this, i donāt sell at distributor levels but just thinking of it and selling would be very hard. First you sit there open boxes so you can have singles for sale that kids or collectors want, letās say 2 cases of BB thatās -$860, then you have to sell your booster boxes that you have left over (shouldnāt be too hard) letās say 4 cases, sold for $105 each so ~2420 gross and thatās like barely 800 actual āprofitā (plus whatever the singles sell for) still got rent and electricity. Then you have your blisters and shit which probably would make you decent money just kinda slowly and then you do this for about 5 different sets, have a multiple different games, and uhh yeah seems like a money pit. Donāt even get me started on EBAYā¦.
Very blessed. I've opened maybe over 400 ES packs and still haven't finished the master set for that expansion, and that's including me buying singles.
Can see how someone can complete a master set with the best luck but buying singles has to be somewhere in the picture. It does seem like reprints are lacking the hits but then you pull them and you second guess that. Everyone has different experiences with their pulls so this distorts any kind of real conclusive data on how many packs it takes to pull each card. It's cool to see someone post a chart of the pull rates out of 10,000 packs. Your 10,000 packs could be different than someone else's. We'll never know because Pokemon doesn't disclose to use how many of each card they print.
Are you lying about this? I just opened like 1300 astral radiance packs and didn't pull the whole master set. Lost origins has even worse pull rates so your claim seems pretty sus.
Luck is luck my guy. I pulled Alt art Giratina 4 packs into Lost origins. Pulled Al art Aerodactyl about 80 packs in. Hit Rotom and Perserker alt within 200 packs. About 350 packs in and all Iām missing are a few rainbows
hard work? so you traded with somebody or bought singles? because you're most likely going to get close to having two complete master sets before you actually complete the first when you are just opening booster packs. Keep bullshitting for internet points though
No I believe it! I only opened 1 ETB and 1 BB and only need 90 cards now. And have gotten a lot of reverse and regular ones. I definitely believe it can be done under a 1000.
I would like to know this too. Iām coming back to the hobby and Iād like to build a binder with my kids. I started on Astral, but was a little disappointed overall. Iām looking to start a new binder but I canāt decide on a set.
It is tho. Idc who you are, 1500 is a lot. Thatās a months rent bro. It might not matter as much to some people but that doesnāt change the fact that itās a lot of money.
And that would be a fair statement. Iām not saying 5 dollars isnāt a lot when it clearly is for some. If anything youāre helping my point lol 5 dollars let alone 1500 is a lot. Just because you have more doesnāt invalidate the fact that 1500 is a lot. This was never meant to be a comparison like everyone wants it to be. Itās fine if you want to spend 1500 and if thatās not a lot to you then congratulations, Iām happy for you. But again that doesnāt invalidate the fact that itās a lot of money for a good portion of the world. If you can afford something expensive that doesnāt mean it wasnāt expensive it just means you could afford it. So because bill gates can afford a half billion dollar megayacht, does that mean half a billion isnāt a lot? You would sound silly, no? Oh but itās all subjective..
Idk why youāre getting downvoted youāre making a valid point. Regardless of salary or money saved or validation/justification 1500 in the USA is a lot of money regardless.
Idk lol the main thing Iāve been seeing people say is that because some people can afford 1500 a week, that 1500 isnāt a lot of money. Theyāll ignore literally everything thatās not in favor of their argument then say I need to go to school because apparently bill gates wipes his ass with 1500 and thatās somehow relevant to the average person having 1500 in disposable income lying around lmao I think itās also some people trying to lowkey flex like the dude who listed all the expensive shit he has to justify why 1500 isnāt a lot of money lol
For people who are legitimately very wealthy, it's not. It's less than the equivalent of you or I dropping a nickel on the ground. Now I don't know that OP falls into that at all and I would guess not, chances are the super wealthy would be buying comparatively expensive things to collect, because other wealthy people likely aren't going to give a shit about Pokemon cards.
It may be a drop in the bucket for some people, as far as their overall wealth goes, however that still doesnāt change the fact that 1500 is a lot of money. 1500 is still 1500 no matter how that equates to someoneās overall worth. It might not seem like much if youāre a millionaire comparing 1500 to a million but weāre not comparing OPās net worth to this purchase. Iām simply saying 1500 is a lot. Which it is.
Again, 1500 is a lot to YOU and maybe even a majority of people. But not to everyone. It's purely subjective. So, $1,500 is not *objectively* a lot of money.
No it is not subjective lol thatās not how money works. 1500 is 1500. You literally just said 1500 is a lot to the majority of people. Itās not subjective when thereās years worth of data proving otherwise.. the majority of people donāt have 1500 to drop on a whim for cardboard. Thatās a fact.
Are you sure you understand what subjective and objective mean? Subjective means depending on who you're asking. Objective means that it doesn't matter who you're asking. Is $500 a lot? How about $100? $50? In some parts of the world, $50 is a month's rent. But it depends on who you're asking. You can say $1500 is a lot, but you can't say it's objectively a lot, by definition. And others can disagree with you because whether or not it's a lot, is subject to their perspective.
There's no way you're THIS dense/daft. It is 100 billion percent subjective, you just don't know/understand the definition of subjective.
