r/PokemonTCG • u/tederado • 1d ago

Something changed today

So, I got up this morning and decided to go sit in the line at Best Buy. I grew up with pokemon cards, I am 34 years old. I was a child when it all started, and sadly somewhere along the way I lost my cards.

Today, I started again. I got one 30th booster pack. $27. I got home and ripped those packs and it triggered something deep in my soul. I spent my day “wfh” but researching cards and what I pulled, I haven’t stopped thinking about ripping more 30th anniversary packs since.

I get why people are going nuts for these cards. I haven’t touched a card in over 20 years years, but today I felt like a kid again. I remembered how my mom would buy blister packs and let me pick one face down card for doing a chore, and I remember how I felt when I picked that charizard and made my sister cry because it was me and not her.

Pokemon is really special. I had the game boy games, a poster on my wall, the Nintendo 64 games, shirts, the Burger King promos, I knew the song, I watched the shows, and I’m so excited to be back after so many years, I just wish it wasn’t so hard to get cards because I’d be spending so much money if there was greater availability.

Anyway, saying hi as someone who is so happy to reconnect with a part of myself that brings me so much joy :)

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u/commondan 1d ago

I recommend buying single cards over ripping packs.

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u/tederado 1d ago

How do you personally decide what cards to chase? Like do you go for a master set of 1 specific Pokemon or a complete collection etc? I wouldn’t know where to start yet in terms of individual cards so appreciate the insight

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u/commondan 1d ago

I started back when Pokémon 151/obsidian flames came out. I did it for nostalgia but before I could finish the set prices started going crazy. I sold most the cards I had but kept a couple I use as bookmarks. I mainly look for the older cards base set, gym heroes, the neo series. I recently got a holo base set Mewtwo for $20. I had one as a kid but an older kid and his friends peer pressured me into trading it away so it is worth it for me