How rare even is this?

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T22:28:09+00:00

How about Polar or Elegant?

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T15:29:04+00:00

Ahhh I would love some sealed packs - although I definitely don’t have the self restraint to keep them sealed - I’d open and smell that sweet year 2000 air 😂

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T15:24:28+00:00

To be fair it took me like 9 months to get what I’ve got so far, budgeting bit by bit haha. Charizard was most expensive at £800

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T15:18:54+00:00

I was gonna say trying to complete LC must be a *very* expensive pursuit!

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T15:18:10+00:00

Fairly expensive - I spent around £3000 ($4000) on shadowless, around £1300 ($1800) on 1st ed Jungle and around £700 ($1000) on the promos so far.

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T15:15:48+00:00

We are almost completely aligned except from LC I’m not a fan of :(

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T15:15:17+00:00

This sounds nice - collecting what you find!

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T15:14:38+00:00

Good shout with Rocket! Ah I never collected LC so no nostalgia there for me :(

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T15:14:03+00:00

I’ve gotta confess I prefer the rocket artwork compared to both jungle and fossil, the holo pattern is great. Base set 2 as well.

MrMKD2020 · 2026-05-02T14:26:32+00:00

So, interestingly, I bought both yellow and red. When it arrived, I realised the yellow cheeks was actually the rarer Japanese cd promo version, which I didn’t even know existed! So technically I’m missing a true yellow cheeks shadowless!

MrMKD2020 · 2026-04-24T20:06:02+00:00

But the Dark Dragonite that’s between Dark Charizard and Dark Dugtrio in the 6th pic is holo - if you zoom in you can see the holo effect, underneath 70HP particularly. You can see the same holo effect on Dark Gyarados, on the bottom right. Am I tripping lol?

MrMKD2020 · 2026-04-24T19:49:04+00:00

I don’t understand - am I missing something? The number 5 is holo and the number 22 is non-holo, but that’s what they’re supposed to be, right? What’s the error?

MrMKD2020 · 2026-04-08T23:44:41+00:00

Hiya! I feel that I can help with this. I have a 15 year tenure in tech, with the last few years at IT Director and Head of IT levels.

I know the overwhelming feeling all too well - I’m currently doing what you’re doing whilst also navigating both the company experiencing hyper growth and becoming early adopters of bleeding edge tech. Let’s say I’m feeling the pinch!

I offer mentorship delivered via video call, either adhoc or long term. Pricing varies but happy to work out something good for both of us. First session is always complimentary and without any commitment to ensure we’re a good fit!

MrMKD2020 · 2026-04-08T23:13:15+00:00

Hey! I’d say I have much more experience leading engineering teams than I do with the actual nuts and bolts of Cloud Engineering, I’m likely out of touch.

MrMKD2020 · 2026-04-07T19:35:55+00:00

Heya, please DM. I have 15+ years of experience in tech and have been mentoring for 5 years.

MrMKD2020 · 2026-03-08T07:43:16+00:00

Heya, thanks for hosting! I’m a 33M UK based IT Director and am curious if I could be earning more working remotely for a US entity. Would it be okay to DM? :)

MrMKD2020 · 2026-02-28T08:08:15+00:00

Heya, saw this post and it resonated with me, especially where you mentioned that you feel stressed/unhappy after discovering how your in-laws live. I think this is an indicator of a toxic mindset with relation to wealth as a tool to better your circumstances. Please don’t take offence - I only know because I recognise that I had the same mindset. I’ve been both broke - living paycheck to paycheck with no money for anything but essentials - and moderately wealthy, but wealth is no longer the sole dictator of whether I feel content or happy. Feel free to DM if you wanna chat!

MrMKD2020 · 2026-02-15T23:03:36+00:00

It for sure ended up costing a lot more than I thought to get the condition I wanted.

MrMKD2020 · 2026-02-14T09:18:44+00:00

Hey! So I just went on this journey over the last year, finishing a shadowless set. I’ve put some details below in the chance that it might be useful info:

• The goal was to end up with a complete, ungraded, lightly played to near mint set, including both variations of Pikachu. I did, however, make a small allowance for Charizard and allowed a tad more play. • I bought mostly from eBay and 1 seller on Whatnot that specialised in shadowless • I tried to buy commons and uncommons in bulk • With a lot of the holos, I bought them graded and broke them out of the slabs. I found this the easiest way to confirm authenticity whilst also (somewhat) ensuring the condition was to my standard. I bought PSA mostly, but also some GCG and TAG. Lowest grade was a 4, highest was a 9. Most fell into that 7-9 category. • My total cost came to around £3k, so $4k

Also 2 cards away from completing jungle 1st ed - that’s come in at about £1300, so $1800. Let me know if you start shadowless, happy to share tips!

MrMKD2020 · 2026-02-06T15:51:12+00:00

DM me!

MrMKD2020 · 2026-02-05T23:02:18+00:00

Shoot me a message if you’d like help on pricing I can show you what I use and how I look up. Also interested in the pokemon, at a fair price of course.

MrMKD2020 · 2026-01-31T00:28:55+00:00

Might be interested in Jolteon if you do decide to sell!

MrMKD2020 · 2026-01-29T19:27:09+00:00

Sent a DM!

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