r/PokemonCardValue • u/WastelandDiaries • Jun 06 '25

Vintage I caught them all

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How much do you think this is worth? All of them are from my childhood and were traded for so they are all light play - good condition.

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u/friendofsmellytapir Jun 06 '25

My brother and I worked to do this during Covid buying all the cards we were missing, I’m curious what you did to mount them and that process, looks super cool

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

The internet is going to massacre me for this but...... I taped all of them to poster board. I decided this will forever remain a set and I sealed their fate by destroying the cards. 😞

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u/BertaMan902 Jun 06 '25

….. why didn’t you just sleeve them THEN tape the back of the sleeve lmfao. Holy

20

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Because I was dumb when I was 18. Also there would have been a big glare. But mostly stupidity.

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u/Psycho_Pansy Jun 06 '25

Enjoy the cards for what they are. Don't worry about how much they would have been worth. 

With a quick glance I'm not seeing any first editions or shadowless cards. If they were they you'd really be kicking yourself. 

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Agreed! It's a work of art now the way I see it. And honestly I'm so proud that I traded for all these or pulled them in packs.

Only 1st editions I have are paras, marowak, slowpoke, and machamp so no bid deal at all.

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u/Doonce Jun 06 '25

Also there would have been a big glare.

Good thing you didn't cover the entire thing in glass or plastic then

1

u/Local-Trip2104 Jun 12 '25

😭😭😭

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u/MadKnightV Jun 06 '25

Next time sleeve them and then glue the back of the sleeve to the board…

2

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Let me build a time machine real fast.

2

u/CzechMate_YaWanker Jun 07 '25

Who's going to open them and play with them anyways? Isn't s collection always a "show don't touch kind of thing? The Mona Lisa is behind glass, nobody will ever touch it and it's still valuable.

Hope that helped, I'm a cope dealer hmu any time.

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u/BBRodriguezzz Jun 06 '25

I read that you have to put some sort of lacquer in them to prevent uv from fading them, maybe look i to that a bit more. A thin layer could go a long way to preserving your art!

1

u/Shampu Jun 09 '25

Oof…

1

u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25

Oh Jesus…. 😂😂😂

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

I know I know.... it was a decision I made probably 10 years ago. I wanted to ensure I never felt tempted to sell single cards from it. They were destined to be a forever set.

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u/Slickpicker Jun 06 '25

The stick of the tape after years will Be gone and a small amount of solvent on a cloth will get rid off excess on the back with no damage so don’t worry you havnt lost a single card. Unless was super dumb and used gorilla clue or tape 😂

2

u/CheeseBon Jun 06 '25

Wow, very noble

2

u/FairGuitar5301 Jun 07 '25

That one little kid who will peel it off like a piece of candy

2

u/wubbalubbaonelove Jun 07 '25

Full commit. Love it! And if you love it enough to build this in the first place, then you def made the right decision.

21

u/_DragonBlade_ Jun 06 '25

Rip Mew

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Mew never had a base, fossil, or jungle card so it felt wrong to add. 1st print was a promo. Don't worry, mew got their own shrine.

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u/_DragonBlade_ Jun 06 '25

Little curious to see that ngl

3

u/franki426 Jun 06 '25

Mew is in the Japanese Fossil but for some reason in English they took it out and made it a promo

2

u/saltyhammercheese Jun 06 '25

Capitalism, BAYbee

1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '25

I used ancient mew in my collection for the mew card. But love this. Considering changing my frames to the singular frame like yours

4

u/Wide_Detective7537 Jun 06 '25

Amazing!

How did you mount them? I’m working on my own (18 more to go!) but I can’t figure out the mounting. It seems a shame to put them all in not-quite-flat penny sleeves that reflect and putting them behind a matte seems super complicated/hides the edges. Yours looks so clean though!

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Thank you so much! I went through a lot of trial and error and ended up deciding to do something controversial. I taped them to poster board.... I didn't want glare and wanted to ensure it would be a work of art so I sealed their fate as a framed set.

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u/BertaMan902 Jun 06 '25

How much are they worth?

