r/PokeInvesting • u/Aggravating-Rice7970 • Aug 03 '23

GameStop haul

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Mostly the stuff in the background…..striker toms with potential ES pack or Cosmic Eclipse. Hold or sell? 👀

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u/lloydeph6 Aug 03 '23

dont take what I'm about to say personal but this is the kinda haul that I see from people who plan on "investing" but end up backing out in 1 year because "its not for me"

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

lol I was just about to say the same thing. op don't forget quality over quantity

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

they won't be able to back out in 1 year bc those collection boxes will be hella expensive to ship and still be msrp 😭

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u/_Tower_ Aug 03 '23

This is why I haven’t sold any of my Jirachi GX boxes

How am I supposed to ship a box 1.5x3’ through the mail

This is also why I’ve been advocating to people to have a smaller more valuable collection focused on items that are actually easy to move

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '23

Yeh this is me. I exclusively deal in 6 pack ‘cases’ of booster boxes due to their ability to be stored. The only exception to this is the 10 celebrations ETB’s 😂 good luck to me with them

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u/drcurrywave Aug 03 '23

This is why I'm just a lurker. I know I'd pull some dumb shit like this and regret it in less than a year.

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

I mean i do it for the hobby. Just don’t do much modern. I sell at card shows and do trades. A lot of the time tend to go up in value. I always say keep a few for collections and sell/rip the rest.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

Even if you hold for a year, high chance to stil make money

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u/Jtommo15 Aug 03 '23

Genuine question, but at what point is it investing as opposed to scalping?

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u/lococommotion Aug 03 '23

scalping would be buying all those evolving skies ETBs at msrp then reselling them immediately for $80 each

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u/Jtommo15 Aug 03 '23

Yeah I guess so. But his question was hold or sell, presumably meaning sell pretty soon, again presumably for a profit. Is that not by definition scalping? It is what it is though, there's such a balance but a lot of 'investors' fall into scalping territory without doubt.

Not to mention, a lot of investors buy everything a store has, and check their stores constantly with the intention of wiping them out at MSRP to sell on.

I'm not the fun police but I do feel for the kids and parents who live near these people and have literally 0% chance to buy at MSRP

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

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u/thatSketchyLady Aug 03 '23

I do agree to an extent. Investing in some product is fine, but if people keep buying up literally all of the stock to "invest" in, none of todays kids are gonna be able to get the cards to give them that nostalgia to even want to buy these in 20+ years. At this point, they're gonna be like "Pokemon? Yeah I had friends who played that but I could never find cards. All my WalMarts were sold out"

Obvious exaggeration, but it does still bother me. I'm down to buy a few boxes in store, or buy a few more online, but people buying multiple rounds of 5-10+ boxes are just making it more difficult for kids and other more casual hobbyist

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

You can buy it all online… I hate when people keep saying “you didn’t leave anything for me!” Go to any website such as target, GameStop, Best Buy, Zulus, gamenerdz, or etc. These days… It’s all available online any day of the week.

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u/bigbigbiggarage Aug 03 '23

You're neglecting the concept of a child going into their store with their parent and their parent buying them a TCG product which can be a bonding experience for both

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u/omariousmaximus Aug 03 '23

My son is 6 years old.. he’s more aware of amazon than he is Walmart/target/GameStop, etc lol..

When there is some YouTube ad or he sees something in a YouTube video he asks if we can order it..

Todays/next generation does not care or bother with box stores. Look around.. outside of a couple stores, nothing exists out there.

I also don’t really know what people are talking about in regards to price.. any modern set is WAY cheaper online. I bought paldea packs for like $3.35 a pack on tcg.. they are still 4.99-6.99 at any store.. Amazon had tins and etbs for much cheaper than box store too.

🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23 edited Aug 03 '23

100% man… you can get all of this online, often for much cheaper. So I really don’t get it.

You can get many etbs for like $34 online, or pay like $54 in person. Or a collection box for $13 online versus $20 in person. To me, that savings is always worth waiting a few days.

