Hi,
as I am close in making a deal for a bunch of loose Pop Series Pack, I was wondering if they can be searched/weighed for the holos?
There are no holos in POP packs! The stars shinies as well as any rares are nonholo. and the holos were released in tins, 3 packs, box sets, etc. No need to worry about weighed packs! Searched and resealed packs poses a concern though…
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It’s also worth noting that since the packs are only 2 or 3 cards depending on the set, the cards inside are more prone to damage in the form of dings or bending. Make sure the packs aren’t in too physically rough condition as that could indicate damaged contents, especially if you’re playing the POP 5 lottery.
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Hi! Sorry I know this is a super old post, but if this is the case, where do the cards like cracked ice Carnivine from pop series 8 come from? I’ve been looking into buying a few packs myself, and considered opening one of them (I can’t really afford to open most vintage packs but thought opening one of these might be fun), but my concern was that someone might have weighed the pack or resealed it. Was each holo/reverse holo used as a promo back then?
I know the pop series packs used to be placed in check lane blisters, most specifically I remember the Heatran one from pop series 8 in pictures, but for some reason I always assumed some of them contained reverse holos/holos 
Thank you for your help!
All pop series packs only have non-holo cards
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The cracked ice cards came from these sealed products. Which are surprising very hard to find.
I only know of one unopened carnivine box left
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Are we sure they can’t be weighed? Asking because contrary to OP, many pop packs do contain holos, including ex and gold stars…
many pop packs do contain holos, including ex and gold stars
No, the ex and gold stars in the packs are actually nonholo. The ex cards did sometimes get holo versions, but these were released as promos in tins or other products and not in the packs themselves.
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Fascinating, thanks for the response!
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Do you guys have any idea what these showdown collections run sealed? I’ve had this one for probably 10-12 years & can’t find any info on it.
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Just a heads up, that appears to be a third party aftermarket bundle so finding a weight or previous examples of sales may be very difficult.
@lapraslaughing did you have one of these?
This is not a third-party bundle, it was a KB Toys exclusive item for one season. This is the only place you can get that cracked ice carnivine. For the longest time, it was unknown where the cracked ice promos came from (See OP for the other examples).
This box along with others still has origin unknown listed on Bulbapedia
That being said these are quite rare, only seen maybe 6-8 total. Definitely a scarce sealed product. But lots of these got opened back when it was released. I have hundreds of these cracked ice carnivines in storage somewhere.
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I had two of these and sold them both. Price averages $1800-2000. It is hard to get a premium on these they are scarce but are only worth the value of the contents plus a bit more. And the promo card likely will have a bend.
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Not anymore. 
Greetz,
Quuador
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