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coolcorsola said:
Why is that? What happened?
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Raigetsu said:
I'm curious to what happened as well
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I posted that when a Pokémon Center support rep responded to my ticket and said that my Champion’s Path order was canceled due to them running out of stock (despite me ordering ‘em the MINUTE they dropped) but thankfully it was only a partial cancellation. Out of 4 items I only ended up getting a Dubwool V box.

In retrospect, I should’ve seen this coming when the ETB sold out before the drop was mentioned on the store’s front page.
 
The Binder Guy said:
I posted that when a Pokémon Center support rep responded to my ticket and said that my Champion’s Path order was canceled due to them running out of stock (despite me ordering ‘em the MINUTE they dropped) but thankfully it was only a partial cancellation. Out of 4 items I only ended up getting a Dubwool V box.

In retrospect, I should’ve seen this coming when the ETB sold out before the drop was mentioned on the store’s front page.
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That’s like what happened to my Amazon orders (and I think many others, too). While not straight up cancelled, my orders are delayed. But I imagine they will be cancelled at some point.
 
Despite my better judgement I went and ordered some VIV product off of the Pokemon Center site back on Friday, I can only hope it doesn’t get doesn’t get partially canceled but I’m not hopeful.
 
I ordered a Circhester pin collection from GameStop and it never came. Eventually cancelled order for refund. They sure goofed up on the Champions Path supply.
 
trying to get my little brother into the game again, he knows the rules but is meh at the game.
what decks would you guys recomend for me to recomend to him?
 
Well, ADP is a very powerful strategy that doesn’t require much skill to master, and if you’re looking for a one-stop-shop purchase the Zacian V League Battle deck would be a great way to master the strategy. The strategy is straightforward, but if you’re worried about too many tech cards throwing your little brother off balance, perhaps a theme deck or one of the upcoming V-Battle decks would be a good place to start, and then he could customize the deck using cards of his choice.
 
Hello All.

I just joined this forum.

I used to collect Pokemon cards when they first came out ( base set somewhere at my parents place ).
But now I have 3 kids and I am starting to get back into it.
But the issue is... I find the Japanese cards more interesting and better looking with all the different art.

I am not a avid collector just buying booster packs whenever I am close to a shop that sells them.

I have just bought my first Japanese Booster box. Dream League. $93 AUD free shipping from Japan.
Is this a good place to start? or do I just stay with the English cards?

Thanks
 
Dukey84 said:
Hello All.

I just joined this forum.

I used to collect Pokemon cards when they first came out ( base set somewhere at my parents place ).
But now I have 3 kids and I am starting to get back into it.
But the issue is... I find the Japanese cards more interesting and better looking with all the different art.

I am not a avid collector just buying booster packs whenever I am close to a shop that sells them.

I have just bought my first Japanese Booster box. Dream League. $93 AUD free shipping from Japan.
Is this a good place to start? or do I just stay with the English cards?

Thanks
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I just started back too. I would stay with Japanese cards based on your description. I have gotten some Japanese cards (would recommend Matchless Fighters, excellent art) but mainly English, and there is definitely much better QC for JPN. Their rares are also better, but they don't have reverses.
 
Not sure if this is the right channel, but I'm starting to consider getting a Japanese booster box of Eevee Heroes or two and I'm wondering where the best place is. I guess Korean also works if I could save a lot, but I really like the backs on the Japanese cards. Anyways, I was wondering where the best place is for getting Eevee Heroes for a good price.
P.S. I'm also considering Matchless Fighter and may be open to still other options. At this stage I'm just trying to get my bearings and figure out how this whole "Japanese booster box" thing works and how much I should expect to pay on average, etc. I still haven't heard back from my brother, but he may possibly be interested in a Japanese box of Eevee Heroes as well. As I already said, I'm still figuring it all out. In any case, even if I order these boxes as early as the end of this month, the intent is for me and my brother to open them together around Christmas. Come to think of it, maybe it would be wise to get different sets. Then we could trade bulk repeats to offset the fact that about 50% or more of each box will be duplicates.
(Actually, now I'm starting to consider Rapid Strike Master. The artwork in that set is some of my favorite artwork from this entire era.)
P.S.P.S. The reason why I prefer the idea of Japanese to Korean is because of the unique card back, but if I can save a lot by getting Korean, I'm willing to consider sacrificing that one luxury.)
 
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Hi, I'm thinking of buying a Reshiram EX tin, because I need a Reshiram EX for my Reshiram/Emboar/Mewtwo EX deck.
Is it worth it?
 
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xizuxoqe said:
Hi, I'm thinking of buying a Reshiram EX tin, because I need a Reshiram EX for my Reshiram/Emboar/Mewtwo EX deck.
Is it worth it?
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Is it worth spending $300 on an old tin to get a $3 card? Most certainly not, at least unless you have some other reason for spending hundreds on a sealed product with only 4 packs (or maybe it’s only 3 because of the figure).
That being said, maybe you don’t mind spending $300 on a relatively small sealed product and opening it, but if the main objective is to get a Reshiram EX, you’re better off buying one on TCGPlayer (or whatever your country’s equivalent is if you’re not in the US).
 
