I remember seeing this advertised at my local gamestop for that $400 price tag, and I was in shock haha Seems like a cool collector box, but realistically, it should be half the price
Yeah, at £400, this thing is just insane. Like, it's nice, but it's not that nice. It's 3 decks, which aren't legal, and a few cheap pieces of equipment that look fairly sleak. I don't even think it'd be worth £200. £100 would be a fairer price. Still too much, but at least comprehendable.
@@user-ds8rj2vc4vNah mate, £100 would be too cheap. It does look at least somewhat nice. I think the price should be the same as the Japanese price 35,000 yen which is £188 at current exchange rate. So anything around £200. would be acceptable in my opinion. £399.95 is just a massive rip off though😢 thats like a big portion of my monthly net income. I might still get it and play with it (being careful not to damage the cards though) But the price… is reallh offputting
In Canada this is 600$ before taxes Its a ridiculous price point in my opinion, if its aimed toward collectability they should have made it displayable
The disrespect the Pokemon company has for its English customers is insulting. Every time a product comes out the quality and Aesthetics of the Japanese version of Head Over Heels better than English
English always been quantity over quality and there’s not a lot of creativeness. The borders on the Japanese ones are awesome don’t know why the English can’t do it.
Aren’t they sticking to the same design as the OG? Japanese being the way they are, and english too. Well at least they didn’t put Charizard in the front, like the Japanese.
The energy cards can be used in tournents however the rest cannot be used so if you wanted to flex fancy og tcg energy cards knock yourself out alot of the cards featured in the pack are with gen 1 in mind and not compatible with modern play
Compared to the Japanese version, this box looks not that premium. The cards don't look that awesome without that full glitter over the whole surface. I preordered, but I'll cancel it. The board is really cool, also the deck boxes and all of the other stuff, but the English cards are unfortunately some kind of disappointing. ☹
Beautiful cards, but no matter how much the fomo hits the price just makes me not able to justify it. I feel like I'm not in the minority there. Such a shame. Also very odd they did away with the gold borders from the Japanese versions.
It kills me that they decided to keep it exactly the same as the Japanese set, only with worse looking cards. If it was english cards with all cards having the same gold-shiny borders, I'd have probably bought it...
People complain about the price of this box but yet People are paying hundreds and thousands for Jordans when it costs a couple of bucks to make same thing if u like it buy it who cares its the fan base why prices are the way they are
None of the cards in the pack can be used for official tournament play however the energy cards are an exception names do not matter they just can't be used in the reality this is supposed to give you the peak ideal look at what classic tcg did best back in the day more like a fancy relic
So, did they put the Venusaur, Blastoise and Charizard in the middle of the decks to force people to open the packs instead of leaving them sealed? I'm getting this box and was planning on leaving them in the plastic and putting that in a clear protective box for display. Can't do that now, so I'll have to figure something else out. 🤔. Kinda shitty they did that.
this is exactly what i'd want, just a casual way to play the tcg with people instead of having to research. why the hell does it cost £400. these cards arent tournament legal i bet it is not just me who wants to play tcg with friends and family and doesnt care about competitive. i would love something like this but it's absurdly expensive
Is that all the classic cards? I don't get why it's so expensive and still going on. Can get carried away with buying them individual or even packs of $10. It's pretty fun game. I just play the online game on the site or app. I think the new cards are to strong. Can't play the low end cards much.
Is this $800 in Australia? Rather overpriced if you ask me, yeah, we all want to relive collecting the base set, but not for that price it's getting ridiculous
I bought 3 of this for collection. I am hoping in 5 to 10 years this will be hard to find and sell high for profit. I boight mines for 350 instead of 400😂😂😂
Nah at best this will be 2x in 5 years. Stop investing into Pokémon if you want to make money 😂. The turn over is trash for the amount of time you need to wait for eng stuff.
I speak and read Japanese pretty fluently as I have studied it all the way to N1. The English text does have a nicer (subjectively) font. The spacing is better. Most importantly, the English cards feel a bit more “old”. The Japanese one looks too glossy. But hey it’s about 1/2 the price. Just financially at least, the English release is a bit of a rip-off. Disgusting
I’m so confused by this product. It’s £400 here in UK (slightly cheaper in some place) described as a “classic collection” and has 3 decks that have absolutely zero relevance to anything classic. Sure there’s a few base set classic cards but they’ve been packed with a bunch of random stuff and a few cheap looking accessories and from what it sounds like in your video, a rather bang average box. Who exactly is this for? Some of the cards look cool and you did say that centering and stuff looks good but that should be the case any way for any old £/$4 pack of cards. I’m sure some people will enjoy this, but I hope it ends up in bargain basements heavily discounted eventually
I was expecting all the old classic arts then there some random arts I’ve never seen before 🤣🤣 400 too is crazy I would buy these just for the collection stand point if they were cheaper to remind me of being a kid but price is way too high
@@smashcafe_ Sorry but I gotta correct this, they do fit double sleeved. I used dragon shield inner sleeves just now and it fits the deck perfectly. Just had to squeeze the air out in the card sleeves.
