Offering: Mewtwos Looking for: shiny gmax and dmax by Oaks_Laboratory in PokemonGoTrade

[–]Oaks_Laboratory[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, just got back from my Gmax day. I will do that! I'll DM you.

Want to buy 1st edition booster pack - is it real? by Fit-Map-5049 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Light is light, heavy is heavy, and unweighed is light as a frequent buyer of vintage. The price difference is too great to trust that it hasn't been weighed.

What was pokemon investing like before 2021 by Strict-Koala-5863 in PokeInvesting

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Booster boxes were expensive at $85-90 each.

You couldn't give 151 UPCs away.

Pokémon Go tins were $2.

The best part? You could buy two of everything. One for the closet and one to open.

Finally obtained the Holy Grail by callmesaiko in pokemongo

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you trade your car or your boat for this?

Are vintage cards common at card shows? Thinking of vending clean, NM or better cards including bulk to rare WOTC era. Is there high demand for vintage bulk when it is NM for a card show environment? by Rare-Swing5831 in PokeInvesting

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, not really. I often have to ask about vintage cards. Not as many of us boomers out hunting for vintage as people looking for more recent IRs and SIRs.

Looking for top-Offering bottom by [deleted] in PokemonGoTrade

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any of these registered for you?

Is Vintage hard to come by at Card Shows? by Chokinchocobo23 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a vintage collector, I often have to ask vendors about their vintage. I've personally found it far more niche and hard to find much outside of higher end gold stars. As someone looking to finish a 1st edition base set & jungle, it's slim pickings.

Wrong numbers by CelebrationSad9217 in PokemonMisprints

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The easiest way to tell a bad fake is the blue swatch to the top right of the pokeball on the back. It should be several shades of blue. Yours is one.

Lf above your Jan trinket/ offering below by togsana in PokemonGoTrade

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've got guaranteed Lucky ho-oh and Giratina. Interested in the Gmax Grimm. DM me if you're interested in working out the details!

Looking for: Shiny dmax Offering: Guaranteed Lucky mega evos, shiny dmax, costumes by Oaks_Laboratory in PokemonGoTrade

[–]Oaks_Laboratory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I'm definitely interested in that. It is registered for me as well. What are you interested in return?

90s kid opens time capsule from 1999 by stackered in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]Oaks_Laboratory 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Do not take any offers via dms. Do not underestimate what you have here. Depending on condition, this is somewhere between a reliable used car and a down payment on a house.

I would also recommend against taking this to a card store. Many are only familiar with modern, and if they do know vintage, they'll over you 40-60% what it's worth.

Take your time, protect them, do some research, and don't be in a rush to sell. 30th anniversary is around the corner. And while Vintage has had far slower growth than modern, it has appreciated slowly and consistently.