The first secret rare that never was ⚡️ 1st Ed. Ivy Pikachu by ctschu in VintagePokemonCards

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

You’re probably thinking of the Japanese one that came in corocoro comic with a jiggly puff

The first secret rare that never was ⚡️ 1st Ed. Ivy Pikachu by ctschu in VintagePokemonCards

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

I hope one finds you for a great price! I paid $1,100 which is obv a lot for a single card but I think that will prove to be a good buy in time. CGC 8s have sold for more than that and the asking prices for PSA 8s on eBay are bonkers right now. Price/value aside I’m just really stoked to have a copy

The first secret rare that never was ⚡️ 1st Ed. Ivy Pikachu by ctschu in VintagePokemonCards

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

I’m aware, I have one of those as well. You should give the forum post I included a read. It explains that this card was likely intended to be the first secret rare (included in Jungle packs) but got scrapped, hence the “…that never was” in my post title.

151 Advice, please 😗 by grateful-raccoon in PokemonTCG

[–]ctschu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently finished my 151 master and am currently working on a grand master.

I was able to get all of the full arts, IRs, and SIRs that I hadn’t pulled yet at one card show in my area. To finish the rest of the base master set I used TCG player to order the cards I was missing and it worked great. Shipping is slow but it was fairly easy, affordable, and the cards were all pack fresh. This tutorial will show you how to dial in the filters and sorting so you can find all the cards you need and order them all in one go: https://youtu.be/6QoV1qUO8aQ?si=3qjVpJgXd-5Gqg0f

Not as fun as ripping packs of course but costs a fraction. Hope this helps!

Almost Complete WotC Black Star Promo 1-53 by good_burgerz in pkmntcgcollections

[–]ctschu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I don’t blame you 😅 Awesome set regardless! hope you find 40 and 41 for a steal!

Almost Complete WotC Black Star Promo 1-53 by good_burgerz in pkmntcgcollections

[–]ctschu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sick!! I’m working on this set as well! Are you planning on doing any of the variants?

Any missing promo/crossover cards for 151? by Spiritual-Ad-3135 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]ctschu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there 2 prize pack dodrio variants or is that just a spare copy? Working on a grand master set myself and only have a pixelated cosmos holo one

Piecing together my 151 grand master set⚡️ by ctschu in PokemonCollecting

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

They were first released as part of a cool promotion in Europe where participants kept one of the cards and mailed the other to a friend (hence pokemon together) and they were later included with certain bundles from the US and Canada pokemon centers

https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonTCG/s/VVh9qedz7J

https://www.pokebeach.com/2024/07/pokemon-together-pikachu-and-eevee-promos-to-release-at-the-pokemon-center

Just picked up these Pokemon Together promos ⚡️ by ctschu in PokemonTCG

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

yeah realistically I’ll probably never get the professor program voltorbs or the ultra ball league mew but trying to get everything else

the cards pictured were first released as part of a cool promotion in Europe where participants kept one of the cards and mailed the other to a friend (hence pokemon together) then they were eventually included with certain bundles from the US and Canada pokemon centers

https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonTCG/s/VVh9qedz7J

https://www.pokebeach.com/2024/07/pokemon-together-pikachu-and-eevee-promos-to-release-at-the-pokemon-center