I kinda feel this is one of those 'collectors' items that is more for fake collectors who buy in to the hype or are obsessed with nostalgia. It's a cool piece but it's nothing amazing. For people who actually play they would never use this due to size and bulkyness
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i'm pissed instead of including the base set raichu artwork they gave us a random one from sword and shield. such a weird mixture of cards.
Cards are beautiful but man the price not justifiable.
I remember seeing this advertised at my local gamestop for that $400 price tag, and I was in shock haha
Seems like a cool collector box, but realistically, it should be half the price
Yeah, at £400, this thing is just insane. Like, it's nice, but it's not that nice. It's 3 decks, which aren't legal, and a few cheap pieces of equipment that look fairly sleak.
I don't even think it'd be worth £200.
£100 would be a fairer price. Still too much, but at least comprehendable.
@@user-ds8rj2vc4vNah mate, £100 would be too cheap. It does look at least somewhat nice. I think the price should be the same as the Japanese price 35,000 yen which is £188 at current exchange rate. So anything around £200. would be acceptable in my opinion. £399.95 is just a massive rip off though😢 thats like a big portion of my monthly net income. I might still get it and play with it (being careful not to damage the cards though) But the price… is reallh offputting
In my country the halfed the price for the last month
In Canada this is 600$ before taxes
Its a ridiculous price point in my opinion, if its aimed toward collectability they should have made it displayable
TALK ABOUT NOSTALGIC FEELING. This would look beautiful under the Christmas tree PLEASE!!😭🙏🏻
The disrespect the Pokemon company has for its English customers is insulting. Every time a product comes out the quality and Aesthetics of the Japanese version of Head Over Heels better than English
English always been quantity over quality and there’s not a lot of creativeness. The borders on the Japanese ones are awesome don’t know why the English can’t do it.
This can be said for many other things, electronics, vehicles, etc. It’s almost like the US is the afterthought.
@@obiwon76that's how it should be in every country. Our people before the other countries
Aren’t they sticking to the same design as the OG? Japanese being the way they are, and english too. Well at least they didn’t put Charizard in the front, like the Japanese.
Speak for your self . Japanese looks too modern . English actually looks classic . You probably a pandemic collector 😅
Great review thank you. Much as I love shiny cardboard, ill give this one a miss.
The energy cards can be used in tournents however the rest cannot be used so if you wanted to flex fancy og tcg energy cards knock yourself out alot of the cards featured in the pack are with gen 1 in mind and not compatible with modern play
Yes, the energy are tournament legal. I however don't like that some of the trainers that are still in standard can't be used.
Thank you for clarifying that! That’s actually nice to know
Compared to the Japanese version, this box looks not that premium. The cards don't look that awesome without that full glitter over the whole surface. I preordered, but I'll cancel it. The board is really cool, also the deck boxes and all of the other stuff, but the English cards are unfortunately some kind of disappointing. ☹
Not tourney legal but with 400? I don’t understand.
I cancelled my pre-order on game stop. Ill stick to the japanese one. 😢
Sick box! Brings back childhood memories!
"I wonder if you can get these graded?" Nah bro they are going to refuse your money at psa 😂
Appreciate the in-depth opening of this pretty cool product👌
The disrespect to give you 10+ bills/ professor and only 1 charzard and 1 stupid fat pikachu those who are thinking of reselling, got got by Pokémon
Thanks for the early unboxing. This is definitely a premium product for the high end players and collectors.
They have reprinted the original charizard so many times now. I wonder what will hold more value celebrations or this set.
I will try to get one of the Japanese ones. The Finish of the english Version Looks good, but isnt in my price range for what U get.
That Mr. Mime is the first time it’s been printed in English. I believe It was a Japanese exclusive from an art contest.
He didn't sleeve anything... they're just rattling around loose in a deck box... someone call the police
This is an awesome collector box really being back memory with all the first generation card and older cards
Beautiful cards, but no matter how much the fomo hits the price just makes me not able to justify it. I feel like I'm not in the minority there. Such a shame. Also very odd they did away with the gold borders from the Japanese versions.
Wow, old stuff so cool
Who doesn't want a 307th base set charizard reprint?
Crazy box!
Why can’t we have boxes like japan
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It kills me that they decided to keep it exactly the same as the Japanese set, only with worse looking cards. If it was english cards with all cards having the same gold-shiny borders, I'd have probably bought it...
This is awesome! Def hurts the wallet though 😭
This is $800 in AUS at my local LGS
FIRST for my boo boo. Calls it premium as you blade the thing 😅
People complain about the price of this box but yet People are paying hundreds and thousands for Jordans when it costs a couple of bucks to make same thing if u like it buy it who cares its the fan base why prices are the way they are
As much as I want this that $400 price tag is not worth it at all.
So the standard playable ultraballs/super rods can be played though they have the same name?
None of the cards in the pack can be used for official tournament play however the energy cards are an exception names do not matter they just can't be used in the reality this is supposed to give you the peak ideal look at what classic tcg did best back in the day more like a fancy relic
Is it just me or the English looks better then Japanese just because it kept it true to the OG
So, did they put the Venusaur, Blastoise and Charizard in the middle of the decks to force people to open the packs instead of leaving them sealed? I'm getting this box and was planning on leaving them in the plastic and putting that in a clear protective box for display. Can't do that now, so I'll have to figure something else out. 🤔. Kinda shitty they did that.
imo the coin filpper part is kinda rigged for heads everytime lol
Nice this is a cool box
I gotta know where you got that magnemite playmat!