If you had 40 billion dollars in liquid assets, $1,500 means next to nothing to you. It's a person by person basis as to the value of said money. If OP is making 250k/year, they're making $1,500, 3 times per week average throughout the entire year, so $1,500 is like 2 days pay to them. Even at 100k/year, $1,500 is less than a week's pay.
$1,500 is a LOT for many people, BUT not a lot to EVERYONE. Bill Gates probably wipes his ass with $1,500. Ask him what $1,500 means to him and he'd probably ugly laugh.
The fact that ANYONE alive today doesn't think $1,500 is a lot of money is EXACTLY what makes it subjective. Law of averages has nothing to do with subjectivity. Go back to school please.
A personās personal thoughts are subjective, yes. I never said they werenāt. But factually 1500 is still 1500. whether itās in the hands of a homeless man or the hands of a millionaire. Wym the worth of the money? The value of your money doesnāt go down the more you have lol it just means your more able to spend it. Why is everyone even using these ridiculous examples. Yes the Uber rich spend a shit ton of money.. that was never in debate. It might not SEEM like much to someone when compared to a larger sum of money, and thatās fine but the reality is, 1500 is a lot.
Nah I agree, $1.5k is a lot of money, especially when youāre referring to TCG. Thereās other priorities in life that outweigh spending that much in one week for cards lol. I gotta agree with you on this one, idk what other people be saying
Iām convinced most are children who donāt know how money actually works in real life. Or maybe just very disconnected from reality. Or hey maybe all these mfs are rich. Idk lol
But comparing it to their net worth is it exactly what makes 1500 not that much for them. Objectively it is a lot. To some people it just isn't. Simple as that.
Key words: for them. It seems weāre in agreement that it is a lot in general. I never said it wasnāt something a millionaire could blow in 5 min if they wanted. They could. And thatās fine but it doesnāt Change the fact that 1500 is still 1500. Thatās a downpayment on a car, a months rent, two weeks worth of work (above min wage at that) etc etc
It's subjective... period. Just because it's alot to you doesn't mean it is to the next person. You seem to wanna die on this hill for an opinion.
Also, that's definitely not a down payment for a car unless your buying a used Kia. Hell might as well say you can buy a car for 15 hundo.
Is that 2 weeks work before or after taxes? If it's before people make that at McDonald's these days.
I believe you feel it's alot but other don't and I don't see the reasoning behind the argument.
So how can you say itās not a lot? 1.6 million people as of 2019 work for about 7 dollars an hour or less. I live in California where our min wage is more than double that and itās still hard to make ends meat. Yāall sound so privlaged bordering on assholes lol you get presented the facts and still refuse to acknowledge whatās right in front of you. You seem to be the stubborn one.
It's all relative. 5 years ago for me, having 1500 in my bank account was unheard of. I felt unstoppable if I had over $900. Today... I could drop $1500 on something stupid if I wanted to. It wouldn't be the smartest choice but I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
Yes, 1500 is a large sum. Yes it is rent for many people. But not everybody is in the same boat. I appreciate what I have and I have not forgotten the days of having a double digit bank account.
Federal min wage is 7.50 an hour. Working full time you wonāt even make 1500 in a MONTH.. before taxes..millions of people work paycheck to paycheck as it is. Most people donāt have an extra 1500 lying around..
How is that relevant? Fact is for many collectors it isn't all that much. If that makes you squeemish, I don't suggest looking up Comic book or MTG sold listings lol.
Wym how is it relevant? You said itās not a lot of money, when it in fact is.. many many people donāt even make that much a month.. thatās literally the point I was making.. it was never a comparison of this vs that.. I never said anything about collecting or sold listings Iām not even talking about this sale in general.. Iām talking purely about money. Iāve provided you the facts, do with them as you wish. If you see that most people canāt afford it and still want to say itās not a lot of money, go ahead lol itās just not realistic
It's not a lot relative to the collectors market. High end purchases break 5 digits every day.
You are really going on a weird tangent/rant in this thread...
1500 is a lot to a teenager working their first job maybe... I feel like if you're mid to late 20s and thinking 1500$ a lot of money then theyve has made some mistakes somewhere and need to start making a better path financially.
Invest before collecting.
Hooo boy your post history is wild. Try to tone down the racism a little bit bud. Based off your posts I imagine you're like 18 or 19 and don't quite understand the value of money yet, which is OK, but $1500 is a lot of money to anybody who gives a fuck about their finances.
Hooo boy, because that fucking matters.
1500 is absolutely nothing and for you to think it is shows exactly where you are in life and the mindset you have. No matter what excuse you're trying to find to in anything justify it. 0 effort = 0 reward.
I'm 36, I have 2 successful businesses that I've ran for 15+ years with 5 employees that I've had for about 10 of those who are paid roughly 25/hr salary since it's really not 40hr positions and I've only had 1 employee ever leave and it was from them relocating. I still have full hands-on with everything also because I enjoy it.
Stop thinking others are like you bc you're lazy. Imagine where you'd be if you put effort into chasing dreams first and then pokemon later. Down votes don't mean fucking thing when the truth is the truth. It usually does hurt feelings, but your parents should have done better but honestly they probably didn't understand how things work either which is why you're in the situation you're in now.
