r/PokemonTCG_Singapore

I'm thinking of buying a 23000 dollar slab from doorzo but I'm not sure if the buyer protection can protect me in the case that the slab is fake I'm gonna be using doorzo authenticate and pre storage photos .

Recently i have friends that aren't pokemon or even tcg fans collecting pokemon cards mainly for the sake of "investment" or "quick profits". As a collector myself I'm just getting disgusted on what this hobby has become.

And also u guys know the saying that the top is in once people that don't know shit abt the hobby starts entering the scene.

Just wondering what is everyone's opinions on the state of this hobby and whether the bubble will pop

Nothing to do on weekend decided to kaypoh and dig lol.
Also steal from family is one of the most scumbag thing you can do so post what I found here to hope that the thief will be caught.

Went through OverThinkTCG channels from what I can see there are 2 main admins. One I saw at SG Card Show the other one saw at another card show a few months back I think.

Called Mandric (Guy with cap/always wear hoodie) and Chance (More tanned guy).

See Mandric on PTCG Facebook marketplace before so can tell there are 2 diff people.
There's always one girl there but don't know name.

Since OverThinkTCG geh siao act blur on insta with childish comments on IG post and never clearly address the issue hard to say for sure which one is the culprit.

But mostly seen Mandric at card shows recently, after this saga started never see Chance at the shows sooooo..... but not going to jump to conclusions for now.

From the reddit/FB posts, heresay the thief don't even want to admit and offer to at least payback the amount for the cards stolen lol still can go rent condo all. dont know what is more loser behavior.

Hope the victim (thief's sister) can maybe keep share more info so the community as a whole can support by not buying from the guy/call him out.

If we all don't do anything then these scumbag assholes will keep doing things like this thinking they can get away.

Good luck thief's sister, a bit shag to get all the actual cards back but hope you get the money back at least.

Anyone else notice more and more card shops popping up lately? Feels like there’s a new one opening every other week.

At this point, it feels like a bubble waiting to burst, especially since the market usually dips toward the end of the year.

I’ve also noticed some shops selling at almost the same prices as Facebook/Carousell sellers, sometimes even cheaper. With rent, overheads, staff, and taxes to cover, how are they actually making the numbers work?

understand PC's ETB is 110sgd, what about those non PC ones? I know they are impossible to find, just want to know the retail value to benchmark.

I have limited time in Singapore and unfortunately can only visit tomorrow morning. Should I line up early to enter at 10? I only want a plush!

Just wanted to share this in case it helps someone avoid the same mistake I made. I am a dad who's recently gotten into collecting pokemon cards with my son and we both look forward to opening together.

Sadly the mega dream packs I bought left me feeling disappointed. A few things just didn't sit right with me.The packs packaging looked a little off, it seemed to have been tampered with and there were no hits at all and I genuinely started wondering if the packs had been filtered or even resealed. I can't be entirely sure so I'm not trying to make accusations and i will take an L and take it as a lesson learnt. But based on what I received and my experience, I personally won't be buying from this shop again.
Just wanted to give the community a heads up to be careful, especially so if you are buying packs from individual shop or sellers who claims to be 100% unfiltered packs and sourced from pokemon center japan/family mart/7-11/lawson
It's an awful feeling when I am excited to open packs with my kid and this happen. If anyone has had a similar experience or has advice on spotting filtered or resealed packs please share i' would love to hear it. Hopefully this post helps someone else avoid the same disappointment.

Hello all, I wanted to share a frustrating experience I had today at Deckard. I was elected to play at the store and read all the details that were provided to make sure I was well informed before going. Please see screenshots below:

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https://preview.redd.it/v9mgkqq496bh1.png?width=1070&format=png&auto=webp&s=9d61a4e2ede7f7bba8e57c16ea8a62447c73fc65

What I took away from the posts was that check-in started at 2:30pm, and that the cut-off time for both elected and walk-in players was 2:45pm. Based on that understanding, I arrived at 2:35pm, believing I was still comfortably within the stated time window.

When I got there, I was informed that my elected slot had already been given up because the cut-off time for elected players was supposedly 2:30pm. This caught me completely off guard, as I couldn't find anywhere in the posts that specifically mentioned a separate 2:30pm cut-off for elected players.

I tried explaining my perspective — that the wording in the post seemed a little unclear, and that as someone completely new to the store and its process, I had genuinely believed I was following the rules as they were written. I asked whether there was any possibility of allowing me to play.

The response I received was, "I don't care if you're new here."

The receptionist then called the manager or owner, who made the final decision to remove my elected slot and place me into the walk-in queue instead. Unfortunately, I didn't make the cut for the walk-in list and wasn't able to participate at all.

Miscommunication over timings aside, what disappointed me more was how the situation was handled.

As someone visiting the store for the first time, I left feeling embarrassed and unwelcome rather than simply disappointed about missing a game. Unfortunately, after this experience, I don't see myself returning.

Edit - Missed out one screenshot

I recently got back into this hobby and have duplicate janks from Japanese mega evolution sets. Are there any card shops that accept 1-to-1 trades for other janks? I think I saw here that zoomies used to do it but they are temporarily closed rn 🥲 Thanks!