Pokemon News Leaflets - I love this old promotional stuff, they all feature the TCG merchandise you could have bought back in 1999/2000 and tournament/events like the TMB/SSB/Grand Party.
Official D-Ring Binders - This artwork for Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean has long been a favourite of mine, especially on the booster packs, so I’m very pleased to finally have one. And no points for guessing whats going in the Neo binder.
Aaah the Golden Sky Silvery Ocean binder art is incredible!
Oldschool Japanese artwork is my favorite thing in the hobby which makes this topic a genuine treasure trove.
Thanks for sharing all this lovely content and keep that collection growing! P.S. Those scans are crisp!
Thanks 
My ultimate goal is to recreate an old Japanese card shop storefront.
Base set booster box sealedishWhat can I say? I’ve wanted one of these since I started collecting. I’m really pleased to finally have one, but unfortunately this box isn’t the one. It has a couple of concerning issues, mainly that it’s not quite sealed (big split on the right side) and some water damage(?) on the bottom. It still is the original box and has all the history, it’s just a bit of shame.
Neo 4 ‘Darkness, and to Light’ almost full box 50/60 packs.
Very pleased to finally have the last box from the Neo series, and it being almost full is so satisfying. Shame about the sticker, but until I can find a method to remove it without damaging the box, it’ll stay put.
When I can rig up a big enough black background I’ll get a family photo of the Neo series.
I usually get good results removing stickers from cardboard (like retro game boxes) with a hair dryer. The heat softens up the glue and makes it easy to remove it without residue. Just make sure you don’t hold the hair dryer too close and for too long. Also be gentle when pulling off the sticker!
If you feel uncomfortable trying it on such a nice product, put some random stickers on some other cardboard (NOT YOUR OTHER BOXES! ;-)) and get some experience under your belt before attempting to get this one done. You’ll get a feel for it, because every sticker you’ll encounter is different.
Liquids like isopropyl alcohol (or Goo Gone) also do the trick, but on such ‘soft’ surfaces like cardboard, it almost certainly has an effect on the colors/material, so I mostly reserve that method for ‘hard’ plastic surfaces (like retro game cartridges and such).
Hope this helps! I can’t stand (ugly) stickers on such great products either. Though be glad it’s not written on with a sharpie!
Thanks for the info, I’ll try what you mentioned on a substitute box to practice with. And I do have a PCG Flight of Legends box with ‘Packs for sale ebay’ in sharpie over it. So I guess there’s no hope for a sharpie?
Actually, there is. But it’s a VERY big gamble, so you’ve been warned.
As you can imagine, in the retro game world, there are a lot of people at flea markets and such, who think the outer box is just for show. So they don’t mind scribbling their price (and reductions throughout the day) on the cardboard box with a sharpie. I’ve had multiple boxes defiled in such a way, that I wanted to test out some methods to get off that sharpie.
I’ve had both good and bad results with a cotton swab, loaded with a bit of 96% Isopropyl alcohol (though any percentage above 90% will get you the same results). The key is to use the least amount possible. Overdo it and you’ll end up with discolored/weakened cardboard in some cases. It’s also easier to get it off cardboard that has this ‘smooth’ kind of texture, which I think every Pokémon box has, but wasn’t always the case in early retro gaming (especially with the console-boxes). To further clarify; the cardboard that’s tricky to clean sharpie off has those miniscule hairs that each take up their bit of ink, while the smooth cardboard variant has simply ink on top of the surface. I’ve experienced both succes as well as failure on both types of surfaces, so there are no guarantees.
On a few rare occasions, simply swiping a dry cotton swab across the surface could take up a lot of the ink, so try that first (carefully, so you just take it off, instead of smearing the ink further!).
As you can tell, it’s a risk and there’s nothing you can do when the alcohol is applied and it’s discoloring or taking off the printed ink as well. With the removing of stickers you can at least tell it’s not working while doing it, so you can stop and leave it alone.
Again, I hope this helps. Good luck! 
Fantastic collection! Might I ask where you acquired these awesome booklets for your boxes? Was wondering if there are any of these around for VS boxes.
The artwork is great and I am glad you enjoy non-English cards 
I got them from yahoo auctions, they used to crop up every now and then but I haven’t seen any for a while now. There’s some on ebay.com but they’re a bit pricey for Neo 2/3/4.
As for VS, I’ve not seen any booklets, but there is this pamphlet thing that I think was included with Trainer Magazine Volume 13. It contains pictures of all the cards and a checklist.
Man, what an amazing collection! loved readying and looking through all your posts nice work 