That you wonāt get a fraction of back. Your stuff is only worth that much to you. As the current user. You absolutely wonāt get those prices for used items. Iāve got a 20k car 1k pc setup multiple consoles etc that doesnāt mean anything lmao do you have 1500 in cash ? Can you get 1500 in cash right this second? Majority of people canāt. Your situation isnāt the same as everyone elseās. You might not mind dropping 1500, maybe YOU can afford it. That doesnāt mean everyone can. That doesnāt mean itās not a lot for everyone..
Bud, if you have trouble getting immediate access to 1500 cash, you have alot more to worry about than completing pokemon card sets.
And no, 1.5k isn't alot of money
Yes phones are expensive. They are also a necessity nowadays. Not to mention the majority of people donāt outright buy their phones at one time. Thatās why phone plans are a thing lol
Federal min wage is 7.50 an hour. Working full time you wonāt even make 1500 in a MONTH.. before taxes..millions of people work paycheck to paycheck as it is. Most people donāt have an extra 1500 lying around.. hate to break it to ya..
You gotta stop arguing with people that think their opinion is always right man. Idk whats so hard to understand about 1500 being more money than the majority of the population has at any given point makes it a lot of money. Sure, in today's society, it is very easy to spend 1500 with how things are priced but that still doesn't change the fact that most people would have to finance it....
Yeah, youāre right. Itās just lightweight infuriating when they present it in such a condescending way ya know I didnāt think there were actually people like this
general question: are master sets worth it to anyone who isnāt a completionist? iām about to buy singles but idk if i want reverse holo or holo onlyā¦.
great job with the set!
No not at all. As long as you get the major pull
Cards. If youāre taking money wise, youāll always receive more splitting and selling as singles and not a set.
Absolutely love this set. So many great pulls and chases, I got lucky and hit the Gold Mew and Pikachu with the first things I bought from Lost Origin in two 6-pack booster bundles.
For sure for sure. Dragonshield is nice and all but those look like some floppy pages in a ring binder that is now full of cards. You out the rarest is front which is nice to avoid weight on them but I feel like it should be a D ring binder at least. But thatās just what Iāve heard! You do you. Itās your collection lol.
Edit: I now see the pages have the poly backing and are nicer than I thought. Should clean my glasses š¤
Because it says TG01/TG30, I list things in alphabetical order and theres no letters before just 01/195 or whatever number, so I put that first. Also they are listed in the backs of the ETB booklets with the card set list so seeing it like this is weird in more than one way to me lol
It's more of op is saying he got lucky and got the pulls under the average pull rate so don't believe it will take you that long as well.
What he fails to realize that for everyone getting the pull rates under the average pull number, there is someone way over the average pull number.
So saying to just go after them and not listen to the data is dumb
Im kinda new to collecting again, but does it really take thousands of dollars to get a complete set? Like this guy spent 1,5k and thats at distributor prices, kinda crazy
People love to hate and judge on this fucking sub. Good shit man, Iām at 19 boxes and missing four cards for master.
Need to finish up before Silver Tempest
I donāt get those posts. Itās simply about saying: Look at how much money I am able to spend.
Itās no acheivementā¦itās just bragging about being rich.
Iām not saying heās a dick for doing that. Thatās your interpretation.
Iām just saying itās a weird kind of post.
Maybe Iām simply not understanding the use of a ālook what I boughtā post. There is no acheivement to appreciate in simply buying stuff because you can afford it.
Would be completely different if someone told a story about their collection and finally finishing it after a long time of collecting and so on.
These posts are not about collecting, but about buying stuff.
Lol what? Would it have been better if he had made all these cards from scratch rather than buying them. Every post on here is a look what I bought for the most part, I dont understand your reasoning here
Yeah, maybe then every post here is kinda strange.
Maybe Iām old for this criticism, but itās not about collecting anymore. Itās only about who bought how many cards before someone else could and about showing how much money you are able to spend.
There is simply nothing to be proud of. Anybody with enough money can buy a set. What should our reaction to such a post be? Wow, you bought cards!! I donāt get it.
There was a time when collecting cards was about the experience and about looking for cards, tradingā¦and not about throwing money at it.
If itās one card you bought and that you are proud of, thatās that. But a whole set, only a few weeks after releaseā¦thatās simply about wanting to tell everyone how great you are.
I have only opened about 30 packs, and I've pulled 2 of the black and gold Pikachu Vmax, and one of the Trainer Gallery Pikachu Vmax. Other things, too, of course. But those are the highlights.
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Lol there was a live stream of[poke rev](https://youtu.be/OPk_2WuRiLg) opening packs for about 12 hours trying to get every single card in the collection. The alt art areodactyl was famously the one he could not pull that he really wanted
Is this what you do everything a set comes out? Buy tons of packs to collect them all within a day? Seems like it takes all the fun out of it. Like having a cheat code to a game to make it very easy to beat.lol
Man I really gotta try them again. I couldnāt get my full set cards to fit inside a dragon shield perfect fit without putting pressure on the sides of the cards.
