My names Nick I’m from the UK.
After lurking the forum for the past 2/3 years. And seeing all the fantastic posts, reads and collections big and small. I’ve decided to make my own collection thread. And if I can’t share my cards with you where can I?
Throughout this thread you will not see many graded cards. I’m not a massive fan of graded due to the timing i think of picking up the hobby. Just before the pandemic. And then obviously, pricing, wait times, shutdowns the boom in getting the cards themselves before you even thought about sending them out. Crazy!
And to be totally honest I’m a 35 year old child. Yes sure cards in slabs look great on display…all for it! But nothing beats opening a binder and seeing your favourite cards looking back at you.
I do try to collect NM/M as i can. But the odd ones are literally from my childhood so they have seen many a hand or floor lol.
You will see cards, decks, the odd sealed item, from various points in time where I collected and played as a child 99/2001 to my teenage years where I briefly dipped back in with Gamboy Fire Red / Leaf Green. And to more recent, where I just collect what I like. Simple as that.
Starting me off today without doubt is one of my favourite sets. Vending. I love the artwork, the Masaki Campaign as a whole and how closely it was linked to the OGs Red and Blue.
My favourite series is series 1.
It has everything. The starters, Pikachu, Eevee, Mewtwo and competition artworks like Mr.Mime, Snorlax and Poliwrath.
Please share your thoughts on this set. Hope you enjoy.
The vending sets are such outstanding cards. What a treasure.
They also look really good in these 12 pocket pages. These page formats really tickle something in my brain. After so many years of only seeing cards in 9 pocket pages it really alters the presentation significantly to see a different format.
Without doubt some of the best vintage Japanese cards around super fortunate to have them, not sure I’d ever grade them though, all suffer from the Masaki imprint but look amazing in a binder.
Below are some of my personal favourites from the set, although that changes every time I look lol
but look amazing in a binder.
aka the goat.