20th Anniversary Set/Evolutions Thread

[crios711]

@omahanime

@crios711

Somebody had a buy it now for 300 and a start bidding at 120, a price im happy to pay just so it doesn’t get picked up for 300 inflating a already crazy price.

www.ebay.com/itm/PRE-RELEASE-STAFF-CHARIZARD-PROMO-EVOLUTIONS-BEAUTIFULLY-MINT-/272430724114?hash=item3f6e22f412:g:TZsAAOSwB09YFItx

This is getting out of hand, ugh i refuse to pay over 200

[omahanime]

I bought this today
www.amazon.com/TCG-Collector-Chest-Card-Game/dp/B01KXPZUR4/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1477786206&sr=1-1&keywords=820650801747

[nuttun]

Hey guys, with Evolutions coming out and me wanting to collect the entire set, would it be cheaper to buy one box of 36 and then buy the rarer cards as singles, or just buy the entire set as singles. What do you think?

Really sucks that the Japanese 20th anniversary evolutions set is like so expensive now =/

[ozenigma]

@nuttun

Hey guys, with Evolutions coming out and me wanting to collect the entire set, would it be cheaper to buy one box of 36 and then buy the rarer cards as singles, or just buy the entire set as singles. What do you think?

Really sucks that the Japanese 20th anniversary evolutions set is like so expensive now =/

If it was me, I’d open two boxes then buy singles as the rest. You could open as many as you like realistically so it’s really up to you.

[nuttun]

@ozenigma

@nuttun

Hey guys, with Evolutions coming out and me wanting to collect the entire set, would it be cheaper to buy one box of 36 and then buy the rarer cards as singles, or just buy the entire set as singles. What do you think?

Really sucks that the Japanese 20th anniversary evolutions set is like so expensive now =/

If it was me, I’d open two boxes then buy singles as the rest. You could open as many as you like realistically so it’s really up to you.

Thanks for your input! I just don’t want too many duplicates that’s why. I want to minimize the cost collecting the set

[ozenigma]

@nuttun

@ozenigma

If it was me, I’d open two boxes then buy singles as the rest. You could open as many as you like realistically so it’s really up to you.

Thanks for your input! I just don’t want too many duplicates that’s why. I want to minimize the cost collecting the set

In that case, singles all the way (but where is the fun in that =p)

[skinst]

I got my box, finally, and its a first edition.

OKAY SO DO UNLIMITED BOXES ACTUALLY EXIST OR NOT BECAUSE IM REALLY STARTING TO DOUBT IT.

[jjnoriega]

@themastervault

@xuzu

They bring out the worst in people.

Will be back to reality soon - come December it’ll be a $75 to $100 card. Most of these we see on eBay I’d wager are all shill bids and maybe one or two idiots falling for the hype and getting sucked into paying these inflated prices. They aren’t extremely rare.

Yeah I guess you are right. I’m happy to announce I finished CP6 Now, deciding… should I try to start Evolutions…

[nuttun]

@jjnoriega

@themastervault

Will be back to reality soon - come December it’ll be a $75 to $100 card. Most of these we see on eBay I’d wager are all shill bids and maybe one or two idiots falling for the hype and getting sucked into paying these inflated prices. They aren’t extremely rare.

Yeah I guess you are right. I’m happy to announce I finished CP6 Now, deciding… should I try to start Evolutions…

I would definitely wait a bit if you plan on buying singles. Prices have been dropping quite a bit recently.

*I also have the same question for CP6: do unlimited edition boxes even exist??*

[skinst]

Can someone actually answer that? @smpratte ?

[frost]

The print quality of this set is actually impressively good for the English Pokemon TCG, and especially TPCi’s recent standards. And I’m not even the kind of person who usually cares and rants about this every time a new English set comes out and the quality seems worse than ever.

[joetehman]

@frost

The print quality of this set is actually impressively good for the English Pokemon TCG, and especially TPCi’s recent standards. And I’m not even the kind of person who usually cares and rants about this every time a new English set comes out and the quality seems worse than ever.

So far my experience is different. All of my Full arts & Holos are off center L>R & about half my holos have factory scratches (only 4 boxes so far, but not the best for me)

[missingno]

@frost

The print quality of this set is actually impressively good for the English Pokemon TCG, and especially TPCi’s recent standards. And I’m not even the kind of person who usually cares and rants about this every time a new English set comes out and the quality seems worse than ever.

I find it to be exactly the same quality all other English sets have. Jagged corners, centering issues and a nostalgic hint of factory lines in the holo. Not once have I seen any other XY Holo Rare have factory scratches. So in other words, this is one of the lesser quality sets; unfortunately. Maybe with Sun & Moon they will change the 2003 rollers and blades they’ve been using.

[frost]

For me the last few XY sets have been pretty noticeably poor. Lines down the surface of the card, really bad misalignments, etc. The cards and even the packs themselves just feel and look cheap. I didn’t notice any of that while opening my box tonight.

I remember reading on Pokebeach that they were using a different kind of paper in Evolutions to emulate Base Set, and the cards were noticeably thicker/sturdier to me, and the packs actually opened nicely without falling apart (I like to save one of each pack artwork, but opening up the packs nicely to save one of each has been a nightmare for the last few sets before this – usually, my ex had to do it and sometimes even he couldn’t). Didn’t notice any bad miscuts or random ink blotches. The top back corners I admit were the only thing I did notice but they weren’t any worse than usual for the English TCG.

[pokemonsyndicate]

My korean cp6 cards are of insain quality. they hasve like this lamination on them. There not like the english. Theres no chipping and its really crisp for some reason… wtf is happening

Just checked the backs of the holos and secret rares and there is no whitening, no like dents, or chipping. Just crispy gem ecactly like japanese cards

[Viral]

Unlimited boxes don’t exist. Everything here is 1st ed, including their restock which I believe is a reprint without them removing the 1st ed symbol cos why not.

[Taigataipan]

@Viral

Unlimited boxes don’t exist. Everything here is 1st ed, including their restock which I believe is a reprint without them removing the 1st ed symbol cos why not.

What a shame, I was really expecting ued boxes to appear soon.

[smpratte]

I heard from a Japanese distributor they were going to be unlimited but I have yet to see a single unlimited box.

[Viral]

@smpratte

I heard from a Japanese distributor they were going to be unlimited but I have yet to see a single unlimited box.

A lot of people thought they were reprinting (as the pokemon center website suddenly got a restock of boxes which has never happened for sold out cards on their site before). Mohsin Ali bought 50 of them believing they were unlimited. I sent an email into the center and they replied saying all were 1st ed. Either they held back stock for hype, or they actually reprinted with the 1st stamp to avoid having to redesign everything. There are no pictures of boxes without a 1st stamp that I’ve seen.

[garethblake]

How’s everyone doing with pulls from the english set so far? I opened my first box yesterday and it was as follows:

• 4 secret rares (two doubles)
• 7 ultra rares (two full-arts)
• 6 rare holos

So 17 in total. Is this a similar breakdown for you guys?

With reverse holos, I pulled two rares and one energy.

Really enjoying opening this set!