Hi, can some one tell me why skyridge cards are so sort after and so expensive?
Why is Skyridge so sought after?
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RE: Skyridge
Last set made by Wizards of the Coast and last time Kadabra was printed as a English card was this set.
also according to Bulbapedia:
A set to follow Skyridge, titled "Jamboree," was in the works of being released by WOTC, but never had the opportunity to be printed, due to the cancellation of Wizards' license. Other consequences of the cancellation of the WOTC license was that there was only one print run of Skyridge, causing the price of the set to skyrocket.
Last set made by Wizards of the Coast and last time Kadabra was printed as a English card was this set.
also according to Bulbapedia:
A set to follow Skyridge, titled "Jamboree," was in the works of being released by WOTC, but never had the opportunity to be printed, due to the cancellation of Wizards' license. Other consequences of the cancellation of the WOTC license was that there was only one print run of Skyridge, causing the price of the set to skyrocket.
RE: Skyridge
The only card I have of this set is Gyarados, bought it for 10 cents <3
The only card I have of this set is Gyarados, bought it for 10 cents <3
RE: Skyridge
There was only one print run of Skyridge due to WOTC handing over the rights to Pokemon tcg to Nintendo. That and the cards have some of the best artwork ever print IMO.
I've been lucky enough to open 2 boxes, easily my favourite set
There was only one print run of Skyridge due to WOTC handing over the rights to Pokemon tcg to Nintendo. That and the cards have some of the best artwork ever print IMO.
I've been lucky enough to open 2 boxes, easily my favourite set
RE: Skyridge
Still haven't gotten my hands on a box... 500$ is a lot... I'm aiming for it at the end of this month though.
Still haven't gotten my hands on a box... 500$ is a lot... I'm aiming for it at the end of this month though.
RE: Skyridge
I love these sets, the cards are all so pretty, and best frame ever
I love these sets, the cards are all so pretty, and best frame ever
RE: Skyridge
They went up so much so quicky! I got both of mine not too long ago for less than $500 combined.
MrSquarepants said:
They went up so much so quicky! I got both of mine not too long ago for less than $500 combined.
RE: Skyridge
Thanks guys for your feedback and is it true this is the only set that has ultras in holo and reverse holo which is harder to find or pull from the box?
Thanks guys for your feedback and is it true this is the only set that has ultras in holo and reverse holo which is harder to find or pull from the box?
RE: Skyridge
very id think
very id think
RE: Skyridge
I thought so as im trying to complete my skyridge set.
I thought so as im trying to complete my skyridge set.
RE: Skyridge
Well commons and uncommons go for like .50 cents to 1$ depending on what it is. Sealed stuff will be way more though. I have a Crystal Crobat but its a reverse holo so I saw only 15-25$ for it.
Well commons and uncommons go for like .50 cents to 1$ depending on what it is. Sealed stuff will be way more though. I have a Crystal Crobat but its a reverse holo so I saw only 15-25$ for it.
RE: Skyridge
Story time...
When I was younger, I wanted to buy pokémon cards as my gift for birthday (or christmas, can't remember which), so I went to a local Toys R Us (which was the only store I think would have pokémon cards, cause I had bought cards there before) and asked if they had any Pokémon cards cause I didn't see anything in the shelves. They checked their storage and all they had was 3 Skyridge booster packs.
I was a bit disappointed, but since they had nothing else and my parents thought it was expensive enough, I thought "well, it's better than nothing". Also, I hadn't even heard of that set before, so I was happy to have more recent cards too.
Well, I didn't pull any Ultra-rares (didn't even know there were Ultra-rares), but I got 27 new cards (luckily, I didn't pull any repeated card). I eventually became satisfied cause the cards looked really good (the artwork is indeed awesome) and I got cool rares (Kabutops, Gengar and Flareon, plus a Holo Raichu) and those weird Trainer cards called Technical machines (which were new to me) like Mystery Plate...
More recently, after knowing about the scarcity of Skyridge cards and now, after reading your posts, I think I was actually lucky that I got those 3 booster packs...
Story time...
When I was younger, I wanted to buy pokémon cards as my gift for birthday (or christmas, can't remember which), so I went to a local Toys R Us (which was the only store I think would have pokémon cards, cause I had bought cards there before) and asked if they had any Pokémon cards cause I didn't see anything in the shelves. They checked their storage and all they had was 3 Skyridge booster packs.
I was a bit disappointed, but since they had nothing else and my parents thought it was expensive enough, I thought "well, it's better than nothing". Also, I hadn't even heard of that set before, so I was happy to have more recent cards too.
Well, I didn't pull any Ultra-rares (didn't even know there were Ultra-rares), but I got 27 new cards (luckily, I didn't pull any repeated card). I eventually became satisfied cause the cards looked really good (the artwork is indeed awesome) and I got cool rares (Kabutops, Gengar and Flareon, plus a Holo Raichu) and those weird Trainer cards called Technical machines (which were new to me) like Mystery Plate...
More recently, after knowing about the scarcity of Skyridge cards and now, after reading your posts, I think I was actually lucky that I got those 3 booster packs...
RE: Skyridge
It might have been my horrible luck, but the 500$ i payed for my Skyridge box was wasted. Got one reverse crystal, but a lot of cool holos though.
It might have been my horrible luck, but the 500$ i payed for my Skyridge box was wasted. Got one reverse crystal, but a lot of cool holos though.
RE: Skyridge
Dose any one have any spare skyridge cards for trade or sale I would be very interested.
Dose any one have any spare skyridge cards for trade or sale I would be very interested.
RE: Skyridge
For the Crystal cards, there are Reverse Holos and normal Holos. Being Reverse Holo does not necessarily hurt the card's value, it's just that the RH versions are worth less than the normal Holo versions.
Related: For all of the Expedition series, there's a combination of holo, reverse holo, or non-holo version of most every card.
SheNinja said:
For the Crystal cards, there are Reverse Holos and normal Holos. Being Reverse Holo does not necessarily hurt the card's value, it's just that the RH versions are worth less than the normal Holo versions.
Related: For all of the Expedition series, there's a combination of holo, reverse holo, or non-holo version of most every card.
RE: Skyridge
I opened 2 boxes and sadly didn't get any crystal Charizard or Celebi. I got 1 Ho-oh regular, 1 reverse, 1 Golem regular, 2 Crobat reverses and a Kabutops reverse. I bought the boxes for around $150 each. There's this store here in Brazil that has had them forever, since few people collect here, and they've been rotated for a while now.
I opened 2 boxes and sadly didn't get any crystal Charizard or Celebi. I got 1 Ho-oh regular, 1 reverse, 1 Golem regular, 2 Crobat reverses and a Kabutops reverse. I bought the boxes for around $150 each. There's this store here in Brazil that has had them forever, since few people collect here, and they've been rotated for a while now.