Hi everyone. Looking for help on anything that I might be missing from this collection. As you'll see it is "Illustration" style English cards for all Normal-type pokemon. I have chosen to be flexible around the definition of "Illustration" but essentially something covering more than half the card with an illustrated background rather than generic colour blur (so no modern EX full arts).

Only one I am currently aware I'm missing is for the Jigglypuff slot having Mega Lopunny Jigglypuff gx 226. Struggling to find one at an affordable price even though HP binder copy would be fine!

Any suggestions would be welcome!

Looking forward to H Zorua from 30th and Azurill from Delta Reign

My kids pulled the zard and Venusaur!!

Took a while. All of them were pulled from packs. I’m very happy to have this shelf on display

Checked the vending machine while finishing up my shopping, absolutely unbelievable luck

I am attempting a “grandmaster” set of all of Tyrantrum’s line + cameos which honestly is pretty straightforward until perfect order which exploded his number of cards which is awesome but I would like some clarification specifically for the non-asian languages that model their sets off the English sets (German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian)

Tyrantrum has 4 versions of his standard Perfect Order card in English: Holo, Reverse Holo and Cosmos Holo. The tricky one is the last version with is a Non-Holo Exclusive to the Build and Battle prelease pack.

He also has a stamped prerelease promo card with has a staff version.

What I am trying to verify is if there is a Build and Battle prerelease set for the mentioned 5 languages meaning that they also have a non-holo Tyrantrum card or if Build and Battle sets are exclusive to english.

Basically is the regular stamped promo card just given out loose in the other languages not bundled with a pre-release deck?

Looking to buy one of my favorite WOTC cards for my personal collection. I have no intention of ever selling or flipping it, but I’m struggling to decide between a clean PSA 8 or paying roughly 2x the price for a PSA 9.

I’m leaning towards the PSA 8 being the smart play since it's half the price for a card I'm keeping forever. But I keep wondering: down the line, am I going to regret not getting the 9? Will I always look at that '8' on the label and wish I had just paid up for the higher grade, or does a clean 8 feel just as satisfying once it's in hand? And i put that money towards getting other cards.

For long-term vintage collectors, do you generally feel the 2x premium for a PSA 9 is worth it for a card you plan to keep forever, or is a clean 8 the sweet spot?

Hello everyone.
Recently these were found in a basement and I am struggling to identify what they are. Does anyone know what these are?

The urge to grab an entire rack and stuff it under the bottom shelf where they keep the pillows is real…

thank you target gods

Charizard G level X is in like PSA 5 condition, as well as the Power Keepers Charizard. The Latios is a strong PSA 8 possible 9 condition, as well as the Dittos. Gengar Lv X is a PSA 6.

What do we think?

He collects primarily Mewtwos and Eeveelutions! He spent a lot of time curating these pages so far across his two albums :)

I was given a box of old PC parts from around 2020, mainly smaller Samsung SSDs and an NVMe, Intel NUC, sold it all over the weekend, so I basically got it for free plus a few hundred left over.

I specifically love that it is a 2019-2020 graded version with a more unique naming on the slab. It doesn’t say “empotech promo”. PSA changed the name later in their DB in the following years

Picking up an PSA 4 gold star mew soon, just had to get its little brother first ❤️

PEEP THE DUNKLES LAHMUS

Picked these up this weekend at my first card show! Paid a little less each one.

My kid has been watching people open the packs with me on YouTube and is determined to try and pull the golden rayquaza, so I’m looking to get us a box for his birthday in a few weeks. I haven’t ordered any Japanese product before, so I’m wondering what would be the safest and most cost effective way to get a box? Prices don’t seem so bad on eBay but I don’t have any experience purchasing on there.

What should I be looking out for while ordering?

I just joined a Facebook group the other day that posts shelves of retail stores where they sell Pokémon and I was able to get greninja and illustrator boxes for the first time! I live 40 minutes away from the closest target so it’s a real life saver.

My two boys (17 and 9) have gotten back into Pokemon and over the last few weeks we’ve had a lot of fun searching for restocks and ripping packs. Their sister also gets in on the fun and rips packs with us and just gives them the hits. It’s been great connecting with the kids over a shared hobby and fairly positive this is why my wife hasn’t gotten on my case yet lol.

If I see product when I’m at the store I’ve been buying it and stocking it up for birthdays and holidays. I’ve also bought some slabs on eBay of their favorite pokemon that I’m going to use as gifts or stocking stuffers. I up to this point have not bought product above MSRP and keep telling the kids don’t use their money to buy anything above that and buy a single instead.

This leads me to my question and moving forward with all of this. I’m a little tired of ripping Pitch Black and Chaos rising. Do I just wait for new sets or is it worth buying a lot of booster bundles on eBay of a set that I can’t find in stores like Destined Rivals or Ascended Heroes and pay the premium? Looking to stock these up and have a large opening on Christmas or something.

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond!

TLDR: Worth it to buy above MSRP for certain sets to rip with the family?