I know the feeling. They did the same to my order. 5 cards in same sleeve. It's not like the sleeves are expensive. I mean, they're penny sleeves after all.
In the past I accidentally bought some fake Yu-Gi-Oh booster packs from Troll & Toad. I found out they were fake because the crimps were jagged instead of straight, and ever since then I swore to never do business with Troll & Toad again.
Dang, that's honestly disgusting. I recently got a PSA 9 Holo Neo Ursaring the other day for £35. And you paid around thay for that Gengar? This isn't acceptable. They really shouldn't sell cards like this.
When I got back into collecting a few years ago, I almost immediately learned to avoid Troll and Toad like the plague. Sadly, this just confirms what I have seen for a long time now.
@PokeRev thank you for your time making this video and the knowledge about the site. While the next guys order might be different….. I know not to take the risk of getting any singles from them for sure and from my own purchase I know that I will not be taking the risk of purchasing anything again from them. Super unfortunate for me and for them because it is business regardless of how much I spent right 🤷🏻♂️ anyway yeah thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to and the money out of your pockets to place the order and take the risk for the rest of the people out there that might be thinking of ordering! And most of all thank you very much for another awesome quality and informative video! Great hanging out and watching your video it definitely keeps me entertained every day on my lunch break and just my breaks. I’m a grunt worker/laborer I do just about anything and everything inside and out of a house from start to finish and maintenance thereafter. I also do various odd jobs like drywall and painting and lawn work like landscaping and even snow removal in the winter. So getting to sit down and relax on my breaks for just a few minutes and get the day’s video in is a real treat for me! Been wanting to say so in the comments for a while but I had always been a lurker non subscriber (I just never subbed to anyone until recently) but anyway I’m rambling as always 🙏 greatly appreciated my man please keep the videos coming! ✌️
Yeah I purchased over $300 "Near Mint" 3:32 from Troll & Toad a couple years back, my Shiny cards from D&P had loads of surface scratches on the mirror foil
I like how you don't always just go after the high money cards. You focus more on the average Joe's affordability, and I respect that. Can't wait for the return video.
I laughed OUT LOUD during this video bruh! The way he describes these cards and talks about them with the boogers and sauces and stuff had me rollin 😂. I like these type videos. They have a little bit of everything.
Oh wow, so the troll webside, does troll people? 😅 I have to say, i never in my life saw the "Fireworks" holo effect, and thanks to you i have a new holy grail! That card was so beautiful!! ❤
Yeah people seem to think lightly played and even moderately played cards are all near mint when ungraded. I only make orders with photos for that reason.
I ❤ the dark persian. I also bought some near mint cards from troll and toad a few years back and most of them were in a heavily played condition 😢. But continue your content as it is only getting better.❤
That’s why eBay is one of the best places to buy singles. Sometimes it’s a little more expensive, but a lot of sellers do pretty great photos of the cards. Allowing you, the buyer, to judge the condition before purchasing
Me and my daughter love watching your videos! After watching you She has gotten me back into opening packs for the first time since base set. Keep the vids coming! Take care brother
I never buy cards from sellers who don't post high-quality photos of the front and back from multiple angles. Near Mint means nothing. We are not graders, and as this video shows, people are scammy and take advantage of the terminology to sell garbage played cards.
I definitely think TCG Player does a good job of keeping the cards you get within the proper condition rating. Whenever I've had an issue in the past, I have had an easy time getting them sorted out.
The time of buying mint cards from troll and toad is over. I was buying a bunch pre 2018 and it was mostly just from the market being less efficient as it is now. People had to sell their collections to stores like Troll for next to nothing cause it was hard to even find buyers. Collectors buying from the website could find really good conditions sometimes with the amount of cards they deal but they didn't even start using penny sleeves till recently. They used to put holos in toploaders without sleeves. Maybe still do idk. 😂 It took them a long time to even adapt to a decent standard. It's still very loose and unforgiving. I have to imagine they deal with many many returns.
I've bought singles off of 2 sites. Literally only 1 card I've gotten listed as NM had a couple creases in the middle which obviously isn't NM, but it was also a $2 card so I wasn't worried.
Near Mint probably just means that it was straight up thrown in a kids pocket for about 5 weeks, and there happened to be a mint in their pocket as well...
You can still clean up some of these imperfections with a Q-tip ! They're usually easily taken off... and don't purchase anything from Troll and Toad 😅
For me personally, most of them actually looked like what you would expect from older near mint cards. They are still in pretty good shape but not PSA 10 candidates. I guess for grading they mostly would get grades from 7-8. Edit: First: The reverse holo Gengar is just... not near mint... That's harsh! Second: Rockets Raikou ex is not from EX Team Rocket Returns, but from EX Deoxys as a box topper (if I remember correctly).
