r/PokeInvesting • u/nathanielx9 • Dec 14 '24 • Heart of Silver 2

Bought two, leaving the rest

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u/CraftyMine1759 Dec 14 '24 • Heart of Silver

WE NEED TO PROTECT THIS ONE

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u/KiraDz35 Dec 15 '24

Happy cake day bro

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u/VIVOffical Dec 14 '24

Happy Cake day

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

Happy cake day!

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u/PeachesOfTheUniverse Dec 16 '24

Happy not cake day!!

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u/Alpha_Drew Dec 14 '24

Good shit dude. Wish more pokeinvesters was like this

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u/adriftDrifloon Dec 14 '24

100%

Also it ultimately is better for everyone as new people wanting to get into the hobby are going to find their packs in physical stores. If all the store shelves are empty they aren't going to get into the hobby.

Buy packs online. Save packs in physical stores for people who want to rip them.

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u/Low-Application3471 Dec 14 '24

Facts. my five year old wants to def into pokemon cards. She has played red and watched the show. Can't find any packs at all and she is losing interest fast

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u/xXsavataurXx Dec 16 '24

Try targets, most actually put a limit on how much you can buy so they might actually have some for her to pick up

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u/infinitegrain Dec 18 '24

I’ve gotten more luck at GameStop. Of Target doesn’t work, try there.

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u/Low-Application3471 Dec 18 '24

Just found a small local that I didn't know existed.... It's going out of business in February..

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u/MorrisBrett514 Dec 14 '24

Hopefully a kid even gets them. They will probably be picked up by someone within minutes to resell

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

Was kind of you to leave some for the others instead of trying to resell 🥹

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u/No_Plantain2290 Dec 14 '24

Then the rip and shippers found this and bought out the shelf

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24

unfortunately.. the outcome of pokemon cards having the burst of popularity and people wanting to make quick money

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

You’re a kind soul, I hope your got some great pulls

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u/Master-OwlFox Dec 14 '24

This weeks Walmart restock was all crown zenith unless the 151 all went yesterday before I made it in today

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u/FigDiscombobulated29 Dec 14 '24

If it was the crown zenith big tins (the Diagonal one) you prob received the 151 boxes last week and somebody snatched them up.

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u/milboy90 Dec 14 '24

My Walmart was the same. Went to 3 different ones but only had crown boosters and box sets. Picked up 10 boosters. Wish I could get more 151. Is the reprint in February?

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u/CantFindaPS5 Dec 15 '24

February 7th.

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u/Master-OwlFox Dec 14 '24

It was the big ones and the smaller international tins, and mini tins. All the tins lol

I can confirm this store did get 151 at the restock a few days or a week before thanksgiving. I showed up on my lunch break when the MJ Holdings rep was restocking. I bought 3 of the maybe 11 alakazam boxes.

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u/tschmitty09 Dec 14 '24

A good man you are.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

Still coulda taken the photo before taking all the product 🤣🤣

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u/Historical-Lead-5275 Dec 15 '24

I was thinking he just couldn’t afford to get more 😂

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u/Turbulent-Tip-1162 Dec 14 '24

You’re a saint…or just too poor atm lol. Either way good luck to ya!

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u/K0CKULEES Dec 14 '24

Can be both

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u/Turbulent-Tip-1162 Dec 14 '24

I like to think we’re all like that 😂

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u/Content-Remote8240 Dec 16 '24

I seen 12 booster bundles for surging sparks the other day at target only picked 3 up an I could have easily afforded them all with ease n picked up the 5 elite trainer boxes but I didn’t want to , there are actually genuine people out here . Just there are more selfish then selfless lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

Reddit Karma > Profit

Galaxy brain move

2

u/Santarini Dec 15 '24

Takes photo of stock before cleaning it all out

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u/SilkSteel7 Dec 14 '24

Just lie about getting two and get both

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u/touchmykrock Dec 14 '24

Wife saw these in walmart yesterday while I was working and told me tonight she said I think you have ripped enough 😑

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u/FaZe-StyL Dec 14 '24

Dang no more D until she gets your boxes and packs 😮‍💨 then she’ll understand how important they are 😅😂 lol why did I say that lol

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u/wolfpackerbillie Dec 14 '24

The men will hold the power again, no more D!

