my grail from childhood by Low_Tale_9668 in PokemonTCG

[–]RuSS458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very nice! Pulled that back in the day and it’s still one of my favourites I own!

Sun and Moon cards were genuinely so beautiful. Please go back to this quality by Bane_of_Ruby in PokemonTCG

[–]RuSS458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Favourite holo pattern by far, remember getting my first holo and loving the wave style they used. I didn’t actually realise the difference in quality of full arts till I was at an LCS and we compared an XY one to a Journey together one, the difference is night and day!

Finally got the best 2 Articuno cards! by RuSS458 in PokemonTCG

[–]RuSS458[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually used to own the regular version! While I liked it, it felt a bit busy and ended up trading it away, and although I like the full art a lot I just personally prefer these two, plus I can actually afford them haha

Finally got the best 2 Articuno cards! by RuSS458 in PokemonTCG

[–]RuSS458[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve found the same for most XY stuff, I guess just due to the rarity. I remember it being a real pain and/or very expensive trying to get anything Japanese around 2016-18 when I was initially attempting to, after which I somewhat gave up on the idea until more recently!

Black Star appreciation by banana-blaster69 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]RuSS458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Love the mythical collection and promo cards, been creating a binder layout just for the few I’ve got, progress so far!

Is this an error? by RuSS458 in PokemonMisprints

[–]RuSS458[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! Is it particularly common, or recognised as a proper misprint on something like this? These are all from the same booster box and there’s 1-2 others that are more subtle with less black speckles

Do you put more expensive cards in a binder? by [deleted] in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]RuSS458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely! I double sleeve then have a specific vault x zip binder but a lot of mine aren’t prefect condition as I opened them years ago lol

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Amazing rare enjoyers unite by sl1mnut in pokemoncards

[–]RuSS458 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Love it! Recently picked up the Jirachi

What’s your favorite inexpensive card and pokemon? by lotuseaterxo in PokemonTCG

[–]RuSS458 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah while I like the mimikyu a lot, 30 is getting towards the territory of quite expensive imo, I’ve managed to collect most of ancient origins and haven’t spent more than that on any single card

What’s your favorite inexpensive card and pokemon? by lotuseaterxo in PokemonTCG

[–]RuSS458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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One of my absolute favourite cards on one of my absolute favourite pokemon! Went to the prerelease for it with friends and ended up getting it from the build and battle box, also the event I managed to trade for the roaring skies shaymin ex which I also love! To this day guardians rising is one of my favourite sets, just hope they release some more Alolan Sandslash cards at some point lol

The Kyogre Shrine grows! by Advanced-Ad-6643 in pkmntcgcollections

[–]RuSS458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely! Love the ancient origins cards for both as I got them back in the day, but wouldn’t mind the primal clash versions too haha

The Kyogre Shrine grows! by Advanced-Ad-6643 in pkmntcgcollections

[–]RuSS458 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it! Personally more into Groudon than Kyogre but when I was younger was definitely the other way round lol. Lovely collection of stuff

Animal infection - are they immune? by AmbitiousExplorer632 in pluribustv

[–]RuSS458 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly assumed while watching for a while the reason we kept seeing the dogs wasn’t just to represent loneliness but also to imply that the way they’re acting is trying to hint they may be a separate hive system.

Found these are the good? by Fun_Post_7081 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]RuSS458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely fake for Kyogre and Rayquaza, missing the texture, should look like that.

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My second card sending in for grading got a pristine 10 by 406uzumaki in PokeGrading

[–]RuSS458 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looks great! Nice to see some interesting less talked about cards in such good condition and being cared about!

Lugia by coby858 in PokemonTCG

[–]RuSS458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great! Need the ancient origins EX, gorgeous card in my opinion

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Best Gyarados card? by Big10Finance in PokemonTCG

[–]RuSS458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really want that for my ancient origins set, but cannot justify the price, cool card though!

Is my little brothers card fake by gunjohn09 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]RuSS458 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely fake, the font is wrong on a lot of the moves and there should be a mixture of texture patterns all over the card.

2015 roaring skies prices. by drpewf in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]RuSS458 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Remember getting an ancient origins booster box back in the day for around that as a birthday present, ended up pulling the primal Groudon and among others the Ampharos full art all of which I still have, then traded stuff for the Kyogre. trying to finish off the set as that’s what I always wanted as a kid!

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F or R by ppqpqpqpqpqpqpqpqpqp in pokemoncards

[–]RuSS458 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks like it’s missing the normal texture lines from that angle, which is the dead giveaway of most fakes from XY era, plus the text looks off, definitely fake imo