I also had this art come in. I’d like to own the grand party card someday, but for now I feel like this can be a place holder.
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Water types with old cgc labels are chefs kiss
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Still can’t believe I got these. Massive progress towards the europop set. Torchic is now finished (and now I have an extra Italian!) and I’m only missing French Treecko. Let’s not talk about Mudkip…
To complete the EX era winner stamps I am now only missing Italian Combusken, Jumbo Oran Berry, Jumbo Multi Energy, and Jumbo Metal Energy.
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I wish I kept one of my Milotic’s in the old CGC label but I just had to crack it.. 
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Wow great pickups!
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Thank you!!!
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Hit up a local card show. Unfortunately due to crazy crap happening today I only had a bout a half hour, but managed to grab these which have all been in my list.
4 more cards off my CZ masterset and my favorite legends bird. I almost picked up the Rocket Moltres Box cause I want that so bad but I just. … couldn’t justify it right now with all the other Christmas stuff I have had to buy.
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i got myself a half-dozen 151 packs through the mail!! they were about $10 a pack which i realize is above msrp, but i wanted to see what it was like to open a fresh booster pack as an adult while i find my desired singles in bits and pieces. happy to report that the smell of fresh cards in the little package has not changed 
it took me straight back to the first time.
the dimensions of the art boxes are a little uncanny valley to me (seems wider and shorter than vintage, like the change from 4:3 to 16:9) but the art itself is wonderful!! and i especially liked the ones with full art and the texturing, that’s a very cool development. these three were my favorite!!
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fantastic pulls!
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You opened 6 packs and pulled those 3 cards? 
You wanna go to the casino with me?
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i’ve never been inside a casino in my life and I’d like to keep that streak going as long as possible 
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i ordered many simplified chinese items:
Gengar Mimikyu SRR APH 10 black
2x Umbreon Vmax SR CCIC 10
Rayquaza Vmax CCIC 10
Solgaleo Lunala GX SR PCG 10
Mewtwo Mew tag team GX NM+
Bubble Mew NM+
Gardevoir Sylveon tag team GX NM+
the pokeball gift box set 1 and 2 completed
magikarp shinji kanda ccic 10
2x Giratina V shinji ccic 10
Lugia V SR ccic 10
gem pack 3 Gengar Ccic 10
Espeon Deoxys Tag team aph 10 black
eevee darkrai BCTC 9.5
eevee darkrai CGC 10
Blastoise piplup SR aph 10 black
Charizard Braixen SR ccic 10
Venusaur Celebi SR ccic 10
Rayquaza V alt art ccic 10 (CS4bc)
Mew V alt art CCIC 10 (CS4bc)
its my first chinese cards order. i recently got into the chinese items with the 5th ani box and got hooked did some research and i really like them. will get half of the items tomorrow, really excited, that way i also get my hands on my fav cards for a fraction of the price for jp or english cards 
this might be also a little test i might regrade most cards with either PSA or BGS as i am in europe BGS is more comfortable but i would still like to grade with psa finally. i heared good stuff about CCIC 10s (they likely turn into 10s will see if i can approve that in the future if i decide to regrade them)
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I failed my no buy for the rest of the year I stayed 4 weeks strong. I purchased this beautiful raikou to go with my Suicune ex I bought last month. Will get entei soon probably 2026. I’m seriously hard capped rest of 2025 now
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I’m normally not the biggest fan of old cgc slabs but this colour scheme is beautiful! Add that swirl and the entity is near perfect
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Price of the Larry SAR was dropping so decided to pick one up through eBay when the seller offered a discount. It gives Midnight Diner vibes. Second pic is a closeup of the card’s texture.
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Action Flipz from the last few months! I needed a handful of these to completely finish both Premier Edition and Series 1 sets
But the main highlights are the sealed uncut sheet sets, the Pikachu series 1 promo, and 3 especially large NFC flipz
Pikachu promo flip from Premier Edition to advertise Series 1. The back is the only difference between it and the regular Pikachu flip. I learned about this card thanks to @samsamsamsmsms’s post here
Sealed Series 1 uncut sheet promo sets (9 3x3 sheets per set). Came without the Cards Inc. certificate of authenticity, but 2 sets arrived when I only expected 1
. 8,000 sheet sets were produced
3 large non-factory cut flipz - Snorlax, Articuno, Psyduck. Given the NFC Articuno’s white border on the left, it’s neat to know it was cut from a larger sheet rather than the 3x3 promo sheets. Psyduck’s left edge has some of Exeggcute’s green background on it
Some alignment dots on the backs
And a few Premier Edition flipz with miscuts on the left side
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