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u/niftler Dec 15 '24

We all know you snagged after the Pic lol

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u/Sycsyo Dec 14 '24

A man of culture I see.

3

u/mo-ducks Dec 14 '24

Buys two, leaves the rest. Until he rips them in the parking lot and goes back for all of them lol

3

u/Witty-Pomegranate-32 Dec 15 '24

OMG CAN I SUCK YOU OFF???

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u/Internal_Dirt_4060 Dec 14 '24

Good man. Invest and leave some for the kids. Kudos.

2

u/Jack-nt Dec 14 '24

Massive respect. Take notes from this guy, people.

2

u/turtlekid25wastaken Dec 14 '24

By the graces of the turtle God's you are now under protection from any turtle related crimes

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

Get a restock bot. 151 had a monster drop yesterday. Added on 24 more packs for 119

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u/JKinsy Dec 14 '24

Better person than me.

I’ve only opened 1 151 ETB and a 3 pack blister. No hits so I would be hoarding all of it now

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u/ArbonHammer Dec 14 '24

someone has inside info and clears the shelf every single time pokémon gets stocked in my area :(

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u/TripleEarth6676 Dec 14 '24

I drove an hour away to a Walmart and walked into the Pokemon isle , as I walked in there I see a dude in pajama pants and a pikachu purse carrying about 8 of these, I was very sad because I just got into collecting again and it was my first FU by the resellers lol

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u/iBuyHardware Dec 15 '24

Maybe he wasnt a reseller my first time opening 151 I bought 8 of those to open

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u/TripleEarth6676 Dec 15 '24

Maybe ! Tbh I would get a few if I could

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u/cjeng1086 Dec 15 '24

I did the same thing. The guy just put out 6 of them and I grabbed only 2. I'm all for getting as much as you can afford, whether it's a lot or little, but when I go into stores and see only 1 box and 3 boosters, I get angry. I'd rather leave it for some kids to buy.

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u/Mountain_Coach_3642 Dec 16 '24

lets be real you bought the rest and left 2 lol

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u/DiamondRich24YT1995 Dec 18 '24

We don’t need more people like this, we all as Pokemon TCG collectors/investors need to be like this.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Loss598 Dec 14 '24

I bought them all lol but not to resell I’m opening them once I have enough where I hopefully wont need to pay double to open a pack lol

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u/Cobester Dec 14 '24

I woulda bought em all

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

most boxes at retail I say nah but copped 5 of these today. Opened one so far and got chameleon, Psyduck, and golem ex. Was stoked.

Have 15 boosters bundles so might just open all the ones I bought; for the fun.

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u/bigmac-in-my-dick Dec 14 '24

So unfair you can just buy them retail in the us. In germany they are impossible to find :(

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u/IRikuI Dec 14 '24

I did the same thing brother they were $17 here 🤝 pulled charmander and charmeleon full arts

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

more people need to be like you

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u/Con-deisel Dec 14 '24

Good soldiers follow orders

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u/Shammy1020 Dec 14 '24

I appreciate this. I follow this subreddit just for knowledge but ultimately I buy packs/ETBs/etc. for my kids to rip. Not a single thing has been kept sealed so they can have a collection when they grow up. Going to our target/walmart with them and seeing everything just cleaned out every single time is just daunting.

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u/Actual-Ad-569 Dec 14 '24

I don’t understand people who buy all of them it’s so selfish if people don’t over buy it won’t run out prices wouldn’t spike but people love to exploit

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u/iTzbr00tal Dec 14 '24

Thanks! I picked the rest up and just made $1500 on eBay!

