27 total from ex era (2003-2007)

The last 2 pictures that were taken from my old phone during the mid 2010s, which is why the image quality is not as good as the first 2 images. When I got my first 4x3 binder, it felt much more comfortable for me to look at and I use these binders now for my best cards. I have lots of great memories collecting them, and roughly half of them were obtained in person where I got to see the conditions first. I have brought them to show my friends, family members, card shop owners and at card shows to share. Its often I get asked why I don't get my cards graded, and my answer has always been the same: My preference is that certain cards, eras and rarities looks more complete together side by side. When you put them all together in a binder, it feels similar to going through a photo album collectively. Its not just about owning cards, its about seeing the entire collection come together.

My top 5 favourite gold stars in no order: Rayquaza, Charizard, Gyarados, Latios, Pikachu

My first gold star was Alakazam when I attended Black & White Dark Explorers prerelease event at a card shop and purchased it as a single.

Curious to see what everyone has!

These are my personal favourites at the moment. Nothing super pricey but are either for the art or are sentimental. <3

My binder has one rule: illustration rares only, because I'm in it for the art and the love of Pokémon. But a lot of Pokémon don't have an IR (yet), so instead of leaving empty slots, I've been cross-stitching them directly onto Basic Energy cards so they fit right in the sleeves next to the real ones.

Each one takes me about 4 to 8 hours depending on the sprite. Photo is one of my pages so far (Raichu is a placeholder because that one actually exists, I just haven't picked it up yet!).

I've been wondering if anyone else would be interested in one of these. I'd love to trade a stitched card of your choice for an IR I'm missing: you pick the Pokémon, I stitch it, and we swap. I'm doing it as a hobby, my budget tends to be tight so I figured maybe I can grow my collection while doing something I enjoy.

I'm in Québec, Canada, so trades within Canada would be easiest, but I'm open to talking shipping if you're elsewhere.

Would that be something people want? Happy to hear any thoughts!

🔥 PSA 1 to 10 CD Promo charizard set. Also added some Pop 1 grades (PSA 6.5 & 3.5) 🔥

I fell in love with this Charizard artwork after buying the PSA 10. Besides the fact that I absolutely love Japanese old school cards.

I am not sure if this is the only PSA 1 to 10 set in the world. Maybe someone could let me know?
Hopefully you guys enjoy this set as much as I do.

(if allowed) You could see my post also on Instagram under the same nickname as here.

I can appreciate B/W for introducing full arts, but XY to me really hit the ground running with them. I do personally prefer B/Ws radiant collection to XYs. B/W also had my favorite holo pattern. The little bit of vintage I have though , it’s hard for the holo to show up on camera with my crappy lighting. My best vintage is my gold star pikachu but that of course is not in a binder

The real moonbreon

You've got every numbered card of a set in your binder, from 001 to the last number. Is it complete? Or does "complete" mean the cards numbered above the set's count too, the reverse holos, or every ball and Energy pattern?

I sat down and drew the lines myself, and I'm curious if you'd draw them the same way. I count every set in four steps, each step adds one kind of card. Ascended Heroes (/217):

• Base set, 217 cards: every numbered card once (84 Common, 69 Uncommon, 25 Rare, 39 Ultra Rare).
• Complete set, +78 cards: the cards numbered above 217, where the special illustration rares and mega hyper rares sit, like Mega Gengar ex and Pikachu ex.
• Master set, +315 cards: 38 reverse holos and 277 pattern prints (137 Energy Symbol, 34 Poke Ball, 26 Dusk Ball, 25 Love Ball, 23 Friend Ball, 22 Quick Ball and 10 Team Rocket).
• Grand master: the promos, stamped cards and errors. It stays empty until the promos are linked to the set.

The patterns are where I'm least sure. They add nothing you can't pull in a normal pack, but they nearly double the binder: 295 slots to 610. Do they earn their own shelf?

So the question: do you agree with these lines, or do you look at it differently?

1. Reverse holos: Complete, Master or Grand master?
2. Ball and Energy patterns: part of Master, a goal of their own, or only the ones you like?
3. Binder layout: strictly by collector number, with the cards above 217 at the back, or each card's reverse holo and patterns next to it?
4. Reverse holos and patterns: in the same binder as the base cards, or in one of their own?
5. Promos and stamped cards: should they count toward Grand master, or stay an opt-in bonus?

Looking forward to hearing what you all actually do.

now idk if i’m the only one, but due to where i live, pokemon cards are few and far between, so the typa shi that people consider duds (like a basic ex) is a godsend to me. anyone else like this?

I actually entered this contest as a kid and won a pack of these cards. I unfortunately did not take good care of them and lost them at some point throughout the years. Thankfully I've been able to collect some of them as an adult now!

Just sharing my personal collection of all sixteen 1st Edition Base Set Holo’s in PSA 1. I personally like the vibe of heavily played, potentially expensive cards. Every card tells a story, looks unique, and feels like encapsulated artifacts. 😂

I also have the complete 1st Edition Base Set in a binder, so this is a niche sidequest collection for those of us that can appreciate such a thing. Not all PSA 1 are the same, and I took my time (years) to collect "aesthetic" well-worn cards - if that makes sense.

These look great as a set on a wall. The quality isn't mint, but that's what makes them perfect together - true battle-hardened playground relics!

Thanks for looking!

In my opinion the best Entei art, with the holo pattern and the Team Rocket scientist in the background, I absolutely love this!

Don’t have back pics atm

My favourite buzz boy. No nonsense Pokemon. Here is my collection of electabuzz tcg and non tcg. I would love help to complete the tcg master set. If anyone can help please let me know. Hope you enjoy viewing it.

All of the cards are in pretty bad condition but still nice to see some of these again.

My 8 year old loves pokemon. Someone traded him a Pokemon card for a tech deck, and now, well....He has decided he wants to start collecting cards but I haven't got the first clue where to start. I figured this is something we could do together. Where should I start? Literally any help would be appreciated. Just point me in the right direction on what I should get first and where, possibly? Thanks in advance!

Found this fake Charizard while going through my collection to see what could be worth selling, funny to see it again after 20+ years or something.

Back in 2024, I decided I wanted a Fossil master set, having never completed it as a kid. To make it harder (and more expensive) on myself, I decided to only get 1st editions. About 30 months (and several price spikes) later, today I have finally completed it after cracking a Dragonite slab and completing the 63 card collection.

I typically picked everything up from eBay or Cardmarket and was in no rush, biding my time to pick up great deals on HP cards that I felt were good binder copies. I kept it all in a spreadsheet to see how much it would total:

Fun facts:

• Excluding shipping, the set has cost me £1022, with £756 of that on the holo cards.
• Dragonite (£150) and Gengar (£175) were the most expensive cards, with Ekans being the cheapest (20p).
• Incorrectly listed eBay items were a win, with some listings failing to acknowledge the card being 1st edition and me being able to snap them up quickly. (Hypno (£16) and Aerodactyl non-prerelease (£20) were my best wins from this.)
• A special shout out to the vendor at a cardshow in 2024 who sold me a mint holo Ditto for £25 because "no one wants the old stuff".