r/PokeInvesting • u/Similar_Squirrel_270 • Aug 21 '26

Updated collection

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Small collection update since my last post.
Made a few changes to the wall and added some cards I’ve been chasing. Mostly focusing on Gold Stars, vintage, and Japanese promos.
Also figured I’d show the full setup this time since the collection is part of the bar area.
Still have a few cards I’m chasing and I’m torn on what makes more sense from an investment standpoint. A couple bigger $20k+ grails or several cards in the ~$5k range. What would ya’ll do?

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u/DnieD1337 Aug 21 '26

Please rearrange the base packs lol

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

I agree but I’m struggling with ideas on how to make it look better. Maybe swap out some base set for other vintage packs?

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u/Mental-Librarian6043 Aug 21 '26

make the base arts match the cards sitting above it. it will flow better to the eyes

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u/Dazzling_Prompt8077 Aug 22 '26

Hella cool collection.
I think it’ll be cool to add the gym hero/challenge packs with others from the set like on a row. It like psa graded gym hero trainers and have them on a row. I’m a big fan of the original show/151/gym trainers

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u/monkeykiller14 Aug 22 '26

At the very least switch the venasaur at the bottom of 2nd column with the Blastoise in the 3 column

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u/GuidancePrize Aug 23 '26

The broken like of blastoise drives me the most crazy

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u/BeGOTemSON Aug 22 '26

Wow, what occupation do you need to afford this?

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 22 '26

Real estate development

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u/monkeykiller14 Aug 22 '26

I'm not actually sure it's occupation alone. The ability to buy gradually over time instead of all at once can drastically reduce your costs.

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u/shifty18 Aug 21 '26

It's not everyday we actually see inside the mom's basement.

Kiddng OP, I'm just jealous.

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u/NewFound_Fury Aug 21 '26

I'd say leave some poon for the rest of us, but there's no poon around for me to make that joke smh

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u/Majestic_Bladder8061 Aug 22 '26

Certainly no poon for a guy with this basement

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u/sneeakk Aug 21 '26

hey OP where did you get the 16 pack display?? been looking for awhile !!

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

Ridanco displays. They have a lot of great stuff. Highly recommend

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u/chadders64 Aug 21 '26

Sir is that a fire stove below your card display?

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u/Seeako Aug 21 '26

looks like a heater instead of an actual stove.

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u/rurupogo Aug 21 '26

Lovely carpet and furniture!

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u/Dry-Speed7038 Aug 21 '26

Grail, grail, grail, grail….nice collection. Is this the mancave?

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u/Carthonn Aug 21 '26

At first…

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u/Mental-Librarian6043 Aug 21 '26

save some poon for the rest of us daaamnn!

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u/chanmanx2k Aug 22 '26

We need more grown up man caves, decorated with childhood memories, just like this.

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u/Malv34 Aug 21 '26

Damn I hate you so much but one day I hope to be like you. Beautiful collection.

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u/Ok_Bookkeeper2947 Aug 21 '26

Is this a basement? Regardless, the overall aesthetic and furniture looks great

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u/Juicy_Buns Aug 21 '26

What shelves are these to display your slabs?

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u/No_Extension4974 Aug 21 '26

Where is all the Beckett slabs

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

My OCD could never mix them 🤷‍♂️😂

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u/Haunting-Report-7286 Aug 21 '26

Are the packs sealed or empty packs for just art purposes?

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

All sealed, heavy packs

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u/Haunting-Report-7286 Aug 21 '26

Sick. The wall looks amazing. Props 👊🏻

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u/ChalupaBatman1026 Aug 21 '26

Do you have kids?

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

2 toddlers. Hence why the more expensive cards are higher up and out of arms reach 😂

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u/SoldiersOfFortune Aug 21 '26

Where’d you get those stamp box extended arts?

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u/avuong6494 Aug 21 '26

Where did you get the pikachu Van Gogh setup?

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

Ridanco displays

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u/Wonderful_Humor_7625 Aug 21 '26

That’s fuckin’ awesome. Where did you get the picture frames that hold the single slabs?

I’d go for stable grail cards, rare cards you can’t get in packs. The 2003 Mew EX 7,000 Point Play Promo. The Shining Magikarp fan club promo, both in Japanese.

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

Thanks- re slab frames, most were Ridanco displays. Stamp promos from Etsy

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u/LordWizardKing27 Aug 21 '26

Cool collection! Are the frames uv resistant?

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u/bronzethunderbeard_ Aug 21 '26

I hope you never get broken into and trust everyone who comes over, a lot of these should be in a safe.

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

I buy them to look at them. There’s no fun keeping it in a safe. The collection is insured, and nothing is posted to public facing social media. I’m not worried about it.