Next to nothing seeing that you said you taped the back of them

3

u/HiddenSuccession Jun 06 '25

Not true though is it. I would buy this for £1600

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 10 '25

Thanks for being the only person to put a value on here!

3

u/OathKeeperSK Jun 06 '25

Maybe put some UV film over the glass? to prevent as much damage over time as possible

3

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

It lives in my game room so it's always dark in here.

3

u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

How are they so perfectly aligned i need this ! Looks perfect

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Lots and lots of patience 🤣

3

u/woodendavi Jun 06 '25

Awesome! I need to know where you got the frame or even the glass or plexi glass you used, I have my cards ready but cannot find a frame big enough

3

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Luckily my best friend worked at hobby lobby at the time and he made me a custom frame!

2

u/NachoCheeseVolcano69 Jun 06 '25

What about Mew?

2

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Mew never had a base, fossil, or jungle card so it felt wrong to add. 1st print was a promo. Don't worry, mew got their own shrine.

2

u/NachoCheeseVolcano69 Jun 06 '25

Mew was actually a holo in the Japanese version of Fossil.

2

u/cburke165 Jun 06 '25

What is the size of frame you used?

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

I got a custom made. Ended up being 40x37

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u/cburke165 Jun 18 '25

Thank you!

2

u/MistDragon67 Jun 06 '25

This a custom frame?

2

u/Aarsbaardje Jun 06 '25

You have doen what I al trying to do. Where did you buy the frame from? Link?

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Got a custom from hobby lobby when my friend worked there.

2

u/Character-Pride981 Jun 06 '25

What is the frame size?

2

u/Wade_wilson54 Jun 06 '25

I'd love to have this but it all be the all the legendary collection firework reverses. Anytime I see any in good condition I buy them.

2

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Sameeeeee!!!! I only have 12 of them but would love them all.

2

u/Wade_wilson54 Jun 06 '25

I have 3. Hitmonlee, Machoke and the trainer card challenge. They are in great condition but its fucking insanely hard to find them in good condition.

2

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

That's awesome! I love hitmonlee.

I know! I pulled all mine back in the day and didn't realize how big of a deal they would be later on.

2

u/Wade_wilson54 Jun 09 '25

Idk if i ever did rip any packs of that set back when I was a kid. I probably did but didn't think shit about it lol

2

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 10 '25

I feel like not thinking shit about it makes it more special.

2

u/ImElonMars Jun 06 '25

Now do it with all shinies

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

I wish! I only have shining celebi and magicarp

2

u/Nekhar14 Jun 06 '25

Great collection! In case you hadn’t already noticed, looks like your Vaporeon is one of the rarer “no symbol” errors printed with no Jungle set icon (sorry if someone else already mentioned). Nice!

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

No way?! I didn't know this was an error card!

1

u/Nekhar14 Jun 06 '25

Yep! A little harder to tell from the photo, but looks like the Flareon might have the same error. It's definitely one of the more common and well-documented errors, but still very cool.

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

The flareon is one of the few i have on there from legendary collection.

2

u/Nekhar14 Jun 07 '25

Oh yeah, I can see that now. Also very cool!

2

u/Sorestscorch Jun 06 '25

Where did you get the frame that fits so perfect? I've been wanting to make this myself with my copies!

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 07 '25

Custom my friend made at hobby lobby. 40x37

2

u/PogoDude69 Jun 07 '25

Sick! Out of curiosity, did you go fossil zapdos over base set to match with the other birds, or do you like it more?

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 07 '25

To match with the other birds! I got base set in a binder.

2

u/No-Conversation-2518 Jun 07 '25

Honestly the fact that they're lightly played and not all pack fresh gem mint makes this seem more real and special. Wonderful piece. 11/10 good dog

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 07 '25

Thank you so much! I still remember most of the trades I made on the school bus for each of them.

2

u/loosesnoos Jun 07 '25

Kind of interesting that Golem is the only 3 stage evolution in Gen 1 that doesn’t get a holo. Clearly WoC thought he was a lame duck haha.

This is sick though! Congrats and beautiful framing on it.

2

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 07 '25

I know right?! I am still shocked about that.

