Quite the card collection
What this is:
My entire collectible card collection. There are Cardcaptors, Gundam Wing, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragonballz, Legend of the Five Rings and, of course, Pokemon cards. (including those you can only get from cereal boxes)
Where it originated:
Japan. Kids like to collect and cards sell, big time. Since Pokemon cards came out over here around 1998 cards have been very popular.
How we got it:
The Yu-Gi-Oh! and Gundam cards were bought by me, as I am a fan of both. Once upon a time I had a really impressive collection of Pokemon cards but a ex friend of mine took and sold them all. That bastard. Anyways, all thesecards came from my older cousin who abandoned a lot of cool shit when he went to university. My brother and I stole it all.
Is it rare/valuble:
Complete sets of Pokemon will get around $50 on Ebay and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are still popular so ther value will vary. Everything else will sell for minimal amouts. That being said, some of these cards, especially the original Pokemon cards, are fairly rare. I like them for nostalgia.
(Above: Me with Erika’s Jigglypuff and Erika’s Tangela.)
Help me out:
I just want to let everyone know that I’m only missing 8 cards from the Basic deck and 25 from the Jungle deck. Below are the lists of what I’m missing. If you have any extras that you can spare, contact me via the link on the right.
List after the break! Continue reading »
Pacman Phone
What is this?:
It’s a vintage Pacman Phone! Everyone one loves pacman!
Where it originated:
Not sure where it originated except sometime in the mid eighties. When Pacman was at the height of his popularity this phone was produced (along with a boat load of other merchandise) and released upon the mass market.
How we got it:
Found it on ebay and just had to have it!
Is it rare/valuable:
Yes and no a phone like this in box with the instruciton manual can go for up to $150 our one would probably at best go for $30.
Filed under Life | Comment (0)Super Mario 2 Wallet
What this is:
It’s a wallet of Mario from Super Mario 2 that, when angled in the right direction, shows Mario picking up a mushroom. It says (c) 1990 Nintendo of America on the tag.
Where it originated:
This wallet was avaliable through a cosmetic and accessory company called Avon in 1990. I don’t know when this specific wallet was purchased and I’m not sure if it was there where we got it, but if it had it would have originally been bought by my aunt for my cousin, who would have been 5 years old at the time.
How we got it:
Somewhere down the line it got handed down to my brother. Since he decided not to use it, I took it. He still hasn’t noticed.
Is it rare/valuble:
I would say that this wallet is probably rare considering it’s about 18 years old and was only avaliable through a company that sells things for women. (As indicated by the tag) I found it going on Ebay for about $10.
