Hey guys, thought it was about time i get one of these threads created. A little about me for those who don’t know me.
I got back into collecting in 2008. Growing up, Pokemon was my childhood. There is no series, franchise, cartoon, game or “kids” thing that i loved more than pokemon, and that has stuck with me through my adult life. I got hooked in primary school to the anime, original topps cards, the trading cards, the games, toys, and anything pokemon related.
As I entered secondary school I still collected the cards, however most have my friends had “grown up” and were no longer interested. I lost interest in the series with gen 3, as many of us did, and moved onto things like yugioh, dragonball z, and non “kids” related stuff. However when Fire Red / Leaf Green were released, i got back into playing pokemon games, but it wasn’t until 2008 I started buying the cards again.
My collection consists of primarily WOTC cards or older japanese cards. I also keep a look out for various pokemon merchandise, such as games and sealed toys, however I don’t collect enough of them to consider myself a pokemon “toy collector”, rather Im a pokemon card collector, who also collects various other pokemon merchandise. (I also collect yugioh cards, and dragonball z merchandise, but to a much lesser extent than pokemon)
Ill use this thread to, over time, showcase a large part of my collection, and keep updating it with older things ive got along with new purchases.
Ok soooooooooooooooooooo, onto my latest collection addition. The pokemon Neo Genesis Unlimited Collection.
This was a set that as a kid i loved, and still do love. I remember getting my first experience of Generation 2 from pokemon magazines, “leaked” card scans, and japanese cards from car boot sales and markets. I bought the neo genesis started pokemon promo folder, which I still have in its packaging (albeit it isnt worth much anyway) however I was super excited for gen 2 as a kid. My first english experience of gen 2 was the cold fusion deck and some neo genesis booster packs, i pulled a Heracross from my first booster (Awesome!)
I managed to build up a fair amount of the neo genesis cards as a kid, however i didn’t complete the set.
My latest collection addition the complete neo genesis set:
