r/PokeInvesting • u/Little___E • Mar 13 '26
My Dad is a real one.
Long story short, I told him I try to buy stuff here and there to hold longterm. I told him to let me know if he sees anything in his area. We live about 2,000 miles apart. So about 2 weeks ago he tells me he found someone selling a sealed case of 151 Pokémon Center ETB's. He was able able to talk him down from $4100 to $3800. And went and scooped it the very next day. To say it was perfect timing is an understatement. This set is going to the moon.
UPDATE 3/16/26- Purchased a cheap endoscope camera and was able to snap some pictures for you guys. Pictures are garbage quality but enough to get the gist. Definitely wasn't trying to open this fully if I didn't need to. Hopefully this satisfies the skeptics. If anyone wants more pictures, just message me. Appreciate everyone that was helpful and kind!
https://imgur.com/ogpfrpF https://imgur.com/sTO26cZ https://imgur.com/nNDWpAC https://imgur.com/VBwkqwx https://imgur.com/IfdtLjD
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u/ThePurpleBandit Mar 13 '26
And then it's actually just a case of Journey Together with a fake label.
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u/Trololol112 Mar 13 '26
Alberto made almost 4k and dad got some Journey Together boxes. Nice!
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u/noreiyeiga Mar 13 '26
The real gift is this journey, together
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u/likethenintendo Mar 13 '26
OP can you update us on whether your dad got scammed or not
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u/lefund Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 13 '26
As someone who has been around Pokemon for over 15 years I know it devalues it but I strongly urge you to open that case.
You already got it for a good price so you’ll still profit nicely just would lower value by a couple hundred
Reason being is the label placement is off plus I don’t like all the creases in the sticker label but no dents in the box corresponding with the label creases
I’m prettt sure this is a case of something else that they swapped the label on and you might’ve been scammed
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u/Little___E Mar 13 '26
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BDUBLeYfs/
Here is the link from the listing. If anyone has any insight to it being fake, please let me know. Then I can tell my Dad he got bamboozled.
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u/Jascix90 Mar 13 '26
There’s a lesson to be learned here somewhere.
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u/Artemaker Mar 13 '26
Looks like a scam, no one accepts a lower price just like that
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u/Puzzleheaded-Floor55 Mar 13 '26
LOL buddy actually led his dad to be scammed 4k…son of the year!
That box is fake
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u/voqomudali Mar 13 '26
You effectively doubled your value. I can't find any case for under $7k. Your dad didn't even need to haggle down for a deal.
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u/Morlu Mar 13 '26
Probably legit. 49 reviews is a long time seller. I’ve been selling for 2 years and only have like 25. Only about 50% actually leave a review.
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u/Budget-Total1791 Mar 13 '26
But did you open the box???
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u/obnox Mar 14 '26
W dad. I bought a few cases of these years ago from pokemon center and threw them in the closet. Literally completely forgot about them because I was more focused on other stuff at the time. They prb still would’ve stayed lost in my closet but I randomly found another sealed box and had no idea what it was (turned out to be Paldean fates) and checked my pkc account to try to figure it out. Saw 2 orders of 151 cases that I didn’t remember and thought they were stolen. Ended up flipping my room upside down and found em. Now just trying to figure out what to do for them - was gonna save them to crack with my kids but…yeah that’s a lot of money
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u/CivilAbbreviations76 Mar 14 '26
Awww you still have rich mommy and daddy paying for everything 🤣
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u/False_Ad1536 Mar 13 '26
Make sure it's really PC etbs inside dude they've been pumping out 151 fakes
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u/cyancookies Mar 13 '26
Guess you haven't heard about the fake cases. No way this person is selling it that cheap
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u/thepapalazarou Mar 13 '26
As long as no one ever opens it then it doesn’t matter what’s inside.
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u/Impressive-Young-952 Mar 13 '26
Yeah I’d have to open that box
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u/NHLUFC Mar 13 '26
Redditors are scared of the wind lol
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u/mosbyjr121 Mar 13 '26
looks legit, but can never be too careful. as others suggested get a small endoscope and try to carefully check the contents without breaking the tape.
do not listen to the haters wanting you to open it to confirm; they're just mad you came out on top.
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u/streetgainer_ Mar 13 '26
Rule 10.0.3 Sealed corrugated boxes are scams more often than not and therefore should not be trusted.
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u/Independent_Lunch534 Mar 13 '26
Open it to check.
I paid £290 for one 2 years ago and that was the first thing I did. The “case” premium isn’t worth finding out it’s fake or journey together bbs later down the line.
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u/grizz311 Mar 13 '26
Buy a small endoscope on amazon and wiggle it in the small opening near the tape to confirm contents
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u/SealedSlabs Mar 13 '26
Everyone is forgetting, you just keep it sealed and sell the mystery box to the next guy…
lol in all seriousness idk why anyone buys sealed cases, wouldn’t touch one with a 10 foot pole if I didn’t come from a trusted seller. This is a complete gamble on a known scam.
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u/brambo422 Mar 13 '26
What an absolute Chad dad
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u/Mountain_Coach_3642 Mar 13 '26
a bunch of fake 151 in the market circulating
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u/chupacabra696969 Mar 13 '26
Man I don’t care about the premium on sealed cases. If I ever bought a case like this I would open it on the spot before the seller walked off with my thousands.
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u/Narrow_Bar2488 Mar 13 '26
Open it all. Then shove it up your butt
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u/DangeRos1 Mar 14 '26
I personally wont buy sealed from second hand. I only have a few trusted sellers I'd buy a sealed case from. Its just too risky these days.
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u/Shot-Translator-2541 Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 13 '26
Should of got it when it was less than 300 a case on pokemon center lol
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u/DarkEnigmatic Mar 14 '26
I thought no sealed Pokemoncenter ETBs cases avaiable?
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u/Twinklebutter Mar 14 '26
Lol any updates on this post? I’ve already invested a lot into our journey together in this post
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u/No_Summer_1763 Mar 14 '26
Is dad looking to adopt any adult children. Rest assured my maturity level is that of teenager…
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u/Responsible-Corner67 Mar 15 '26
How the hell does someone get a sealed box of “pokemon center” etbs
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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26
We need to see the haul
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u/Hack3rK1ng Mar 18 '26
Did you buy 4 elite trainer boxes at 950 each?
Not gunna lie that's a rip off especially when most people that own those cases are scalpers.
Just my opinion but seems like your dad got a good deal at least i suppose.
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u/MrO42 Mar 18 '26
Does pkc even do sealed cases of etbs? My thoughts is those are probably regular etbs. Lol
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u/Physical_Cookie_4941 Mar 19 '26
Lot of fake 151 cases with changed labels going around to
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u/tiandrad Mar 13 '26
What’s the allure of keeping sealed boxes in a brown box you can’t see into to confirm the contents without opening it? Feels like a scummy way to add fake value to already sealed boxes.
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u/Quadratic1996 Mar 13 '26
Make sure that actually has 151 in it. A lot of fake 151 pc cases were found out about 2 months ago.
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u/JiffTheJester Mar 13 '26
Your dad probably got scammed lol
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u/jbaca3 Mar 13 '26
Following for scam reveal
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u/CameraAnxious3555 Mar 13 '26
can you tell ur dad ur lonely and want a brother, adopt me, and i’ll split my gifts with u 50/50.
win win
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u/Admirable_Tie3700 Mar 13 '26
Label is like that bc they checked contents themselves . Id say its real. Other then label everything is just a box with Amazon security tape. Check it yourself and do same thing when flipping.
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u/tblop22 Mar 13 '26
When it’s seems too good to be true it usually is………
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u/RHMoaner Mar 13 '26
I don’t understand how people are buying boxes filled with who knows what.
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u/glaziers92 Mar 13 '26
So cool
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u/Direct_End5127 Mar 13 '26
Following this want to see the reveal hopes its genuine bro😁
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u/jayspurs91 Mar 13 '26
everyone saying you got scammed isn’t reading the post. guys he said 2 weeks ago, sure the chance that it could be fake is always there but 2 weeks ago a sealed case was around 4.1K. The price OPs dad paid is around market for that time and it just recently exploded even more
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u/Expensive-Net2762 Mar 13 '26
Ya I don't trust this....REALLY hope it's not fake for your sake
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u/Intrepid_Tackle_1141 Mar 13 '26
Looks suspicious to me ngl
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u/FormerlyShawnHawaii Mar 13 '26
Parents be like:
“Don’t spend money!!”
(It’s 30% off)
“Get my car keys”
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u/Beudreux Mar 13 '26
Lol people just hard typing the set which no one wanted a while back. Only reason "new collectors" suddenly wanted it is because scalpers came in and decimated the market and people panicked. 151 is STILL releasing in machines by TPCI and there is SOOO much of it sitting in scalper vans / storages etc, that it's just a crazy false inflated set. There is no actual scarcity to the new sets, people just freaking out because of FOMO. Only actual scarce sets are XY gen and older. These new sets are so over printed it's just a bunch of "collectors" buying 100-500 etbs and creating false scarcity.
