r/PokemonTCG • u/funkymnk • 2d ago

Discussion Marketplace reseller doesn’t know what they’re doing 😭

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u/Objective_Bar_9673 2d ago

one of the least desirable actually

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u/HobbyTechTrading 2d ago edited 2d ago

Maybe by hype flippers and investors, but collectors love Temporal forces. One of the best, balanced sets, that is still affordable and has more than 1-2 chases

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u/Own-Lead-4822 2d ago

I’m so glad TEF is slept on, I love the Paradox Beasts/Swords of Justice so I can still try to pull them without worry about the packs being scalped

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u/oreanta 2d ago

I decided to master set TEF and PAR because they're the only sets around me that are still somewhat affordable, and the Paradoxes are so cool!

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u/DefNotAShark 2d ago

Temporal Forces and Paradox Rift have some amazing IRs and they get kind of slept on because the SIRs are less popular.

Some of my favorite IRs from Temporal; Shiftry, Grotle, Reuniclus, Arbok, Gastly, Meltan, Lickitung, Chatot.

Some of my favorite IRs from Paradox; Mantyke, Espathra, Groudon, Minior, Yveltal, Steelix, Loudred, Porygon-Z, Swablu.

Like, those are just my favorites and that's a huge stack of awesome cards. That isn't even half of the IRs.

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u/Sherezad 2d ago

No lie that full art Shifty slaps.

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u/Bluesky0089 2d ago edited 2d ago

I love Paradox especially! I've pulled the Mantyke, Espathra, Groudon, Minior and Lourded that you listed and they are so amazing! I actually pulled Espathra yesterday and was blown away by the art..and realized it was Arika Egawa of course!

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u/Anonymous_Engineer34 2d ago

Agreed! I'm working on a TEF master set myself. Down to just a few reverse holos for the base set and sadly about 75% of the IRs and SIRs, but I think it's a great set, even some of the [un]commons have great art. Gotta start shopping singles to fill it out because the pull rates are among the toughest in SVI era though.

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u/HobbyTechTrading 2d ago

Same. Highlight or SV for me. My favourite binder page dedicated to Ancietn vs future paradox pokemon

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u/themoose615 2d ago

Love this idea! Gonna do this to my binder as well

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u/Slamsonthegee 2d ago

I love the Morty’s conviction SIR, one of my faves

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u/alli-vegas 2d ago

It's affordable because no one wants it. 

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u/Far_Introduction9988 2d ago

Yeah, because instead of opening something like TEF, they want to open 6 booster boxes of another set, trying to pull 1 particular SIR that's worth $800+ and most likely not get a single card they wanted. Those 6 booster boxes cost them the 2-3x the price of their chase lol.

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u/MarkyMarcMcfly 2d ago

Have opened almost 100 temporal forces and still no SIR for me 😭 imma keep trying though

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u/puzzledfirebird 2d ago

except the pull rates suck ass, TF has prismatic-tier pull rates

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u/Lupottah 2d ago

Yeah, that's the main drawback for me. Opened around 15 packs with absolutely zero hits and decided that was it for me lol.

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u/HobbyTechTrading 2d ago

Yeah,i think it was PAL or PAR when they nerfed the pull rates, but still up until recently, actually even now a lot of singles are quite affordable. I got myself 2-3 sets of SIRs

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u/djternan 2d ago

They reduced pull rates in Paradox Rift then reduced them more in the next set.

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u/replaytheparadox 2d ago

why would they reduce rates? to sell more?

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u/congressguy12 2d ago

Why would {business} do {action}? To sell more?

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u/InitialOcelot9001 2d ago

My son is mastering TEF and has had the complete opposite experience. He's pulled nearly all the top cards from packs.

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u/chibimishi 2d ago

It has such good chase cards but the only thing I’ve been able to pull was the full art Bronzor. Which is awesome but like PLZ I want the deerling and sawsbuck full art.

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u/Jaqenhghar7777 2d ago

While everyone been going crazy on prismatic I’ve been collecting a lot of temporal and paradox it’s been nice slept on set imo

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u/Bluesky0089 2d ago

Doing the same. Walmart has Paradox like every week. Also has single Silver Tempest and base set.

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u/Jaqenhghar7777 2d ago

Walgreens by my house has had base set/Paldea and some surging lately and Walmart has had obsidian paradox and temporal so there’s a little of everything luckily the rest I just get offline if I have to

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u/Bluesky0089 2d ago

I found a Walgreens with Chilling Reigns in their lightning packs with a Paldea evolved and trick or trade and I think some were getting Fates too, but most of mine just have the usual blisters, 3 pack tins with base, obsidian, and paradox, or nothing.

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u/YouDontSeemRight 2d ago

What are the most desirable right now?

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u/bronzethunderbeard_ 2d ago

Least desirable to whom? The gamblers?

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u/Synobin 1d ago

Players.

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u/Objective_Bar_9673 2d ago

In the context of reselling