Did it autocorrect to Naomi?
Haha, it’s Naoki
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Welcome into the light of the fourum, @oxidelake , and glad to hear you’re on the light side (fun side) of the hobby, in my opinion: themed collections. Not to say that the master set collectors and condition collectors are the ‘dark’ side, but there’s certainly less levity, I think.
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Please don’t take that out of context. haha. I didn’t say that.
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@A.P.Speeze Yeah… I switched to an iPhone last year after having an Android for 10+ years and the autocorrect is still something I’m not used to.
@xileets Until this place corrupts me and one day I realize I’m bidding on a a full 1st ed. base set on EBay.
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Well, if you do don’t let the stress turn you. 
haha. There’s always the Grey.
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I tease of course!
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Hello, I’ve been lurking on both Discord and the forum for a while! I’ve been drawn further in by the passion and dedication you all have for the hobby. Some of my fondest childhood memories involved the TCG.
When I was a kid there was a game shop local to me (I live in Australia) which must have had some pretty poor inventory management because as late as 2007, they chucked a full display of WOTC 2 Player Starter Sets onto their shelves. The simplicity of the box art piqued my interest, and with my parents’ approval, that 1st edition Machamp became mine.
It was a very strange place; later that year they had an Unlimited Jungle display at the register, from which I snagged a couple packs, followed by a fake Skyridge box… and they were aware that it wasn’t authentic! The cashier came up behind me as I was casually looking at the packs and went ‘oh yeah they’re not real btw :)’.
Over the years, I begged my parents for packs on the weekend, trading my pulls in the schoolyard from around the release of DP base set all the way until just before Call of Legends, at which point I decided I was too cool for Pokemon.
A few years ago, I stumbled across an smpratte video, and fell down the rabbit hole of Japanese Promos. Snover is my favourite Pokemon, so I waited for a clean Hokkaido Pal City to show up on Mercari, bought it, and became promptly addicted to DP/DPPt-era promos.
I love the way Japanese Promos tell stories; the various regions of Japan represented in the Pal City set, the special Morii Pikachu promos (098/DP-P through 102/DP-P) which are each dedicated to commemorating their own Pokemon Centre across the country, the concept behind the Trade Please promos - it’s all so compelling.
I’m hoping to build on the exclusive DPPt collection further this year!
Cheers
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Welcome to the forum, @subcat! Glad you came out of the shadows! It’s always nice to hear such a familiar story about the collecting path. I also love the Yuka Morii Anniversary Pokemon center promos, a very special release indeed.
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Welcome to the forum 
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Welcome @subcat . Glad to have you come out of the shadows. A promo collector at that as well which makes me happy. Would love to hear your collection stories and also look at your collection whenever you share them. Have a lovely time here.
Cheers!
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Hi @subcat! Welcome to the fourum! Snover is a cool and different favorite, and I’m glad to hear you’ve already discovered the wonder of JP promos. Best of luck with your collecting journey.
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Hi! “shinyumbreon” here! (for now just using my username, i have a way too “recognizable” name 
)
I am a member for around 10 days i think? Posted a few times, but somehow missed this topic!
So, let’s see.
I am 27, a first year midwifery student, and also a veterinary nurse. Besides pkmn I love to be creative; I write, dance, listen to music, do gymnastics and draw. And probably more hah.
‘‘I am a Jack of all trades, master of none oftentimes better than a master of one.’’
I’m from the Netherlands, living with my boyfriend and our 7 y/o twins, beautiful son and daughter; Kellogs and Brinta (Yes, they are cats but i dont see the difference okay?)
and i’ve been a Pokemón fan since i can remember. I remember playing Pokemon Sapphire and started learning English that way!
I have always collected cards, played the games, and I was always exactly on time to watch a Pokemon episode ríght before school; i got dressed, got my cereal and sat on the floor while my grandma did my hair. She was always complaining about that loud “Pikachu” (every animated animal was Pikachu for her lol)
So around 12/14 y/o maybe, I randomly decided to sell my cards. My father is an artist, and knows about value, and collecting, and he always told me to never get rid of them.
And ofcourse, what does a 13 y/o teenager do who needs extra cash for her snacks?
Sell all of her collectibles. For around 3? euro’s maybe?
I don’t even know, sometimes I still am not sure if i sold it all. All of these years im thinking " They must be somewhere in the attic or basement or…" One day i will empty every old moldy box to be SURE there isn’t a binder somewhere. It is quite a sensitive topic for me, tbh.
But I always have been a huge pkmn fan, even after selling the cards. I have played the games throughout my teens till now (had a break in the sun/moon/black/white era).
I always wanted to start collecting again, I just did not know how… where to start… what to buy…
Last few years i dabbled in trying to collect the cards again… had a hyperfocus on them for 3 months (yay adhd) and then stopped/paused. Not that i wasn’t interested anymore, no. It’s because i wanted it to be perfect and complete asap and … yeah… thats not how it works.
So i gave it a good thought. What do i WANT to collect, exactly?
I knew it. It hit me. I looked at my arm, and I had found my niche:
Eeveelutions! A month-ish ago I “officially” started collecting all of the Eeveelutions! My favourites would be Umbreon and Espeon, I’d say, but I love them all very much.
Here i try to share my cards with you. I am trying to find a way to sort/organize them, so its not all of the cards yet. I think that’s all! This was long enough :)!
xo shinyumbreon
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Welcome! Great to hear more of your story and awesome tattoo! Best of luck on your studies. I’m currently interviewing for jobs and Pokemon collecting has been a nice hobby to relax with.
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Welcome to the forum
Just peeked at your collection thread - looks like you already have an awesome start. I particularly like that Flareon card you posted.
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Thank you! That is so kind!
Ooehh goodluck with the job hunt. You got this!
And indeed, it can take your mind of things a bit.
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Naww thank you!! Which one? The FA, or? 
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Welcome here, @shinyumbreon! Species collecting is a great place to start in my opinion! Lots of interesting cards at every price point, especially for the eeveelutions 
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Wow! How cool! Congrats, and best of luck on your studies AS WELL as your collecting. Glad to have you here, @shinyumbreon!
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Thank you!!
Indeed! I agree, but sometimes I forget that in fact; its 9 species :") I need to get more binders hah.
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