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WE ARE BACK!

2/6/2025

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We are back *sorta*! After a temporary shutdown due to fraud issues and Square’s payment headaches, we’ve reopened our store, fueled by the renewed hype in the market. Moving forward, high-value items will only be available via wire transfer or in-person in Vancouver—our shop’s stellar feedback speaks for itself.

As for ETBs, we’ve got plenty in stock but left them marked as “SOLD OUT” for now since the market is still flooded. #HODL


And for all the new “modern” releases—just a heads-up: Pokémon tends to reprint successful sets in a few years. We don’t recommend overpaying for these boxes just yet. Food for thought!

Finally, we are NOT going break apart our complete set on eBay nor reduce the asking price for no more than $1. :)  Why else would you come to our online store? 

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COMPLETED ELITE TRAINER BOX COLLECTION

4/2/2021

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We finally completed the Pokemon TCG: Elite Trainer Box collection - North America on Good Friday. It was such a journey to obtain each and every ETB. Each box has its' own story in arriving in our hands. Our Plasma Storm, Plasma Blast, and Furious Fists came from Montreal, Canada. Meanwhile, Yveltal, Xerneas and Phantom Forces came all the way from San Francisco, USA. Our first Roaring Skies was purchased on eBay auction. Meanwhile, our first Ancient Origins, Primal Clash Groudon & Kyogre, and Generations was purchased pure luck off a collector while we were purchasing Shining Legends. Majority of our elite trainer boxes were purchased via Facebook market, online hobby stores and eBay like any other collectors. The only elite trainer boxes that we were able to obtain via retail initial MSRP was only Battle Styles, Shining Fates, Vivid Voltage, Champions Path, and Rebel Clash. Majority of our ETBs on our site was purchased via secondary market pricing. It's safe to say that we are the only Pokemon shop in Canada that has every Elite Trainer Box available for sale upon request. 
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SHINING FATES - OVER HYPED?!

3/10/2021

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our take on shining fates

It has been a few weeks now since Pokemon TCG: Shining Fates was released on February 19, 2021 in North America. In our opinion, the scalpers killed the hype of this Pokemon set by creating a huge demand over available supply. Realistically, the scalpers inflated the pricing of this set which has made it very unaffordable for regular collectors to open packs. On top, Shining Fates card set is less intriguing than their foreign counterpart Pokemon's Shiny Star V (SSV) - Japanese set. Personally, we prefer the lateral of SSV over Shining Fates. There are more hits and variety of full art pieces in SSV. We have also noticed the steady increase of price of SSV again. We would also rank higher for Pokemon TCG: Hidden Fates over Shining Fates in our personal opinion.

Shining Fates price value has been a rollercoaster since its presale was announced. The price started from $65 CAD to $100 CAD to $140 CAD to upwards of $200+ on eBay. Majority of hobby stores in Canada started to sell Shining Fates pre-sales at $140-160+ CAD, however we've seen many stores now reduced their price by 20-30% of their presale pricing. Current market trend is seeing Shining Fates pricing drop towards Champions Path pricing. (Note: We do not believe the price of SF will drop as low as CP since SF set is still far superior than CP set) 

In general, we would advise card collectors to wait for the 2nd and 3rd wave of prints of Shining Fates. This set is brand new and will be reprinted numerous times. Good deals happens to those who can wait. Stay patient and you shall be rewarded.
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Pokémon TCG ANNOUNCEMENT

2/28/2021

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Update on Pokémon Trading Card Game Product Availability

Pokémon TCG Announcement:
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"We’re aware that some of you are experiencing difficulties purchasing certain Pokémon Trading Card Game products due to very high demand and global shipping constraints impacting availability. We understand this inconvenience can be disappointing for fans, and we are working to address it where it is within our control.

In situations where there is limited availability, we are actively working to print more of the impacted Pokémon TCG products as quickly as possible and at maximum capacity to support this increased demand. Reprinted products are expected to be available at retailers as soon as possible.

For new Pokémon TCG expansions launching in the future, we are maximizing production to increase product availability upon release, and we will continue to reprint the products to replenish stock at retailers as soon as possible.
We’d like to thank the community for their continued support and patience as we work to deliver more Pokémon TCG products to fans."
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QUEST FOR ALL ETB CHECKLIST

