@pieterpie ,Got these gems in today and figured it was the perfect time to start a collection thread. I mostly collect pin and coins, so expect to see a lot of those! Here we have the most recent addition to my coin collection, a Tapu Bulu and Cosmog coin!
Been a while since I posted a collection update. Sorry been really busy. I just had to share this milestone for me though. I just got the FINAL pin I needed to complete my older pokemon tournament pin collection. Shout out to TrollandToad for tracking the last one down for me!
Pretty excited to have a complete set. Still looking for some condition upgrades though.
Got some really nice pins in the other day. These are actually Hard Rock Cafe pokemon pins! Including the lounging Pikachu which I have another version without marking and different back texture. Also included in the pic is a few coins I neglected recently and a Japanese imported Espeon Deoxys coin!
In the final picture, we have a very interesting Pocket Monster Tazo shooting set I haven’t seen before and a Detective Pikachu Mr. Mime figure I found for $1 that I couldn’t resist.
Hewre is a pretty worthy update! I finally decided to get the next set of PokePin gameboy cartridge pins from Baine on Etsy (snagged a nice “Pintendo Pinboy Color” pins as well). I took a picture of them all together:
Also making more headway on my sealed world champs competitor pin collection I snagged a 2020 Latian America version competitor pin!
And that’s just the first page of the binder! Currently I have 138 unique small coins and 158 unique larger coins. That’s not counting metal coins, cardboard coins, battle coins, pogs, tazos, etc.
It’s a combination. Bulbapedia is a good place to start for the usual blister and box releases as well as the league badges. As for the more obscure pins it a combination of talking with other collectors, doing research online, contacting companies, and literally just searching every eBay auction with the words “Pokemon Pin” on a daily basis. There is honestly not that many good resources at all to be frank.