Hahaha dayum..yeap he was but it was waaay to pricy for my taste..he did our names in japanese and we got some of his artwork prints..
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What was his pricing on the sketches?
Curious as I’ve been to several events over the years and the pricing has increased gradually.
First event was 2022 or 2023 and it was under €100 a sketch.
Had this done at Megacon Jan 2025 in London and it was more or less 200€ a pop.
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Oh shieeeet, you got the vertical signature! He doesnt like to do those anymore man! Nice! I paid ±380 eu for 2 signatures. Sketches were 1.5k eu for two, one signature and one sketch was 1k eu man
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Wow, 1k Euro for a sketch and signature is very steep. I say steep because his Gala event pricing in EU was reasonably priced? I think? and that was in 2024, so not that much in the past. Maybe the prices also scales with what these sketches sell for on secondary market or the general rise the card values?
Your signed cards look great. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers!
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That’s absolutely mental.
I mean I appreciate the hustle and Arita has the absolute right to do that but damn.
I guess he gotta do pop control somehow but the issue is that resellers will still pay that for sketches - normal collectors without unlimited budget won’t.
Also had this done in 2024 in Cologne.
Love them!
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Always wanted a signature on some of my cards but the prices are more than what i expected. Surely they wont keep increasing or is it based on location?
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Vertical and gold flames? He defo was and in a good mood and/or liked your vibe matey!
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I think these prices are the new normal as all slots sold out so i dont see why he would do ot for less tbh
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recently discovered that I had a couple of these myself. This packaging hit SO HARD! So cool. Congrats!
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Ok here are a couple pages. They are staples brand so that might be important to note. Realized I actually never got wind from the sea damn.
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This looks so good, Brendan!
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Awesome! Love that you have them as cover pages for what looks like a vintage Japanese card binder
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I wanted to reward myself for triumphing through adversity of trying to not to buy cards for No Buy October
Bought some huge collection goals and that Lugia Holo foil with the swirl is insaneeee
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It absolutely is. Japanese exlusive and complete old back binder. Well like I always say not truly complete but I have no desire for trophies 
I think I’ve shown most of it in my collection thread if you wanna see it 
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