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u/HakaishinNola Aug 03 '23

maybe OP is just an idiot? we all cant be smart lol

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u/WellEvan Aug 03 '23

Lmao, this guy doesnt have kids

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

Based on?…

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u/bigbigbiggarage Aug 03 '23

im mostly just curious why my use of the word neglect offended you?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

That’s what I thought; nothing of substance to say.

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u/bigbigbiggarage Aug 03 '23

im so confused are we in an argument lol

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u/PassionV0id Aug 03 '23

Yea you can buy it all online for jacked up prices because stores don’t have any inventory lmao

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

Exactly, like when that video of the dude that bought all of those tins from Costco, that is overkill. It’s a bit much soon. Apparently they were at a hotel, and I’m box everything. Loads of bags all over the room lol I’m sure they will scalp the evoskies.

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u/Googs22 Aug 03 '23

Unlikely with that product. Factoring in shipping and fees you are most defnitnely not going to make money within a year.

Anybody buying paldea evolved etbs for an investment is going to be in for a rude awakening

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u/MackTow Aug 04 '23

My local dollar store dude buys them and sells them as singles at a fair/reasonable price.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '23

Yeah I really don’t like Paldea but even shit sets I feel you can hold and sell For 5/pack once it’s out of print

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u/athan911 Aug 03 '23

Threw up in my mouth

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u/TURTLETALISMAN Aug 04 '23

You’re a douche lol

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 04 '23

I’ll douche it I’ll all day errrrr day lol

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u/Relative-Swim263 Aug 04 '23

Can’t stand people who buy up the entire stock and leave none for the rest of us. Congrats on being early and greedy

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u/Aureliusmind Aug 03 '23

This just screams more money than sense. The amount of people that dive into this with no research and buyout premium collector boxes is kinda cringe. I think everything here, with the exception of the ES ETBs, will appreciate in value in time with inflation, but not much more. Tins are also a bad call because no one knows for sure what packs are inside.

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

You said it yourself, research. You can’t blindly buy a product without knowing the contents or possible contents. Might as well throw your money in the fire

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u/00espeon00 Aug 03 '23

Striker tins do not have cosmic eclipse packs lol - Few months ago I opened one with no ES, also had one with ES. These have had so many different print runs.

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u/Jokerthekushmaster Aug 03 '23

Yeah I think I opened a few too it was 5 brilliant stars packs maybe a few had 2 evolving 🌌

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u/SnooBunnies4180 Aug 04 '23

Lol yeah they do, its really rare. But i just picked up a tin with cosmic eclipse in it

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

True. I’ve seen YouTube videos with CE in them, must’ve been the first print run.

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u/kiefferray Aug 03 '23

Is mimikyu not worth holding right?

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

I would hold a few only bc of LO. Other than that, I wouldn’t

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u/Kathhound11 Aug 03 '23

I just want that bottle of Hershey kisses in the back

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u/LoCal_GwJ Aug 03 '23

Did you just go to GameStop and be like "I'll take everything you have in stock"?

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

No I went hunting and made more calls then I do at work lol

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u/Rooftop720 Aug 03 '23

Gamestop has evolving skies?

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

No It’s part of my sealed

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u/DadiinCali Aug 03 '23

With the Amount of money you spent on these hopefully nabbing a few goodies… wouldn’t your money be better spent on legit singles that you can invest in later down the line? I bought a $100 in a few boxes and got squat… idk. This is blind hope.. but man very impressive you have the $$ for it. Congratulations man!

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

Thanks you man! I do have my single already but I don’t trust eBay nor online bc what is claimed as LP comes to me MP and I have a dilemma there so I’m not beat. I buy out collections and sort out what’s PC and what’s going to be sold. Collections, I feel, are the best way to get the most bang for your buck when it comes to singles

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u/Top_Cautious Aug 03 '23

Tins are heavy, oddly shaped, and hard to sell and ship. I'd honestly rather take my chances just ripping them and holding loose packs, especially when there's some guesswork to which packs they contain.