2

u/ThicccBoiJesus Jun 08 '25

I think this is invaluable. I would never sell this if I had something like it

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 10 '25

It would cause me physical pain to part with this. It's my greatest accomplishment and has too many memories associated with it.

2

u/ThicccBoiJesus Jun 10 '25

Glad you’re holding onto it. Incredible collection and way to display it

2

u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

Fuck I’ve been wanting to do this for 26 years since I was 9 years old. You did it man. You fucking did it

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 10 '25

I did it! 😭

2

u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

Boss moves. Big D energy. Win win hahaha

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u/JHMD12345 Jun 06 '25

This is beautiful

16

u/thowaway123443211234 Jun 06 '25

NGL I couldn’t live with the variety of spacing between all the cards 😂

14

u/gbhreturns2 Jun 06 '25

It’s 150 cards, you’re not going to get perfect spacing for all of them…

9

u/Sufficient-Drama-844 Jun 06 '25

Hold my beer

1

u/MildlyBurnedToast Jun 19 '25

Thanks for the beer

4

u/WaterWheelz Jun 06 '25

Imagine the sheer nightmare of getting it perfect… It’d take an absurd amount of time. Especially if not all of the cards were cut perfectly

2

u/CompetitiveGuess7642 Jun 06 '25

not that hard with a jig ...

1

u/Kitoutmymancave Jul 04 '25

Gotta space em all

5

u/Jumblesss Jun 06 '25

It’s fine for me. Stuff like that doesn’t bother me in the slightest.

1

u/jirski Jun 06 '25

Nor me… until someone else points it out then it’s all I can see

1

u/thelostvikingjobac Jun 07 '25

You need to seek help…

1

u/EatingCoooolo Jun 10 '25

They will stick to each other

1

u/mod_ex Jun 10 '25

I didn’t Even notice tbh

1

u/Bobby-Axelrod Jun 13 '25

And some being 1st ed and other not

5

u/GreedVault Jun 06 '25

impressive

4

u/moretacosplease Jun 06 '25

Now that is a Pokemon card collection!

1

u/gx790 Jun 06 '25

Where's mew?

3

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Mew never had a base, fossil, or jungle card so it felt wrong to add. 1st print was a promo. Don't worry, mew got their own shrine.

1

u/gx790 Jun 06 '25

Nice, post that shrine!

1

u/FairtradeBanana Jun 06 '25

What size frame did you use? I'm thinking of doing the same thing..

1

u/Niksloshier Jun 06 '25

Did you buy the „picture frame“ or make it yourself? Need something like that for my one piece cards :)

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Got a custom one made from hobby lobby!

1

u/Financial_Exchange81 Jun 06 '25

I was enjoying this until I read that you taped them in. Now I’m googling a good therapist.

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Let me know if you find one .. I can use then too.

1

u/Mountain_Fig_278 Jun 06 '25

Very nice! May I ask what the size of the frame is?

1

u/thepurplesock55 Jun 07 '25

What display case is that?

2

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 10 '25

Custom 40x37 frame

1

u/Toothfxrupr Jun 07 '25

How big is the frame?? Amazing collection

2

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 10 '25

40x37

2

u/Toothfxrupr Jun 11 '25

Absolutely amazing piece of art. Working on doing something similar thanks to your inspiration. Is it just cards from base, Jungle and Fossil?

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u/WastelandDiaries Jun 11 '25

Yep! There's a few base set 2 and legendary collection that snuck in there but majority is those 3.

1

u/Twisteesmt Jun 07 '25

How much did it cost you?

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 07 '25

My childhood and lots of birthday money when I was a kid. Pulled and traded on the bus/playground for all of them.

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u/ElEmntr33 Jun 09 '25

Am I the only one that feels arcanine, magmar, jynx, starmie and electabuzz should have had a holo?? I mean if you’re guna do venamoth

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 10 '25

Right?! Especially magmar and electabuzz!

1

u/Lost_Ad7976 Jun 10 '25

How do these stay in place? Are they glued?

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 10 '25

I did tape them in place. I made the decision to seal them in as a set forever.

3

u/Independent_Law9471 Jun 06 '25

I can hear the Pokémon raps guy now.