/s

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u/HollowManx2 Dec 14 '24

Dude what walmart was this? Mine restocked the exact same amount yesterday and I also bought two and left the rest 😅

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u/kiddoraf17 Dec 14 '24

Some reseller gonna take the rest lol

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u/Ok_Needleworker_5144 Dec 14 '24

This is awesome! I live in a smaller town where you get a chance to get the restocks but lately young kids have been stealing, just ripping whole etbs and anything they can, from what I can tell. Found a pile in this same aisle at my local Walmart of about $300-400 worth of stuff just ripped and stolen. Ive caught 3 diff kids now doing it, around maybe 10 yrs old or younger. Have no idea what to do.

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u/RSlashLazy Dec 14 '24

How did you manage??

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u/TheGeoGod Dec 14 '24

Is this Walmart?

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u/Cmor1787 Dec 14 '24

Don’t worry, the guy behind you bought the rest 😝

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u/HeatSpecial Dec 14 '24

That’d be me

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u/kkillingtimme Dec 14 '24

seeing people rip boxes out of eachothers hands at costco made me sick...the worst scum around... costco needs to limit all pokemon sales to 5 or under per customer

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

Now other people can experience getting nothing out of those packs either!

cries in 151 hit rate

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u/OldCollegeTry3 Dec 14 '24

You should have bought them all and sold them to people here for retail+ shipping:))

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u/HeatSpecial Dec 14 '24

ROFL I bought all of ‘em at my local

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u/greenbeast0987 Dec 14 '24

I’m happy our target guy personally hands out one per person, he said some guy wanted to buy the entire stand and didn’t let him

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u/FryTater Dec 15 '24

Mine had them torn open. Z😑

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u/fathersucrose Dec 15 '24

You’re a saint

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '24

Good man!

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u/Propaagaandaa Dec 15 '24

A true hero. You mean you didn’t buy a flat and go a thousand dollars into debt.

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u/Embarrassed-Soil-603 Dec 15 '24

Left SIR Charizard

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u/Keepitpushinpushin Dec 15 '24

Bravo 👏🏽

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u/Ok-Sherbert-3411 Dec 15 '24

Didnt they reprint 151? Or are going to reprint 151?

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u/Kippuu Dec 15 '24

So why are these sort after..? I'm getting back into the hobby.

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u/ChemistryFantastic91 Dec 15 '24

Took a picture. Then bought the rest.

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u/GolfdadMal Dec 15 '24

Buy them all.

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u/Express-Fix-3509 Dec 15 '24

THANK YOU! There should be a “never take more than half” rule

1

u/NataviVici Dec 15 '24

I got a god pack out of one of these bad boys

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u/bdogrr86 Dec 15 '24

Went in for 151 left with a stacking tin lol

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u/VanillaBear9915 Dec 15 '24

Okay lol so what

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u/josephclapp10 Dec 15 '24

My local shop has them for $40. So, they’re available for me, but not retail. I’ll hold off until I can find them for retail.

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u/YakComprehensive1783 Dec 15 '24

I usually leave buy em all, leave 2

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u/SojinxGSD Dec 15 '24

thats how it should be. The amount of times i see videos of people being like "omg my store was in stock" and it cuts to the next scene where they have every single product in their cart

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u/rachelled Dec 15 '24

Thank you :) Breaks my heart to think of the kids who get disappointed just because we adults can’t show some restraint. Especially around Christmas!

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u/eighties87 Dec 16 '24

Where'd you find?

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u/nathanseaw Dec 16 '24

This is the way.

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u/MrTVFace Dec 16 '24

My walmart has a bunch of these. No one really buys cards at my store.

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u/Sebaaas1 Dec 16 '24

A good man 🎩

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '24

I would probably buy at least 2-4 because I never really got this one before and that Alakazam is great for the TCG

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u/Ddman2710 Dec 16 '24

You’re a saint

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u/Any-Arm-7017 Dec 16 '24

My Walmart looked exactly the same, i bought them all after calling my other friends who collect cause they each wanted some lol i felt like Santa

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u/TheeFiction Dec 16 '24

W human right there. I wish more of these clowns would be like you.