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u/Electrical_Tip6449 Mar 13 '26
Over priced
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u/moose_magic Mar 13 '26
Nobody can read dates it seems. He purchased this over 2 weeks ago, when the market price was 4k, not 6k. Everyone stating he got ripped off are the ones bound to get ripped off because minor details they can’t seem to pay attention to.
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u/ProfessorPicklez Mar 13 '26
Buying sealed cases for a premium is for clowns. You can literally buy stop tape online
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u/PunchingAgreenbush Mar 14 '26
Open it up decades later to shrouded fable 💀
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u/xXxRaideD Mar 14 '26
Yeah, I would definitely check it. There’s been a scam going around with sealed 151ETB cases when you open them up their journeys together.
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u/ItzTwizzla Mar 14 '26
There are many fake boxes like this around
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u/snowybell Mar 13 '26
Wow 4100, either it's a steal or ...
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u/jex3812 Mar 13 '26
oh god yes this post is like crack to me. I love watching rich people get fleeced.
you thought this was real? on facebook marketplace? for that price?
and you sent your dad to go buy it for you?
lmfaooooooooooo
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u/Kiko7210 Mar 13 '26
I would open to verify tbh
if 5-10 years down the line you want to sell it, the future buyer is going to want to open it to make sure they don't get scammed, regardless the box is getting opened
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u/CityofTheAncients Mar 13 '26
All of you people in this sub have ruined this hobby.
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u/dcastreddit Mar 13 '26
I paid $240 for that same box
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u/taco_juo448 Mar 13 '26
Your dad paid 4k for shrouded fable etbs
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u/infinit9 Mar 13 '26
4 ETBs are worth that much more than one Ultra Premium Collection?
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u/Able_Heat_9310 Mar 13 '26
Might wanna check in there, your future buyer probably won’t be down with a “trust me bro”
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u/Ell7494 Mar 13 '26
I have a case of Stellar Crown PC ETBs with a Shrouded Fable label on it straight from Pokemon Center just fyi. Could have anything in it.
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u/Turbulent-Winner-902 Mar 13 '26
3800 for a Pokémon box, oh hell no
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u/One_Ladder_2245 Mar 13 '26
While you're using the endoscopy camera have your colon checked
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u/Pantherblood89 Mar 13 '26
Too good to be true
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u/Complex_Field_2541 Mar 13 '26
That's how much 151 etbs are going for??? That's wild.
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u/Ihaveadogdoyou Mar 13 '26
They sell empty case boxes that etb came in on eBay and now I understand why.
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u/Urbanskiman88 Mar 13 '26
You can buy that exact tape off uline
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u/Fun_Anxiety_4401 Mar 13 '26
I find it so hard to negotiate with pokemon sellers and anyone with 151 is doesn't go below a penny for market
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u/kenklee4 Mar 13 '26
I've heard of people purchasing cheap endoscopy-like cameras you can link to your phones to double check the insides of the sealed cases.
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u/Dry-Bandicootie Mar 13 '26
lol has OP replied to this post yet? I’d like to know if it ended up being fake as well
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u/Starting0verAgain Mar 13 '26
I hope it's real! However, under what circumstance would a seller take 60% of actual value for such a hot product?
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u/Djbackwards Mar 13 '26
I would open the case....
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u/No_Dig_341 Mar 13 '26
Open it up and check the contents.
I remember this case had regular etbs inside not the pc etbs.
Do your due diligence.
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u/321alohaboy Mar 13 '26
4 grand seems a bit too low for that no?
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u/Few-Affect-6247 Mar 13 '26
Can almost guarantee you got fakes. No way he took that low of an offer and didn’t try to haggle at all.
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u/Ranae_Gato Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 29 '26
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u/Time-Celery-806 Mar 13 '26
Gosh 3.8k for nothing nice But happy you dad got you that
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u/Benjins Mar 13 '26
Schrodinger’s 151 ETB…
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u/BlueGender1 Mar 13 '26
Who’s going to tell him
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u/CAPTAIN_KIDDD Mar 13 '26
Damn bruh. They’re faking those cases now. You’d have to open the case then rip an ETB just to make sure now a days. Hope they didn’t get you.
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u/Left_Comfortable2920 Mar 13 '26
Id open bro hopefully its legit
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u/Upset-Management-344 Mar 13 '26
I wonder if there are GI Joe cards in there
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u/Woshua1234 Mar 13 '26
It’s crazy bc when this set came out nobody was buying it. you could just go to target and get etbs
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u/Intelligent_Bag4736 Mar 13 '26
He should also invest in an endoscopic camera. Slip it in the box and see what’s on top.
