Sometimes it’s fun looking back, especially on old Pokemon deals.
I get asked often how I ended up with so much pokemon product. The below deal wasn’t that uncommon especially for me cause I actively pursued them.
I don’t recall what I paid but it was bulk market at the time. I’m sure I have more than half of these still today.
Note how the phrase “no shadow” was used back then to describe shadowless cards.
I did redact it some so as not to expose the seller cause they’re a friend of mine to this day.
Hi Gary,
This is about as complete of list I can come up with without tearing the whole collection
completely apart. all of these qtys are minimums that were verified.
Base 1st Ed
(50) 1st edition base hollow includes 2 Charizard, 2 machamp
(60) * rares (in sleeves and toploaders)
(7) complete sets (no holos, includes rares)
(800) uncommon/common (no energys)
(400) energys
No Shadow
(24) no shadow green wing charizard (includes psa 9/ beckett 7.5 and one way offset misprint)
(75) no shadow halo
(100) * rares
(4) complete sets (no holos, includes rares)
(1500) uncommon/common (no energys)
(700) energys
1st ed - other
(52) holo
(70)*rares
(7) unopened 1st ed booster (fossil/team rocket/gym heroes)
(400) non holo
(2) Gurlak German Charizard 1st ed
(1) Spanish Charizard 1st ed
(1) Dark Charizard 1st ed
NON 1ST EDITION HOLO CHARIZARDS
(15) English (Bluewing)
(30) Japanese
(3) Bandai Charizard prism (all different)
(1) Meiji in toploader (not graded)
(6) Charizard (other non holo)
Holo - non promo - different sets
(100) Japanese (thru neo)
(268) English
(40) graded - mostly 9 PSA (japanese vending masterball holo series II, lucky stadium sets, error nintendo ancient mew,JP happy bday pikachu, 1999 Meiji Charizard, billinguel Exeggutor, Charizards - Rocket, Bluewing, unlimited, cd promo, evil, gym leaders…)
(7) SEALED STARTER BOXES ( 1 IS JAPANESE BASE, 6 ENGLISH)
Pomo
(10) Game Boy Color - flip card promo
(1) Gameboy Dragonite holo
(2) E3 Pikachu
(3) Poketour Pikachu
(1) Dark Persian error - no HP
(1) Japanese Pichu Brothers promo
(4) Gold Border Meowth
(50) non holo Bandai - orange island
(11) Cardass prism holo
(50) Jumbo card
(50) Ancient Mew (in original pkg)
(75) Gold W Wartortle
(28) Gold W Brock’s Vulpix
(13) Gold W Dark Charmelen
(9) Gold W Dark Arbok (6 in japanese pkg)
(3) Gold W Kabuto
(6) Tropcal Island holo
(4) Pre Release Aerodactyl 1st ed
(10) Pre Release Dark Gyarados
(7) Pre Realease Clefable
(250) other Holo promo
(500) other pkg promo
(2000) other promo
OTHER
pins, badges, magazines, japanese books, signed comic, neo, 1st movie mylar banners,
toys, battery model charizard, cd, uncut burger king sheet, tour shirts and more.
From: Garyis2000@aol.com
Date: Sun, 2001 01:24:55 -0500
Subject: Re: Gary To Re: Phone Call
To:
Hi . Just checking in. You must be swamped…though it’s hard to believe that anything could be more important than digging through cartoon cards lol.
Let me know what’s up.
Take good care, Gary.
In a message dated 2001 2:17:38 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes:
Hi Gary,
I’ve been busy taking care of some family business, should be able to finish taking inventory tonight.
yes, all sets include the rares. other counts are minimums of the extras, guaranteed to be
"at least " qtys that were counted, did not sort thru others, just counted the ones that had been already seperated to make sets.
Sorry to leave you hanging, my kids just have me running alot lately.
Got to get my living room back in order, so I will finish counting soon! lol
From: Garyis2000@aol.com
Date: Tue, 2001 14:14:46 -0500
Subject: Re: Gary To Re: Phone Call
To:
Hi . Thanks for the list. That was a lot of work eh?lol. Tedious actually sifting through “little” cards;-)
Hope you don’t mind if I clarify just one thing.
- Where you say, “(7) complete sets (no holos)” and “(4) complete sets (no holos)” does that mean they include the rares?
Here’s looking forward to your next list:-), Gary.
In a message dated 2001 2:24:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes:
Good morning Gary,
wow, it’s almost 4:30 am…i gotta crash
here’s what I got done…
Base 1st Ed
(50) 1st edition base hollow includes 2 Charizard, 2 machamp
(60) * rares (in sleeves and toploaders)
(7) complete sets (no holos)
(800) uncommon/common (no energys)
(400) energys
No Shadow
(24) no shadow green wing charizard (includes psa 9/ beckett 7.5 and one way offset misprint)
(75) no shadow halo
(100) * rares
(4) complete sets (no holos)
(1500) uncommon/common (no energys)
(700) energys
1st ed - other
(52) holo
(70)*rares
(7) unopened 1st ed booster (fossil/team rocket/gym heroes)
(400) non holo
From: Garyis2000@aol.com
Date: Sun, Feb 2001 21:14:53 -0500
Subject: Gary To Re: Phone Call
To:
Hi . I seem to have missed your call. Feel free to call back all the way until 2:00am your time.
Thanks much, Gary.