Last time I ordered from Troll and Toad, I spent 400 dollars between 3 cards, they came in a single penny sleeve, inside a top loader. The card in the middle had stuff stuck all over it, front and back. The infuriating part was the shit stuck on the card in the middle left small dents on the other cards from being smashed up with it during the shipping. They were at least in acceptable condition before that. Needless to say, I wasn’t happy and I made a stink until I was able to return everything and get my money back. Troll and Toad use to be good, but that was before Pokemon collecting blew up in 2020. Their quality in singles has went to pure shit and I’ll never shop there again.
I live one town over from where Troll & Toad is. They are way overpriced on most of their cards imo, but selling stuff to them can be beneficial at times because I can just drop them off.
There's no way in hell I would ever purchase a card -nevermind a 100 bucks one!, without seeing pictures of it first. Front, back, edges, from a 45 degrees angle, from the side... I would ask for a thousand pics before spending any money on it 🤣
I bought the SM tag team Garchomp & Giratina alt art, and it arrived in an envelope... no sleeve, no top loader, just the envelope. But that card still arrived in better condition than some of these.
Am I missing something. Did he not say he would link the tcg one below the video? I am looking for it but not seeing anything. I am super curious about tcg
As a newbie to buying/trying to pull rare cards from packs ive been tempted to buy from sellers like that, thank you for confirming me to not do that loll Nice video man still come cool cards none the less
The fact that even eBay sellers will put a $1 common card within a sleeve and seperate Toploader but this big company doesn't do it to cards worth $35+ is beyond insane. TERRIBLE.
I've never heard from Troll & Toad until now, definitely won't be getting cards from them anytime soon after watching this video. I look forward to the follow up to see how bad the grades are lmao
“Near mint” from troll and toad just means it was stored next to a candy drawer full of mints 🤣
rofl!
🤣
Gengar and mimiku is a definite hit
In the intro
Terrible company
Troll and toad jammed 5 cards (value $101) into 1 penny sleeve. Yes 1 penny sleeve. Wow not great shipping either
I know the feeling. They did the same to my order. 5 cards in same sleeve. It's not like the sleeves are expensive. I mean, they're penny sleeves after all.
For every like I will spend that amount on Pokemon!
Chalo Chalo aage bado
Oof 175.
Like beggar and probably bot
A grown man begging for likes 😂😂😂😂😂 that's sad 😂😂😂 and pathetic!!! 😂😂
prove it
In the past I accidentally bought some fake Yu-Gi-Oh booster packs from Troll & Toad. I found out they were fake because the crimps were jagged instead of straight, and ever since then I swore to never do business with Troll & Toad again.
The guideline is to wide theyre basically saying "NM" can range from psa 5 condition to psa 10 which is massive
it's a psa 7-10 for an actual near mint card never buy online because you'll get ripped off on condition look at the card in person first
No stamp Victreebel...? WOW!
Dang, that's honestly disgusting. I recently got a PSA 9 Holo Neo Ursaring the other day for £35. And you paid around thay for that Gengar? This isn't acceptable. They really shouldn't sell cards like this.
When I got back into collecting a few years ago, I almost immediately learned to avoid Troll and Toad like the plague. Sadly, this just confirms what I have seen for a long time now.
Now we know why it's called TROLL And Toad
I remember using Troll and Toad growing up to purchase cards luckily to play and not collect. Wild how rough the cards were!
@PokeRev thank you for your time making this video and the knowledge about the site. While the next guys order might be different….. I know not to take the risk of getting any singles from them for sure and from my own purchase I know that I will not be taking the risk of purchasing anything again from them. Super unfortunate for me and for them because it is business regardless of how much I spent right 🤷🏻♂️ anyway yeah thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to and the money out of your pockets to place the order and take the risk for the rest of the people out there that might be thinking of ordering! And most of all thank you very much for another awesome quality and informative video! Great hanging out and watching your video it definitely keeps me entertained every day on my lunch break and just my breaks. I’m a grunt worker/laborer I do just about anything and everything inside and out of a house from start to finish and maintenance thereafter. I also do various odd jobs like drywall and painting and lawn work like landscaping and even snow removal in the winter. So getting to sit down and relax on my breaks for just a few minutes and get the day’s video in is a real treat for me! Been wanting to say so in the comments for a while but I had always been a lurker non subscriber (I just never subbed to anyone until recently) but anyway I’m rambling as always 🙏 greatly appreciated my man please keep the videos coming! ✌️
Love these videos! Can't wait for the PSA return.... My opinion you should do WAY MORE PSA videos.... Love to see what cards get what grade! ❤❤❤
Yeah I purchased over $300 "Near Mint" 3:32 from Troll & Toad a couple years back, my Shiny cards from D&P had loads of surface scratches on the mirror foil
I like how you don't always just go after the high money cards. You focus more on the average Joe's affordability, and I respect that. Can't wait for the return video.
