Kingdra collection update - slabs and binder

Well getting them all in PSA 10 will take me some time, as there is nearly 40 cards just in English (1st ed, unlimited, holo, non-holo, rev. holo etc.). I also collect Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, German and so on, but I do not expect to collect all the 232 Kingdra cards and variations, so I will just hoard more and more PSA 10s and hopefully sell some of them at some point!

If I had to choose another pokemon, then probably Crobat - I really like the art!

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Loving the aesthetic of this collection thread :ok_hand:t2:

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Very cool. Kingdra is definitely a cool pokemon and you already got the psa 10 crystal. Such an awesome looking card

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Thanks ! In terms of money, Crystal, 1st Neo Genesis and Aquapolis (H14) are the most expensive. After that it is hoping that someone decides to sell one before I die.

I also collect non-tcg and there’s 5 Bandai Kingdra cards that I know of - really hard to get in mint condition!

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Dude Kingdra is so amazing. I guess I’ll continue visiting this thread and saying the same thing over and over again.

Love seeing its beautiful orginal neo release, both eng and JP. I hope you get a 10 on that 1st edition. It is glorious.

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I am sure every once in a while, we buy cards regardless of their price…

I just finally bought a Fates Collide FA Kingdra PSA 10 and paid another 80USD extra on top of it for shipping and customs.

WAS THIS WORTH IT - NO
AM I HAPPY - ABSOLUTELY

I was hunting for a pack-fresh ones for a long time but honestly, the whitening on this set was quite an issue, I even had cards come out as PSA 7 at most out of the pack. Next is the EX-Holo Kingdra.

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Not a kingdom fan myself, but serious respect to the dedication!

Thanks! :heart_eyes:

Awesome! Love seeing species collections. Looks great!!

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@goonhoon, regarding Kingdra prime, I suspect its also because people aren’t very interested in grading primes. Also, Kingdra prime seems to be quite plentiful in supply, and quite affordable too.

From some anecdotal evidence e.g. GradedGroudon’s got a PSA 10 prime collection, I’ve heard that primes are actually a bit tricky to grade due to the print quality of HGSS & the silver border that prime cards have. Nonetheless, perhaps you could consider trying to grade them yourself?

Lovely collection! I’m definitely much more of a species collector than a set collector (:

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I certainly considered that, but out of the 5 mint raw ones I have handled all had either minor scratches or slight creasing on the border, otherwise in perfect mint quality. I have a JPN PSA 10 but those aren’t as hard to grade given the overall quality of Japanese cards.

I am not too strict about PSA 10s as of now, so when I find a nice PSA 9 I will probably buy that one. There’s one on eBay but I do not like how the back looks like ;P.

In other news: There’s only one Plasma Freeze Holo Kingdra graded in PSA across all grades (in PSA 9) and I found the seller yesterday. Already on my way to me!

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Prime Kingdra in English (POP 7 in PSA 10) was giving me nightmares, so I at least got the JPN one for now (POP 11 …).

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Kingdra is starting to grow on me recently. So this post is really cool and relateable

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Kingdra has so many great arts, very nice collection!

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A new Slowpoke to add to my general collection and an AG Kingdra card from around 2005 I believe?

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Trainer’s Magazine Vol. 3 - 1999

This is the 3rd issue of the Trainer’s Magazine. A few pages of this one documented the Tropical Mega Battle tournament that took place between 1999 and 2001 in Hawaii. To commemorate the event the magazine included a bilingual Exeggutor card.

This card was also given to those attending the event I believe, and had slight print differences to this one. The card was also reprinted in the Evolutions set.

(correct me if I am wrong)

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Updated the main post! The Fates Collide FA is now my favourite card despite not being a fan of modern full art card artworks.

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Finally found someone willing to sell one of these error cards to me for a reasonable amount:

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Very interesting error. Congrats on the new additions! The texture on the FC Kingdra is beautiful.