Is a steam siege booster box worth it?
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- Thread starter Decmaster
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Most likely no. What are you looking for specifically?
I'm new to Pokebeach so bear with me.
So I can't decide on what to get, I'm looking into buying either the Alolan Raichu Figure Collection because I like the figure and Burning Shadows is pretty cool (like the card art) or just wait until a Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Box. So far I've only played for fun but I want to get into competitive eventually so knowing which one had the better cards will help. I was wondering which would be the better one to go for. I don't want to go over $30 dollars so since both of them are going on Amazon for pretty cheap I want to have a second opinion on it.
So I can't decide on what to get, I'm looking into buying either the Alolan Raichu Figure Collection because I like the figure and Burning Shadows is pretty cool (like the card art) or just wait until a Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Box. So far I've only played for fun but I want to get into competitive eventually so knowing which one had the better cards will help. I was wondering which would be the better one to go for. I don't want to go over $30 dollars so since both of them are going on Amazon for pretty cheap I want to have a second opinion on it.
You're probably better off buying singles for the decks you want to make. That way 100% of your money goes into playing instead of extra cards unless you want to collect too.
Oh yeah I meant to add that to I want to collect them too. So which one would have the better possible cards in general?
Uultra prism will have better possible cards in it
Burning Shadows Elite Trainer box or Guardians Rising ETB to start then start catching up on the current sets however you can or buying those singles.
Oh ok thanks!
because that is something they stopped doing a long time ago and they see no reason to do it again as not many people say they want it and that is a collectors thing where pokemon set after set makes it very apparent being a collector takes buying way too many boxes. Crimson invasion 51% of the cards in the set were rare or better. Also with how much we open right out of print either we would get first editions and non first editions all at once or most of what is printed would be first edition making it not worth it anything special.
Buy a Tapu Lele GX if you can afford one or buy
Shaymin EX 77/108
Random Receiver (Item)
Octillery 33/162
Oranguru 113/149
These can all help you if you are struggling to draw Supporter cards.
Shaymin EX 77/108
Random Receiver (Item)
Octillery 33/162
Oranguru 113/149
These can all help you if you are struggling to draw Supporter cards.
Hey there guys.
I have a few questions regarding a starting collector if they're alright to post here? This is less about where to buy cards (although that too is important) and more about storage/preservation.
The end goal at this stage would be a complete collection of each set, each promo AND each variant (including reverse holos and so on (one can dream...)
What I'd like to know of any collectors out there is what they use to store their cards. I was considering:
Ultrapro binders or toploaders preferably the official Pokemon ones
Double sleeving, both ultrapro where available.
I imagine I'd need quite large folders to accommodate both the sets and their reverse holos.
Also, do Ultrapro sleeves hold EX/GX cards quite well? I'm thinking the sleeves that are double sided with EX cards might end up damaging them. Perhaps only single sleeving cards would be best?
Lastly, are loose sleeves preferable to the folders where the sleeves are 'bound in' (toploaders?), if you will. I've always felt loose sleeves are prone to bending but the advantage would come in being able to replace them if they were damage.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Cheers
I have a few questions regarding a starting collector if they're alright to post here? This is less about where to buy cards (although that too is important) and more about storage/preservation.
The end goal at this stage would be a complete collection of each set, each promo AND each variant (including reverse holos and so on (one can dream...)
What I'd like to know of any collectors out there is what they use to store their cards. I was considering:
Ultrapro binders or toploaders preferably the official Pokemon ones
Double sleeving, both ultrapro where available.
I imagine I'd need quite large folders to accommodate both the sets and their reverse holos.
Also, do Ultrapro sleeves hold EX/GX cards quite well? I'm thinking the sleeves that are double sided with EX cards might end up damaging them. Perhaps only single sleeving cards would be best?
Lastly, are loose sleeves preferable to the folders where the sleeves are 'bound in' (toploaders?), if you will. I've always felt loose sleeves are prone to bending but the advantage would come in being able to replace them if they were damage.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Cheers
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I'm not the best person to ask on this, but is you are going for complete sets, would you prefer one binder or multiple (i.e one per set)Hey there guys.
I have a few questions regarding a starting collector if they're alright to post here? This is less about where to buy cards (although that too is important) and more about storage/preservation.
The end goal at this stage would be a complete collection of each set, each promo AND each variant (including reverse holos and so on (one can dream...)
What I'd like to know of any collectors out there is what they use to store their cards. I was considering:
Ultrapro binders or toploaders preferably the official Pokemon ones
Double sleeving, both ultrapro where available.
I imagine I'd need quite large folders to accommodate both the sets and their reverse holos.
Also, do Ultrapro sleeves hold EX/GX cards quite well? I'm thinking the sleeves that are double sided with EX cards might end up damaging them. Perhaps only single sleeving cards would be best?
Lastly, are loose sleeves preferable to the folders where the sleeves are 'bound in' (toploaders?), if you will. I've always felt loose sleeves are prone to bending but the advantage would come in being able to replace them if they were damage.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Cheers
Returning after about 20 years (original Rocket set was my last). I'm interested in playing both Standard and Expanded. I've bought a number of packs/blisters and some of the GX/Pin boxes. I've also bought the ULP ETB and a few theme decks. What I'd like to know, are the legendary decks and Battle Arena decks still mostly legal in expanded? And are they even legal or are they similar to the World Championship decks?
they are expanded legel but are bad if you wanna play go to the deck garage forum and look at the budget decks list and buy the cards you need to make a deck there as a starting point
Thank you! I enjoy tweaking theme decks for casual play so I wanted to make sure they weren't like the World Championship decks. I will check out the deck garage for some ideas as well.