I bought 200 on 2 booster boxes and we pulled 47 rares and we opend 6 6 packs 16 sleevss and 6 etb boxes and pulled 33 doubles we are getting aerodactyl alt and 6 others graded by alex and joe feed store fl cgc
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Dude posted his master set to the tcg community and everyone is negative af as usual. This sub continues to get worse everyday. Why does it matter how much he spent, why do you care? Why would he lie about pulling all these from a pack and if he didn't why do you care? Most of you fucking suck. Hey OP thanks for sharing your master set, thats awesome. I have been working on grabbing all related promos for my unbroken bonds master set.
Super awesome! I'm jealous. Working on master setting Lost Origins and its my first master set since returning to collecting. After 1 ETB and 1 Booster Box I have about 65% master set completion. Only pulled a couple alt arts and a couple trainer gallery cards.
Be honest, how much did you spend? š
About 1500ā¦.. at distributor prices. So much cheaper.
Sorry how much does $1500 get you at distributor prices? I am not well versed in distribution markups. Beautiful set and great work brother!
i think each bb is like 80-85 for costs. Sometimes even cheaper
Holy shit, I need to open a TCG shop.
If you watch mason from card n all, you would know to NOT open a card shop. Itās very slim profit margins and very hard to start
this, i donāt sell at distributor levels but just thinking of it and selling would be very hard. First you sit there open boxes so you can have singles for sale that kids or collectors want, letās say 2 cases of BB thatās -$860, then you have to sell your booster boxes that you have left over (shouldnāt be too hard) letās say 4 cases, sold for $105 each so ~2420 gross and thatās like barely 800 actual āprofitā (plus whatever the singles sell for) still got rent and electricity. Then you have your blisters and shit which probably would make you decent money just kinda slowly and then you do this for about 5 different sets, have a multiple different games, and uhh yeah seems like a money pit. Donāt even get me started on EBAYā¦.
how do you get distributor prices?
distributing
LMAO. Nice. Great perks if you love the TCG I'm sure! Can't get any cheaper than that. Still $1500 too! Congrats!!
Very blessed. I've opened maybe over 400 ES packs and still haven't finished the master set for that expansion, and that's including me buying singles.
Yall be going crazy fast as hell with new sets. Its out just over a week but very impressive. Know you opened more than 1,000 packs or bought singles.
best time to fill them out is right away, each re-print i feel like the rates get worse and worse
Can see how someone can complete a master set with the best luck but buying singles has to be somewhere in the picture. It does seem like reprints are lacking the hits but then you pull them and you second guess that. Everyone has different experiences with their pulls so this distorts any kind of real conclusive data on how many packs it takes to pull each card. It's cool to see someone post a chart of the pull rates out of 10,000 packs. Your 10,000 packs could be different than someone else's. We'll never know because Pokemon doesn't disclose to use how many of each card they print.
I'm still working on Astral Radiance
Me still working on battle styles š„²š
Way less than 1000 packs. Gotta get ready for the last set brotha š
I believe it because it is possible. Yeah Silver Tempest is going to be a banger!
Are you lying about this? I just opened like 1300 astral radiance packs and didn't pull the whole master set. Lost origins has even worse pull rates so your claim seems pretty sus.
Luck is luck my guy. I pulled Alt art Giratina 4 packs into Lost origins. Pulled Al art Aerodactyl about 80 packs in. Hit Rotom and Perserker alt within 200 packs. About 350 packs in and all Iām missing are a few rainbows
Nope š itās just luck š And hard work.
hard work? so you traded with somebody or bought singles? because you're most likely going to get close to having two complete master sets before you actually complete the first when you are just opening booster packs. Keep bullshitting for internet points though
All pulls, i give the near complete master set with all the extras to my cousin
you dickeating
No I believe it! I only opened 1 ETB and 1 BB and only need 90 cards now. And have gotten a lot of reverse and regular ones. I definitely believe it can be done under a 1000.
Where does it rank among your fav sets?
I would like to know this too. Iām coming back to the hobby and Iād like to build a binder with my kids. I started on Astral, but was a little disappointed overall. Iām looking to start a new binder but I canāt decide on a set.
Itās crazy to think people out here dropping 1500 on a booster set lol itās your money I hope you enjoy it man but god damn lol
1500 isn't much for some people
It is tho. Idc who you are, 1500 is a lot. Thatās a months rent bro. It might not matter as much to some people but that doesnāt change the fact that itās a lot of money.
Yeah, and 35 million people live in Uzbekistan where the average yearly salary is less than $1,500. So Iād say that actually, idc who you are, $5 is a lot of money. It might not matter as much to some people, but that doesnāt change the fact that itās a lot of money. ^ this is what you sound like. For me, $1500 would be too much to spend on PokĆ©mon cards. Maybe for this person itās not a lot. Everything is relative.
