there'd be no one to play against.
I need what I do with Yu-Gi-Oh and for them to make a card game video game on the DS.
Until then I'll just admire the pictures and watch the battles they have on Smash.
>> No. 16802
>>16724
Get some real life bros.

Seriously man, I just play with a few of my friends and it's fucking great.

Or get into it to collect. Way less stress and pressure to buy that way.
>> No. 16804
>>16802
My bros play Yu-Gi-Oh.
>> No. 16805
>>16804
Slap their shit and tell them to play a TCG that's actually fun.

Seriously I migrated from Magic and I'm having ten times more fun with Pokemon. So much less bullshit.
>> No. 16837
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Hey guys, OP here. Just got done opening a Triumphant booster box that was a present from me. Fucking great pulls, got all of the cards I wanted and then some (Gengar Prime, Mew Prime, and Alph Lithograph). Five Primes in total, two legend cards, and then the Lithograph (which looks fucking awesome, by the way, probably one of my favorite Pokemon cards since Ancient Mew).

Now I'm hooked and I want to buy another one, but I'm not sure what set I should look into. Stormfront is the only thing I've really considered, because it has the other Gengar that I want, but I'm sure there's other fantastic sets out there. What do you guys recommend?
>> No. 16854
My nephew wanted a tin, so I got it for him.
Seems happy about his Dark Arceus.
I've never heard of him playing though; he must just collect the cards to look at them.
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>> No. 18438
Went to a pre-release today. Shit was so cash.

First time ever playing Pokemon and I came in third.
>> No. 18529
If you want old cards go to yard sales.

SERIOUSLY PEOPLE GIVE AWAY HUNDREDS OF CARDS FOR JUST A FEW DOLLARS
>> No. 18530
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18530
Next episode they're going to play with trainer cards! How exciting.
>> No. 19863
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19863
I'll revive this thread to let you know that the trainer challenge is up!
http://www.pokemontcg.com/
Battle computer opponents!
I made a dude.
There's not very many pieces to pick from yet.
>> No. 19864
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There's only three decks, and there's no deck building to speak of, but as you play you win cards that are automatically put into your deck.
>> No. 19865
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I really like this Vaporeon.
Especially when I KO two Pokemon at once.
>> No. 19866
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Why can I have green skin but no hoody?
>> No. 19867
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Overkill is your favourite kind of kill.
>> No. 20030
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hee hee, grass decks keep attacking my water types, even when it's not doing any damage.
>> No. 20552
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20552
No PvP yet, but the trainer challenge has been updated in various ways, including new decks if you have the money to buy their real-world counterparts.
>> No. 20553
>>20552
(Also all your progress from when it first launched will have been deleted)
>> No. 20585
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>>20553

Which is BULLSHIT
>> No. 20596
>>20585
http://www.pokemontcg.com/news/what-is-an-open-beta
>> No. 20602
>>19863
I forgot how much fun this was...despite being somewhere around %50-%60 luck.
>> No. 20603
I did not realize that pokemon tcg can give me that "haha yes ake that mother fucker. fuck you and all your shit" feeling I get from yugioh
>> No. 20611
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I purchased one of the BW prerelease tins and and some assorted boosters...

And I got THESE from 'em!
>> No. 20626
>>20611
But now you'll always be yearning for the other half of that Legend.
>> No. 20674
>>20626

A quick visit to Ebay will fix that.
>> No. 20749
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The fact that they have a QR code option for putting these decks into the Trainer Challenge intrigues me.
You don't think they're planning on a 3DS TCG game, do you?
The 3DS reads QR codes.
>> No. 20762
>>20749
Aw man, I wish...
>> No. 20865
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>>20749

> A Pokemon TGC game on the 3DS
>> No. 20866
>>20749
>>20762
>>20865

Well they have shown it's AR games capability with the cards that come with it. A cart could serve to expand and allow it to recognize Pokemon cards.
>> No. 21138
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Pokemon Trading Card Game Online has entered closed beta!
If you find this card in one of your Black & White Booster packs, you're in!
>> No. 21142
>>21138
I didn't find that card in my Black and White Booster Packs. I am not in.
Best I found was a Zekrom.
>> No. 21143
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>>21142

Speaking of Zekrom, I found THIS in my recent TCG purchase.

I'm speechless...
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>>21143

Scratch that, NOW I'm speechless...

brb, fainting.
>> No. 21145
>>21144
Aw man, I only got the regular Zekrom.
>> No. 21146
>>21144

Hold on...

What did you buy to get those?!
>> No. 21166
>>21146

Let's see...

>A booster box
>The Victini box
>Green Tornado structure deck

And I got all of that for $18 after a trade-in...
>> No. 21256
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So I bought a deck just to use it online.
>> No. 21259
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What to look for if you want a beta invite.
>> No. 21261
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Or if you like to buy your cards in bulk...
>> No. 21421
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Ooh, it's neat. It can auto-generate decks for you!
>> No. 21430
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What the hell.
He played Rainbow Energy on Roserade which poisoned and confused me for 100 damage.
>> No. 21452
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I don't think that should work like that.
>> No. 21455
>>21452
Sounds like the game was programmed to consider Rainbow Energy as 5 energies instead of one.
>> No. 21458
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The interface for deck building has already been improved! The deck wizard has been made more visual.
>> No. 21638
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I decided to actually look at the cards it gave me and made a kick-ass deck that uses Ampharos' Acceleration Bolt to energize Machamp's Hundred Furious Punches. It's fun!
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Sweet... Lord....
>> No. 21755
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>>21753
Ooh, it's the super-special secret rare Pikachu.
>> No. 21834
>>21755

I have a question...

Do you know how rare that Pikachu card is (box-wise)?
>> No. 21836
>>21834
I'm getting estimates of about 1 in 4 boxes
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Why is this a thing.
I can't escape to heal myself and I die so fast while he just heals off everything.
>> No. 21854
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I hate hate HATE Yanmega Prime.
He has 4 Judges and 4 Copycats, so I can't make it difficult to equalize our hands, and he has 4 Rescue Energies, so even when I kill it another one is probably going to be back the next turn.
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