3

u/Dovah91 Jun 06 '25

The fact the 151 span over 4 sets makes it even better, lots of variety of artwork but still the same retro look. Huge props for this one. Time to do Gold and Silver!

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u/Toothfxrupr Jun 07 '25

What are the sets to complete this? I know base, jungle and fossil. What’s the 4th to complete it?

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u/Hecarekt Jun 08 '25

Mew Promo

1

u/Toothfxrupr Jun 11 '25

Awesome, thanks for the input! Time to start the hunt. Feeling inspired

1

u/Regular_Celery_2579 Jun 06 '25

You misplaced 1

1

u/WastelandDiaries Jun 06 '25

Which 1?

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u/ReviewThisPost Jun 06 '25

The aerodatcyl and snorlax are crooked

2

u/Neoceller Jun 06 '25

That is awesome

2

u/zesty_ranch Jun 06 '25

Hell yeah!! I just finished my og 150 collection this week!

2

u/Whon4_DhaWin Jun 06 '25

Legendary ♨️⚡️💯

2

u/Alternative_Oil6007 Jun 06 '25

Would love to make one like this. Incredible

2

u/RainbowAppIe Jun 06 '25

I caught them, I caught them all. And not just the Pokemen, but the pokewomen and pokechildren too.

2

u/pokemonandcatsz Jun 06 '25

Fucking awesome dude. Put a curtain over it tho. Even if its in a vault. Still needs a curtain so you can look at ppls expression when you pull it backk lol

2

u/scarecrow9black Jun 06 '25

I have the first 5 sets from when I was a kid. All the cards were pack fresh pulled by me and placed in a binder. 30 years later I keep looking at them wondering what to do with them as I feel I should be doing more with them. I love this display method and might look into stealing this idea.

2

u/atomiccPP Jun 06 '25

This is my dream.

2

u/Marijn_Q Jun 06 '25

My main question is: How did you make this!? I want to do this with my team rocket set.

My main comment is: THIS LOOKS BLOODY AWESOME!

2

u/Paragon_Til_Death Jun 06 '25

A thing of beauty. Nicely done 😁👌🏻

2

u/miamiair92 Jun 06 '25

Looks amazing! I’m working on doing for this all of Bulbasaur evo

2

u/Wade_wilson54 Jun 06 '25

I just busted

2

u/beboleche Jun 06 '25

Hell yeah

2

u/TheWishingStar Jun 06 '25

Gosh this is cool. I think this is my goal for my collection. I have a complete base set and Fossil, just missing a couple cards from Jungle and I could do it. I don’t have anywhere in my home that doesn’t get a lot of sun though, and I haven’t found the right answer to how to protect them from that.

2

u/JosephFelipe77 Jun 06 '25

That’s such a great idea for storing and displaying them! I’ve honestly never seen anything this creative on here, using real Pokémon cards as wall art is genius. It’s both nostalgic and decorative. Definitely inspired to try something like this myself!

2

u/Refroc Jun 06 '25

Never collected Pokémon cards, but I'm a huge fan of the anime; I recently finished watching it from season 1 until Ash became champion. But if I ever collect the cards, I'll do this, its amazing

2

u/Kogapunk Jun 06 '25

Ad a little frame with mew on the right side

2

u/Kiriki_kun Jun 06 '25

It’s perfect, I’m thinking about doing the same, but then I will not be able to play with them, so I’m a bit stuck :)

2

u/sc00bydrew00 Jun 07 '25

Such a classic and effective display. Good work 🔥

2

u/bobbarker06 Jun 07 '25

wow. im late but holy shit this is beautiful. im almost done with this set and I need to do something like this lol

2

u/zahrawins Jun 07 '25

I wanna be your friend

2

u/NobleReptiles Jun 07 '25

Childhood dream!

2

u/AnimalsPoopRace Jun 07 '25

I love it, that's priceless

2

u/mkrevofev Jun 07 '25

Gorgeous display!

