I never asked CGC for free shipping in my life, I just send it there and it somehow gets back to me without a problem…
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I will:
Buy the remaining holos I wanted for my display. I have changed what I wanted to achieve my goals faster.Bit bullet.- Bar a select few, sell any slab acquired after 2019. Everything worth keeping, in the safe, for safety!
Consolidate binders into two, one for my complete first gen sets, one for all the rest of my holos and nostalgic childhood cards.Done.- Also consolidate all of my YuGiOh! this way.
- Everything else into a bulk box.
- Sell/give away all of my other storage supplies, tins, toploaders etc etc.
- Chuck everything except the display and binders into loft.
- Exit hobby.
I’ll have one nice display. That’s it. The only evidence. Binders to pore over on a rainy day.
I bought one card all October. Nothing this month at all. My disposition has been waning for a while anyway.
I’m tired of the consumption, not just the buying, but how it consumes us too. We’re in the right place to see it daily. I personally feel like there’s been another shift and that there’s been some change for the worse, and the vibe is just off for me. My opinion.
It’s taken me a lot of childhood reflection and work to realise I don’t need the things I never had. Just accept that which never was and be who I needed back then.
Pretty deep, for an esoteric Pokémon card weaving forum, no?
But I feel like I’m pretty over it. I’ll still hover I’m sure, and I still love Pokémon, but I don’t really feel any desire to buy anymore.
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My main 2026 goal is pretty simple, it’s to share more of my collection here and/or elsewhere and also write down the reasons for why I added X to my collection. My hope is that it will be a way to better appreciate what I have and also help sharpen my collecting focus.
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In 2026.. I’m hoping I can finally finish off my WOTC binder sets. Still have several gaps left to fill.. mainly 1st Ed Base holos and Neo Destiny Shinings. I think these are basically my 2025 goals all over again, but it’s been a very busy year for me that I just haven’t really spent the time (or money) with Pokemon like I did a few years back. In addition, the market in 2025 has also been quite hot and so I feel like I sort of missed my opportunity to get deals I was hoping to get this year.
I also have a lot of re-organizing of my collection to do, hoping to spend some time coming up as I should be stuck inside more often soon. I know for sure I have several packages I am yet to even open, so it’d be great to take time and sort through my cards again for sure.
Aside from all this.. I’d also like keep up more with releases again. I kind of got bored with S&V at times compared to SWSH.. so I may start looking at more modern stuff again. In addition, I’ve totally not kept up with Japanese releases at all the past couple years, so lots to re-visit in 2026 for me.
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UniKarp. Just missed the two on Fanatics this last block but I’ll get one soon.
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- Continue adding to my Giovanni and Persian binder page
- Add to my other binder pages to finish them (only need another 4-5 cards)
- Was thinking of starting a collection of trainer cards from PLZA but waiting for the rest to be announced
- Otherwise sitting on my hands until the announcement of 30th anniversary cards and seeing what they bring out then.
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This collecting goal just appeared today and it’s unrelated to Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh:
I have like half year to organize myself to buy the Pip Pirrup plush (YouTooz) …
For those who don’t know, Pip is a (deceased) character from South Park who technically never gets merchandise … In fact, one of the “Holy Grails” in South Park merchandising collecting is a Pip plush (from 1998) valued over $1K USD … This expensive plush was the only merchandising of this character that existed (it’s extremely rare to find) … until the YouTooz version appeared as a good alternative …
Pip is my favourite character from South Park, so I have considered this plush as a goal for next year …
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Let’s see:
- Round off my Gen 3 and Gen 4 theme deck collections (if I don’t manage to get the last few by years’ end)
- Might or might not dip into Gen 5 theme decks - I’ve got a few already and most are fairly priced still
- Obtain the metal Rayquaza, Latios, and Latias coins released at tournaments in Japan during Gen 3
- Trade away or sell most of my excess/duplicate coins
- Stay on top of the new ETB releases and keep going to pre-release events for new sets
- If the 30th anniversary set contains reprints and is similar in scope to Celebrations then I’ll probably work on master-setting it
Other than the above, I’d like to spend less and save up since I definitely overextended myself this year.
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Theme decks are underrated IMO (lets keep it that way) - no gambling involved (well, there are a few exceptions) and the box art on the old stuff is so good.
Anyways, I haven’t even posted a photo of my whole collection yet… I’d love to do so but I’m pretty behind on updating my collection thread and life has been very busy 
. I should have definitely have some time around the end of the month to get caught up 
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Cant wait to see it. I’ll probably update my collection thread as well this year. Not much visibly different but more sealed and lots of new decks.
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