Learning to Play the Piano
The Realistic Collector Blog
by Frank
4M ago
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links from platforms like eBay and Amazon. If you make a purchase through these links, this website may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Your support is appreciated! Additionally, consider supporting my content on YouTube! Thank you! Welcome to another article in my Personal series! You may have noticed a decrease in new articles lately. I haven’t disappeared, it’s just that I decided to pick up a new hobby, which is playing the piano! The piano Casio CT-S300 Originally, I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy playing the piano, so I decided to star ..read more
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What if I had opened my most insane Flesh and Blood case today?
The Realistic Collector Blog
by Frank
6M ago
In this post I will focus on my Uprising booster case that I have opened over the past year. You can find the articles about the individual box openings below: Flesh and Blood TCG: Uprising Box opening #1 Flesh and Blood TCG: Uprising Box opening #2 Flesh and Blood TCG: Uprising Box opening #3 Flesh and Blood TCG: Uprising Box opening #4 Together we will find out how valuable it would have been today! If you are interested in buying a box then you can use this link to find the best deals available on eBay. First I’ll do a quick recap on the best hits from this case and then I’ll discuss the ..read more
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Sorcery: Contested Realm TCG Alpha Booster Box Break
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by Frank
6M ago
It is time for another post in my Box Break category! This time I decided to open a box of Sorcery: Contested Realm after carefully calculating whether it could be worth it in my Sorcery: Contested Realm TCG Alpha Booster Box Expected Value post. And I was not disappointed! As in my previous posts I will first show the hits and then discuss their value. If at any point you are interested in owning copies of these awesome cards, then be sure to check eBay for Sorcery: Contested Realm cards! The hits Box Topper Cards Let’s start with the Box Topper Cards, these are are included in every Alpha Bo ..read more
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Sorcery: Contested Realm TCG Alpha Booster Box Expected Value
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by Frank
8M ago
In this article I will do a quick breakdown of the Expected Value of an Alpha Booster Box of Sorcery: Contested Realm. Hopefully this can serve as a reference if you are thinking about buying a box. Average value per rarity I’ll start off by calculating the average value per rarity as some cards can be worth a lot more than others. Then I will use those numbers in the next section to estimate the Expected Value. Please keep in mind that these numbers are ballpark figures. They have been obtained by checking the recent sold listings on eBay. Unique Cards Number of cards Non-Foil Value Foil V ..read more
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Sorcery: Contested Realm TCG complete print run numbers and pull rates
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by Frank
8M ago
My goal with this article is to provide easily accessible print run numbers and pull rates for the new Sorcery: Contested Realm Trading Card Game. In my opinion especially the Alpha set shows a lot of similarities to Magic the Gathering. I feel like Sorcery: Contested Realm will be a fantastic game, they have had a very successful Kickstarter campaign as can also be seen in my Kickstarter TCG Booster Box Guide article. It is however hard to find exact up-to-date print run numbers, so I’ll do my best to provide them as clearly as possible. Data is taken from their Living Roadmap updates among o ..read more
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Kickstarter TCG Booster Box Guide
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by Frank
8M ago
In this article you will find an overview of the Booster Box prices of Trading Card Games released on the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter. Hopefully this information can be used in a variety of ways, like collecting, investing, or maybe even for doing research on your own TCG! It can also simply serve as a price reference. I will conclude with a small analysis on the available information. The data In the sections below you can find all TCG’s released via Kickstarter together with their delivery or expected delivery date, Booster Box price at the time of backing and current Booster Box pric ..read more
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How to get your cards graded in Europe
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by Frank
9M ago
In this article I will discuss how you can get your cards graded from within Europe. Unfortunately we do not have the same options available as people living in the United States, so we have to make with what we do have. Grading cards is generally possible for any type of card, though be aware that some companies only grade specific types of cards. Some companies grade trading cards like Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Flesh and Blood and many more. Others grade sports and entertainment cards from companies like Topps, Panini and Upper Deck. These companies cover sports like football ..read more
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Topps Star Wars Finest 2022 Box Break
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by Frank
9M ago
I’m back with another Box Break! Similar to the previous one I have opened this box a while ago but had not gotten around to posting about it yet, now in my vacation I finally have time to catch-up on writing some articles. It’s a box of Topps Star Wars Finest 2022. It cost me 220 euro about half a year ago. Currently they cost between $200 and $250 on eBay with the prices varying quite a bit, click here for the most recent prices. I really like this kind of box as it focuses mostly on character portraits and it is filled with hits! I’ll show you more about the hits in the next section. The pu ..read more
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Topps Chrome Star Wars Black 2022 Box Break
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by Frank
9M ago
It’s time for another Box Break! I actually opened this one a while ago but never got around to posting about it, now the time has finally come. It’s a box of Topps Chrome Star Wars Black 2022, for which I paid 90 euro about half a year ago. Currently they cost about $100 on eBay, click here to find the most up-to-date prices. As this box only consists of one encased autograph card and a pack of three cards I decided to post all of my pulls in this article, you can see them below. The pulls C’ai Threnalli AutographChewbacca Gold /50Kit Fisto Parallel /199General GrievousThe value It looks you ..read more
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Three tips on how to find the language of a Pokemon Card
The Realistic Collector Blog
by Frank
9M ago
Are you looking for how to find out the language of a Pokemon Card? Then you’ve come to the right place! Here are some tips that you can use. Please note that these tips only work for Western cards, if you cannot read the text then odds are high that it is a Japanese card. Other possibilities are Chinese, Korean and Russian. Check how the HP symbol is called Normally the HP line can be found on the top right corner of a Pokemon card, it for example says 120 HP on some English cards. The following notations for HP are used with the following languages: HP: English PV: French KP: German PI: Sp ..read more
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