2/8/2021

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Here is the list of all the available Elite Trainer Box available in the market as of February 7, 2021. We have Shining Fates (February 2021) and Battle Styles (March 2021) coming out soon. Can't find your sought out ETB? Email us and we will help you source & secure it. However, it may come with an hefty price tag with the market shifting in an upward trend.
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  1. Pokemon Generations 20th Anniversary
  2. Shining Legends
  3. Dragon Majesty
  4. Champions Path: Charizard VMAX
  5. Hidden Fates: Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno
  6. Shining Fates: Eevee
  7. Black & White: Plasma Blast
  8. Black & White: Plasma Storm
  9. XY: Phantom Forces
  10. XY: Roaring Skies
  11. XY: Yveltal
  12. XY: Xerneas
  13. XY: Furious Fists
  14. XY: Primal Clash Groudon - Red
  15. XY: Primal Clash Kyogre - Blue
  16. XY: Ancient Origins
  17. XY: Evolutions: Mega Charizard Y
  18. XY: Evolutions: Mega Blastoise Z
  19. XY: BreakThrough: Mega Mewtwo Y
  20. XY: BreakThrough: Mega Mewtwo X
  21. XY: Fates Collide: Mega Alakazam
  22. XY: BREAKPoint: Mega Gyarados
  23. XY: Steam Siege
  24. SWSH: Vivid Voltage Pikachu
  25. SWSH: Zacian
  26. SWSH: Zamazenta
  27. SWSH: Zacian Special Plus
  28. SWSH: Zamazenta Special Plus
  29. SWSH: Rebel Clash: Cooperjah
  30. SWSH: Darkness Ablaze: Eternatus
  31. S&M: Unified Minds: Mewtwo & Mew
  32. S&M: Team Up: Pikachu & Zekrom
  33. S&M: Lost Thunder: Zeraora
  34. S&M: Ultra Prism: Dawn Wings Necrozma
  35. S&M: Ultra Prism: Dusk Mane Necrozma
  36. S&M: Guardians Rising: Tapu Koko
  37. S&M: Burning Shadows: Necrozma
  38. S&M: Cosmic Eclipse: Arceus, Dialga & Palkia
  39. S&M: Forbidden Light: Ultra Necrozma
  40. S&M: Crimson Invasion: Silvally
  41. S&M: Unbroken Bonds
  42. S&M: Lunala (Base Set)
  43. S&M: Solgaleo (Base Set)
  44. S&M: Celestial Storm​​
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LOGAN PAUL MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT

2/1/2021

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Logan Paul on Twitter - Feb 1, 2021
Last booster box break by Logan Paul
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Love or hate him, he's still bringing the hype and spotlight to Pokemon TCG. Personally, I have nothing against the guy as he's a pure entertainer and he is donating to a charitable cause with his stream. I think he will help bring more awareness to the cards and help boost the demand of Pokemon products as well as influence more collectors to join the Pokemon hype wagon. It's going be even harder to find any products for your children to rip.

Thank goodness the new "Battle Styles" booster boxes are only approximately $140 CAD per 36 box right now. Meanwhile, Battle Styles ETB is only $40 CAD. Release date is March 19, 2021.
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SS22 PREMIUM CASE VS TARGET CONTAINER

1/31/2021

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YOU GET WHAT YOU PAID FOR

SS22 is a premium custom built case by a true elite trainer box collector. We carefully assembled this product together with the perfect sizing measurement for your ETB. There are more economical cases where you can store your ETB. We suggest you looking up these containers at your local Target store.

One of the potential advantages to our premium acrylic cases is that it does not contain or release Bisphenol A (BPA). It is a "BPA-Free" product and is simply not toxic in solid form compared to other unknown plastic cases in the market. In general, acrylic is more environmental friendly compared to plastic.

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PRODUCTION DAY!

1/27/2021

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Factory completed our first 100 unit order today. And it is being shipped overseas to Canada. Hopefully, we will receive our first shipment in middle of February. It's lunar new years in Asia and there might be shipping delays. Crossing our fingers as we wait for these premium protective cases to arrive.  Our protective cases is currently the only one in the market which has a sliding lid and magnetic lock in the market. Model SS22 is custom built by us with very specific sizing to fit our prize possession perfectly inside. You cannot compare our case to your plastic container from Target. 
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STORY OF HOW WE GOT INTO Pokémon TCG: Elite Trainer Box COLLECTION

1/27/2021

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Our Pokemon elite trainer boxes collection began at the end of November 2020. My 5 year old son "Avery" was into the Pokemon GO game and I decided to join the Pokemon craze with him. Our first ETB was a Sword & Shield: Vivid Voltage at Walmart. There was 1 box laying at the back of the shelf and we grabbed it since the box looked cool. Didn't even know that VV elite trainer box was $65 CAD. It wasn't cheap at all. We both had no clue on how sought out elite trainer boxes nor how hyped-up Pokemon in general was during this time. We got home and opened the box with the sealed packs. We didn't pull any good cards but Avery's excitement was worth every dollar. We were hooked afterwards and decided to attempt to collect all those cool elite trainer boxes. Down to the final 7 hardest elite trainer boxes to collect.


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