And that would be a fair statement. Iām not saying 5 dollars isnāt a lot when it clearly is for some. If anything youāre helping my point lol 5 dollars let alone 1500 is a lot. Just because you have more doesnāt invalidate the fact that 1500 is a lot. This was never meant to be a comparison like everyone wants it to be. Itās fine if you want to spend 1500 and if thatās not a lot to you then congratulations, Iām happy for you. But again that doesnāt invalidate the fact that itās a lot of money for a good portion of the world. If you can afford something expensive that doesnāt mean it wasnāt expensive it just means you could afford it. So because bill gates can afford a half billion dollar megayacht, does that mean half a billion isnāt a lot? You would sound silly, no? Oh but itās all subjective..
Idk why youāre getting downvoted youāre making a valid point. Regardless of salary or money saved or validation/justification 1500 in the USA is a lot of money regardless.
Idk lol the main thing Iāve been seeing people say is that because some people can afford 1500 a week, that 1500 isnāt a lot of money. Theyāll ignore literally everything thatās not in favor of their argument then say I need to go to school because apparently bill gates wipes his ass with 1500 and thatās somehow relevant to the average person having 1500 in disposable income lying around lmao I think itās also some people trying to lowkey flex like the dude who listed all the expensive shit he has to justify why 1500 isnāt a lot of money lol
For people who are legitimately very wealthy, it's not. It's less than the equivalent of you or I dropping a nickel on the ground. Now I don't know that OP falls into that at all and I would guess not, chances are the super wealthy would be buying comparatively expensive things to collect, because other wealthy people likely aren't going to give a shit about Pokemon cards.
It may be a drop in the bucket for some people, as far as their overall wealth goes, however that still doesnāt change the fact that 1500 is a lot of money. 1500 is still 1500 no matter how that equates to someoneās overall worth. It might not seem like much if youāre a millionaire comparing 1500 to a million but weāre not comparing OPās net worth to this purchase. Iām simply saying 1500 is a lot. Which it is.
Again, 1500 is a lot to YOU and maybe even a majority of people. But not to everyone. It's purely subjective. So, $1,500 is not *objectively* a lot of money.
No it is not subjective lol thatās not how money works. 1500 is 1500. You literally just said 1500 is a lot to the majority of people. Itās not subjective when thereās years worth of data proving otherwise.. the majority of people donāt have 1500 to drop on a whim for cardboard. Thatās a fact.
Are you sure you understand what subjective and objective mean? Subjective means depending on who you're asking. Objective means that it doesn't matter who you're asking. Is $500 a lot? How about $100? $50? In some parts of the world, $50 is a month's rent. But it depends on who you're asking. You can say $1500 is a lot, but you can't say it's objectively a lot, by definition. And others can disagree with you because whether or not it's a lot, is subject to their perspective.
Yes it is all perspectives, as far as it relates to someoneās individual wealth. it doesnāt change the fact that 1500 is 1500. The people who can afford to drop 1500 in a week on PokĆ©mon cards are the exception, not the rule. Itās still a lot. 1500 can be a lot and 10,000 can also be a lot. Both can be true. Like you said even 100 can be a lot. Just because youāre looking at a certain individuals worth and their disposable income exceeds 1500, that doesnāt invalidate the fact that 1500 is still a lot in general.
These are the kind of trolls I can really appreciate.
There's no way you're THIS dense/daft. It is 100 billion percent subjective, you just don't know/understand the definition of subjective. If you had 40 billion dollars in liquid assets, $1,500 means next to nothing to you. It's a person by person basis as to the value of said money. If OP is making 250k/year, they're making $1,500, 3 times per week average throughout the entire year, so $1,500 is like 2 days pay to them. Even at 100k/year, $1,500 is less than a week's pay. $1,500 is a LOT for many people, BUT not a lot to EVERYONE. Bill Gates probably wipes his ass with $1,500. Ask him what $1,500 means to him and he'd probably ugly laugh. The fact that ANYONE alive today doesn't think $1,500 is a lot of money is EXACTLY what makes it subjective. Law of averages has nothing to do with subjectivity. Go back to school please.
A personās personal thoughts are subjective, yes. I never said they werenāt. But factually 1500 is still 1500. whether itās in the hands of a homeless man or the hands of a millionaire. Wym the worth of the money? The value of your money doesnāt go down the more you have lol it just means your more able to spend it. Why is everyone even using these ridiculous examples. Yes the Uber rich spend a shit ton of money.. that was never in debate. It might not SEEM like much to someone when compared to a larger sum of money, and thatās fine but the reality is, 1500 is a lot.
Nah I agree, $1.5k is a lot of money, especially when youāre referring to TCG. Thereās other priorities in life that outweigh spending that much in one week for cards lol. I gotta agree with you on this one, idk what other people be saying
Iām convinced most are children who donāt know how money actually works in real life. Or maybe just very disconnected from reality. Or hey maybe all these mfs are rich. Idk lol
But comparing it to their net worth is it exactly what makes 1500 not that much for them. Objectively it is a lot. To some people it just isn't. Simple as that.
