Another vid already! This is awesome! Learnt something new today, that all the promos are also numerically ordered, and yes pls do a deep dive into them :) At this moment, your contents are the best hence this is my first time clicking on the notification bell of any channel everrr. Can't wait for more~ Lastly, a massive congratulation on the birth of your baby girl, may she be filled with a lifetime of love, health, laughter and happiness together!
have been binging your vids all week, love your stuff, congrats on 5k, and even more congrats on your daughter! would love to see an entire collection vid soon but keep doing what you’re doing and that’ll be your 10k subscriber video 💙
Dude, sounds like you've got a lot of excitement going on right now - glad to hear all the good news! Make sure that you're giving yourself a little bit of breathing room, though. You've got a lot to take care of, but make sure you're including yourself, yeah? First and foremost, congrats on your daughter! I bet your son is going to be thrilled about having a sister. All the best for you and your family, and here's to a blessed and happy Thanksgiving for you all. And then there's the 5K - the community is starting to look a little bit big, eh? Official Pokemon company sponsorship when? Very, very glad I stumbled across your channel however long ago now it was. And once again, thank you kindly for continuing to upload and share your openings and whatnot with us. I apologize for having you sift through a wall of text each time I leave a comment, but you're the only channel I bother commenting on - very much appreciate what you do here. ...And as a last aside, you speak the truth - the allure of ripping open packs, it's a mighty strong temptation. Irresistible, even, no matter what game it is. When the cardboard calls, you answer. I've sunk a decent amount of money into booster bundles and whatever... was it fun? Yeah, absolutely. Worth it? Financially, probably not, but I can't really say I regret it or anything. The world of TCGs has given me and plenty of others so much entertainment, it goes a little bit beyond monetary value. It's just fun.
Please please never apologize for leaving the comments you do! I’m not exaggerating when I say I legitimately look forward to seeing your name and comments pop up every single time!! I hope you and yours have a great thanksgiving and thanks as always for keeping the discussion going, I look forward to it more than you know!
Congrats on 5k! I've also started a SVIen promo binder too! I'll have one for the sword and shield era as well. Super fun to make as well as the normal master sets. You got me back into master sets. I love the completed looks of all the sets. Congratulations again.
Nice video, I subscribed back when you master set Scarlet & Violet base set, I’ve watched every video since then! Love your videos, keep em comin! Congrats on the 2nd child :)
I'm so glad I found your vids you are by far my favourite pokemon creator as you just like collecting and enjoy the cards and it seems so few people do that and it's so nice to see. Thanks for sharing your hobby journey with us
i love the way you go through and talk about the hobby in the way that you do! enjoy the birth of your daughter man! can't wAit for prismatic evolutions too i'm going to be going for my first master set when it releases as well
Congratulations on your daughter! Appreciate you for finding the time to still share content! Loved this video. I’m wondering what master set I should do next 🤔 I’m probably just going to wait and save up for prismatic evolutions 😅 one of our local card shops is supposed to get the Japanese version today!!!
I think one of my favourite Black Star Promos was Holo #11 Eevee from back during the Wizards of the Coast era. I can't remember what I traded a friend for it, but obviously it was worth it.
Wow! amazing video I just got back into collecting after finding my childhood collection from 2nd and 3rd grade in my sisters(?) closet and got obsessed haha and now I have a pack opening problem... lol Also, have fun with the newcomer into your family, hope you enjoy your break!
congrats on the birth of your daughter! I hope everything goes smoothly for you and your wife. Take as much time as you need to savour these first days together man!
Love your videos and really appreciate the relaxed vibe. I’ve just started getting back into the hobby. My first goal is to complete all of the Trick or Trade sets since that seems pretty affordable. Enjoy the videos and congratulations to you and your family!
I just got into collecting and I was wondering if you could do like a tips or beginners video or even just how you sort your cards for the master sets after you open the packs love the videos!!
Love your videos man!! I’ve always really liked the promos myself, especially the cosmos holo foil patterns. I’m super excited for the release of prismatic evolutions, was able to snag an etb preorder. Really looking out for the mini tins tho, rly worried they’ll be awful to find and I really wanna snag an Umbreon and vaporeon for me and my partner. Thanks for doing what u do!!
Been binging your videos like carzy lately. Enjoying it very much and just wanted to show appreciation and give thanks. P.S. congrats on the new addition to your family. Hope all is well and wish the best for you and your family
Good luck with the birth of your daughter!! I hope you and your wife,s sleep schedule doesn’t get too messed up. Im not a parent but i remember the amount of crying my little sis did when she was a baby lol.
