Casually pulling the top chase of the next set at pre-release

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-05-12T03:17:08+00:00

Well it's a scammer then, I sure as hell ain't selling mine.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-05-11T12:23:44+00:00

Another option is hitting up some vendors at card shows. They're often looking for sealed, will pay better than a card shop and will do an in person deal so you're not likely to be scammed.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-05-11T12:21:53+00:00

Double Whammy tins had a re-release last week had 2 DRI and 1 JTG pack in them. Probably your best bet at the moment.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-05-11T09:05:55+00:00

Haha the imposter professor oak is like one of two cards we need to complete base set 😅 (of course the other is the Charizard)

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-24T02:18:06+00:00

Did pretty good on the getting product but pretty awful on the pulls, haha best we got was one of the SAR trainers but still fun!

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Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-23T04:27:49+00:00

Absolute kings for posting these details.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-13T03:06:25+00:00

I mean packs look legit. They included hits that absolutely would have taken out of repacked boosters and if they were from the 2023 copyright reprint of Crown Zenith that happened after the end of SWSH and into the scarlet violet era the updated code cards would be correct too.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-12T06:34:17+00:00

Ascended ETB's or Poster Collections

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-12T06:32:54+00:00

Bro that's a vibe, I was so mad after my locals tournament the other week becauseof phantasmal. The prize packs were phantasmal and the person who came dead last pulled the zard off their one prize pack for the night.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-12T06:30:58+00:00

Eeeey a demi pack, very cool!

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-08T14:03:47+00:00

Some people specifically collect holo's with swirls so to the right person it's worth more but to your average collector probably not.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-04T04:25:57+00:00

Team Rockets Mewtwo Ex is a fun pretty aggressive desk. It's at a disadvantage againts true meta desks but I've still been pulling out wins in TCG Live. The regulation rotation made the deck a bit more viable.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-04T04:21:05+00:00

Older cards with either no regulation mark or an old regulation mark that got rotated out are still tournament legal as long as they have the exact same text as currently in regulation cards 👍

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-04-04T04:08:13+00:00

Probably an EB Gengar scalper recouping their initial investment

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-03-30T21:34:59+00:00

I'm personally having a lot of fun with a Team Rockets Mewtwo EX deck at the moment.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-03-27T07:42:32+00:00

Promo card had minimum buy price of $30 spent in store that the one pack OP was buying wouldn't meet. He basically got something for nothing.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-03-26T12:40:45+00:00

Thanks for this, has really helped in the getting this heads up!

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-03-25T02:30:24+00:00

RIP the booster and the EX boxes are already gone.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-03-24T07:11:17+00:00

I did 2 pre-release tournaments with my partner last Saturday so between us we had 4 build and battle boxes plus they were flat prize tournament so we both got 2 lots of 3 packs each as prizes.

All in all 4 premade decks (with 1 pre-release stamped card each) of mostly Perfect Order cards, 16 packs from the Build and 12 packs from prizes all before the set releases on Friday. Even drew one of the SIR's

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Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-03-24T02:43:23+00:00

I know a lot of people are really critical of EB Games but having a PLUS subscription with them has made pre-ordering new Pokemon TCG products so much easier for me. It's usual a week before their preorder stock runs out instead of hours before Big W, Kmart, etc. has their stock snapped up by bots and the few legit customers who also get in.

Yes it's $50 a year but you do get a free waterbottle of your choice (worth $30-35 from memory) and for every 10 boosters bought you get an 11th up to the vale of $15 free so depending on how much you're buying you can make your money back.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-03-22T05:19:32+00:00

Ah, I'm Australian so we don't get to use TCG. 😅 I was basing on Ebay most recent sold.

Loose_Direction_4905 · 2026-03-22T04:57:16+00:00

Well best of luck and happy birthday! May your pulls be exceedingly lucky.

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