QotD: What would a 1/1 card need to have to make you collect it?

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The Question of the Day is my way to facilitate community discussion to help members ponder the unanswered questions of the world that are somehow relating to the hobby. Questions are many times open ended and up to interpretation. Feel free to post your thoughts in as much or as little detail as you’d like.

Today’s Question:
What would a 1/1 card need to have to make you collect it?

Helpful considerations: Special foil? Pulled yourself? Made of diamonds? Include actual pokemon dna? Psa11? Be part of an experience? Be cheap?

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I would say Im happy to collect a 1/1 card at any time as long as 1) its in my budget, 2) appeals visually to me, and sometimes 3) has a unique point of interest. It doesnt really matter to me if it has quadruple unique errors, intentionally was made one of a kind, or even is a trophy. If it doesnt match my style then it could be worth a million dollars and i really dont care about it.

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If my life depended on it. Nothing less.

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Got it. Has to give you immortality.

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It would need to be a card that I like. I don’t collect rare cards because they are rare. It must interest me in terms of the art, the Pokemon featured, or the story behind its release.

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  • Feature something unpopular, like a stock Crasher Wake or Grumpig
  • Be supremely unattractive, but not in a way that appeals to eccentric tastes
  • No unique significance beyond the fact that it is 1/1
  • Foreign language
  • Minimal “this is cool because it’s rare”-hype
  • No “historic”
  • I’d have to go 14-22 years back in time to purchase it

Under these circumstances I may be able to collect it, though I certainly wouldn’t want to.

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Piplup :slight_smile:

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I think if it was in my budget on the lower end (because I feel skeptical about paying so much for something I don’t know if I could ever sell if needed), has my unique interests intertwined for Pokémon featured, and is a unique releass

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The most I’ll spend on a card is ~$5k so assuming it’s within the budget then two scenarios would be

  • I need the card to complete some goal considering that I’m mainly a set and/or variant collector

  • I love the artwork of the card and there is not a cheaper alternative e.g. univ karp → web karp

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Isnt the 2001 tropical wind in non-English or Japanese essentially a 1 of 1??

In which case the story alone would make it desirable for me, outside of the fact that the art is cute with chill vibes. :palm_tree:

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A collab with Skibidi Toilet :sob: :toilet: :sob:

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I am genuinely not a fan of 1/1, unless it is a memorable card such as winning Worlds or whatever.

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I feel like it would have to be something that I obtained due to my own merits or experiences, otherwise I’m not sure the rarity aspect alone would be enough to pull me in.

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Slime and probably pulled by me since i have little hopes that a 1/1 pokemon tcg card would fit in my purchase budget

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My face.

No-one else should have that unfortunate card in their collection.

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The right price. Unique art being the major variable on price.

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