I really like the pokemon horizons cards. I was surprised when i saw them, especially that big one with so many characters. Ive been watching the pokemon horizons series with my little sister lately! On saturday and sunday mornings. :D its like out special bonding time.
Path to the Peak was so good! I went into my local shop one day and that promo was just on the counter for anyone to pick up. I was very happy that day haha
I know you say singles are cheaper to buy instead of packs, but I was wondering if you have any opinion on what to buy when trying to master set. For example do you just buy an etb and then move to buy singles or do you do a set amount of packs then start getting singles?
I usually do one or two booster boxes, plus one of each ancillary product to get all the promos-so the checklane blister packs, three pack blisters, ETBs etc!
Love your videos dude, I'm just getting back into collecting (haven't collected since I was a kid) because I saw the leak for prismatic evolutions. Question though, how should I go about getting booster boxes? I noticed my LCS has been pricing surging sparks at $200 per booster box, which is what tcgplayer has them at rather than near retail price, even almost a month after release. Is that normal? Should I try and find a different LCS that charges closer to retail (does that even exist nowadays)? I want to do the "two booster boxes then buy singles", but at $400 for two boxes, I almost wonder if just singles is the play. PS - congrats on the new addition to the family!
With these hit rates, it’s a gamble either way. I fully trust booster box prices will drop, especially as other sets come out. But it’s the holidays, it’s a popular pikachu set, and demand is high. I don’t think a lcs selling at market is necessarily scammy, but it is always nice to find one that doesn’t. Like my local shop sold for normal price on release day to not be jerks, but then did market pricing for it after a couple days. I wouldn’t expect to find product sitting at one though with demand like it is. I’d do the calculation of what card am I really hoping to pull? If it’s the pika, for $400 you can just get the pika. If it’s something else, well that’s even cheaper and there’s more room for other cool singles. It’s always fun to rip packs but there should be plenty of promo stuff like the grand adventure collection, blister packs, etc, if you wanted to rip into surging sparks without a booster box!
Not usually. They are just too pricy to justify most of the time. I usually just stick with my Pokémon center promos on top of the regular. If staff promos fell in my lap though they’d go in the binder!
I just want to ask a question if thats okay. Have you ever accidently bought fake pokemon cards? Do physical stores ever accidently buy fakes? I sorted some of my old cards yesterday and found a bunch of fakes and some that im not sure if they are fake or real. I probably bought them secondhand. Pretty annoying to spot.
I am often out and about at flea markets or swap meets so I see fake cards all the time. So since I’m familiar with them, I’ve never bought them. The folks at my local shop are trained not to buy fakes but I’m sure if a big collection comes in with some they just toss them. Don’t stress over it! Happens to the best of us!
Yep the audio glitched at the beginning on the first attempt. Our daughter was actually born early on Saturday so I tried to edit remotely from the hospital. Whoops!
You should do a full video on your collection. It's very impressive how you collect every card essentially.
Honestly I just don’t have it organized enough to show off! I need to make an “office” haha. Will try to!
100%!
that's a good idea id love to see all of his collection
@@Pokelou502you could just show your favorite pulls from each set or like the ones you really wanted so that way you don’t need to organize it.
Another vid already! This is awesome! Learnt something new today, that all the promos are also numerically ordered, and yes pls do a deep dive into them :) At this moment, your contents are the best hence this is my first time clicking on the notification bell of any channel everrr. Can't wait for more~ Lastly, a massive congratulation on the birth of your baby girl, may she be filled with a lifetime of love, health, laughter and happiness together!
Vibes are on point, my dude! I'm loving your videos, keep them up! And congrats on your baby, I hope everyone is safe and well :)
have been binging your vids all week, love your stuff, congrats on 5k, and even more congrats on your daughter! would love to see an entire collection vid soon but keep doing what you’re doing and that’ll be your 10k subscriber video 💙
Dude, sounds like you've got a lot of excitement going on right now - glad to hear all the good news! Make sure that you're giving yourself a little bit of breathing room, though. You've got a lot to take care of, but make sure you're including yourself, yeah?
First and foremost, congrats on your daughter! I bet your son is going to be thrilled about having a sister. All the best for you and your family, and here's to a blessed and happy Thanksgiving for you all. And then there's the 5K - the community is starting to look a little bit big, eh? Official Pokemon company sponsorship when?
