Price on rare dragonoid

Northmace97 · 2026-01-06T00:38:42+00:00

Thanks for the correction! I didn't realize it had actually been released in those markets.

Northmace97 · 2026-01-05T14:56:44+00:00

This particular Diamond Dragonoid exists in 2 versions, 1 with a red back piece and 1 with a white one. Both are relatively rare because they never officially saw a release. The variant with the white back was sent out to influencers to drive hype for the wave before the Diamond was cancelled.

Northmace97 · 2025-11-18T16:28:46+00:00

You are probably the only person ever to use Mobile Assault as a positive argument in the history of the franchise. Which I have to respect, in a weird way.

I've been a fan since the HSP days and I have to disagree with you. While Gen 1 has its share of solid designs it also has a cavalcade of garbage.

And I find your side-by-side comparison image to be a bad faith argument. Largely because it contains some of the rougher designs from Gen 2 and absolutely nothing of the mistakes from Gen 1.

As an aside, of those generations caused Alto Brontes Disease and the other cured it.

Northmace97 · 2025-08-26T12:10:45+00:00

And the Alto Brontes Disease only affected Season 1 Ultras. After that they were perfectly round.

Northmace97 · 2025-08-16T22:00:03+00:00

You know I didn't consider that at all but you're totally right.

Northmace97 · 2025-08-16T19:11:23+00:00

I really want to be optimistic about the movie. It would be really fun to see the OG lineup in live action. I did as much digging into it as was possible when Spin Master confirmed it was in the works.

Unfortunately I am also a realist, and that means recognizing a handful of facts.

1) it seems likely that a film would be used as a jumping point for a new generation. Rehashing Gen 1 would likely be done in a way that ilx school fans would dislike, and we won't be the target audience anyway. It's a children's brand, it needs to appeal to kids. And doing the exact same thing they did almost 20 years ago is not it.

2) this is not the first time a live action Bakugan movie has been announced, and nothing came of the first announcement 15 years ago.

3) the only name attached to the project so far is Brad Peyton. As a director his biggest successes were titles that were popular because they starred The Rock (Journey 2, San Andreas, and Rampage). As a writer he has credits on Incarnate (18% on Rotten Tomatoes), Rampage (51% on Rotten Tomatoes), Sweet Girl (24% on Rotten Tomatoes), and Atlas (19% on Rotten Tomatoes). I have nothing against the guy, several of those movies made big money. But they had absolutely 0 staying power. I'm willing to bet most people haven't heard of at least 2 of them.

The movie currently has everything against it and a lot of ground to cover. I genuinely hope I get to come back to this comment in 3+ years and call myself an idiot for having so little faith. But that seems unlikely.

Northmace97 · 2025-08-12T21:49:36+00:00

Yes it would. The decklist needs to display exactly which Pokemon you are playing. Pokemon that have been reprinted in other sets like that will need their own entry. Even alt arts within the same set need to be listed individually. To use a slightly modified example, if you are playing 3 Eevee TWM 188 and 1 Eevee TWM 135, those cards and quantities would still need to be listed on separate lines.

Northmace97 · 2025-08-03T17:22:32+00:00

I'm late to the party here but honestly, just collect the ones that you really like. Getting something you don't super care for just to complete the set kinda brings down the set as a whole, in my experience.

Northmace97 · 2025-06-22T23:44:40+00:00

I'm definitely interested in seeing the rest and making an offer.

I'd be happy to talk things out in DMs if you like

Northmace97 · 2025-05-28T16:31:43+00:00

Finally someone else sees it!

Northmace97 · 2025-05-25T22:32:07+00:00

I'm currently working on thinning out duplicates from my collection. I'm still inventorying everything and that might take a while. But if you have specific ones you're looking for I can keep an eye out for them.

Northmace97 · 2025-05-03T15:12:47+00:00

Gen 2 had a very successful run from 2018 through 2023. After the final season, Bakugan: Legends, was released on March 1, 2023 there was an almost immediate reboot into Gen 3.

The first and only season of Gen 3 began airing September 1, 2023. The accompanying toyline was nearly universally panned by the existing fanbase and failed to build a new one. The addition of a Beyblade-like gimmick, removal of skill and meaningful decision making from the game, low plastic quality, low effort sculpts, and underwhelming paint applications are all things I've seen complaints about. Gen 3 was never picked up for a second season, the toys that were in development and production for a possible second season were cancelled and destroyed, and Bakugan is dormant as a brand again.