My main complaint about the cards which I never noticed until now, the writing on the bottom of the card! Nooo why aha
this is exactly what i'd want, just a casual way to play the tcg with people instead of having to research. why the hell does it cost £400. these cards arent tournament legal i bet it is not just me who wants to play tcg with friends and family and doesnt care about competitive. i would love something like this but it's absurdly expensive
I wouldn’t waste my money on this . The Japanese version looks much better and it’s cheaper
Am I late for the giveaway? LMAOOO! I just discovered this set and NEEEED IT!! 🤤❤
Cgc will 100% grade them haha, they graded a clipped out price of Action Comics
Is that all the classic cards?
I don't get why it's so expensive and still going on.
Can get carried away with buying them individual or even packs of $10.
It's pretty fun game.
I just play the online game on the site or app.
I think the new cards are to strong. Can't play the low end cards much.
Literally a $400 boardgame.
Cards are nice but after seeing the Japanese version I cant get this lol I it feels like a downgrade
Yes looks good.let me win.
Shit, if I had one, I'd keep the decks away for play later (probably after ten years), and just use every-thing else for play every-day play.
Looks awesome
$400? Holy f*** >.
Is the game board/play mat made out plastic or heavy cardboard? It’s hard to tell. Thanks and great vid
It feels like wood with a felt finish
Bruh. These are sick. Anybody that thinks this a waste never drank XO
The Japanese version is so much better
Why is the english one crappier?
Is this $800 in Australia? Rather overpriced if you ask me, yeah, we all want to relive collecting the base set, but not for that price it's getting ridiculous
Emil I need one of these hahaha.
Who cuts open the plastic like that?!
I do
Good vid thnx
I bought 3 of this for collection. I am hoping in 5 to 10 years this will be hard to find and sell high for profit. I boight mines for 350 instead of 400😂😂😂
What year are they from 1999 or 2023
@@drippy4oe655 2023
Nah at best this will be 2x in 5 years. Stop investing into Pokémon if you want to make money 😂. The turn over is trash for the amount of time you need to wait for eng stuff.
So rough with the cards lol
You should see my tiktok 😅😅
If you think the Japanese one looks better then learn to read Japanese and go to Japan then 😂 English one looks sick .
I speak and read Japanese pretty fluently as I have studied it all the way to N1. The English text does have a nicer (subjectively) font. The spacing is better. Most importantly, the English cards feel a bit more “old”. The Japanese one looks too glossy. But hey it’s about 1/2 the price. Just financially at least, the English release is a bit of a rip-off. Disgusting
@@user-pd6bd7ir4z if I speak and read Japanese i would collect Japanese 🤔
Wow I would love to have that !!
Sucha pro
I’m so confused by this product. It’s £400 here in UK (slightly cheaper in some place) described as a “classic collection” and has 3 decks that have absolutely zero relevance to anything classic. Sure there’s a few base set classic cards but they’ve been packed with a bunch of random stuff and a few cheap looking accessories and from what it sounds like in your video, a rather bang average box.
Who exactly is this for? Some of the cards look cool and you did say that centering and stuff looks good but that should be the case any way for any old £/$4 pack of cards.
I’m sure some people will enjoy this, but I hope it ends up in bargain basements heavily discounted eventually
I was expecting all the old classic arts then there some random arts I’ve never seen before 🤣🤣 400 too is crazy I would buy these just for the collection stand point if they were cheaper to remind me of being a kid but price is way too high
@@mrNortheastlad11 Exactly!!!! It’s just too much for what it is 😔
less than £200 in Japan. which is what this product should cost. Fair enough, a bit more than an average UPC box but not 4x ! Greedy bastard company
@@user-pd6bd7ir4z £200 would make this so much more popular!
how are the sleeves?
The sleeves are nice
They have a clear front and not a matte front like the ones that come in ETBs
I hope there is enough space in the deck box to double sleeve these cards.
It’s a tight fit with just single sleeve 😢
@@smashcafe_ Dang, thanks for the reply.
@@smashcafe_ Sorry but I gotta correct this, they do fit double sleeved. I used dragon shield inner sleeves just now and it fits the deck perfectly. Just had to squeeze the air out in the card sleeves.
I'm so happy to read this! Just got mine coming in the mail
Its disappointing af. 124 trainer/energy cards. 54 pokemon. Should've been ALLL the first 151, with the og art. This is just..trash.
Classic Japanese version is better
I kinda feel this is one of those 'collectors' items that is more for fake collectors who buy in to the hype or are obsessed with nostalgia. It's a cool piece but it's nothing amazing. For people who actually play they would never use this due to size and bulkyness
I high key want to lug one around to my local tournament and just be obnoxious about it 😂
japans product looked better
How can they even call this the same product ? The cards are completely different then there Japanese counterparts smh