I managed to score a Celebrations pre-order (consisting of two ETBs) from Pokémon Center when they dropped last week and some news just came out about if it’ll get restocked or not...
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…so it appears that, in a somewhat unexpected shift from past PC-exclusive ETBs, is in fact getting a restock at some point.

So with that said should I get in on this when it does? I have a feeling that, despite the claims of bots running rampant on the site, I always have better luck there.
 
Would love some advice or thoughts, please. Sorry if this is the wrong place!

New to this forum, but recently opened an ETB of celebrations and got me looking over my old cards. I'm after a Dragonite Base set pref edition 1, mine is very heavily played with by myself back in 2000 (to go on my wall in a 3 card frame along with Dratini and Dragonair but am struggling to tell the real from fake even amongst graded cards now. Any Advice?

Have attached images of a card I'm thinking of purchasing... but I noticed the same seller has a PSA slab that is clearly fake, as it is missing the PSA stamp at the bottom (willing to give him the benefit of the doubt of not knowing... if this is real tho)
 

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Decmaster said:
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Welcome to the What Should I Buy Thread! Here you may ask for advice about which product/cards you should buy. When posting in this thread, list your price range and what product(s) you have your eye on, to give other members a better idea of what you're willing to purchase. Some examples of things members often ask about are "What product should I buy to get X card?" or "Which set should I get a booster box of?" or "Which metagame deck should I buy the cards for?".
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Hi.

My 12-year old son is obsessed with Pokemon and seem to know what he is talking about, or at least he can talk for long periods of time in great detail. Now he wants me to buy him a card for $15 that he says he wants to collect because it is "rare." I tried to coach him that if it's being sold for $15 then it is definitely worth $15... or less, otherwise the seller would be selling it for $20, $200, $2000, whatever.

Here's the concrete example:

Amazon.com: Pokemon - Mew (8) - Wizards Black Star Promos : Toys & Games

Amazon.com: Pokemon - Mew (8) - Wizards Black Star Promos : Toys & Games
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If there is indeed a market for these cards then I think I would be fine giving him a $50 head start and let him go off and trade cards until he goes to $0 or builds something he likes.

Any advice is welcome.

Thanks,
Euphoric
 
Hello!

I'm looking to get back into Pokemon cards. The last time I played was 20 years ago now, so I don't quite know where to start. I'm mostly looking to play with my boyfriend, but I think I'd also like to do some deckbuilding/collecting.

There's so many booster boxes/trainer box things out now. Is there a recommendation on what I should be looking for when deciding what to buy?

Thanks!
 
Hi!

I’m looking for some advice, do you know if the giratina sleeves from the elite trainer box of lost origin are on the side of the card matte or clear (the last one I have was the urshifu one, which were Matte, which I don’t like) this is got casual play.

I hope I used the Terms correctly, have a good day
 
Aristte said:
Hello!

I'm looking to get back into Pokemon cards. The last time I played was 20 years ago now, so I don't quite know where to start. I'm mostly looking to play with my boyfriend, but I think I'd also like to do some deckbuilding/collecting.

There's so many booster boxes/trainer box things out now. Is there a recommendation on what I should be looking for when deciding what to buy?

Thanks!
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If you are looking to play your boyfriend and a little bit of collecting, there is a newer product that I think would be good. You can find these in stores, so you don't have to order directly from the Pokémon center site. These are decks from the World Championship, I think that they have some good items to collect and come with full playable decks.





Edit: For deck building I think we are kind of in a weird spot because a lot of the sword and shield boxes are currently increasing in pricing. A scarlet a violet booster box or ETB might be a good start as well form TCGPlayer. They are currently going from pretty cheap considering that packs went up 50 cents this new era.
 
Hello! I'm getting back into the game after a couple of years without playing. I really want to know which cards are the most important to buy, especially with future competitive play in mind. I sold all of my cards years ago, so I currently have nothing in my collection. My first priority is to buy the bases cards, and after that, I'm going to buy the main decks. I play on PTCGLive, so I'm focused on competitive gameplay.

Thanks!
Regards
 
AlejoGF said:
Hello! I'm getting back into the game after a couple of years without playing. I really want to know which cards are the most important to buy, especially with future competitive play in mind. I sold all of my cards years ago, so I currently have nothing in my collection. My first priority is to buy the bases cards, and after that, I'm going to buy the main decks. I play on PTCGLive, so I'm focused on competitive gameplay.

Thanks!
Regards
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Start with the most recent Trainer's Toolkit
 
Hi guys! I've been playing Pokémon TCG online for a while and want to build a physical deck. What would be more interesting to have as a first deck, the Lost box or the Mew vmax? My budget is around 30$ ~ 40$
 
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