Mom of a Pokemon fan - question on card gift

[cmonroe123]

Hi-
I'm a new member, but probably not really a long-term one. I am the mom of a Pokemon trading card fan and want to surprise him with some cards for a Psychic/Dark deck. I was looking at Darkrai EX, but I can't figure out why it costs so much more from Dark Explorers than from the "Fall Legendary 2012 Tin" on Ebay. I know the holo card is cooler, but the powers all look the same and I think he can use the cheaper non-holo card in a tournament. Can someone let me know what they think, and if there would be any other suggestions for nice cards? His birthday is right before our regional tournament and I am surprising him with a trip to Philadelphia for his first tournament. Thank you so much!

 

[Sheep]

Hi there, welcome to the forum!

I'd honestly recommend you look around the Trading Card Game section since it's a lot more appropriate for these types of questions. Just make sure you read the rules over there before posting, though!

With that, I'll close the thread. Feel free to message me if you have any questions!