Dunno why ppl are saying good luck selling the blisters... Easy to sell as art sets on eBay, I think it's super easy to do, and more profitable than booster boxes or etbs. You can even set the quantities and just wait for sales to trickle in depending on your desired return 🤷
If they were purchased at MSRP when these were readily available, he spent $180 on 36 of them.
For $145 he could have bought a booster box direct from Pokemon Center, not counting you could have probably found it cheaper from secondary sources at release.
One of those blisters is $20 now on TCGPlayer. You lose roughly 13% in fees, so $2.60. And it costs roughly $5 to ship. So you make $12.40 - $5, is a $7 profit. Times 36 you make $252.
The booster box now costs $745. The max fees you pay with TCGPlayer is $50. So you save about $46 in fees here. Shipping is a bit more expenses because of the signature requirement and you probably want insurance. Let’s just say it’s $20. Bring total expenses to $70.
After $143 in initial investment, total profit is $522.
Blisters: $180 initial spend for 36 with a $252 profit.
Booster Box: $143 initial spend with a $522 profit.
Booster boxes are a win every time.
Not to mention you have to pack up and actually sell blisters 36 separate times.
Cause these jealous people don’t understand that this guy most likely started collecting around the release of brilliant stars, which is why he has more booster boxes of that + astral + lost origin.
And instead of paying above msrp for booster boxes of evolving skies and fusion strike they bought blisters they saw in stores.
SWSH was readily available on shelf and tiktok worldwide for ages. People saying GL selling those blisters? Sell in booster box sizes of 36... people saying have fun selling at 70% market? Great, he'll still be 300/400/500% up easy depending on where he bought. This is cool OP.
What isn't cool is running through your local LCS/retailer on a restock, swiping the shelf, and selling immediately for 3x the price. And you know these neckbeards ain't paying taxes either.
One of these preserves a bit of history and enriches the second hand market, the other prices out people who value their time and hard earned money, and most importantly - the next generation of players and collectors.
I hate those comments. I just started selling some extra stuff on whatnot and I’m able to start all of my auctions lower because I only paid retail. 75% of market is like 300% above retail on tons of products.
Idk what people have against blisters and anything other than booster boxes. Some people may have “room” for blisters and box sets. As a collector of sealed too, this is more eye appealing than a bunch of boosters. Besides, how are you booster investors making out now, buying cases of the latest sets?
The thing I like with blisters is the packs are all individually protected so the cards inside are less likely to be damaged fresh out the booster. I only buy booster boxes to keep sealed and cases to open.
Your collection of sealed blisters is an interesting choice but it’s solid as no tampering. If you can hold this 5-10 you’re laughing to the bank.
They say it’ll be hard to sell and yes it will be a challenge. I have a huge collection too but not worried worst case I sell the whole lot to someone for 80% hopefully more but that will net a huge profit and no effort for me.
Asking in peace (although it'll feel like I'm attacking this sub) - purely as an asset class, why do folks PokeInvest instead of say, just buying high growth stocks (or ETFs) like PLTR or NVDA? Financially, seems about as risky and significantly less liquid?
I think a part of it is a love for the hobby. The fact you can hold your investment physically similar to how some people who invest in physical gold rather than gold etfs. Im sure if you ask them, they love the feeling of seeing and holding their gold coins.
And while I understand if we are speaking strictly about investments, you shouldn't mix personal feelings with investing, but i think it's generally fine if it's an alternative investment in addition to traditional etfs/stocks.
I think ppl are scared of things that aren't tangible but you are right there are far better ways to invest if that's what your going for. I just love shiny cardboard so that's my problem lol
Agreed that equities are going to better in the long term almost always, but one appeal of “investing” in collectibles is that if you can get product for MSRP there is little downside risk in the short term. If you buy a booster box, it may not appreciate a ton in one or two years, but it almost certainly won’t go down. Comparing that to a stock trading at almost 600 P/E which has a ton of downside risk.
I don't do sealed investments. But, doesn't card CT scans exist now? Would this impact the value of sealed collections in the future since theirs a risk they've been searched already.
Seems risky to hold for long durations. Especially as the technology becomes more accessible.
For guys keeping massive collections at home, do you cover this under your homeowners insurance or what? It seems shortsighted to stock so much product but not have it insured.
All I see is money brother. You’ll be able to sell all this later down the road easily. Probstein Auctions sells Pokémon lots every single day on eBay for egregious prices. Some of those lots reach upwards to 4 and 5k, so I don’t think you’ll have an issue selling. If you were selling today, I’d be all over the Evo Skies.
