And how many Pokemon cards?

[redsixwing]

So both Star and I are collectable card game (CCG) players. We each like multiple games, and both of us have played for well over a decade. Cards, of course, come in packs - usually 10-15 per, with one rare and a variety of common and uncommon cards. With both of us collecting on and off, and playing both with others and one another, that means a lot of cards.

Neither Star or I has played Pokemon in the last five years or so, save with the nephews. They're now officially Too Old For It, and the rules of the game have shifted enough that we'd basically have to relearn it to play with anyone else.

Yesterday, we sat down with the card boxes, pulled out anything either of us wanted to keep, and put the rest into a massive box to be given to the local game store for use as prizes during their Pokemon events.

We ended up with two small boxes, with duplicates removed and damaged cards thrown out. Several thousand Pokemon cards: OUT.

Next up: Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic: The Gathering. We have substantially more of those than Pokemon, so this is a little bit daunting.

... at least the M:tG cards that might have value are already separated from the general boxes.

Comments

[peaceful_sands]

You're off to a flying start - steal yourself and you'll manage the next step.

[redsixwing]

Thanks! ^^ We discussed it last night and YGO is next, which is nice on the one hand because it's a smaller group than MtG, and not so nice on the other because YGO card rarity is a PITA.

Oh well, they're shiny and pretty and I don't have to care about rarity if most of it is going away anyway. :D

[tanaqui]

That's a fantastic step forward - well done!

Would it help to think of the next bits of the project as a lovely chance to remind yourself all the great stuff you have in your collection, as you winnow out all the stuff you don't need/want any more?

[redsixwing]

Thanks! ^^

It sort of does - it's fun to see all the different card art as I flip through them, and admire all the variations while I'm sorting. It's one last piece of fun before I send them on. :D

[yukonsally]

Wow! What an undertaking!

[redsixwing]

It's been a Thing! xD

[fred_mouse]

Well done! I was doing playing cards, and that was hard enough!