Some weeks ago, there was this thread talking about a possible source for Russian Pokèmon cards:
Sadly I was not able to send money to pay for the cards and canceled our deal.
The seller now accepts money via PayPal and can ship cards to Germany and to the rest of the world I guess. As soon as my order arrives, I will post about the condition of the cards and how to get in contact with the seller.
Please don’t dm me in the meantime, I am not associated with the seller in any way or form, I don’t now any prices besides the cards I ordered, and will only share contact information if everything goes well and the cards arrive in the promised quantity and condition.
Hopefully you paid for the $30 shipping and not the $10 shipping. My card got destroyed, for some reason he thought it was ok to send a $50 card raw in an envelope and then blame me for it getting damamged. No top loader or card saver is unheard of
A bit off topic, but now that I see that screenshot of the tracking: Can all other postal services please introduce the same detailed tracking that Почта России has? I know from my own experience that their tracking for the same kind of parcel makes DHL look pretty bad xD
They’re for sure useful if the tracking of the postal service itself doesn’t work properly, but apart from that they’re just as good (or bad) as the data the carrier provides them with which from my experience means they have the same information as the “native” tracking of said carrier.
Hopefully you paid for the $30 shipping and not the $10 shipping. My card got destroyed, for some reason he thought it was ok to send a $50 card raw in an envelope and then blame me for it getting damamged. No top loader or card saver is unheard of
No I did not and contacted the seller about what you said. I am a bit disappointed he did not tell me beforehand and I hope the cards arrive just fine. Seller thinks so, but I have my doubts after what you told me.
The seller said the following:
Pls keep in mind in the future and let the others know that if they want their cards padded, it will be extra 10-15$ because it’s not allowed to put anything other than paper or cardboard in envelope, and the price is doubled each 5 grams
So this would have to be considered when buying from him.
Someone with this value of cards should know better, and not offer the “cheap” shipping option of $10. It costs less than $2 in any other country to send a card in a card saver and stamped envelope. Just him trying to tack on more money I guess
I’m completely on the same page with you, @eeveeteam.
Ultimately, this thread should serve as a guide for ordering cards from Russia—provided the seller’s system proves reliable. My goal is to summarize all the relevant information, regardless of the cost of the cards or shipping. I believe everyone here on e4 can decide for themselves whether they are willing to pay the high price to obtain Russian cards.
The only things that matter to me are: secure payment, reliable shipping, and receiving the cards as advertised.
Payment went smoothly via PayPal. Shipping should now be clarified thanks to the additional details provided by the seller. The final point will be the condition and quantity of the cards, which I’ll update you on as soon as they arrive.
Hopefully it’ll be good. But between the inflated prices and the insane shipping costs for something with 0 protection, I’ll stick to keeping an eye out on cardmarket for Russian cards I feel. Managed to pick up a skarmory there the other week.
on the look out for a russian reverse holo poliwhirl from furious fists, would anyone know the best place to look other than cardmarket or going the route of the seller in that og thread?