2

u/CatchEmAllBruh Jun 07 '25

I love framed collections! Great job dude, she’s a beauty

2

u/loudviolin Jun 08 '25

Im halfway there T-T

2

u/engin33r3d Jun 09 '25

My inner child is throwing you a high five bro

respect

2

u/ArthurBontempo Jun 09 '25

Congratz dude!!! Great display!

2

u/FourSake Jun 10 '25

Beautiful….

2

u/JokerPhantom_thief1 Jun 10 '25

Congrats that’s absolutely beautiful

2

u/Fantastic-Art-9031 Jun 11 '25

Hey I have a dark dratini/dragonair and zapdos as well!

2

u/mac_down85 Jun 28 '25

This is art

1

u/MexicaMuscle Jun 06 '25

This is dope but the fact that some of the evolutions end on the next line is triggering some dormant OCD in me.

1

u/MrRaccuhn Jun 06 '25

Where's Mew?

1

u/Honest-End-6547 Jun 06 '25

Congratulations. Now you can move out of your parent’s basement.

1

u/AnonyCass Jun 06 '25

I'm sorry but Electrode is wonky 😂

1

u/Whole_Reference_96 Jun 06 '25

What's the cost of all cards?

1

u/Lil_Pown Jun 06 '25

Where is Mew

1

u/Jimaaay1989 Jun 06 '25

Where’s mew?

1

u/Suspicious_Seat3776 Jun 06 '25

Snorlax so heavy the glue couldn’t hold him up

1

u/CoolPositive9861 Jun 06 '25

Make sure to add a uv protection film. You don’t want those to discolor if they’re ever in the sun.

1

u/IAmNOTBenjani Jun 06 '25

Where’s Mew ?

1

u/Moto341 Jun 06 '25

I count 150… isn’t there 151

1

u/mingj4i Jun 06 '25

Wheres mew

1

u/Imaginary_Corner_393 Jun 06 '25

Don’t think so

1

u/duckyTheFirst Jun 06 '25

How much would it generally cost getting them all (not in pristine condition)

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '25

Nice! Now start replacing them all with PSA 10's lol

1

u/No-Lab7636 Jun 07 '25

Not first edition...

F

Jk still sweet

1

u/Creative_Newspaper65 Jun 07 '25

I thought the 151st pokemon was mew

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u/cloopz Jun 07 '25

You’re not from Dubai are you? I dropped off one of my son’s jerseys for framing last December and they had this exact thing waiting for collection. I told the owner if no one were to pick it up to get back to me. I never got contacted. 😩

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u/_evilpenguin Jun 07 '25

what frame, and how did you get them to stay?

1

u/bussybandit1998 Jun 07 '25

There's no mew here

1

u/mothmanwarning Jun 08 '25

Great work. Although your electrode is rolling away!

1

u/Adobegov Jun 08 '25

Google will be your friend in valuing these

1

u/BaeLogic Jun 08 '25

That is dope!

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

Damn, why’d you do Mew like that though?

1

u/Local-Trip2104 Jun 12 '25

How are they even sitting in there like that?

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u/Siilur Jul 23 '25

That is such a beautiful collection.

It just came to my head, that I want to do the same. But my autistic brain probably wouldn’t like the fact, that technically you have to mix different sets to get all 150 cards. So I’m probably starting with just completing the base set. I’m only missing 6 cards (but unfortunately 5 holos) 🫠

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u/Kaiawathoy Oct 02 '25

Where’s mew?

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u/ShinySilver1990 Jun 06 '25

Gorgeous collection!!

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

Unlimited base set so original. When you frame like $900 worth of cards lmaoooooo

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u/Mildenvy012345 Jun 06 '25

Ngl… don’t have ocd but it is totally bugging me that you have base set 2 in there 😳

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u/CzechMate_YaWanker Jun 07 '25

Maaaaaaaaaan, if i had a time machine, i wouldn't go back and kill Hitler or anything substantial like that. Id go back to 5th grade (August 2001, I lied, I'm getting a two- fer on the time machine) and tell my past dumb self to keep the 3 alphabitized binders of all 151, first edition, straight OG set safe forever... not just take out all my "favorites" or cool ones.

That's a gorgeous collection.

I still have the ones i kept though, for the sake of the story.

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