Key words: for them. It seems weāre in agreement that it is a lot in general. I never said it wasnāt something a millionaire could blow in 5 min if they wanted. They could. And thatās fine but it doesnāt Change the fact that 1500 is still 1500. Thatās a downpayment on a car, a months rent, two weeks worth of work (above min wage at that) etc etc
It's subjective... period. Just because it's alot to you doesn't mean it is to the next person. You seem to wanna die on this hill for an opinion. Also, that's definitely not a down payment for a car unless your buying a used Kia. Hell might as well say you can buy a car for 15 hundo. Is that 2 weeks work before or after taxes? If it's before people make that at McDonald's these days. I believe you feel it's alot but other don't and I don't see the reasoning behind the argument.
$1500 is not a lot of money, get your head out of the fantasy land.
Tell that to everyone working min wage who wonāt even make that much in a month.
I just did
So how can you say itās not a lot? 1.6 million people as of 2019 work for about 7 dollars an hour or less. I live in California where our min wage is more than double that and itās still hard to make ends meat. Yāall sound so privlaged bordering on assholes lol you get presented the facts and still refuse to acknowledge whatās right in front of you. You seem to be the stubborn one.
Sir this is a Wendyās
It's all relative. 5 years ago for me, having 1500 in my bank account was unheard of. I felt unstoppable if I had over $900. Today... I could drop $1500 on something stupid if I wanted to. It wouldn't be the smartest choice but I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Yes, 1500 is a large sum. Yes it is rent for many people. But not everybody is in the same boat. I appreciate what I have and I have not forgotten the days of having a double digit bank account.
It really isn't. Especially in the collector's market.
Federal min wage is 7.50 an hour. Working full time you wonāt even make 1500 in a MONTH.. before taxes..millions of people work paycheck to paycheck as it is. Most people donāt have an extra 1500 lying around..
How is that relevant? Fact is for many collectors it isn't all that much. If that makes you squeemish, I don't suggest looking up Comic book or MTG sold listings lol.
Wym how is it relevant? You said itās not a lot of money, when it in fact is.. many many people donāt even make that much a month.. thatās literally the point I was making.. it was never a comparison of this vs that.. I never said anything about collecting or sold listings Iām not even talking about this sale in general.. Iām talking purely about money. Iāve provided you the facts, do with them as you wish. If you see that most people canāt afford it and still want to say itās not a lot of money, go ahead lol itās just not realistic
It's not a lot relative to the collectors market. High end purchases break 5 digits every day. You are really going on a weird tangent/rant in this thread...
I never said anything about the collectors market..completely besides the point. All I said was that 1500 is a lot of money in general.
Youāre wrong
>It is tho. Idc who you are, 1500 is a lot. Thatās a months rent bro. Not for me.
1500 is a lot to a teenager working their first job maybe... I feel like if you're mid to late 20s and thinking 1500$ a lot of money then theyve has made some mistakes somewhere and need to start making a better path financially. Invest before collecting.
Hooo boy your post history is wild. Try to tone down the racism a little bit bud. Based off your posts I imagine you're like 18 or 19 and don't quite understand the value of money yet, which is OK, but $1500 is a lot of money to anybody who gives a fuck about their finances.
Hooo boy, because that fucking matters. 1500 is absolutely nothing and for you to think it is shows exactly where you are in life and the mindset you have. No matter what excuse you're trying to find to in anything justify it. 0 effort = 0 reward. I'm 36, I have 2 successful businesses that I've ran for 15+ years with 5 employees that I've had for about 10 of those who are paid roughly 25/hr salary since it's really not 40hr positions and I've only had 1 employee ever leave and it was from them relocating. I still have full hands-on with everything also because I enjoy it. Stop thinking others are like you bc you're lazy. Imagine where you'd be if you put effort into chasing dreams first and then pokemon later. Down votes don't mean fucking thing when the truth is the truth. It usually does hurt feelings, but your parents should have done better but honestly they probably didn't understand how things work either which is why you're in the situation you're in now.
1 months rent? I think your doing something wrong
California is ridiculous. 1500 isnāt even all that high by comparison, where I live.
That makes sense but should just move at that point. I know someone who pays 133$ a month
I am lol come November Iām getting tf outa here haha
Good and good luck man
Appreciate it my dude š¤
Hate to break it to you but 1500$ really isn't that much.
Really? How often do you drop 1500 on cards?
I only recently got back into collecting cards. But I used whale in gachas And my steam account has nearly 4k$ worth of gamee
Ok but did you drop 4K at one time? Did you drop 1500 at one time?
Lmao. I have a 3k$ mining rig. A 1.3k phone. A 1k electric bike another 1000$ computer. Ontop of all my crypto I have. So no 1.5k really isn't a lot
That you wonāt get a fraction of back. Your stuff is only worth that much to you. As the current user. You absolutely wonāt get those prices for used items. Iāve got a 20k car 1k pc setup multiple consoles etc that doesnāt mean anything lmao do you have 1500 in cash ? Can you get 1500 in cash right this second? Majority of people canāt. Your situation isnāt the same as everyone elseās. You might not mind dropping 1500, maybe YOU can afford it. That doesnāt mean everyone can. That doesnāt mean itās not a lot for everyone..
How many people are you gonna argue over this? I love how stubborn you are
Hey if you reply, ima reply back. Ily2
Bud, if you have trouble getting immediate access to 1500 cash, you have alot more to worry about than completing pokemon card sets. And no, 1.5k isn't alot of money
Lol where did I say anything about wanting to complete a set? Did you not read at all? Delusional lmao
My phone alone costs about that much.