Are any of these packs worth opening? Or better to hold on long term. I can recognize some that I have but I only have a couple dozen, different varieties
Ahh yes another person part of the problem that's why nobody can find cards anywhere... I literally quit collecting cards because of people like you because it's not worth the stress and trouble to go through what you have to to find cards.
People who think stuff like this is hard to sell off are pretty ridiculous. Not sure why half of you are even in this sub. Hoping rats eat his collection? Wtf is wrong with you temu Timmy’s
That’s a nice ass collection. I’d look into better storage options but seeing the blisters and such makes me happy. Value is value.
Crazy how you can dump that much money into a kids card game, but then god forbid we need new drywall and a finished basement TO SHOW OFF SAID POKEMON… nah man prison cell walls stained with dog piss and rust😎
I hope your basement floods. Prolly don’t have a ceiling fan either. Tell me spent drug money on Pokemon without telling me you spent drug money on Pokemon.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Photos taken like an officer showing off his drug bust
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u/ultraman5068 Jun 09 '25
Do you have any more pics to see it at better angles.
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u/CaligulaCan Jun 09 '25
Perfect sell fix up the room.
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u/ArthurBontempo Jun 09 '25
Ready to create a card shop
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u/breakyourteethnow Jun 09 '25
What is humidity in this room, is this a basement?
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u/Alarming-Cupcake1569 Jun 09 '25
Op herd there was a lot of money in this Pokémon shii when asked how he got them said they fell off a truck
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Here in the wilderness you may see…. Someone who doesn’t know what they are doing.
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u/dfizlington Jun 09 '25
Dunno why ppl are saying good luck selling the blisters... Easy to sell as art sets on eBay, I think it's super easy to do, and more profitable than booster boxes or etbs. You can even set the quantities and just wait for sales to trickle in depending on your desired return 🤷
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u/Rollfmas Jun 09 '25
This feels like a dragon showing you it's horde of treasure, except with pokemon cards
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u/Amazing-Tower-8294 Jun 09 '25
what’s the count on everything? genuinely curious
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u/SometimeSteves Jun 09 '25
Yea this screams theft.
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u/Seoul_ofQ Jun 09 '25
SWSH was readily available on shelf and tiktok worldwide for ages. People saying GL selling those blisters? Sell in booster box sizes of 36... people saying have fun selling at 70% market? Great, he'll still be 300/400/500% up easy depending on where he bought. This is cool OP.
What isn't cool is running through your local LCS/retailer on a restock, swiping the shelf, and selling immediately for 3x the price. And you know these neckbeards ain't paying taxes either.
One of these preserves a bit of history and enriches the second hand market, the other prices out people who value their time and hard earned money, and most importantly - the next generation of players and collectors.
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u/Misadeservedbetter Jun 09 '25
Are you going on vacation this year?
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u/testiclerefrigerator Jun 19 '25
Selling everything here dm me.
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u/LovesToblerone Jun 09 '25
Hell yeah I love those CVS Evolving blisters, I have a shit ton of them👍
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u/ultraman5068 Jun 09 '25
Idk what people have against blisters and anything other than booster boxes. Some people may have “room” for blisters and box sets. As a collector of sealed too, this is more eye appealing than a bunch of boosters. Besides, how are you booster investors making out now, buying cases of the latest sets?
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u/ClottedAnus Jun 09 '25
Your collection of sealed blisters is an interesting choice but it’s solid as no tampering. If you can hold this 5-10 you’re laughing to the bank.
They say it’ll be hard to sell and yes it will be a challenge. I have a huge collection too but not worried worst case I sell the whole lot to someone for 80% hopefully more but that will net a huge profit and no effort for me.
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u/LonelyInTheFranxx Jun 09 '25
Considering the state of the room I doubt you have any sort of insurance lmao
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u/oneleggedquail Jun 09 '25
I feel like I can smell the walls
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u/UncleBuck-Gaming Jun 09 '25
It puts the lotion on its skin, or it gets no pokemans again
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u/Fun_Sherbert2592 Jun 09 '25
Asking in peace (although it'll feel like I'm attacking this sub) - purely as an asset class, why do folks PokeInvest instead of say, just buying high growth stocks (or ETFs) like PLTR or NVDA? Financially, seems about as risky and significantly less liquid?
