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ok so major newbie on the forums here
i'm looking to get into the collection side of things. With Ancient origins being the latest set released, am I best starting there?
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Fraser
Really depends on what cards you're interested in collecting.
1. Does anyone know the origin of "World Championships" cards? I have a few from grab bags. The back is drastically different from typical cards. If I'm correct, Pokémon World Championships is a real life event? I have never attended one. Mine came from some cheap third party repackaging. The borders are silver and each one is signed with a name I don't recognise. I have ones from PWC 2013 and PWC 2014. Are they valuable at all?
Pretty sure they don't have much value unless you have the whole set, but I'm curious too. I've got 2 that say 2005 on the back
The World Championships decks are promo decks released by The Pokemon Compnay every year and they are just composed of non-play legal cards and use deck lists used by the top 3 in each age group from the previous World Championships. The idea is to get people used to playing the TCG competitively and try and encourage more people to play competitively. They've been running them for a while. Can't remember exactly when they started.
They're basically worthless on their own, and only have any significant value when still sealed in the deck box, from a collector's standpoint.