Hi all,
Some of you may remember me from years ago, and I am happy to be back on the forum! I appreciate the mods’ help in getting me back on. I’d particularly like to thank @fourthstartcg , who I was lucky enough to meet back in August at Worlds!
A little back story: I collected heavily when I was a kid back in 1999-2002 or so, and I stopped for many years until a flood destroyed most of my remaining childhood collection back in 2017. That re-lit the spark (at a good time!) and a trip to Japan in 2018 helped cement that even more. I got pushed even further back into collecting, and particularly errors, when @cataclysm80 visited CGC’s offices in 2020 with a CRAZY binder of MTG errors, which also included a Protostoise! I since did the analysis and wrote the authentication article for the first four graded by CGC, including that very same card we saw in 2020.
I actually did collect errors when I was a kid, although they would all be considered variants now. For example, I once pulled (and noticed!) an Evolution Box Wartortle error at Pokémon League at Books a’ Million back in 2000 when I was 10. Wild times.
Anywho, now I mostly collect errors, as well as gemmy vintage Japanese cards. I also started dabbling in signed cards. Below are some of my favorites I think ya’ll might like!
Once again, thanks for having me back!
Paul
