I was very excited to get a ton of fossil, jungle and rocket 1st edition cards that I am still missing for my binder collections where they will stay forever. You went way over the top including a pack of jungle, sealed bird promos and ancient mew. There was no way you knew but I also needed that reverse darkness energy.
I should have been more specific about the signed card. Whenever I exchange with someone on e4, I ask for an inexpensive signed card and keep them as a sort of keepsake collection. Very glad the shadowless charmander is signed on the sleeve so he can be part of my main collection. I was slightly concerned when I first saw it.
I am so beyond happy that you liked everything! I was so thrilled when I read your want list and knew I could help fill your binders, which is such a thrill to hunt for all the cards! I am also happy to hear that shadowless Charmander will be in your collection. I love that card so much and has meant a lot to me for awhile now. Itās funny how things work out, as I was making and gathering things for you. I thought to my self man I bet he could use this reverse energy haha. Iām glad you like the packs I got you. Merry Christmas from Texas!!!
A very Merry Christmas to all! Although I received my Secret Santa gift a few days ago, I decided to open it up today. I was very happy to see the thoughtfulness of my secret santa: Silver Snorlax!
I absolutely loved this plush of Umbreon (one of my favorite eveevolutions) that greeted me as I opened the box:
I was very surprised to see a GEM MINT 10 Jumbo card of Darkrai! I didnāt even know they made such things! I also loved the 2 cards featuring Mew and Lugia, two of my favorite pokemon. I actually havenāt gotten that shining Lugia yet, so that was a nice surprise!
Then lastly to top it off, in the bottom I found this gem: I loved it! Seeing art like this is really an awe-inspiring experience. I was speechless. It is definitely being hanged in my office later today. Thank you so much Silver Snorlax!
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Iām glad to hear that you enjoyed your gift Gary!!!
And, the iPad for Seniorsā¦ I HAD TOO!!! Hahaha
I purchased my grandfather an iPad on Black Friday for Christmas. I was shopping at Barnes and Noble a couple weeks afterwards - after receiving my Secret Santa Assignment and knowing I had you. I was looking to purchase an iPad Reference Guide for my grandfather so that he was able to read-up on everything he could do with his new iPad. I came-across this booklet / magazine which seemed to have the most information in the simplest language with a lot of pictures and ātutorialsā. I knew you also have an iPad and HAD to purchase you a copy of this simply based-off the title as a āgag giftā! Although, I was flipping through that for a bit and thereās actually A LOT of good information! There were a few tips / tricks that I didnāt even know about myself - and Iām a HUGE Apple Guy!!!
Thanks for the thoughtful post. Iām glad you enjoy the painting i figured you would when you posted about wanting to see everyoneās art. Iāve got some process photos if anyone is interested in seeing them.
Was just about to leave for a trip to my girlfriends parents house in Ohio when my package arrives! Obviously we waited and opened the package filled with wrapped gifts and a ridiculously cool Blastoise picture. Unwrapped everything and discovered all of this!! Absolutely love everything; the promos, the PSA cards (especially the Platinum Blastoise) the Blastoise desk figure & the biscuits were just icing on the cake. I know I already sent a PM, but thanks again @stephneechan, you couldnāt have sent a better gift for the holidays for this Blastoise fan!
I checked my mail this evening and saw that I had a package! I knew it must be my secret santa! Wow! I am blown away by the awesomeness of this package!
First things first, this is how everything arrived! The Hoopa drawing is fantastic! My girlfriend is a huge Hoopa fan, and That drawing will now be a part of our living room collage.
Then I unwrapped the presents and this is what I found:
Now I must ask for some help from the community. Forgive my ignorance, but what are the two Japanese single card packs? As a guy who doesnāt have a whole lot of Japanese product (but who loves Japanese product) these packs are awesome!
In an effort not to be long winded, Iāll wrap up now, but a HUGE THANK YOU goes out to Oz who I can only assume to be @ozenigma here on the forum! Thank you so much for the awesome gift!!!
Santa arrived today and he delivered a package full of awesome! Very generous and he really knocked it out of the park on this. Better than I ever could have hoped for. My SS didnāt leave his E4 username, just a return address. So whoever you are - I really appreciate it!
PSA Cards! Evolutions was my gateway drug back into the Pokemon side the hobby, so that Venusaur is a very welcomed addition to my collection. Iām all about WOTC, and this is actually my first Neo Genesis card - and itās a first edition holo! Really nice looking card too. Oddy enough probably my favorite card of the package, and I didnāt even know I wanted it.
Next up - 3 PSA 10 Shadowless Cards! Over the top. Base set is my favorite set of all time. These 3 cards could have been the whole gift by itself and I would have been thrilled.
My SS even added a cool figure (which will go on my desk), a keychain and a legit Pikachu plush. He knew my favorite 3 Pokemon were The Bulbasaur Evolutions, Zapdos and Gyarados so he hooked it up on the raw cards. Especially love the Base 2 Gyarados. The Bulbasaur and Ivysaur will go in my WOTC binder.
The Zapdos will fit perfectly into an Evolutions set binder Iām working on.
*Edit - there was also a reverse Evolutions Gyarados hidden behind another card. Wonderful!!
I came home from work after a cruddy day to find MY SECRET SANTA GIFT!
Yay! Gifts and art!
Itās my loves in summary! We have Drifloon, Vaporeon, Marill, Skitty, and some other cuties.
All the cards looking clean and gorgeous!
A close up of my shiny and regular Drifloon art-- I canāt wait to hang this up.
OMG yes; Some graded cards, I only have one so Iām so excited to have these beauties; Vaporeon and a fire lizard! I am so impressed by my awesome Secret Santa gift-- thank you a thousand times !! @sandmantheendless
I finally had a chance to open my Secret Santa package, which traveled to me all the way from Finland! It was a tiny box, but magically filled with so many gifts! As @xzini , pointed out, Finland is home of Santa Claus, so the physics-defying conservation of space must be cultural.
This adorable Cubone illustration and cards of my favorite Pokemon and artists already blew me away, but then I realized that there were more cards inside the team bags!
So many beautiful Komiya illustrations (many that I donāt have!) and new cards of my favorite Pokes! But then thereās still moreā¦
#1 Bae in PSA10!!
I love Mario crossovers, and I donāt have either of these deck boxes.
And last (but not least!) A new Cubone to add to my collection and some Finnish chocolates to boot!
Thank you so much Xzini for an incredibly thoughtful (and detailed) gift!
I loved it! Seeing art like this is really an awe-inspiring experience. I was speechless. It is definitely being hanged in my office later today. Thank you so much Silver Snorlax!
(I hope this is you lol)
i figured you would when you posted about wanting to see everyoneās art. Iāve got some process photos if anyone is interested in seeing them.
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