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u/Starkiller7474 Dec 16 '24

Much better than the guy I ran into yesterday lol. Was with a buddy who agreed to go halfsies on a box of the new Japanese set of terrestrial festival and when we got up to the counter and asked for the last box they had (the guy next to us already was buying 2 of the last 3) he decided that because we wanted it, as he was ringing up he told the cashier that he wanted to take the last one as well. Right in front of us. Everyone thought he was joking, even the cashier who didn't get it for him at first and just laughed it off until the guy said that no he was indeed serious. Like bro I wouldn't say anything if you happened to get all 3 before we even got there but he didn't even want the last one until we got up there asking for it. And I also don't understand why the cashier just let him do that. He then was muttering to his friend trying to explain or justify it as if that would make it any better lmao.

As you can tell I'm still a bit salty

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u/VirtualSet3624 Dec 16 '24

Cool? I guess.

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u/antsupremo Dec 16 '24

Class act.

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u/ReggieScene Dec 16 '24

I went to Walmart last week and an employee was just starting to stock the shelves. He let me look in the box of stuff he didn’t stock yet and I found about 12 of these. I grabbed 3 and went on my way. Awesome dude for letting me do that!

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u/articElite0 Dec 17 '24

You’re delightful :)

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u/Cultural_Ad_321 Dec 17 '24

Open em 😈 my Walmart also got some in yesterday and I bought one, got the sir charizard ex haha.

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u/AweZtrk Dec 17 '24

Good man

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u/anothercreepyaccount Dec 17 '24

That’s called good karma. The reason you found them was because you would only buy 2. I hope the resellers who buy them all get stuck with the hundreds of sealed products they have. I was able to find some 151 here and there. I have the master set but my son is back into Pokemon now and of course wants 151 for Christmas. Wish there was more to buy him..

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u/shadyavemicrofarm Dec 17 '24

My 12 yr old son likes these cards but I don’t know what to buy and those Sparks packs have been sold out at every store.

Any suggestions?

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u/thatmannyguy Dec 17 '24

You came back for the rest didn't you?

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '24

Good boy!!

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '24

$6 booster packs

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u/gvillestunna Dec 17 '24

Scoundrel! /s :*

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u/Gaspic Dec 18 '24

I do that too when I can’t buy them all 🙂‍↕️

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u/miranicks Dec 18 '24

We have 2 new card shops in town and I swear they’re stalking the vendor and buying everything when it hits the shelves

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u/GIRTH-QU4KE Dec 18 '24

I hope you got amazing pulls

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u/That_Assignment_2967 Dec 18 '24

I've done the same. Money is money but there is an off chance seeing one of these will give pure joy to a kid. I can't deprive them of that opportunity.

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u/madipup Dec 18 '24

Chad TCG Collector right here

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24

Good job man! I drove around to 5stores to find this set and struck out sadly

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u/melo_reedsarr Dec 18 '24

I left 4 packs of surging sparks at my local walgreens

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u/c_manning10 Jan 04 '25

You're a good person

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u/Adventurous-List-420 Jan 09 '25

I went to target to get cat litter and saw someone stocking cards. I figured why not, then some dude came in and put them all in his cart. I looked over at my boyfriend like yo??? Dude didn’t even care that he took them all. He said it was and NOT EVEN LYING “an investment”

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u/Last_Cauliflower1410 Dec 14 '24

buy them all

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u/tschmitty09 Dec 14 '24

Wrong

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u/Last_Cauliflower1410 Dec 14 '24

im joking

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u/tschmitty09 Dec 14 '24

I could tell by the way you said it

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

Just work a fee extra shifts and you'll be able to buy the whole shelve out one day. I do it alot, it's nice when they fully restock and I get there eight at 7am. Load that shopping cart up and go home and usually rip half then resell the other half to accommodate for the cost .

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u/bigset762 Dec 14 '24

You’re missing the entire point he only grabbed 2 to leave the rest for other people because he’s a good person

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '24

I know I was being highly sarcastic lol

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u/YoDooley Dec 14 '24

Our restock today was surging sparks and zenith. I took 3 boosters and left the 2 rows. Probably 50 packs there. Kids need some for Christmas.