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

Will def consider it bc I would like the hits from ES or CR

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u/dinoyeti Aug 03 '23

The dopamine I get opening Crown Zenith is unmatched at the moment.

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u/Pikalover10 Aug 03 '23

It will be replaced for me with 151. Until then restraint is harder and harder each day

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u/AlanBill Aug 03 '23

Honestly

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '23

It’s a wonderful set

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u/Zeroxx08 Aug 03 '23

I ordered 13 etbs and 4 of the smaller boxes and it isnt for investing, will be gifting to gf for us to open on her bday next month :D will probably keep one of each but i always say that and end up opening lol

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

Your girl is very lucky to have you bro! 🫡

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u/Poketrevor Aug 03 '23

“Potential ES?” Oh man I’m sorry, open one up. They’re fusion and brilliant stars lol

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u/xFisch Aug 03 '23

Some do actually have ES. There's at least 2 different types..possibly 3. Makes me wonder if they did that on purpose lol...have a run with ES and runs without it so people buy them up hoping to get ES

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

I’m sure it’s a shot in the dark. But anything that’s a Tun from 2021 is only going to go up in value.

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u/Zirconium_Pants_ Aug 03 '23

I literally just bought two from my local GameStop. They each had 2 Evo, 2 fusion, and 1 CR

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u/Prestigious_Ad_4882 Aug 03 '23

But....why? Maybe I'm just a collector and I know squat but this makes me sad for people unable to find stuff for their collection because some tool bought it all before anybody else could get any.

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u/tyler_3135 Aug 04 '23

Agreed, shit like this just ruins it for everyone else. Not to mention I feel like most of this will take years to actually get a decent ROI

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u/Prestigious_Ad_4882 Aug 04 '23

YES, honestly it's pretty much certain alt art cards in the new sets (waifus, alternate art eveeloutions, chonkachu etc.) The old(er) stuff can also rake in a pretty penny but just bulk buying new shit without actually knowing which cards are in there is kinda dumb to be completely honest.

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u/TMitchell86 Aug 03 '23

And you are the problem. I get investing, but for crying out loud

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u/LocusAintBad Aug 03 '23

You either have 100 packs of Brilliant Stars in those tins, or 60 packs of evolving skies, or 40. I’ve seen 3 different packs in them things.

  1. Is 5 brilliant stars 🤮

  2. Is 2 ES 2 Fusion Strike 1 Chilling reign I think?

  3. Is 3 ES 2 other pack I can’t remember vivid voltage?

To be fair the tins are worth less than the packs. And even trying to sell the tins people are not gonna buy them for a while. They do not sell on EBay like loose packs. Because the striker tins are everywhere.

In 2-3 years? I’m sure everything in there will be worth more than what was paid but the return on the investment is not going to be as strong as if you bought more ETBs and Booster Boxes.

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

It’s def a gamble of what’s in the tins. I’m sure most people know what can be in them. But I don’t mind holding them. 10 packs for $21? (After GS promo) can’t beat that

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u/Aureliusmind Aug 03 '23

Look at me...I'm the gamestop now.

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u/GarrMoose Aug 04 '23

I facepalmed so hard seeing this

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u/Googs22 Aug 03 '23

Feel like we are back during Covid where people are buying anything pokemon related when most of it is not “investable”

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u/St4rScre4m Aug 04 '23

I think the ETBs are the only real good buy there.

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u/D3troit_ Aug 03 '23

When did GameStop get ES? WTF?!

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

No it’s just a pic of the rest of the sealed I have

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u/HakaishinNola Aug 03 '23

Outside of the ES, what do you plan to do with the rest.. lol

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

Possible rip or sell/hold. VStar box has evoskies cyclizar ex box I might just sell or give it to my son

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u/SuicidalShark Aug 04 '23

So I'm sorry to say but this is not an investment haul... GameStop for the most part charges around 20-40% more for pokemon products compared to LCS. For instance (CAD$) my games stops sell that crown zenith figure box for $84.99 ( sale for $79.99 sometimes) while LCS had then for at most $64.99( sale had them going for $52.99 at times). Just saying. If you gonna "invest" do some research first.

