2 opposite ends of the spectrum recently - a big goal piece, and then one of the most beautiful cards you can get for 50 cents.
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Welcome to the forum!
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Happy to be here 
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Deffo gonna do the GS manga, and possibly the Gen 3 stuff too. I’ll see how it goes!
I also want to read the other manga that started with “Electric Tale of Pikachu” as I also read some of that as a kid. That one is a bit more expensive and awkward to get hold of (at least in the UK) because it was only printed once as far as I know, not like Adventures which has had so many reprints. But I remember really enjoying what I did read of it.
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Welcome to the forums @LLY and also to the pearl gang! Awesome first post to showcase. It is a really amazing prize card to have. Wishing you success is hunting the other 2.
Do you have other collection goals besides this? Thanks for sharing.
Cheers!
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I appreciate the best wishes, Mr.Bubbles
I recently reached out to other collectors to source a miracle diamond; hoping to obtain one in the next month or two.
As for other cards—I negotiated a trade for a 2009 Japan Design Contest Arceus a month ago; very grateful to the owner to allow me to upgrade my Ichiban winner.
Looking to close the trade by end of the month.
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I’d like to present you all my new beast from hell …
Team Rocket’s Houndoom … in Latin American Spanish!!!
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Wow such a high grade for that card. Congrats.
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Love that swirl placement!
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted and I plan on showing a bit of my collection and how it changed organically over the past couple of years. For now, here’s a couple of my favourite Staryu arts recently caught. Fukuyama giving us an underground swan lake rehearsal and Arita with a brooding cyborg awakening. Love the contrast.
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Too late!
This could have been a great contender for @qwachansey swirl contest!
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I hope one day Pre-releases will get their own art. 4 copies of English variants for one Japanese card is a bit much for some average art.
The cosmos on the prereleases are wicked nice though:
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I love that cosmos variant!
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Excellent! That should go on the god-tier swirls thread!
Great find!
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The cosmos on a lot of promo cards recently for sets have been fantastic, I’ve been considering making a binder of just these cards because the holo looks so good and (as of now) all of the cards are pretty cheap raw!
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