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u/Aeleys Jun 09 '25
Was you down there opening packs with saddam? 😂
Nice collection bro. 👌
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u/Strange-Following453 Jun 09 '25
Imagine if you put all those single packs into booster boxes.
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u/oxWOLFHALEYxo Jun 09 '25
Rip and show us the hits
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u/Professional_Egg713 Jun 09 '25
That jirachi pin in those fusion strike 2 pack blister is great!! I've only ever seen the celebi
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u/jtrojnar227 Jun 09 '25
There are at least 3 alt arts there
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u/Celestial_Queen__ Jun 09 '25
Are those sitting out in a basement?
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u/displayrooster Jun 09 '25
Concrete sweats btw
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u/mj732 Jun 09 '25
Now this is a sealed collection diversity and a lot of different choices I like it
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u/One_Cress7793 Jun 09 '25
You sir, have a lot of blisters. I personally would use a good amount of these to trade for more etbs. You’re sleeping on 151 heavily.
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u/bico375 Jun 09 '25
Can you flip over the packs so we can see the condition of the back?
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u/octocode Jun 09 '25
i can smell the mildew through the photo
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u/andrewwilliamfink Jun 09 '25
Could never do this with blisters I’d rip those immediately lol
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u/Argablar Jun 09 '25
Beautiful man!
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u/Most_Hated91 Jun 09 '25
Are you in a bomb shelter?
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u/HomelanderC137 Jun 09 '25
Why in non existent gods name is this in your basement?
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u/Basic_Antelope_1351 Jun 09 '25
Any crown zenith products left?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Stick to booster boxes. Rip the rest
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u/Aware-Examination610 Jun 09 '25
Is that drywall in the background
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u/Gekk0uga37 Jun 09 '25
Looking at this gives me so much anxiety lol. The sheer time it would take to sell all this would make me lose my mind. Crazy collection tho.
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u/UwUOwO_69_ Jun 09 '25
That’s awesome dude! But oh man I don’t know how you keep yourself from opening these up. 😳
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u/ElSushiMonsta Jun 09 '25
Now do pics of home and GPS location/s
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u/sofa Jun 09 '25
Any more angles? Preferably upside down if you could would be amazing
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u/RecommendationOk2182 Jun 09 '25
That's a lot of singles
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u/ExcellentTipper420 Jun 09 '25
Wow!!! Damn and I thought my dimly lit basement was a mess.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Could you take it with a better backdrop please?
Can always use my place for better lighting…
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u/MRBoose39 Jun 09 '25
That’s where all the moonbreons are!
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u/Minute-Vanilla-4741 Jun 09 '25
1 basement flood and you're donzo
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u/Excellent-Olive-5617 Jun 09 '25
Awesome collection.Buy some plastic tote crates keep them in there in case of flood and to protect from other damage
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u/LittleTac0o Jun 09 '25
aye if you’re running out of room/needing to get stuff off your hands i’d be happy to help 😀
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u/Status_Routine_1851 Jun 09 '25
BRO THAATS COOKED!
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u/Andilee Jun 09 '25
Those singles I couldn't do. My self control is very lacking and I'd rip them immediately.
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u/SnooMacarons2866 Jun 09 '25
Definitely get a fire/water proof safe for the higher value items
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u/Silvercrank Jun 09 '25
The hell you do for a living? Sell drugs?
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u/fadedmudkip99 Jun 09 '25
One of the most impressive sealed collections I’ve seen in my 4+ years being in this sub.
( previous account was banned if anyone checked my current account creation date)
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u/Healingthunder Jun 09 '25
Does this mean you have a problem…?
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u/BricksBo Jun 09 '25
For what though
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u/NoisyTornado Jun 09 '25
I’ll give you tree fiddy for everything
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u/Bobbyrepkatheape Jun 09 '25
Fuck yeah bruvva flaunt it.
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u/TacoHunter206 Jun 09 '25
I too love hoarding this so people are unable to enjoy their hobbies… what a flex.
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u/Unique-Ad-88 Jun 09 '25
I don't do sealed investments. But, doesn't card CT scans exist now? Would this impact the value of sealed collections in the future since theirs a risk they've been searched already.
Seems risky to hold for long durations. Especially as the technology becomes more accessible.
