Starting at around the 03:51 mark he talks about the glossy commons that came from the build & battle kits. I was interested in them, so I checked through the prerelease packs I had left (20 total) and came across zero, but also wasn’t able to find most of the cards in general that TCA Gaming has in the video. No grass pokemon at all, no Growlithe, only the #27 Litten, no Squirtle… With my sample size, I should have every variation of the prerelease packs, because there are generally only a few.
Alright well, once I had some time I dug through all my Unbroken Bonds common/uncommon bulk. I found seven common sets from booster packs that are all distinctly glossy:
I was actually really surprised at how glossy they are. They are remarkably similar to the Vending Series cards:
I opened 382 packs of Unbroken Bonds. At that rate, less than 2% of my packs contained glossy commons (0% of my packs contained a single Reshiram/Charizard ). I think it’s a cool variation with how pronounced the glossy texture is and makes it distinctly different.
So apparently some cards in the packs from a Shining Legends ETB were Glossy for this person (all Uncommons), similar as all non-Holo Commons in the Unbroken Bonds pre-release Build & Battle kits.
Bought one of these Battle & Build boxes which arrived yesterday. Two of the four packs also contained these Glossy Common cards. I currently have three more boxes incoming to see if I can pull any more.
The cards aren’t as glossy as Japanese Glossy promos/vending machine cards, but they’re still definitely very noticeably glossy (unlike the semi-glossy backs of the Australian Red Logo packs or Base Set cards, for which you’ll need a flashlight/angle to see the difference); which you can also see in the pictures and video of this thread.
PS: The Glossy Commons I pulled were: 16/214 Tangela; 46/214 Krabby; 27/214 Litten; 152/214 Lickitung; 145/214 Spearow; 128/214 Meltan; 93/214 Rhyhorn; 150/214 Doduo; 141/214 Spritzee; 98/214 Gligar. Will update here once I’ve opened the three boxes that are incoming (and I also have the Pikachu incoming from Alec, thanks again ).
At first I was confused thinking they came from the premade decks inside the Build & Battle boxes, but it seems clear now they come from the packs inside! Thank you for the update
Yeah, it’s indeed the packs inside the box. The Deck itself didn’t contained any Glossy cards in the box I opened. And two of the four packs contained these Glossy Commons. You notice them right away when you open the pack tbh.
I have found that all the Volcanion Rare holos 25/214 in the Charizard Rashiram league battle deck, are glossy. I haven’t heard of or seen any other rare holo glossys. I bought a couple of cards, from five different eBay sales, of the League deck and a couple from five places of booster holos. All league deck 25/214 Holos’ were glossy and the other holos were normal paper finish. So there must be a legitimate count of the Volcanion league battle deck Holos.
These people are smart by posting this type of video.
Step 1: buy those uncommon sets that most people don’t want, meanwhile, establish a decent inventory to sell in the future.
Step 2: make a video on YT about these sets and say they are undervalued.
Step 3: wait.
Step 4: TA DA~ free money.
Organic growth. A true legend.
Edit: Forgot to mention, the moment you watch these videos, they have already scoped most of the cards on the market. only a few are left.
ITS ALREADY TOO LATE.
). I think it’s a cool variation with how pronounced the glossy texture is and makes it distinctly different.
I currently have three more boxes incoming to see if I can pull any more.
