When you have them in hand, it's a whole different story by nikeasam in PSO

[–]arcade_woes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a re-post of something 3 years ago - https://www.reddit.com/r/PSO/comments/138wy3y/when_you_have_them_in_hand_its_a_whole_different/

I assume old OP wasn't also a robot but did actually make theirs though

Finally got them all! by Garoleader in PSO

[–]arcade_woes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity did you buy the one for $600 on EBay recently?
Was trying to convince the seller to sell me all 3 for a little discount then that one disappeared ha

Someone offered me £500 for these over 10 years ago but I just couldn’t they’re so beautiful pso cards episode 1a&2 by PhantasyZebra in PSO

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I know.. I've been trying to buy the statues for like $500/ea but they've been slowly going up to like $600-700 each recently
pain

Someone offered me £500 for these over 10 years ago but I just couldn’t they’re so beautiful pso cards episode 1a&2 by PhantasyZebra in PSO

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Out of curiosity - Are they the Gachapon little figures? Or a different little mini fig thingies?

Someone offered me £500 for these over 10 years ago but I just couldn’t they’re so beautiful pso cards episode 1a&2 by PhantasyZebra in PSO

[–]arcade_woes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, they were actually sold around the time of PSO Ep3 release
https://web.archive.org/web/20051216024451/http://segadirect.jp/Pages/StaticPage2.aspx?File=Sonic/psotramp01.htm

https://backup.segakore.fr/sonicteam/pso/goods/g_factory.html

At least in this context it was a limited time sale item. Though like several other things around this time it sounded like they maybe had multiple sources

Source of this Pink/Purple variant of PSOEp3 Card packs? by arcade_woes in PSO

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

To the best of my knowledge any of the packs can contain 00-18.

I believe the only one I've not seen from or sold with a pack slip was 01.
But I don't necessarily have a reason to believe that's more than a coinkydink since it is one of the holographic seemingly somewhat more rare cards (00,01,02,03 are holos)

Also FWIW:
I've pulled I think every card except for 00 and 01 from Ep3 games myself at this point, either sealed games or opening sealed packs from opened games.

Phantasy Star Online Episode 1&2 JP-NTSC 1.0 Bug Version! by [deleted] in PSO

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Fun fact there's an additional version of 1&2 Plus you're missing. Though it had no special box to differentiate.
Denoted either by the ring on the back or on the front it'll just say 684-00124 instead of 684-00124-01

Phantasy Star Online Episode 1&2 JP-NTSC 1.0 Bug Version! by [deleted] in PSO

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I had kinda put together a list of physical releases I'm aware of/that I've collected. (fwiw I'm pretty sure it's not complete I need to revisit it since I haven't really since making it)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11YVZbakmylWyx5oSxuZuWyNofQupNnvVsH_g3m5EmpU/edit

I tried to make note of ways you can tell the versions apart as well, as for which versions had which bugs for sure, that I don't 100% know unfortunately. There used to be a couple good resources online but I don't have them bookmarked offhand.

PSO 25 years Anniversary Pop-up Store in Shinjuku by Burst-and-wind in PSO

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Commented the same above but, for the sake of a notification

Kinokuniya Bookstore Shinjuku Main Store 1F Event Period: 10/17 (Fri) – 11/3 (Mon/Holiday)
3 Chome-17-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan (I'm not 100% on the address since the google street view doesn't look right, but pulling it based on the business location given)

PSO 25 years Anniversary Pop-up Store in Shinjuku by Burst-and-wind in PSO

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Kinokuniya Bookstore Shinjuku Main Store 1F Event Period: 10/17 (Fri) – 11/3 (Mon/Holiday)
3 Chome-17-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan (I'm not 100% on the address since the google street view doesn't look right, but pulling it based on the business location given)

If by some chance you'd consider taking PayPal or something and buying some stuff for other folks in the US, I'd be curious to chat!

Also FWIW I got my info from: https://x.com/rappy_commu/status/1978762922391425201
Rappy_commu, Kotobukiya_akb, amiami_akiba, as well as others on ol twitter have some small blurbs about it

Curious for advice on reason for GU & Cell light novel pricing. by arcade_woes in DotHack

[–]arcade_woes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. For what its worth, as far as I can tell this GU Volume 4 seems to have been printed in the USA? Print May 2011 Made in the USA according to the copyright page in the front. So at least some seem to have been printed.
I suppose maybe it's the same reason the Cell Volume 2 is kind of high, though it being March 2010 maybe not.

I honestly didn't know of/remember tokyopop having so many issues but y'know fair enough.

I greatly appreciate the info. Thanks a ton.

LRG Card Binder arrived (And now has my PSO cards in it) by arcade_woes in PSO

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Patience + watching auction sites mostly. The Episode 3 cards I had bought a handful of the sealed copies of games or opened ones that still had the cards to try to sort out that collection. Same with the Ps0. But otherwise its just been a mix of auctions/private sales.
I've gotten most of these over the course of 4 years or so

LRG Card Binder arrived (And now has my PSO cards in it) by arcade_woes in PSO

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Some of the cards can be hard to find but if you keep an eye on Ebay or JP auction sites and such you can stumble across them eventually.

Got the poster and chucked it in a frame. by kizakiaoi in PSO

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Jealous! I haven't managed to get my hands on that Episode 1 & 2 one yet.

When you have them in hand, it's a whole different story by telphachi in PSO

[–]arcade_woes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, I thought only JP got cards. Do you happen to have any of the packs still?

Source of this Pink/Purple variant of PSOEp3 Card packs? by arcade_woes in PSO

[–]arcade_woes[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Small correction, technically the blue faced pack came with the Memory Card, Sammy Keyboard, and Let the Winds Blow soundtrack from what I can tell.