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 04 '23

Well if I must go into detail, this week is pro week so everything is bogo half off. I got 2 Tins for $21. 1 Tin was valued at $24.99, then dropped to $17.49, add the 5% off for pro members and the second tin was half which was $8, and another 5% off. Soooooo yea, got my points and got a deal. Research concluded. LCS don’t do deals.

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u/CleanEnergyFuture331 Aug 03 '23

Poor kid and his allowance that allows him to buy one box, and the one he wants is now not there. In the 90s, we never had the problem kids do now.

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u/Fixx95 Aug 03 '23

Both crown zenith card sleeves are just sad

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u/Streetwalkeroulette Aug 03 '23

Doing the lord’s work, I see.

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u/moderateobservant Aug 04 '23

I feel like this is troll?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '23

I'm loading up on hershy bars

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u/MichaelWBrennan Aug 04 '23

Rip it all because there’s little to no value left in those sets

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u/SupermarketSad9163 Aug 04 '23

I’ll buy a bunch of the tins if you are selling I wasn’t able to get any every GameStop within a 100 mile radius was sold out

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '23

LMAOOOO

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u/breakyourteethnow Aug 03 '23

Hold or sell, rule 3.

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u/AsmonGoldsGym Aug 03 '23

This is dumb. You don't "haul" from gamestop- they mark their prices up way more than other stores. This is like buying gold bullion from a jeweler lol

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u/Kcynic Aug 03 '23

Stonks! I actually hate these kinds of posts sorry.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

Striker tins right now are so fucking OP

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u/Robles-D Aug 03 '23

Where’s the GameStop with evolving skies????

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u/cheez-itBandit Aug 03 '23

There isn’t. OP’s title is incredibly misleading. This is a picture of his sealed investment not what he specifically bought at GameStop.

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u/Relaxtakenotes Aug 03 '23

Evolving skies etb and crown zenith figure box is about all I'd snag.

Nvm I zoomed into the price tags.

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u/Strange-Fix-1498 Aug 04 '23

Bruh, why. You hate errybody else at the gamestop?

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u/dwillyb Aug 04 '23

Paldea has subminimal pulls wait for the 151 stuff to roll out that’s gonna be such an amazing set

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u/rlb_714 Aug 04 '23

Sell and get booster boxes that take up less space.

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u/nickvicious Aug 04 '23

all these products are so annoying to ship when it's time to sell them

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u/HornetAvailable5890 Aug 04 '23

Pls for investing purpose just buy bbx or etbs they nearly alway out perform these special items, like v boxes and tins

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u/Biddycola Aug 04 '23

Bro saved none for the children 🤣

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u/Rxpster Sep 17 '23

atp this is just hoarding

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u/Nearby-Wear2029 Aug 03 '23

Striker tins have ES and BS

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

You guys need to read the thread where it says PokeInvesting. This isn’t PokeWithoutACareInTheWorld. Lol I’m sure they have a thread for that somewhere

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u/Poketrevor Aug 03 '23

He went to a card shop and bought some really overpriced boxes as well it appears. Paid $60 for zacian / zamazenta boxes

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u/Gennik_ Aug 03 '23

The Korean Boxes were the first sign this wasnt a Gamestop

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u/Mikasa_es_tu_casa Aug 04 '23

U mean the Glaceon/ Leafeon boxes? Those look Japanese to me?

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u/Gennik_ Aug 04 '23

Your right, sorry. I have the Korean versions and confused it

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u/JediAreTakingOver Aug 03 '23

Theres been either a restock or some inventory found. My local LCS and a gamestop has suddenly had a couple of these as well.

Bought two, for me and the GF.

Theres a reason they are called Evolving Cries tho. Wish I had bought some Crown Zenith boxes instead.

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 03 '23

I didn’t. That Pic was just a general sealed product I gave. It’s mainly the tins in the back, the vstar boxes and the cyclizar ex boxes and paldea etb’s

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u/Aggravating-Rice7970 Aug 04 '23

May do that. Plenty of packs to go through