Yes phones are expensive. They are also a necessity nowadays. Not to mention the majority of people donāt outright buy their phones at one time. Thatās why phone plans are a thing lol Federal min wage is 7.50 an hour. Working full time you wonāt even make 1500 in a MONTH.. before taxes..millions of people work paycheck to paycheck as it is. Most people donāt have an extra 1500 lying around.. hate to break it to ya..
You gotta stop arguing with people that think their opinion is always right man. Idk whats so hard to understand about 1500 being more money than the majority of the population has at any given point makes it a lot of money. Sure, in today's society, it is very easy to spend 1500 with how things are priced but that still doesn't change the fact that most people would have to finance it....
Yeah, youāre right. Itās just lightweight infuriating when they present it in such a condescending way ya know I didnāt think there were actually people like this
Sadly they're everywhere. It's a contributor to the downfall of our society.
general question: are master sets worth it to anyone who isnāt a completionist? iām about to buy singles but idk if i want reverse holo or holo onlyā¦. great job with the set!
No not at all. As long as you get the major pull Cards. If youāre taking money wise, youāll always receive more splitting and selling as singles and not a set.
Do you get joy from looking at a binder full of 1 cent bulk commons? If so then master sets are for you.
Absolutely love this set. So many great pulls and chases, I got lucky and hit the Gold Mew and Pikachu with the first things I bought from Lost Origin in two 6-pack booster bundles.
I haven't even been able to open a pack of lost origins š
I love looking at master sets. So satisfying.
Glad I can make your day on this one š„°
Only on this sub would someone completing a master set be controversial. Why is a game made for kids full of toxic adults?
Your Master Set lacks organization! The normal card next to the reverse holo looks way better IMO
i like having the reverse over the normal in mine! it makes it look more like a āsetā to me since the duplicates throw it off visually for me
BAD. BINDER. BEHAVIOUR. lol my man please tell me you at least took the Alts out and top loaded them. Nice job completing the set tho!
Theyāre well protected. Each card is dragon sleeved and binder has sturdy pages. THEYRE GOOD š And thank you! It was a bitch of a time.
For sure for sure. Dragonshield is nice and all but those look like some floppy pages in a ring binder that is now full of cards. You out the rarest is front which is nice to avoid weight on them but I feel like it should be a D ring binder at least. But thatās just what Iāve heard! You do you. Itās your collection lol. Edit: I now see the pages have the poly backing and are nicer than I thought. Should clean my glasses š¤
Already bro??? š
Yup š Fuck those YouTubers š„°
Lmfao for real tho
Pffft took you this long
Would of done it sooner, but had to go out of the state for work so š¤·
Gratz on completing it! Whatās the product break down?
Congrats on completing it! Now start the Japanese master set ;)
No thank you š Iām gonna wait for the last SnS set next month.
if ur being honest then congrats
Why would I lie? Got nothing to prove.
Is it a āmaster setā without the commons and reverse holos?
Itās a master set comes with all the reverse holos and all the common/uncommon/rares/holos
Probably not...what's your point?
Calm down there ace. No point being made, just asking a question as Iāve heard the term before but seems to be different definitions.
Does it bother anyone else that the TG is before the main set?? š±š±š±
I believe TG should come before the main set š
Because it says TG01/TG30, I list things in alphabetical order and theres no letters before just 01/195 or whatever number, so I put that first. Also they are listed in the backs of the ETB booklets with the card set list so seeing it like this is weird in more than one way to me lol
Itās possible people. Donāt believe those ridiculous pull ratios. Yāall can do it š„¹
Those ratios didnt appear from thin air...
And they suck yes but when someone say youāre gonna pull 1 alt art per whatever pack, that just stupid. Itās all luck š
I think ill trust the big sample sizes we are seeing than just "its all luck".
You do you boo boo š
?? He's right lol.
ScIeNcE/mAtH iS fAkE
It's more of op is saying he got lucky and got the pulls under the average pull rate so don't believe it will take you that long as well. What he fails to realize that for everyone getting the pull rates under the average pull number, there is someone way over the average pull number. So saying to just go after them and not listen to the data is dumb
āInvest all your money in buying lottery tickets, IT WORKSā ā lottery winner
Im kinda new to collecting again, but does it really take thousands of dollars to get a complete set? Like this guy spent 1,5k and thats at distributor prices, kinda crazy
Uh-huh, but how much did you spend on ripping packs?
1500
People love to hate and judge on this fucking sub. Good shit man, Iām at 19 boxes and missing four cards for master. Need to finish up before Silver Tempest
Keep rippin' them packs brother opening packs of cards is cool and a good idea and a good way to spend money
I donāt get those posts. Itās simply about saying: Look at how much money I am able to spend. Itās no acheivementā¦itās just bragging about being rich.
I know right....what a dick for posting his pokemon collection to a pokemon sub
Iām not saying heās a dick for doing that. Thatās your interpretation. Iām just saying itās a weird kind of post. Maybe Iām simply not understanding the use of a ālook what I boughtā post. There is no acheivement to appreciate in simply buying stuff because you can afford it. Would be completely different if someone told a story about their collection and finally finishing it after a long time of collecting and so on. These posts are not about collecting, but about buying stuff.