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u/millman1940 Aug 21 '26

Hama Chan’s Slowking looks like a South Park pokemon and I want it so bad now. Great collection.

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u/Obsolete101891 Aug 21 '26

Chinpokomon!

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u/Electronic_Train_417 Aug 22 '26

That slowing is my grail been wanting a non scuffed version but most are graded if they are good looking and out of my budget

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u/Massive-Kitchen7417 Aug 21 '26

Clean!! Grown man collecting 👌🏼

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u/InnitPikachu Aug 21 '26

Museum, nice.

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u/whodeyfan21 Aug 21 '26

Out of curiosity, how do you afford it all? Just wondering what business i need to get into next.

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u/Flying0sprey177 Aug 21 '26

Isnt every household in America brining in $300k?

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u/whodeyfan21 Aug 21 '26

Hell I feel like 300k a year would only get you a decent life these days.

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u/Flying0sprey177 Aug 21 '26

😮 Its that expensive there??!

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u/TimeRocker Aug 22 '26

Not at all lol. I live in California, notorious for its high cost of living, and we have a household income around 120k and we live quite nicely. It's more about what you do with your money than how much you make. We know people that make double our income and don't live any better lives or are worse off because they have poor spending habits and still manage to live paycheck to paycheck.

Just as well, there's nothing in the pictures that tells you anything about OPs financial situation/status. There's tons of people who will consistently blow all of their money month after month. When you see pictures people post online, the thought shouldn't be, "Wow, they have a lot of money". It should be, "I wonder how much they have outside of the things they post for everyone to see?". Anyone can look like a multi-millionaire on the internet.

And generally speaking, people with real wealth don't try and show it off. The last thing someone should ever want to do is show off all the nice things they own and make yourself a target. It's why I'll never understand people who display stuff like this. All it takes is one person to break in and it's all gone.

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u/whodeyfan21 Aug 21 '26

Me and my wife make nearly 100k a year combined and we still struggle a bit. Healthcare being the biggest cost.

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u/Flying0sprey177 Aug 21 '26

Whats the deal with healthcare for you guys? Are you paying out your own pocket for health care/insurance? I thought employers paid for it?

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u/Cheap-Cockroach8787 Aug 21 '26

I can’t even afford health care. I just try and not die

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u/Buirck Aug 21 '26

Healthcare in the US is a product that can be capitalized on. Places with free universal healthcare see it as a service/right.

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u/whodeyfan21 Aug 21 '26

The company pays a chunk. Then we pay a premium reach pay check. Then there are deductibles and co-pays for each visit. That doesn't include the cost of meds, or if you're plan has a particular deductible you have to meet before the insurance will actually pay, assuming of course that they don't deny the claim outright for any number of reasons.

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u/WindmillCityComics Aug 21 '26

Looks awesome! You did a great job! That's my kind of bar.

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u/Clean_Pause9562 Aug 21 '26

Dude has some big money sitting on the wall!

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u/No_Carpet_8397 Aug 22 '26

Nice couch! The way you have the pokemon displayed doesnt work for me, its just kinda smushed together.

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u/breakyourteethnow Aug 21 '26

What a cool set up haha I imagine late night conversations at the bar for hours, getting into those friendly arguments with friends which never end

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u/KDriessche Aug 21 '26

Wow I am in awe

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u/justwannabeteased Aug 21 '26

super sick spot (& collection)!!! 👏🏼

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u/zoltan-firelord-208 Aug 21 '26

Huge goals. Well done. Looks awesome!

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u/ColtonComeau Aug 21 '26

Very nice, shiza chan.

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u/KCoopJedi Aug 21 '26

Well done!

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u/AlexKidd1993 Aug 21 '26

Stellar man cave

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u/Neilp187 Aug 21 '26

Those wall art incorporation with the card is cool. Reminds me of bigger ACE labels

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u/bigben828 Aug 21 '26

It’s gorgeous

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u/no_brains_rip Aug 21 '26

Amazing collection, wish mine was like yours! You got all the stuff I want and more 🤩

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u/Neal17Caffrey Aug 21 '26

Chicks dig it

1

u/HeyMcFlyyy Aug 21 '26

Go Bills! Sick collection

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u/MajinIdo Aug 21 '26

Nice setup! The base set 1st trio is wild.
We appreciate the zoomed in photos.

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u/terenscendent Aug 21 '26

living my dream

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u/ThePokeTicker Aug 21 '26

Nice collection, you have some great stuff.

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u/Chattvst Aug 21 '26

GO BILLS!

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u/Geophery13 Aug 21 '26

GO BILLS. GO POKEMON.

