[Questions] Trading cards

[RetroFingers92]

Hey All.!!!!!

Can anyone help me out im looking to start collecting pokemon cards and possibly able to get my hands on some ungraded 1st edition holos are these worth getting? I just dont know whats what, list of cards are

Blaines arcanine
Dark blastoise
Erikas venasuar
Ninetales..

Thanks all peace

 

[icycatelf]

Depends on the condition. Ungraded, Blaine's Arcanine and Dark Blastoise are averaging about $150 each and Erika's Venusaur about $140 in near mint condition as of late. Ninetales (I'm assuming Base Set) depends whether or not it's shadowless. I only found one recently sold listing for the shadowed 1st Edition Ninetales in English, which went for about $90, but the shadowless version fetches a lot more.

 

[RetroFingers92]

I am so out the loop with things like shadowless ect ill rry drop a picture

 

[RetroFingers92]

Here is the ninetale

 

[icycatelf]

"Shadowless" means that there is no drop shadow behind the golden art frame.

Anyway, DO NOT BUY! You can post pics of the others for me to look over, but this Ninetales is fake. The text is suspiciously thick, but what really gives it away is the artwork. Not only does the shading look off (though part of that might be the lighting), but the lines aren't tapered. Position of the evo box is also slightly off (should not be touching the card border) and so are the gradients.

 

[RetroFingers92]

Your awesome thank you just had a stronger look the evo box is lighter too nice eyes haha i will post pictures of what im looking at if you dont mind having look that would be really appreciated

 

[RetroFingers92]

Thank you here are the cards im looking at

 

[icycatelf]

Raichu is fake (wrong fonts, positioning, and template), Erika's Venusaur is fake (wrong HP font), and I suspect that Dark Dragonite and Blaine's Arcanine are fake since it's HIGHLY unlikely that the holo dots would be in the same position as the first image results on Google. Dark Blastoise seems a bit dark, but that could be due to the poor lighting (I'd be suspicious anyway since all the other vintage cards here are fake). (If it's holo, it also has the wrong collector's number in the lower right corner for the holo version.)

The non-vintage cards appear to be legit.

 

[RetroFingers92]

Ahh sweet thank you for telling me haha, i used to collect when i was younger but yeah times changed and picked up 2 sword and shield astral radiance to get that nostalgia and feel like a junkie without a fix now 🤣😂.... im currently watching 2 lots of 4 shinning legends and a set of 4 dragon majesty sealed, im looking around 200 for them but probs go up more..... im also looking at sealed boxes of champions path and hidden fates too have to start some where, but honestly thank you so much as im coming from collecting coins

 

[RetroFingers92]

These are the sealed boxes currently sitting with no bids so fingers crossed they go under the radar..... probs wont now 🤣😂