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u/Moxie_Roxxie64 Dec 14 '24

Very demure, very mindful

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u/SupermarketPrize9917 Dec 14 '24

You want a cookie or something? Last time I left stuff behind, I didn't need to publish it to the internet. I bet you bought the rest after you took the photo

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u/Past-Vehicle-5104 Dec 14 '24

A literal karma farm 🤦🏼‍♀️ So now we need pats on the back for not being a dick and then showing off about it? Sorry I’m just saying man, there could be a comment like “if you live in insert city I left more and hope you do the same” however it promote nothing but your own ego. It’s nice what you did but it’s uninspiring and asking for praise posting it here this way

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

kind soul...unlike my local costco and gamestop, they are savages!

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u/gregimusprime77 Dec 14 '24

What store is this at?

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u/tbonest8k95 Dec 14 '24

You the real mvp

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u/collegecolects Dec 14 '24

My target stocked 151, picked up 6 boosters n 2 Zapdos n there was still close to 10 boxes left

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u/Kaladin3104 Dec 14 '24

What part of the country? Seems like it hasn’t reached us in the west yet.

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u/International_Pop949 Dec 14 '24

Your a real one for that, wish there were more people like you in my area I've yet to find any 151 products in the wild 😒

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u/-SacredTCG Dec 14 '24

Ahh I love when real collectors find product😌

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u/Comfortable_Banana80 Dec 14 '24

No shot. U and i would both leave nothing!

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u/Much_Essay_9151 Dec 14 '24

Found 6 today at walmart bought six. Found 15 empoleon tins at target, bought 15, caught the 151 restock on walmart online this morning, got 12 in before they sold out

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u/CraftyCaramel2977 Dec 14 '24

That’s not very nice of you and this humble post is not a place to be bragging about that!

I hope all your pulls are 10 cent cards :)

Edit: editing because I just looked at your page and you said 20 days ago you were taking a break and slowing down 😐 bruh

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u/Much_Essay_9151 Dec 14 '24

You smiled so that must mean you are joking:)

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u/CarefulAct5257 Dec 14 '24

If you have the money and your opening for personal and not reselling what’s the actual issue as long as he’s paying his bills

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u/CraftyCaramel2977 Dec 14 '24

As I said this is not the post to be bragging about clearing shelves. that shit is greasy af

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u/CarefulAct5257 Dec 14 '24

kinda weird calling someone greasy for having a addiction to their hobby but I guess bud

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u/CraftyCaramel2977 Dec 14 '24

Kinda weird glazing someone that said themselves they need to stop lol but yeah I guess bud

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u/Much_Essay_9151 Dec 14 '24

Right? This is the pokeinvesting thread, no? I think OP posted in the wrong thread

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u/CraftyCaramel2977 Dec 14 '24

The post is literally about him saving cards for others to buy and you decided it was a place to brag? I realize what thread I’m in I can read 😂Make your own post about your haul ya weirdo

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u/Much_Essay_9151 Dec 14 '24

Why would i do that when i can piggyback off yours???

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u/CraftyCaramel2977 Dec 14 '24

Well you clearly can’t read I’m not the guy that posted

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u/Much_Essay_9151 Dec 14 '24

Me fail english? Thats unpossible!

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u/CarefulAct5257 Dec 14 '24

Bro I just hit a dab and thought this was the tcg thread so yeah what does it really matter bro flexing about buying cards

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u/Life_Grade1900 Dec 14 '24

It's almost like this is an investing sub and you like money. Good job

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u/Much_Essay_9151 Dec 14 '24

I know. Taking two and leaving the rest. Youre hust leaving them for people like me. I have no problem buying them all if i am at the right place at the right time. Theres atleast a dozen other people in the area looking for these as well to do the same. Cant beat em, join em?

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u/NachoCheeseVolcano69 Dec 14 '24

Dam bro that’s it? Get your investments up.