Very, very glad I stumbled across your channel however long ago now it was. And once again, thank you kindly for continuing to upload and share your openings and whatnot with us. I apologize for having you sift through a wall of text each time I leave a comment, but you're the only channel I bother commenting on - very much appreciate what you do here.
...And as a last aside, you speak the truth - the allure of ripping open packs, it's a mighty strong temptation. Irresistible, even, no matter what game it is. When the cardboard calls, you answer. I've sunk a decent amount of money into booster bundles and whatever... was it fun? Yeah, absolutely. Worth it? Financially, probably not, but I can't really say I regret it or anything. The world of TCGs has given me and plenty of others so much entertainment, it goes a little bit beyond monetary value. It's just fun.
Please please never apologize for leaving the comments you do! I’m not exaggerating when I say I legitimately look forward to seeing your name and comments pop up every single time!! I hope you and yours have a great thanksgiving and thanks as always for keeping the discussion going, I look forward to it more than you know!
good luck on your kid man!! happy thanksgiving and happy 5k!
Congrats on 5k! I've also started a SVIen promo binder too! I'll have one for the sword and shield era as well. Super fun to make as well as the normal master sets. You got me back into master sets. I love the completed looks of all the sets. Congratulations again.
Maybe a energy binder in the future. Would be cool to see all special energies from different sets together.
100%! I love collecting a full set of energy too~
Congratulations on 5k and good luck with the new baby!! I hope everything goes great 😊
Nice video, I subscribed back when you master set Scarlet & Violet base set, I’ve watched every video since then! Love your videos, keep em comin! Congrats on the 2nd child :)
Congrats on 5k! Modeled the way I set up my binders from your videos
I'm so glad I found your vids you are by far my favourite pokemon creator as you just like collecting and enjoy the cards and it seems so few people do that and it's so nice to see. Thanks for sharing your hobby journey with us
i love the way you go through and talk about the hobby in the way that you do! enjoy the birth of your daughter man! can't wAit for prismatic evolutions too i'm going to be going for my first master set when it releases as well
Congratulations on your daughter! Appreciate you for finding the time to still share content! Loved this video. I’m wondering what master set I should do next 🤔 I’m probably just going to wait and save up for prismatic evolutions 😅 one of our local card shops is supposed to get the Japanese version today!!!
Lucky! I thought mind would but turns out not. So I have to wait for shipping!
Some promos I already forgot and gonna pick up myself! Would love to see your whole collection. Think that video would me awesome (and long 🤣)
Congrats on 5k Lou!!! 🎉
I think one of my favourite Black Star Promos was Holo #11 Eevee from back during the Wizards of the Coast era. I can't remember what I traded a friend for it, but obviously it was worth it.
Wow! amazing video
I just got back into collecting after finding my childhood collection from 2nd and 3rd grade in my sisters(?) closet and got obsessed haha and now I have a pack opening problem... lol
Also, have fun with the newcomer into your family, hope you enjoy your break!
congrats on the birth of your daughter! I hope everything goes smoothly for you and your wife. Take as much time as you need to savour these first days together man!
Love your videos and really appreciate the relaxed vibe. I’ve just started getting back into the hobby. My first goal is to complete all of the Trick or Trade sets since that seems pretty affordable. Enjoy the videos and congratulations to you and your family!
Best of luck to you and your family! Especially over the next few days. Wishing you health, speedy recovery and adjustments :-). Great video too ;-)
Wow. So you also do a promo master set. You are the GOAT. I wish I could do this
Btw. Congratulations on your daughter
Congrats on 5k man 🎉
I just got into collecting and I was wondering if you could do like a tips or beginners video or even just how you sort your cards for the master sets after you open the packs love the videos!!
Love your videos man!! I’ve always really liked the promos myself, especially the cosmos holo foil patterns.
I’m super excited for the release of prismatic evolutions, was able to snag an etb preorder. Really looking out for the mini tins tho, rly worried they’ll be awful to find and I really wanna snag an Umbreon and vaporeon for me and my partner. Thanks for doing what u do!!
I like watching these videos when I’m studying. Your voice is very relaxing while also getting to see cool cards
Been binging your videos like carzy lately. Enjoying it very much and just wanted to show appreciation and give thanks. P.S. congrats on the new addition to your family. Hope all is well and wish the best for you and your family
I'd been hoping you would show your promo binder, thanks!