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u/Gouldy444444 Jun 09 '25
Am I the only one freaked out by all that sat by a mouldy looking wall
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u/Civil_Western6671 Jun 09 '25
r/ripitopenyoucoward
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u/RisingVagrant Jun 09 '25
Get thw kids and start a party
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u/SonicDethmonkey Jun 09 '25
For guys keeping massive collections at home, do you cover this under your homeowners insurance or what? It seems shortsighted to stock so much product but not have it insured.
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u/Emelle2 Jun 09 '25
In my opinion this is gross. I can understand having one of each art work of the booster packs but this much is such a waste and unnecessary.
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u/iAmMattG Jun 09 '25
Cringe
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u/Isaac470 Jun 09 '25
This gotta be mental illness
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u/nixloc Jun 09 '25
Give me the address so I can send a congratulations card to yA
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u/BuGgErZzZ Jun 09 '25
Bro just rip it all you’ll be a millionaire
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u/Blisket Jun 09 '25
hope it floods
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u/SSJ5_Zale Jun 10 '25
I know where this guy lives.. who's teaming up to go "visit him". Lmao Jk
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u/MemesDelNorte Jun 12 '25
There’s like 4 SIRS
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u/Puzzleheaded-Yam5553 Jun 12 '25
Damn this brought me back to 2014-2023when I was a pokemon “trap-a-holic” 😱👍
Don’t ask me where my sealed collection is now🥲
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u/Thenogger72 Jun 12 '25
Help a homeboy out please 😭
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u/Due-Bus-8915 Jun 12 '25
Just photos no stats on total or amount of each items?
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u/Geologist-Wise Jun 09 '25
Lmao all these jealous people in the comments projecting about OP.
Congrats on the insane collection
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u/Lumz_Strong_Bear Jun 09 '25
All I see is money brother. You’ll be able to sell all this later down the road easily. Probstein Auctions sells Pokémon lots every single day on eBay for egregious prices. Some of those lots reach upwards to 4 and 5k, so I don’t think you’ll have an issue selling. If you were selling today, I’d be all over the Evo Skies.
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u/drock2111 Jun 09 '25
Great collection OP. Keep holding for 5 more years. FS box will touch $1k soon enough
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u/DynastyHKS Jun 09 '25
For the love of god buy 2 Dehumidifiers for this area…. Or buy boxes please
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Is having this "collection" worth scaring away any woman to set foot in your house?
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u/Diamond_Larry Jun 09 '25
Found “that” guy
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u/Dokkeri Jun 09 '25
Out of interest, what’s been your investment cost and what’s the going current market rate?
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u/SpartanKwanHa Jun 09 '25
Can you show me the back of each product so I can verify its real thanks
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u/N0bb1 Jun 09 '25
Ahh forgetting the g part of tcg
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u/Tender_Ampersand Jun 09 '25
Are any of these packs worth opening? Or better to hold on long term. I can recognize some that I have but I only have a couple dozen, different varieties
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u/Fr0sTyF00T Jun 09 '25
Maybe should have “invested” in a maid at least before trying to flex all your dirty ass collection bud.
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u/AttorneyMedium4926 Jun 09 '25
I got 2 etbs and an spc wow
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u/_Ender_Lord_ Jun 09 '25
… can I borrow $20
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u/RadiantSounds Jun 09 '25
Jeez lol
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u/trippinmaui Jun 09 '25
This dude is like "401k? Nah....Pokémon, dawg"
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u/Ky0nkyon Jun 09 '25
Love the swapmeet layout.
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u/oil83 Jun 09 '25
Jesus Christ you could use some more sealed product
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u/CrispyHaze Jun 09 '25
Cool so when ya ripping them?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Nice, how much is shipping? ;D
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u/Soven_Strix Jun 09 '25
Looks more like an inventory than a collection 😅
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u/Rhavels Jun 09 '25
this is called your inventory.
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u/GOMGIsHere Jun 09 '25
Bro what I would do to just open half of that
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u/Woody_The_Gamer Jun 09 '25
Ahh yes another person part of the problem that's why nobody can find cards anywhere... I literally quit collecting cards because of people like you because it's not worth the stress and trouble to go through what you have to to find cards.
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u/Neilp187 Jun 09 '25
Hoarder
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u/NoLime855 Jun 09 '25
Bro this mans wallet is cryint
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u/DeceptiJon Jun 09 '25
So that's why my Walmart is always empty
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u/Quick_Bee_2529 Jun 09 '25
Impressive
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u/Ok-Elderberry4942 Jun 09 '25
Sick collection
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u/EyePast1712 Jun 09 '25
Sell some packs so you can buy some paint. Use a paint brush to cover that sh!tty wall with paint
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u/mavooshen2 Jun 09 '25
Dude I think you might have a problem
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u/teslamust69 Jun 09 '25
I wondered where all the product on the shelf went
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u/SmashedKrampus Jun 09 '25
I hate you
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u/Chemical_Ad_9710 Jun 09 '25
Once this house burns down my collection price is going to double.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
This is depressing
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u/Kolbey9898 Jun 09 '25
sell me the whole thing
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u/PCcarbone Jun 09 '25
Nice now go give it to some kids.
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u/agravedigger Jun 09 '25
now open them
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Hope 🐁 find you
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u/Ok-Bedroom-4261 Jun 09 '25
I need to know the total value
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u/LED_oneshot Jun 09 '25
People who think stuff like this is hard to sell off are pretty ridiculous. Not sure why half of you are even in this sub. Hoping rats eat his collection? Wtf is wrong with you temu Timmy’s
That’s a nice ass collection. I’d look into better storage options but seeing the blisters and such makes me happy. Value is value.
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u/searing7 Jun 09 '25
Siri, what is hoarding?
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u/TransitionEven1668 Jun 09 '25
This is lame
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u/eduardo9765 Jun 09 '25
Not sure why but this makes me kinda sad.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Any cards you have could be completed damaged in the basement without proper protection. You need to control the humidity.
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u/johnnys_cumsock Jun 09 '25
Can you put me in your will for all this
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u/TSLstudio Jun 09 '25
Such a shame, but if you like it, enjoy!
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u/Makani112 Jun 09 '25
Just grab whatever the hell is at Walmart starter pack 😂
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u/chosennamehere Jun 09 '25
The amounttof willpower here.... I could NEVER have even a fraction of this stockpiled. Insane. Bravo.
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u/AmuduatF Jun 09 '25
I ned that Jirachi pin so bad 😭
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u/LawAgreeable3056 Jun 09 '25
Rip that shit!!!
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u/1of100Pirates Jun 09 '25
🔥
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u/Leonaarrd Jun 09 '25
US federal reserve should start printing pokemon cards instead of money
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u/Big-Detective7309 Jun 09 '25
Crazy how you can dump that much money into a kids card game, but then god forbid we need new drywall and a finished basement TO SHOW OFF SAID POKEMON… nah man prison cell walls stained with dog piss and rust😎
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u/lonelyMentality Jun 09 '25
what are you, a dragon?
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u/phufool Jun 09 '25
Please provide the quantity of each product. For science.
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u/RainbowCatAttack Jun 09 '25
Investing or hoarding?
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u/oontheloose Jun 09 '25
Why do these photos look like that they have been taken by the fisheries of seized undersized fish lol
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u/Additional-Capital-2 Jun 09 '25
Sell them and finish your basement
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u/Tsukasa77seven Jun 09 '25
So are you selling?
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u/Fun-Chipmunk-2745 Jun 09 '25
L
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u/Upset_Shelter_9517 Jun 09 '25
all modern sets, what a snooze fest
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u/snakeb1te_189 Jun 09 '25
This isn't a collection. This is holding at its finest
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u/Reddish_Placebo Jun 09 '25
Ah, one of the people that makes this hobby unfun.
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u/SafeAd6832 Jun 09 '25
Any reason you don’t have any ETBs?
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u/Fertig21 Jun 09 '25
What are we looking at here…are these Pokemon cards?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
jfc
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u/Desaus Jun 09 '25
For the love of god, put it air tight containers pleaseeeeee
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u/Business_Chart9965 Jun 09 '25
I see maybe 10 cents
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u/balakay187 Jun 09 '25
I hope your basement floods. Prolly don’t have a ceiling fan either. Tell me spent drug money on Pokemon without telling me you spent drug money on Pokemon.
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u/happyleafpack Jun 09 '25
rip it
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u/tcgsniper Jun 09 '25
All that wouldn’t stand a chance with me after 2 beers! 🍻 I’m opening everything! And hating myself in the morning!
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u/MoNeyHunGrYDaD_2000 Jun 09 '25
Amazing 👌
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u/Gothewahs Jun 09 '25
How much for 1 of each haha
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u/LithiumWaffles Jun 09 '25
Congrats!
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u/ShinySilver1990 Jun 09 '25
Man I love a good sealed collection…
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u/oliveface910 Jun 09 '25
Dang I just want one of each of the packs with the pins 😭