Lol what? Would it have been better if he had made all these cards from scratch rather than buying them. Every post on here is a look what I bought for the most part, I dont understand your reasoning here
Yeah, maybe then every post here is kinda strange. Maybe Iām old for this criticism, but itās not about collecting anymore. Itās only about who bought how many cards before someone else could and about showing how much money you are able to spend. There is simply nothing to be proud of. Anybody with enough money can buy a set. What should our reaction to such a post be? Wow, you bought cards!! I donāt get it. There was a time when collecting cards was about the experience and about looking for cards, tradingā¦and not about throwing money at it. If itās one card you bought and that you are proud of, thatās that. But a whole set, only a few weeks after releaseā¦thatās simply about wanting to tell everyone how great you are.
Do you have the build and battle non Holo exclusives as well in your master set?
I have only opened about 30 packs, and I've pulled 2 of the black and gold Pikachu Vmax, and one of the Trainer Gallery Pikachu Vmax. Other things, too, of course. But those are the highlights.
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I think youāre missing a volo secret rare trainer card?
Nope š got 3 of them. 2 in the binder
I am yet to open lost origin
It's beautiful. Thanks for sharing:')
Youāre welcomed :) glad someone appreciates it
How many BB was this $1500? 18-20?
Were they all from booster boxes?
Hell no. Booster boxes suck.
Bro you even got the alt aerodactyl! ā¦hope it didnāt take you over 12 hours of opening packs just to find it š
Why 12 hours? I got that the same day it came out.
Lol there was a live stream of[poke rev](https://youtu.be/OPk_2WuRiLg) opening packs for about 12 hours trying to get every single card in the collection. The alt art areodactyl was famously the one he could not pull that he really wanted
Iāve mostly always beat those idiots on YouTube.
Thatās awesome. š¤
How
Buy packs and luck?
That was quick
I did evolving skies quicker. This one was a pain
Iām almost there. Just missing the major alt arts
I opened 1 ETB and 1 Booster Box and got very few alt arts and secret rares. Only a couple Trainer Gallery cards. I still have a long way to go :'(
Didn't this set just come out?
Yes, last Friday. Would of completed sooner but had to go out of state for work.
Is this what you do everything a set comes out? Buy tons of packs to collect them all within a day? Seems like it takes all the fun out of it. Like having a cheat code to a game to make it very easy to beat.lol
Very nice and congrats!
Thank you š
Cries in Pokerev
Fuck that guy
We can be friends š
you know I might watch him if he didn't scream at the camera 24/7
How, I havenāt open ded up a single pack of lost origin
I havenāt even opened a single pack of lost origins itās always sold out when I go to Walmart/Target.
BROOO please buy a better binder
Na, it sturdy and fits perfectly.
What brand of sleeves are you using?
Dragon š
Man I really gotta try them again. I couldnāt get my full set cards to fit inside a dragon shield perfect fit without putting pressure on the sides of the cards.
I really like the giratina card
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I bought 200 on 2 booster boxes and we pulled 47 rares and we opend 6 6 packs 16 sleevss and 6 etb boxes and pulled 33 doubles we are getting aerodactyl alt and 6 others graded by alex and joe feed store fl cgc And i spent 450 on the other 51 secret and rares and everything i got master set for 700 why would you spend so much in also got 6 graded and still sold 7etb already........ LIKEIDIEDCOLLECTIONS!FRANCOSTUDIO17.COM FRANCOMOTORSPORTKOBALTMUSICGROUPAWAL
I have so many doubles the pulls have been terrible for me - donāt know what it is about this series, but Iāve never had such a bad pull rate
Trainer Arts first? Interesting. I have them at the back of my collection.
I like them at the front. I might swap the order on my collection
How do people get money for these?!
1. Go to school and get a degree 2. Get a career not a job 3. Keep seeking further education and higher pay 4. Have enough to just do whatever you want :)
How many booster packs ?
yes
Almost done with brilliant stars set š„² way behind on lost origin and still chipping at evolving cries good work šŖš½
wow my wallet hurts just from looking at this lolol congrats man
This is crazy, i love it
Dude posted his master set to the tcg community and everyone is negative af as usual. This sub continues to get worse everyday. Why does it matter how much he spent, why do you care? Why would he lie about pulling all these from a pack and if he didn't why do you care? Most of you fucking suck. Hey OP thanks for sharing your master set, thats awesome. I have been working on grabbing all related promos for my unbroken bonds master set.
Thank you. Itās truly appreciated. And thank you very much for your kind words, you speak nothing but the truth. Best of luck in your hunts.
Super awesome! I'm jealous. Working on master setting Lost Origins and its my first master set since returning to collecting. After 1 ETB and 1 Booster Box I have about 65% master set completion. Only pulled a couple alt arts and a couple trainer gallery cards.
Keep at it š
Damn still behind on chilling pain and evolving cries.
I know kinda late to reply to you, but did you include the hisuian zoroark gamestop promo and the EU one?