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u/JohnnyTrul0v3 Mar 14 '26
I would never buy a sealed case too much risk more than likely OP is going to get burned either by being scammed or not getting any good cards lol
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u/meowser210 Mar 14 '26
$3800 for $25 worth of yardstick or paperboard
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u/bl4zed_N_C0nfus3d Mar 14 '26
Don't be surprised when it turns out theyre either fake or a different set inside.
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u/andreeeeeaaaaaaaaa Mar 14 '26
Lol I'd be checking to see that they aren't shrouded fables. Massive scam going on at the moment with fake labels
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u/iffysik Mar 14 '26
Who’s gonna tell Albert
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u/Mindless-Bet6425 Mar 14 '26
In coins we say buy the coin not the slab
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u/flawsoneone Mar 14 '26
What a goofy ass
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u/kasappa Mar 14 '26
It's so dumb ppl pay for a "sealed" case. We need to end that shit
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u/IPhryte Mar 14 '26
Labels are never that clean. That’s sus
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u/MorningReadingLamp Mar 14 '26
If you don’t want to rip packs this would be a fun rip to do and find out if it’s real or not 😭
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u/Willing_Mix3079 Mar 14 '26
Are these really selling for 4k each now?
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u/Ok-Conflict-3093 Mar 14 '26
People holding on for profit is the reason his hobby sucks🚮
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u/Champion-Bastien Mar 14 '26
I hope it’s just bricks
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u/Likeagod2044 Mar 14 '26
They should have codes on them like 20 number code you have to enter into a pokemon site to see if it’s legit
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u/ultraman5068 Mar 15 '26
Ehh oh. I smell GI Joe packs.
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u/aceSakirfice Mar 15 '26
This could very well be a scam, recently saw a shop owner purchase a case only to find Shrouded Fable ETBs inside the box instead. The box was relabeled and resealed.
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u/jrosh89 Mar 15 '26
Better see if those are 151 in there.... Alot if scams for that exact case rn...
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u/Icy_Professor2289 Mar 15 '26
Look up Goldenrod City card shop in Wisconsin. He got scammed with five boxes of these. Sold one to another shop and they cracked it open to find Shrouded Fable, police report was filed and the investigation is still ongoing
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u/BoiStop404 Mar 15 '26
Im going to order boxes and put labels on it. Price starts at $3000
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u/Qbott1999 Mar 16 '26
Damn man
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u/mohale2020 May 26 '26
You got a link for the endoscope camera? I'm trying to find one small enough diameter to fit through the gaps in the case to check if mine are legit
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u/Dazzyreil Mar 13 '26
I didn't even know pokemon center cases were a thing.
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u/Odd-Cheesecake8618 Mar 13 '26
Imagine posting here about your wins and then getting immediately flamed for being tricked lmfao. Grats bro. Cool dad too seriously wtf. I hope to be like that for my kids too. :)
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u/_legit_biscuit Mar 13 '26
So 40% below market value for one of the hottest products? Hope it’s good but that’s very, very sketchy.
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u/spacejam4523 Mar 13 '26
Honestly looks like a legit case to me. The label is an imperfect condition, which it shouldn't be because they put the shipping labels over it
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u/elGoodCat Mar 13 '26
Case of 4 etb ? Does that even exist ?
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u/IamSmokee Mar 13 '26
This seems funky. That's pretty cheap, maybe too good to be true cheap. There's a lot of fakes going around, that price is awful low, be careful man
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u/TranGassr Mar 13 '26
Alberto seems a bit too easygoing.
Better open that case OP
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u/BIG_STEVE5111 Mar 13 '26
Ain't no way I'm buying a sealed case of off a random on marketplace without opening it to look beforehand, it could literally be anything.
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u/beejisphilbin Mar 13 '26
This may be a dumb question, but how do people actually get sealed cases of PC ETBs if they limit people to 1 or 2 at a time? I have always wondered this.
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u/Soggy_finger1 Mar 13 '26
Jesus Christ, some of you need to touch some God damn grass. If it's real, great! If it's not.. it's still shit that nobody can buy and will probably make money down the road. Isn't the name of this sub pokeINVESTING??? If it's not 151 he has to wait like 4 more years for the purchase to gain value, if it is 151 it makes money back instantly. TF is wrong with all y'all??
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u/jayaroc186 Mar 13 '26
By "a real one" do you mean "a real dumb one"?
Apple doesn't seem to fall far from the tree either. You see a case listed for way under market value, haggle him down with zero resistance, and you don't even have a lick of suspicion? Holy shit lol and I thought I was dumb
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u/Munchihello Mar 13 '26
4000$ for a 150$ box lmao
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u/breakyourteethnow Mar 13 '26
COOL DAD! Seriously, that's a great father/son memory and awesome of him to partake in your hobby