Interesting Promos and Other Joys

hello. my name is un. I am based in the UK. I joined a while ago but did not quite have the confidence to type at first. my husband has now encouraged me to share a little with others.

I wanted to share some cards that I have been collecting in the hope that others might share too, and that I might learn and find more fascinating things that I did not know about.

It is lovely to meet you all. Here is one of the cards in my collection that I thought I might share.

I am particularly interested in participation promos from Taiwan and Hong Kong.

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Welcome to the forum!

I’m glad you’ve found the confidence to share your collection with us. I’m also from the UK, so it’s especially nice to meet another UK-based collector. I also share an interest in participation promos in general. :pikasmile:

I’m looking forward to seeing more of your collection.

Thank you for sharing!

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10/10 promo

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Thank you so much for the warm welcome :hibiscus:Looking forward to learning more and sharing more.

Here is another of mine.. my Pokemon Run Rapidash

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Today I thought I might share this little wonder. :hibiscus:

my Morpeko BiliBiliWorld promo.

When I decided that I would concentrate on collecting promos/prize/participation cards I was met with an entire world of kind and interesting stories about why and how cards exist in the hands of their owners.

I was, for a very long time in my younger days, a rare book seller and I have found that my care for stories of why and how things come to be has followed me… and I am grateful for that.

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I thought I might share this interesting friend with you all today.

It is such a continued joy, to find beautiful and interesting stories in the shape of cards :hibiscus:

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Chinese promos are great, thanks for sharing :slight_smile:
Here are two from my collection, still looking for the jolteon


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Beautiful… I know the feeling of wanting a card to join its others. :hibiscus: I recently completed what seemed like an epic saga.. graded Toys R Us promos : )

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Volkswagen ID.3 Electric Promo Zapdos. The reverse holos have only 2000 copies printed as the boxes they came in are serialized. I like em!

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Yes, I agree.. I like them too.

Here is mine :hibiscus:

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Love that one! Will probably try and pickup an Electabuzz as well. Thanks for sharing!

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and this one too. It makes me smile because the whole thing looks like it’s charging : ) :hibiscus:

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Now we’re talking!

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The Electabuzz is great! I have a few chinchou and laturn coming in soon that I am excited for. Can’t get enough of the dedenne either

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Love these connecting promos!



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Didn’t know about these promos before. Just picked up a Chinchou/Lanturn :slightly_smiling_face:

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It’s a beautiful reprint, I’m excited for you to get them in hand because they look great

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My favourite promo item. Even though it is not expensive, it deserves a GradedGuard and FlexFilm for extra protection. :slight_smile:

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The 2000-copy limit only applies to Reverse Holo copies of Pikachu. The full event was:

  • A non-Holo copy of Pikachu for visiting a local Volkswagen dealer participating the event. If the dealer ran out of Pikachus, non-Holo GXs or Vs are handed out instead.
  • An opaque promo pack for test driving the ID.3. Each pack contains a random non-Holo promo card and a Reverse Holo card with the following restrictions:
    • Pikachus (Holo or not) cannot be pulled from this pack
    • The non-Holo card can never be a GX or V
  • The limited-to-2000, serialized box set for actually buying the ID.3 vehicle and celebrities who worked with the sponsors. Reverse Holo copies of Pikachus are only included in these boxes.
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So once you open the serialized box it is no longer clear if a specific reverse holo came from a pack or a serialized box?

Dealer Visit Promo 2 Card Pack Promo Serialized Box
Revese Holo Pikachu :cross_mark: :cross_mark: :white_check_mark:
Non holo pikachu :white_check_mark: :cross_mark: :cross_mark:
Holo GX or V :cross_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Non-holo GX or V :white_check_mark: :cross_mark: :cross_mark:
Non-holo card :cross_mark: :white_check_mark: :cross_mark:
Reverse holo card :cross_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
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