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    Anyone still collect pokemon cards?

    I cannot find my collection for the life of me at my moms but I do know I didnt have everything.

    I want to own just the original 151 but didnt realize how difficult it would be.

    Not sure if I am in the right place but if anyone has any advice on where to look online or even stores I should look into that won't charge me $60,000 for a 1st edition charizard base set that would be great lol x.x

    Or if anyone has the set that they are selling too let me know I know its a pricey one.

    Same for any snorlax or dragonite cards from any of the booster sets

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    Quote Originally Posted by housez View Post
    I cannot find my collection for the life of me at my moms but I do know I didnt have everything.

    I want to own just the original 151 but didnt realize how difficult it would be.

    Not sure if I am in the right place but if anyone has any advice on where to look online or even stores I should look into that won't charge me $60,000 for a 1st edition charizard base set that would be great lol x.x

    Or if anyone has the set that they are selling too let me know I know its a pricey one.

    Same for any snorlax or dragonite cards from any of the booster sets
    I do have some hollo and other cards! do you have a list of what you need

    (you need an account to see links)

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    I have about $3000 in gen 1 cards. I started my collection when I was a kid and added to it recently.

    I picked up most of my cards on Ebay or Facebook Market Place and paid to have them shipped. Facebook you have to be careful.

    To get the cheaper cards there is a site trollandtoad. It's pretty fairly priced. Otherwise Ebay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guap View Post
    I do have some hollo and other cards! do you have a list of what you need

    (you need an account to see links)
    I need all of them!


    And @(you need an account to see links) thanks for that! Yea I see trol and toad was a good alternative to eBay but I forgot about fb marketplace!

    Ty

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    I completed the original 151 collection by obsessively trading and buying the cards when I was a kid, but I always wanted to have a mint condition collection. I bought a bunch of sealed booster boxes off eBay a few years ago and opened some of them in order to re-complete the set. I only handled the cards with sterile cloth gloves on, and each card is sealed in a plastic sleeve. The rares are double-sealed and stored in a hard-back plastic sleeve to reinforce them. My childhood dream-come-true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bat View Post
    I completed the original 151 collection by obsessively trading and buying the cards when I was a kid, but I always wanted to have a mint condition collection. I bought a bunch of sealed booster boxes off eBay a few years ago and opened some of them in order to re-complete the set. I only handled the cards with sterile cloth gloves on, and each card is sealed in a plastic sleeve. The rares are double-sealed and stored in a hard-back plastic sleeve to reinforce them. My childhood dream-come-true.
    I WISH I could open one of the old booster packs. Each one is like 145$

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    Quote Originally Posted by housez View Post
    I WISH I could open one of the old booster packs. Each one is like 145$
    They've definitely gotten more expensive in the past few years. The most expensive booster box seems to be the base set, and it was only around $500-600 at the time.

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    You could also try tcgplayer. That is one of the cheapest websites imo.

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    Collect no, but occasionally I buy some sporadic envelope. From the first collections I have several letters, although I never completed any of Pok�mon.

    It will sound strange, but I recommend YouTube, many collectors open envelopes there, even from old packages, and put the places where they bought them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JotaDE View Post
    Collect no, but occasionally I buy some sporadic envelope. From the first collections I have several letters, although I never completed any of Pok�mon.

    It will sound strange, but I recommend YouTube, many collectors open envelopes there, even from old packages, and put the places where they bought them.
    hmm never heard of that but Ill check it out.

    just got outbidded for a damn entire set of the fossil expansion. so annoyed right now haha.
    I just wanted all the holos between the first 3 expansions+ the other commons to make up the 150. I was hoping to spend less than 500$ but that doesnt seem like a thing where i am looking at.

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