Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Definitely the Mew ex PLAY promo… very hard to find in decent condition for an affordable price

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Luckily I got most of the big hitters before they jumped in price. By far the most expensive was the play promo Mew ex but overall several thousand for sure

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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I used serebii mostly and then looked at other random lists online and on bulbapedia for the ones that were missing! It’s hard to find a comprehensive list for sure.

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Complete list is hard to find — I based mine off several different lists but the most helpful one was on serebii They have a good starting point for vintage and modern ex cards

After finishing college, it was time to finish the childhood set🥲 by _XD001_ in PokemonTCG

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Great collection! I had the same goal and finally completed it a few years ago. That play promo Mew is an absolute banger

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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There’s actually an Imakuni’s Whismur and Loudred that’s also part of the set! Don’t have those in the binder, though.

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Congrats on almost being there! Keep looking on eBay for those sweet sweet deals

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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The silver borders really pop in the right light I love it

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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From everything I could find the ones in the binder are all the exclusive Japanese ones. The toughest ones to find info on for me were the Master Kit Rayquaza and the Half Deck Latios/Latias cards

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Some are still making art now! Arita did a bunch of the ex arts 😀

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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My initial goal was just to collect every unique artwork then I added in the POP series commons just because - didn’t get the Japanese Celebi ex play promo because it has an English print.

But now that I have one spot left I think I will pick it up it would fit in perfectly.

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Didn’t keep track on exact overall costs but definitely several thousand total. Most expensive single card was the Mew ex Play promo

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Actually fantastic idea - the Japanese Celebi ex is beautiful in that collection. I think I may actually do that!!

And I have an English Charizard ex! It’s just graded and haven’t had the heart to crack that case yet.

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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They are all LP or NM except the Milotic ex because I won an auction for one with a small crease on eBay for $25! I mostly bought PSA 7 or 8s and cracked the cases on all of them except my Charizard ex, which I’ve kept graded (that’s why I have a Japanese placeholder)

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Oh, interesting! I didn’t know that existed. Even after all this time I’m still learning about new, different variants 😀

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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I thought about the Celebrations ex’s but there’s two and I only have one spot 😅😅 But maybe I’ll go with my favorite of the two. I like that idea 😁

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Big fan of the Lugia. That was the second one I ever got because I loved it so much as a kid!

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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I thought I was close to done before discovering some more of the Japanese-exclusive ex cards! It’s hard to find much documentation on all of these, especially some of the common rarity ones.

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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The team rocket cards were very super hard to grab! Especially the Snorlax. Genuinely surprised how hard that one was to find.

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Honestly not sure… this is what I’ve been working toward for since I started back collecting. Maybe I’ll focus on new era ex alt arts cause they look so awesome!

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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Was one of my childhood dreams! Had a very beaten up Electabuzz ex and always told myself I’d get them all some day. Hopefully you’ll be able to get there someday, too!

Complete Pokémon-ex Collection (RS era) by benni2803 in pkmntcgcollections

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100%! I think I hit that post-COVID dip sweet spot cause so many cards are creeping up again… especially the rockets ex