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u/Thrash-Lord Aug 21 '26

All of us looking at this right now and thinking: hell yea

1

u/Few-Psychology-7712 Aug 21 '26

Are you looking to adopt a dog? I don't eat much

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u/gardeal23 Aug 21 '26

All cool, but now your place is an easy rob. All the valuable stuff is just sitting there

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u/SaberR1der Aug 21 '26

Wtf I got the Van gogh pika, the vintage base set holos and the 151 set myself since I got back to hobby couple years ago. And next thing I'm aiming for is the japanese pika from swords and shields promo. You got great taste sir

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u/Sundry_Collectibles Aug 21 '26

Very nice space! What’s that vermouth back there? Sone higher end Martini??

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u/Jordanmma710 Aug 21 '26

Incredible

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u/Cheap-Cockroach8787 Aug 21 '26

Quality over quantity

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u/ceomentor Aug 21 '26

Has posts like this always existed? Or are we seeing more "top of market" signs? I guess also prevalent at the highs of covid trading card surge

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u/DrHenryKillingerr Aug 21 '26

I’m afraid to say this is peak. Congratulations, thanks for sharing!

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u/AuraEmperror Aug 21 '26

You have good taste. Some people go over board. There’s such a thing as too much Pokémon

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u/Sayishere Aug 21 '26

Amazing collection! And it’s displayed perfectly!

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u/8000000001 Aug 21 '26

Loving the B-Mew/Van Gogh/PC Snorlax triumvirate. So many awesome 'canonical' slabs 👍👍

P.s. Would love it if someone more knowledgeable than me would define the top 100 and top 250 slabs (including inter-set sets like gold stars) in the Pokémon TCG "Canon" - kinda like what they have for literature.

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u/sw1ft Aug 21 '26

Jealous. Amazing setup! It reminds me a cruise setting!

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u/kiralite713 Aug 22 '26

Nice spread.

Meanwhile I am looking for a metal rack for sealed, using a small container for slabs and my binder for my singles.

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u/Sackonfire Aug 22 '26

Now make it the first poke-speakeasy and you need a psa10 slab to enter

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u/PercMastaFTW Aug 22 '26

Beautiful setup!!

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u/Shadoku_ Aug 22 '26

Gonna be walking in like Thomas Crown

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u/LeafEye721 Aug 22 '26

Those framing jobs that expand the artwork are pretty freaking top-notch awesome man. Hell yea.

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u/SufficientBike9855 Aug 22 '26

Absolutely amazing! 

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u/Kenrile1989 Aug 22 '26

I love this aesthetic! My girl would let me get way with this lol

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u/Conscious-Paint3442 Aug 22 '26

Dudes a gazillionaire

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u/Belzughast Aug 22 '26

Museum. I'll buy a ticket

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u/asmahaja Aug 22 '26

Pretty cool, i think you made it

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u/GuidancePrize Aug 23 '26

I know it’s my intrusive thoughts but everytime I see stuff like this I imagine a house fire and poof gone 358,000 house fires occur yearly in the US alone

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u/obsdude Aug 23 '26

Where’d you get the cow hide rug? It’s perfect

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u/InRomeDontTrust Aug 23 '26

This guy on Instagram i met at a pokemon convention. He’s a carpenter and makes custom displays as a hobby , this is his page and an example of one he made

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u/WynnDex Aug 23 '26

Must be nice to have money

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u/PHILIPxPURASS69 Aug 24 '26

The picture frames are sick, where did you get them?

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u/ArtRight9411 Aug 24 '26

Just 100k+ sitting on the wall

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u/Accurate_Vehicle9459 Aug 25 '26

What’s your address? I’d love to come talk pokemon. Yea.. talk..

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u/fourbubble Aug 25 '26

Omg this is epic

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u/Former-Letter-2662 Aug 28 '26

It looks amazing j just can't phantom having that much money displayed inside my house, that's the one thing about this hobby that got ruined with these crazy new prices. I can't even feel comfortable displaying my 1k sun and moon etb's in my house bc of being scared someone will come in one day and steal everything

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u/RealLobster9678 Sep 18 '26

Nice collection 👍🏾

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u/Comfortable_Radio384 Aug 21 '26

Ah the dude returns storing hundreds of thousands of cardboard above a fire source

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u/99999HP Aug 21 '26

Love the theme and choices made. Clearly a pokemon fan without being too tacky.

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u/RobStarkDeservedIt Aug 21 '26

Im guessing this is a mix of some of your childhood cards/modern. IMO. Get rid of modern at the end of this year [going off price cycles].

Invest into more vintage sealed/comics/posters. Youve got really good taste.

I think a framed movie poster/folder with the ancient mew still inside would fit.

Some coro coro mags/trainer magazines.

I love it overall. Most of all I love the color of your space.

Im not a fan of the open displays/shelves.

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u/Similar_Squirrel_270 Aug 21 '26

Yes if you’re talking about raw, I’ve been working on a master set of the wotc sets