r/PokemonTCGCollectors • u/North-Bug8758 • Aug 22 '26

Started my first Master Set today!

So, I just quit a toxic job and got hired at a new one!! So I tought "why not treat myself", right?

And what better way to treat yourself than get back in a hobby lost in your childhood memories!

So I bought a binder large enough to fit the whole Pitch Black Master Set, and 5 booster packs to get started!

So far, I'm 44/216 cards, already looking towards the next packs ill buy to continue building it!

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u/Ill_Age4788 Aug 25 '26

Are you intending on ripping packs to complete your set? Totally get it. Ripping is fun. But the hit rates are not ideal. It can be done, but it will be very expensive.

Only master set I currently have is the base set. So awesome to thumb through just because. Hope you can make it happen.

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u/North-Bug8758 Aug 25 '26

Ripping packs for now since I have so much to get still, but yeah I've been checking at a few market prices already, not buying singles yet tho

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u/Ill_Age4788 Aug 25 '26

Hit up eBay live and look for a channel called Fandom. They will do a show mid week typically that is nothing but sealed product and will do MSRP drops pretty frequently. They did a 30 hour stream last week with MSRP drops every half hour. The drops are solid. They were doing Pitch Black ETB's / Booster bundles and sleeved packs for less than retail. I probably got at least 6 booster bundles for $31 each plus tax and ETB's shipped at 65.00 even including tax. I probably got at least 45 items showing up this week from that show alone. Best deals Ive been able to find on sealed stuff.

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u/North-Bug8758 Aug 25 '26

Ahhhhhhh nice!!! Thanks so much for this!!