Went through old Pokemon stuff found $200 card?
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Posted on Feb. 4, 2016, 8:01 p.m. by GreenGhost
What do? It's Umbreon Star and the only listing on tcg player can be found here so what should I do with it? Obviously it holds some value but I don't know of any Pokemon players local to me. Should I just sell it to my LGS? Obviously the best choice would be to sell it online but I don't want to deal with the internet with this.
Coinman1863 says... #3
I think your legs would love to have something like that, and depending on how much nicer you use them, it could turn into a booster box or something.
February 4, 2016 8:28 p.m.
If you have a binder, put it in there maybe. At my LGS, I will occasionally see people trading MtG for Pokemon. You could sell it too, but you'll probably get more value from trading. The reason I say probably is because I don't know how your LGS works for buying.
February 4, 2016 8:41 p.m.
GreenGhost says... #5
Yeah it's in my binder now but I don't know if any Pokemon players at my LGS.
February 4, 2016 8:50 p.m.
I have a holo 1st edition Charizard that I found in my closet only recently too. There are bunch of pokemon players at my LGS that I have yet to try and sell it too, lol.
February 4, 2016 9:12 p.m.
Unforgivn_II says... #7
Be careful of tcgplayer, as it only fairly recently started having pokemon cards available. It also hasn't had a ton of vendors, so I would look on eBay at sold listings. I doubt you'll get 200, but it could still be something solid like 50. I have a Mew star, and I can never manage to find a price I like (shouldn't it be damn expensive? Maybe not because its a shit card other than being Mew)
Edit: okay it is pretty expensive for the one from a booster pack. Mine isn't mint but I could probably sell it for 50-75. :D
February 4, 2016 10:04 p.m. Edited.
GreenGhost says... #8
Nice! Yeah I've checked around and it seems that 200 is the low end for this card on sites like EBay. Thanks for looking out though.
February 4, 2016 10:10 p.m.
Unforgivn_II says... #9
Jeez I need to check this card out then. Must be nice to have a rare good card
Edit: yeah I'd say it's pretty good. Low energy cost move which is unavoidable, low retreat cost and card advantage. Not to mention its a basic. I have no idea what the pokemon meta is or how formats go though
February 4, 2016 10:28 p.m. Edited.
The_Redpill says... #10
If it' stat valuable a card and you ARE looking to sell it, then I think dealing with the internet might be worthwhile. It's completely up to you.
Also, I want to know what happened during the time period that made the card drop and then jump in price. Look at the graph on the linked page
February 4, 2016 10:29 p.m.
GreenGhost says... #11
If I had to take a guess it's probably because there has only been one listed at a time.
February 4, 2016 10:39 p.m.
Serendipitous_Hummingbird says... #12
FAMOUSWATERMELON I don't play pokemon either but I can tell you that Shadowmage Infiltrator, packed with near unconditional damage and regular draw (better than discard) is a rather lackluster card.
I have absolutely 0 idea what, if any, the pokemon equivalent of Lightning Bolt is, but hey. Things aren't always as they seem.
February 4, 2016 11:12 p.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #13
Serendipitous_Hummingbird Well if Shadowmage had one more toughness, he'd be fantastic in a number of decks :) I don't know, if I had to make that card into MTG, it would be some sort of creature version of LotV.
February 4, 2016 11:17 p.m.
Unforgivn_II says... #14
Serendipitous_Hummingbird, in order to win, the goal is to get all 6 of your prize cards (usually one per opponent pokemon you KO). You can't really print removal in such a game, other than bouncing to the bench or hand. And 70 hp is pretty good for a basic
February 5, 2016 1:34 a.m.
Serendipitous_Hummingbird says... #15
Yeah. Seriously. Shadowmage Infiltrator is one of those x/3 creatures that would kick ass with four toughness. Up there with Mantis Rider, Prophetic Flamespeaker, Master of the Wild Hunt, Sublime Archangel, and a few others.
There really aren't any 3 drops without excellent ETB triggers that are playable in modern with 3 or less toughness.
At 2 cmc you can justify value cards like Young Pyromancer and Dark Confidant. At 1cmc you get every dork printed.
But spending three mana just to eat a bolt is too much of a tempo swing.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #2
Damn, it's the goyf of pokemon :) I mean, I don't play the game, but regular discard and unconditional damage sounds good.
February 4, 2016 8:24 p.m.