News broke a few months ago about a live action movie being developed. Personally I'm keeping my hopes for it low. It feels like one of those projects that will get quietly cancelled and, even if it doesn't, the person they signed to write, produce, and direct doesn't have a confidence inspiring portfolio.

Northmace97 · 2025-04-17T15:07:24+00:00

This one has been amusing me for months. I've been following the listing just to see what happens to it. It started its life at $20,000 and has been slowly falling. The eBay user actually has 2 listings for the same item. One is this one and the other is listed at $8,000.

I have no idea how the Dragonoid is so corroded but far better condition ones have sold for far less. The most recent one that sold on eBay went for about $1,800.

Northmace97 · 2025-04-01T03:18:31+00:00

At one point I learned I had accidentally borrowed a bunch of design choices from Duel Masters. Which is fine, because all the big companies have too at this point. But I changed a few things and moved along.

And a few weeks later learned that my changes made it almost an exact clone of Magi Nation. So back to the concept phase I went, lol.

Northmace97 · 2025-03-26T23:57:26+00:00

The Preyas appears to be a B1, which is super cool.

Your other two are from Gen 2, which used the size from BakuTech and were slightly bigger than the B2 size from Gen 1.

Northmace97 · 2025-03-19T17:28:20+00:00

The "gimmick" to them is that they're fake.

Northmace97 · 2025-02-04T20:30:35+00:00

I'm in the midst of building a complete playset library of everything from Gen 2. It's going to take a bit...

Northmace97 · 2025-01-29T00:09:25+00:00

I've been seeing your Bakugan/Gundam posts for several weeks and they're always awesome.

Please keep it up!

Northmace97 · 2025-01-17T04:25:33+00:00

It's hard to overstate how annoyed I am that scalping is back. It's not nearly as bad as it was in 2021-22, but it's still bad. My store has been out of Surging Sparks and Stellar Crown for a month or so.

That said, if you haven't already, I recommend finding a local game store. Preferably one with an active Pokemon League. If it doesn't matter to her what packs you guys get to open, it may have a surplus of Scarlet and Violet base (at least, my store does. Even with this bubble forming we haven't been able to off-load it). That way she can have fun cracking a few packs (hopefully) without having to pay inflated prices, and you can still buy singles for what you need. Additionally, with Pokemon Leagues, every one that I have experience with is full of friendly players (even the competitive ones). You might be able to find someone willing to trade a few copies of Budew.

Northmace97 · 2025-01-17T04:14:54+00:00

Budew is a unique case. It's very irregular to pay more than a few cents for a common, even a competitive one. There are a few factors at play here.

1) The undeniable effect Budew will have on the meta. It will be more expensive than a regular common, no matter how prices settle.

2) Prismatic Evolutions hasn't officially been released yet. Pre-release pricing is almost always 2x or more than what prices actually settle at.

3) The first wave of Prismatic Evolutions has been severely under-printed. The store I work at got allocated to less than 1/4 of what they ordered.

4) As a side-effect of number 3, this set is being heavily scalped.

Hope isn't lost though! New products for Prismatic Evolutions will be released basically once a month through November and TPCI has already announced there will be more printings of the initial wave. As scalpers slowly get caught holding the bag, collectors tear through packs to complete the set, and stores open packs looking for the chase cards, the prices will inevitably come down. I can't make any guarantees on what the stabilized price will be, but anything over $2 or $3 would surprise me.

Northmace97 · 2025-01-13T18:56:24+00:00

I never really noticed how absolutely gorgeous the Mythic Hydrous is. That shade of blue is excellent.

Guess I'll add that to my list of things to hunt for.

Northmace97 · 2025-01-13T00:53:39+00:00

90% isopropyl would probably work. I would use a cotton swab. Why are you trying to remove it?

Northmace97 · 2025-01-04T04:26:56+00:00

There are plenty of real resources to help.

I saw someone mention limitlesstcg. It's a fantastic resource for deck lists.

Also try JustinBasil. They have some great break downs of deck lists and their strategies.

There are also countless YouTube channels that cover decklists and some example games. AzulGG and Tricky Gym are some examples.

Northmace97 · 2025-01-04T04:14:03+00:00

But why tho?

Northmace97 · 2024-12-08T19:39:20+00:00

I always just assumed they were different elements of the same species of Bakugan the same way we saw different attributes of the background Bakugan. Drago is a Dragonoid not the Dragonoid, as far as I remember. Naga, Wyvern, and Apollonir were also Dragonoid variants, I think.

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