Hello!
Instead of using my lunch break to eat, I decided to update my collection thread because I am very smart.
I wanted to share where my collection is atm, because I’m very excited and I love this hobby! I have some fun goals I’m working on, and I’m making some good steps towards my ultimate master set goal!
In a week, I’ll have the rest of my collection with me! 99% of my collection was in storage at my parent’s house. My mom is visiting next week and she’s going to drop it off. I’m so hyped!
Spreadsheet!!!
In preparation of having my full collection in my grubby hands, I have been working on a Master Set SpreadsheetThis spreadsheet is still a work in progress, (Still need to add sets, still need to do all the percentage math, eww) but it’s going to help me accomplish the following:
- Have a clear overview of my collection and see where my goals stand
- Track the amount of cards I have from each set, both quantity and percentage.
- Manage a dynamic wishlist so I can spam the want to buy thread and accumulate all of E4s raw cards >: )
- Track condition so I’m aware which cards need to be replaced
- Have pretty colors on a pretty sheet with lots of numbers to make me happy
All of the info entered in the Spreadsheet atm is directly from Bulbapedia, and doesn’t have that extra level of research yet. I want this spreadsheet to be the ultimate master set collection spreadsheet! That means I want it to include every legit card variant too! In the future I want this resource to be something I can share with other Master Set collectors. Binder gang 
Right now, the spreadsheet has a column for both standard sets and master sets. I’m going to add another column for master set + variants, since there are some variants that are very very limited. Maybe I should call it a God Set? IDK, but I’m open to suggestions.
If you want to see how the spreadsheet will work, I recommend taking a look at EX Dragon Frontiers and Skyridge! : ) I’ve also started working a little on Vivid Voltage.
**Dumb Goals!!!**Do you ever really love a single card, and you suddenly want way too many copies of that card? That card for me is Imakuni?'s Doduo. I pulled the OG Japanese card as a kid and became obsessed with it. I had no idea what it was, but I knew it was something special. It was always card #1 in my childhood Ultra Rare binder, even over the Crystals and Gold Stars. A card that tells you to throw it and sing? 10/10.
Evolutions may not be the highest tier Imakuni?'s Doduo out there, but I can get a lot of them. I currently own 61 raw copies of the card and as of making this post, I own 1 graded card, and 2 currently in the shipping void.
But, how can I make this goal of owning way too many Imakuni?'s Doduos even sillier?
You’ve heard of collecting sets, you’ve heard of collecting grades, but, what if I collect grading companies?
My new stupid goal is to have a graded Imakuni?'s Doduo by every company that grades Pokemon cards. That includes all the big bois like PSA, CGC, and BGS, but I want all of the small weird ones too. Give me all the self grading services. Give me the weirdest labels. I need it.
Currently I have the following:
-GMA 9 in hand
-CGC 9 ordered
-BGS 9 ordered
I’m still developing this wishlist, as there are many grading companies I need to look into and research. I have 61 raw Doduo’s to grade. (I need to buy 8 more)
Please suggest any grading companies to me. I will look into them.
Extreme Collection Gainz!!!
Bow down before my German 1st Edition 5.5 Water Energy. Never have I added a more valuable and historic card to my collection. With an incredible Surface 6 and Corners 5, this card has become the grail in my collection.
**Other Fun Pick Ups!!!**To end my post, I wanted to share a few more things I’ve added to my collection.
More Blaziken!
(I still have to get the other SR Blazes from Matchless Fighter)
Raw EXs for the binder > : )
Thanks for reading my collection thread update! I’ll have more exciting stuff to share soon, since I’ll have all my cards next week! I can’t wait to go through it and rediscover stuff! Big hype.
Have a great day!
-PokeSoap