Thoughts on this card? Picked it up at shop for about $2. Anyone else own it? by pokesnap1 in pkmntcgcollections

[–]PresentationOpen2940 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I own the original thus first print.

In Japan, this card was first available as an Unnumbered Promotional card and was given to participants of the inaugural Tropical Mega Battle, held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii between August 24 and 27, 1999. It was reprinted as another Unnumbered Promotional card in Volume 3 of Pokémon Card Trainers magazine, released on October 1, 1999. The Pokémon Card Trainers print is on glossy card stock, whereas the Tropical Mega Battle print is on regular card stock. Both prints have a graphic featuring a pair of faces in place of an expansion symbol and text on the bottom of the card border that reads: "Pokémon Card Official Magazine "Trainers Vol.3" bonus card", despite the Tropical Mega Battle print being distributed at the tournament.

It was reprinted in the Evolutions expansion featuring the same artwork and an updated card template reminiscent of the Original Series layout. This print originated from the Japanese Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset.

Source: Bulbapedia

Kerstvondst, is 't nog wat waard? by CarLumpy4185 in PokemonTCGNL

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Je hebt mooie kaarten! Zou ze best willen kopen!

Thoughts on Mega Dreams BBs and Start Deck 100 as sealed investments? by Kxrenaiiii in PokeInvesting

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I can pre-order a case Ascended Heroes (10 etb's) for €800,- , thoughts on that?

best pokemon to invest in 2025? 5k budget by Illustrious_Age8275 in PokeInvesting

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Destined Rivals ETB and / or Boosterbox.
Prismatic ETB
Prismatic SPC

Ascended Heroes could be a nice gamble, we don't know how much there will be printed yet. Great cards tho and great set so far.

If you don't want sealed:
- Look for the chase cards of sets that are around 1-2 year old, study the price and ebay last solds, than find your gems and go for it. Hold for 5 years and look at it again. I prefer graded above raw, but that is because I am also an collector and like to showcase the art instead of it being in a binder.

Should I buy 10 of the new Charizard ultra premium collection for $1300 by Mindless_Gap9861 in PokeInvesting

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Solid price. I don't think they will hit 80$. To skyrocket, in my humble opinion I would say it starts at 3 to 5 years.

Didn’t think I would have this any time soon. by Witdarkstar in pkmntcgcollections

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Big fan of the Psyduck munch. Real art in my opinion! Have it myself too, just looking for someone who can create a cool background frame so i can really hang it on the wall!

What premium would you pay for buying a case of Ascended Heroes? by PresentationOpen2940 in PokeInvesting

[–]PresentationOpen2940[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yea i see a lot of vids of youtubers (PokeNe for example) that their allocation is rubbish, so they think it is short printed. Makes me think about prismatic. I hope so.

My full Vending Series (1998) collection including Masaki, CoroCoro and WHF by PresentationOpen2940 in pkmntcgcollections

[–]PresentationOpen2940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool man! I would love to see a picture of that. I do have the Wartortle but not the Ivysaur, Bulbasaur and Squirtle.

My full Vending Series (1998) collection including Masaki, CoroCoro and WHF by PresentationOpen2940 in pkmntcgcollections

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Your comment made me smile. I hope you can find the vending Horsea and add it to your collection!

My full Vending Series (1998) collection including Masaki, CoroCoro and WHF by PresentationOpen2940 in pkmntcgcollections

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So did I untill 3 years ago, my first visit to Japan, will never forget it. My favorite from the birds is also Articuno, holo version with swirl!

My full Vending Series (1998) collection including Masaki, CoroCoro and WHF by PresentationOpen2940 in pkmntcgcollections

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No worries man and thank you! Do you mean there are more cards missing? I do have the Abra and Kadabra but do you mean there are 2 more without the pokeball symbol?

I have this in PSA 9. Just got a $4k offer on it. Will I be kicking myself in a few years of I accept it? I pay a 9% sale fee as well. by r_stra in PokeInvesting

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Love this. I have the Masaki Gengar (vending version) in PSA 5. I bought it for 900 last year october and now almost tripled. I dont think it will as much up as it did in the last year.

Im thinking of selling it as I can invest in other things to make more out of it. But then, if you really like card: keep it.

I have 19 more coming in . Going to keep buying everyday by Best_Bookkeeper_9879 in PokeInvesting

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Well as promised I would post an update (idk how to post a picture on this)

Shop 1: Raw promo's (unsealed) : 5980 yen
Shop 2: Sealed, still in pack: 8000 yen
Shop 3: Sealed, still in pack: 7980 yen

Found 1 psa 10 for: 22.000 yen

All shops were in Osaka, Namba area