Congrats on 5k 🎉🎉🎉
Good luck with the birth of your daughter!! I hope you and your wife,s sleep schedule doesn’t get too messed up. Im not a parent but i remember the amount of crying my little sis did when she was a baby lol.
So easy going! gave spouse promo code for Christmas cause I don’t drop hints 🎉🎉🎉
I really like the pokemon horizons cards. I was surprised when i saw them, especially that big one with so many characters. Ive been watching the pokemon horizons series with my little sister lately! On saturday and sunday mornings. :D its like out special bonding time.
I should start working on my promo binder! I regret not getting more promos during BW/DP haha
I never thought of collecting all the promos. I kinda want to now
Can't wait to see you open the new set coming up! Really looking forward to it.
Hey congratulations mans loving your channel snd the qualityand dedication to videos
Really like the cosmos noctowl thanks for the video!
Girls are awesome..congrats and good luck 🎉🎉🎉
I need that Oddish 😍💚🌱
Path to the Peak was so good! I went into my local shop one day and that promo was just on the counter for anyone to pick up. I was very happy that day haha
I know you say singles are cheaper to buy instead of packs, but I was wondering if you have any opinion on what to buy when trying to master set. For example do you just buy an etb and then move to buy singles or do you do a set amount of packs then start getting singles?
I usually do one or two booster boxes, plus one of each ancillary product to get all the promos-so the checklane blister packs, three pack blisters, ETBs etc!
Congrats on the new kid!
Personal goal 🎉🎉🎉
Love your videos dude, I'm just getting back into collecting (haven't collected since I was a kid) because I saw the leak for prismatic evolutions. Question though, how should I go about getting booster boxes? I noticed my LCS has been pricing surging sparks at $200 per booster box, which is what tcgplayer has them at rather than near retail price, even almost a month after release. Is that normal? Should I try and find a different LCS that charges closer to retail (does that even exist nowadays)? I want to do the "two booster boxes then buy singles", but at $400 for two boxes, I almost wonder if just singles is the play.
PS - congrats on the new addition to the family!
With these hit rates, it’s a gamble either way. I fully trust booster box prices will drop, especially as other sets come out. But it’s the holidays, it’s a popular pikachu set, and demand is high. I don’t think a lcs selling at market is necessarily scammy, but it is always nice to find one that doesn’t. Like my local shop sold for normal price on release day to not be jerks, but then did market pricing for it after a couple days. I wouldn’t expect to find product sitting at one though with demand like it is. I’d do the calculation of what card am I really hoping to pull? If it’s the pika, for $400 you can just get the pika. If it’s something else, well that’s even cheaper and there’s more room for other cool singles. It’s always fun to rip packs but there should be plenty of promo stuff like the grand adventure collection, blister packs, etc, if you wanted to rip into surging sparks without a booster box!
I hope everything with the baby went well :)
pokelou kinda sounds like jim from the office
Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
Do you try collect the harder ones like staff cards
Not usually. They are just too pricy to justify most of the time. I usually just stick with my Pokémon center promos on top of the regular. If staff promos fell in my lap though they’d go in the binder!
Congrats with the kid
I swear I don’t see a rare card in that first obsidian flames pack from the terapagos upc- that’s a wild error if there really wasn’t one
No, you are right! I went through the bulk and it was a Ryme full art stuck to the back. Great catch!!!
Woah that’s a much crazier find than I was expecting congrats!
really liked the video, thanks lou
Congrats on the new baby and I hppe everything goes smoothly and as expected for your wife!
Hold the hell on, are you located in Louisville? I just found your channel last night and put your name together. I’m in Louisville too if so!
Nice! Yep, same here!
CONGRATSSSSSSSSSSSS
I just want to ask a question if thats okay. Have you ever accidently bought fake pokemon cards? Do physical stores ever accidently buy fakes?
I sorted some of my old cards yesterday and found a bunch of fakes and some that im not sure if they are fake or real. I probably bought them secondhand. Pretty annoying to spot.
I am often out and about at flea markets or swap meets so I see fake cards all the time. So since I’m familiar with them, I’ve never bought them. The folks at my local shop are trained not to buy fakes but I’m sure if a big collection comes in with some they just toss them. Don’t stress over it! Happens to the best of us!
woah reupload? 😳😳
Yep the audio glitched at the beginning on the first attempt. Our daughter was actually born early on Saturday so I tried to edit remotely from the hospital. Whoops!
@@Pokelou502 dedication! Hope your wife is not pissed xD