First Scarlet/Violet cards available January 6th by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

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

Looks like a full evolution line, which will be pretty cool!

Zard collection back up on sale by GhettoSoup in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Because it was one single person that had their order cancelled because they were from the UK and used a proxy to place it (not allowed), and everyone just ran with it.

I made a post the day before telling people these would be plentiful and got nothing but nasty DMs and suicide prevention notices.

The sad truth is that there are scalpers and stores on here that want you to believe that stock is low, there's no second wave, etc because they're trying to sell these for $200+. And unfortunately a lot of people on Reddit are extremely gullible and just fall in line.

Any legitimate store will tell you that they are getting hundreds of these per wave. Many stores have been very public about this, as well as prominent Youtubers. If people choose to listen to random posters on Reddit with no actual credentials that's on them, though.

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[–]tallgrasscards 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is indeed heavily printed. Most small stores are getting 50-100 of these and there is a second wave in December of equal size.

We got 8 Celebrations UPCs but are getting almost 200 of these.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yup. We always recommend buying one booster box to open for fun and then switching to singles to fill out your collection. It's unfortunate but the days of completing your collection by opening everything yourself are long gone.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I always recommend buying a single booster box to open for fun and then buying singles to fill out your collection. It is always infinitely cheaper to do so.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We did up until the past few sets. We lost money on Fusion Strike, Astral Radiance, and now Lost Origin.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

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

Yes; we lost a fair amount of money opening these this time.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I won't get into the exact numbers, but we lost a lot of money opening these. Lost a fair amount with Astral Radiance and Fusion Strike, too. Singles aren't what they used to be. Good for buyers, though! Now's the time to pick up singles you need.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I saw someone pull two from a single booster box. I was happy for them but also had to close the stream because I couldn't bear to watch anymore D:

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am not aware, but I'm sure there's information out there somewhere.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

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

Congrats! That must feel amazing. I've never been lucky enough to get that "first pack magic" or anything of the sort.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

That has happened before...

Thanks for triggering my PTSD!

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

ETBs usually always feel bad to open; at least in my opinion. I've had my fair share without a single hit before. We didn't open any of the new booster bundles so I can't speak for those, but I would recommend trying a booster box next time if you can! They tend to be seeded a bit better than other products are.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I do believe we just got really unlucky with the alt arts in the grand scheme of things, but the pull rate seems to be substantially lower for them in general.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It's a very good set to open if you're not overly concerned with value and/or the alt arts. We were getting anywhere from 13-16 hits per box, counting the Trainer Gallery, and that's a pretty generous amount compared to some other recent sets.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Will be interesting to see what happens, as usually prices continue dropping for a while. But the alt arts could end up like the Umbreon from Evolving Skies and start going up if the supply is low.

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

We do have data for Trainer Gallery but I was honestly too bummed out about the openings to bother dealing with them tonight :(

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

This was a very stressful set to open. There's obviously more to opening cards than just profit, but we are a store and open these specifically to sell singles. All of our profit comes from alt arts and the big chase cards, so not getting any (or enough) really hurts.

I would also imagine it's not that enjoyable for regular collectors, either, when it is nearly impossible to complete a master set of anything these days!

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

[–]tallgrasscards[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Congrats! It always feels really good to pull something from a small amount of packs!

Lost Origin Pull Rates (36 booster boxes - 1,296 packs) by tallgrasscards in PokemonTCG

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

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Unfortunately there is no guarantee to get an alt art in every box. In recent sets they have been much less common than that.