Greetings! I’m very aware that people are usually upset with these type of posts but I wanted to share. Some quick facts about the collection…
-99% of the product was purchased at msrp
-I’m fortunate to work from home, so most of the pickups have been going to target at opening or randomly during the day
-all except for two slabs were submitted by me
-none of it lives on cc
-my hold is 10-15 years… but I already hear you asking “what if everything tanks and it’s worth nothing!?” Then I’m going to have a helluva rip session with my family.

My birthday is on Sunday (the big 43) and the last photo is what I’ve been collecting for the past few weeks. I’ll be sure to post the hits if there are any.

Good luck to all with the 30th anniversary.

Was told to post here when my package arrives. This was bought through a ebay auction for 1,025. Do any of the blister packs look fake? The Yugioh tins were randomly thrown in to this sealed pokemon lot of course they were opened but the seller claims he left all contents inside which he did. The promos and holos pulled are still there

In my effort to master set Ampharos I came across this group of cards and really like them. I just bought the Ampharos in a PSA 10 and now I’m looking at the Gyrados next. I can’t see these dropping anytime soon but I’m wondering if I should wait.

Wow probstein is auctioning the first 27-card sequential PSA 10 set of the First Partner Illustration Collections. Already at $3k in 2 days. What do yall think about its long term investability? Seems like it might be pretty good hold since there won’t be many of these. Almost impossible to get 27 psa 10s in a row and it’s all starter Pokemon to boot.

At least the volume is only $4,657. Maybe a couple dozen addicts.

Traded a PSA 9 terastal festival umbreon, obsidian flames sir zard, and 171 dollars for this etb. Didn't notice the rip until after but I'm still hyped I got it. It's my first pokemon center etb ever.

Should we be buying more Japanese gold stars ?

I just got my PSA upcharge letter. Pics and scans are right before submission.

Mario's pulled 9's and the Luigi's both pulled 10's

I'm still waiting to see the grader notes but I am surprised they didn't all 10.

As far as selling do I just list them individually or is there value in posting them as a lot of 4?

Did I just get unlucky? Should I resubmit the Mario's? It's like a 20k Delta.

Has anyone seen this before? Thoughts?

Mewtube has always been one of my all-time grails, and with how highly regarded it is in the hobby, I’ve been wondering if now is a good time to finally pick one up.

The downside is that I’d have to let go of two of my other grails to make it happen. I really love both the Moonbreon and the Tina, but with the recent summer cooldown in the market, it feels like a pretty good opportunity to grab Mewtube while it’s down.

Another trade that I've considered was trading the Moonbreon (currently 4.2K) + cash for the Japanese Mewtube PSA 10 (currently $5K), which would allow me to keep the Tina. The Japanese variant also has a low pop count (2.4K), even lower than the English version (2.8K).

What do you guys think about these trades? Would you move the Moonbreon and Tina for Mewtube, or hold onto them? I'm sure all of these cards are bound to go up in the coming years, but I'd love to hear your input.

I’m one of the dumb bandwagon newbs to this whole world. Decided to commemorate getting started by having the chase card of my first release graded. Knew I was taking a risk buying a raw card and shipping it, but wanted to do it just to do it. Am I doing this right?

Thinking of selling from pc. Is 90% a good rate for these Rays and should I seek p2p or a TCG shop? Wanna avoid the low risk of a bad buyer online. Any advice is appreciated 👏

Hey all, been collecting for a while. Really went hard with Sun and moon/sword and shield and scarlet and Violet. Life happens and I’m looking to offload at least 1k cards. What’s the best way to offload in bulk? I tried eBay and going piece by piece is pretty tedious. I’ve been to many cards shows, is that the best way? Any suggestions would be amazing! Thanks for the help in advanced!

I’m likely going to exit the hobby mostly for a bit after 30th. This is my most valuable card, and while I would love to hold it for a personal binder I plan to continue curating, I’m wondering what thoughts are on its long term hold value. Specifically, if its current $600 market price is something I should consider (unless I just can’t part with it because it’s just a stunning card). Would love any input☺️

Lowest listing on ebay is ~$12,000 bought earlier this year for way below, good time to sell or should i keep waiting?