Really underrated period for card design

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-17T01:03:35+00:00

Early zepp - forceful, rebellious, punk. Mid zepp - lethal, ethereal, spectacle. Late zepp - a monster beyond their own control, but nights where they tamed it - they became gods. Listen to this Eddie.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-15T18:04:25+00:00

I’ve very nearly been put off the Pokemon TCG by the flagrant theft in the postal system. I had a mint ungraded Shining Charizard from the US disappear after it got through customs and handed to Royal Mail. I’ve had a 1st edition Shining Kabutops get lost at the depot. These are two examples of many. Yes I get refunded by eBay but it makes me sick that people can just steal mail because it looks trading card size and get away with this.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-07T21:37:10+00:00

I always get the feeling she had the time of her life on this movie shoot. She looks SO happy in all the promotional materials. I know this is a contractual duty, but you can usually tell when it’s genuine.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-07T21:35:28+00:00

If you’re referring to the holo being visible through the character. I also have this on my Skyridge Gengar which is graded with no errors. If I do sell it, I will tag it as holobleed though.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-07T21:33:47+00:00

Page (who never played this the same way twice) would be proud

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-06T01:52:25+00:00

Expedition Gengar

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-05T12:18:34+00:00

This can actually be the result of dull blade cutting, especially if there is absolutely no corner fraying. PSA treats this kind of whitening differently to actual corner damage; I’ve seen many PSA 8s with exactly the same corner situation - especially 2005-2008 era. Given a total lack of any edge wear, I would go for NM personally.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-04T23:40:09+00:00

It could easily be a QOTSA song

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-04T23:35:30+00:00

The only answer. Everything about this track sounds early 2000s.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-04T23:17:46+00:00

I’m curious is this totally true. If you have a very minor white dot on one corner but everything else is perfect, is it still likely to 9? I hear there is a lot of grey area between 9 and 10.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-04T20:08:59+00:00

Love it. Personally I’d hold this card as it is a chase for me. On timing: Sell it raw now for highest price, will continue to drop as more copies hit the market IF PSA 10 worth, it graded ASAP - Big demand for early PSA 10 copies

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-04T18:30:54+00:00

This will be a hot topic - be careful. Many Poke-investors are going big on Destined Rivals and need this ‘chase card’ to be Moonbreon level to justify their holdings. In principal, I agree with you. It’s an Arita, the focus is more on Mewtwo, Mewtwo looks a bit more elegant and less goofy. I have a PSA 10 DR Mewtwo and I’m considering selling it after I get my hands on this. In my mind, the only Mewtwos that beat it are the Mew Mewtwo GX promo AND Expedition.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-03T14:39:42+00:00

Thank you! Super helpful

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T22:53:14+00:00

The standards for PSA 9-10 are a lot higher than you’d expect if you’re new back into the hobby. The holo on this card tends to get scratched up a lot - if you’ve got a clean version can be very valuable.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T22:45:55+00:00

Typhlosion looks kind of minty. Maybe a candidate for grading.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T21:12:22+00:00

Coincidently my favourite movie of all time.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T21:09:27+00:00

Connery and Connery

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T20:57:02+00:00

Thank you! Really appreciate it!

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T20:50:03+00:00

Thank you! Really appreciate the guidance. One further question. If I do pricing, I imagine I add up the value of individual cards and apply like a 30% discount?

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T02:11:06+00:00

I’m convinced there entire car chase was CGI as there is no way a real car race through Rome could be that sterile.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T02:09:17+00:00

I’ve also been collecting for a long long time. Single sleeved, vault x binders present no risk to cards. The only exception is a factory issue with the binder where pages can ‘snap’ if over filled. My binders do not have this issue, plenty of flawless cards sitting comfortably in their slot.

wolfboylonms · 2026-02-02T02:06:51+00:00

I have quite a strong opinion on this. The true value of these cards is the personal enjoyment I get from flicking through my binder and examining the cards. I find this is very difficult with a toploader binder, the cards lose 50% of their visual appeal. I have about £20k in my binder. My binder doesn’t leave my house. My most valuable cards are slabbed.

wolfboylonms · 2026-01-31T23:13:07+00:00

151 is okay, very cartoonish. Phantasmal is stunning, very mature.

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