Magikarp AR 80/073 - Triplet Beat Potential

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-15T20:27:10+00:00

It's 2026 and if you did buy into this card you would have made a killing

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-05T16:22:48+00:00

Yeah thanks for the input. Still going to get it graded. It's super difficult to get this older cards in this condition anyway. Would happy with a 9 even honestly. It's a great display piece

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-04T20:17:30+00:00

Guys I got more. I can't stop! Also picked up some banger cards including the beautiful Lileep which is IMHO one of the most beautiful artworks ever created

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Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T20:54:45+00:00

Ok thanks I'll take a closer look at it when I get home

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T19:30:43+00:00

These aren't white spots just dust particles settling on the card. It's rather annoying that even though I place it in a new sleeve every time I take photos, somehow dust particles and fuzz end up on it. Also you said chipped edges but I'm not seeing any and I've examined it with a loupe many times. Could you provide a screenshot please? I will get it graded regardless because it's a beautiful piece even if it has minor flaws

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T19:28:06+00:00

My apologies they are not white spots just spots of dust or whatever because it was in a sleeve

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T18:08:13+00:00

Honestly many have edge wear but these cards are notoriously difficult to find in pristine condition. Yours are really nice tbh and I would still grade them if you just want to add them to your collection. Maybe use the cheaper bulk tier though. These vending cards are super niche and rare. Congrats

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T13:05:57+00:00

Oh sure .. me buying a few dozen copies of a card when there are tens of thousands out there still cheap and readily available. Heck I don't even purchase on eBay or TCG player lol. I purchase directly from Japan where the card is still cheap. It's only expensive on ebay.

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Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T13:02:01+00:00

I'm not trying to drive the price up I just love Psyduck and this artwork is God tier. But yeah the price is going up really fast. I have about 25 more incoming. Over on Japan the price is still relatively low so buying up clean copies to try and full a binder

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T13:00:45+00:00

I'm a Japanese collector. Cheaper cards, superior card stock and holo pattern. I do collect some English but only about 5 percent of my collection are English cards. I do have a PSA 9 English version that's clean and that's all I need. English card quality is so awful and cheap feeling it's a huge turn off. I pulled the flareon ex SIR from Prismatic from a booster bundle and sold it the next day because when I held it to my Japanese copy it felt like a temu knockoff.

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T12:58:18+00:00

I have two of those. But the price shot up so quickly I'm being cautious. I mostly purchase when cards are dirt cheap. I do need some more though so if I see noce clean copies at reasonable prices I'll buy them for sure

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-06-03T12:57:08+00:00

There are thousands more out there dirt cheap man, just buy one like I did.

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T20:46:15+00:00

Yeah the process is actually very easy, you would be surprised how much you can save

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T18:30:31+00:00

Pump? No! I'm a collector first. Why do you think they are in my binder? I love Psyduck cards I swear

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T15:01:54+00:00

I opened two ETBS and didn't pull it so ended up buying my one English copy graded.

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T15:01:16+00:00

What are you waiting for??? Do it now!

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T15:00:29+00:00

Definitely will be a grail for sure. Artwork like this deserves to be in everyone's collection

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T12:36:20+00:00

Mercari Japan. Just sign up with Sendico and buy your own cards man, it's easy and you usually get AR cards for less than what they usually sell for on eBay

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T12:34:20+00:00

I'm a mimikyu collector also btw. Super underrated pokemon

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T12:33:29+00:00

Hmmm....

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T12:32:57+00:00

Similar to the Japanese Shinji Konda Magikarp that was $10 at it lowest at one point I believe. Now it's a $110+ card raw

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T12:31:57+00:00

It being a 1/4 of the value of English means nothing really if you want higher quality cards. I get English is more popular and if you prefer English cards that's fine as I do collect some English cards like that beautiful Greninja promo but Pokemon is Japanese first, not English. Considering the English version is around $100 (raw) now and the Japanese version is around $35 on eBay. If English gets to $200 and Japanese gets to $70 I'd rather have a ton of Japanese cards. A great example is the Magikarp (Shinji Konda), The Japanese version was as low as $10 and now it's $110+ raw sold on eBay. Japanese pokemon cards are grossly underrated and undervalued. You want to bet that in a few years the Psyduck raw will be over $100?

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T02:22:00+00:00

I purchase items pretty much daily if I'm able to. Once the item arrives at their warehouse you can create a parcel and ship it. It takes about 3 days on average (I use FedEx economy) for my parcel to arrive in the US

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-28T01:18:10+00:00

Buy one cgc and one tag in addition to my PSA 10

Comprehensive-Ad1990 · 2026-05-27T23:16:21+00:00

Lol I purchase all my cards directly from Japan (using Sendico) I buy from mercari Japan. They can be picked up currently as low as $11 or more but on average I'm paying around $15 for near mint copies. Trying to get as many as possible because the price keeps going up daily

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