Pokerev: *uploads*
Within 20 seconds: “Cool Video Rev”
Fr dude 😂
I laughed OUT LOUD during this video bruh! The way he describes these cards and talks about them with the boogers and sauces and stuff had me rollin 😂. I like these type videos. They have a little bit of everything.
That Venusaur has deff been scanned through the eReader a few times. Damn
I’m just getting into the whole Pokemon collecting at 38 years of age and I’m hooked on these videos. Just wish I had started sooner
They really put the "Troll" in Troll & Toad
Real
Well thank goodness I have never pulled the trigger on troll and toad. Thanks for the video, very informative
I love when you buy these “mint cards” it always helps me know which websites to trust. Love this video, thanks!👍
I enjoy these from time to time to see all these cool vintage artworks. It's even cooler to see you pull them pack fresh!
Oh wow, so the troll webside, does troll people? 😅
I have to say, i never in my life saw the "Fireworks" holo effect, and thanks to you i have a new holy grail! That card was so beautiful!! ❤
Yep, all the reverse holos from the legendary collection have that firework pattern. It's pretty sweet
LC reverse holos are all beautiful but they are expensive!
Love these for being informative on buying cards online 😊
I really enjoy these types of videos. Keep them coming 😁
Yeah people seem to think lightly played and even moderately played cards are all near mint when ungraded. I only make orders with photos for that reason.
Troll and Toad deliver on time but they are fishy. I dont think i'll be buying from them again
When i think of the name i think of them trolling people and toad being bad conditioned ugly stuff
I love videos like this especially when you grade them afterwards
Will it be good? Let's find out!!
Troll & Toad, definitely earned their name with this conditions.
I love experiments like This! Lets see what the grades these ones Get👀👀
These videos where you buy in a bunch of singles and then grade them for an upcoming video are always so entertaining
Who loves PokeRev 👇
I ❤ the dark persian. I also bought some near mint cards from troll and toad a few years back and most of them were in a heavily played condition 😢. But continue your content as it is only getting better.❤
Sneaky dark Charizard right away 😅😅😅
That’s why eBay is one of the best places to buy singles. Sometimes it’s a little more expensive, but a lot of sellers do pretty great photos of the cards. Allowing you, the buyer, to judge the condition before purchasing
I only buy raw cards from these sites to be in binder but you can get lucky and get mint card 😀
Me and my daughter love watching your videos! After watching you She has gotten me back into opening packs for the first time since base set. Keep the vids coming! Take care brother
Pokerev I love you keep doing what ur doing
I never buy cards from sellers who don't post high-quality photos of the front and back from multiple angles. Near Mint means nothing. We are not graders, and as this video shows, people are scammy and take advantage of the terminology to sell garbage played cards.
Thanks for taking one for the team, Rev
That’s why I like to buy already graded cards. Too many people tend to list cards as in better condition than they actually are.
Thanks Rev for taking one for the team
I definitely think TCG Player does a good job of keeping the cards you get within the proper condition rating. Whenever I've had an issue in the past, I have had an easy time getting them sorted out.
The time of buying mint cards from troll and toad is over. I was buying a bunch pre 2018 and it was mostly just from the market being less efficient as it is now. People had to sell their collections to stores like Troll for next to nothing cause it was hard to even find buyers. Collectors buying from the website could find really good conditions sometimes with the amount of cards they deal but they didn't even start using penny sleeves till recently. They used to put holos in toploaders without sleeves. Maybe still do idk. 😂 It took them a long time to even adapt to a decent standard. It's still very loose and unforgiving. I have to imagine they deal with many many returns.
I couldn't get myself to buy a card without seeing a picture of it. Props to you for taking the hit for us
I've bought singles off of 2 sites. Literally only 1 card I've gotten listed as NM had a couple creases in the middle which obviously isn't NM, but it was also a $2 card so I wasn't worried.
Don't know why but troll and toad is always our go to price guide
The actual condition of the cards having that wide range just blows my mind.
Near Mint probably just means that it was straight up thrown in a kids pocket for about 5 weeks, and there happened to be a mint in their pocket as well...
You did get some great cards, while it was nice to see what Troll & Toad has as near mint, so I enjoyed this video.
That looks near mint, bit of blue paint round the edges then bam its perfectly mint, could also try a felt tip or coloring pencil
Great content. Loving it. That Ninetales is the most beautiful pokemon card ever made.
You can still clean up some of these imperfections with a Q-tip ! They're usually easily taken off... and don't purchase anything from Troll and Toad 😅
That Gengar card hurt a lot. Some of those were NM, some probably MP, but that Gengar... ouch.
that umbreon reaction!😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's why it's called TROLL and toad
I’ve always heard T&T was garbage. I appreciate you taking one for the team and confirming though 😂
For me personally, most of them actually looked like what you would expect from older near mint cards. They are still in pretty good shape but not PSA 10 candidates. I guess for grading they mostly would get grades from 7-8.
Edit:
First: The reverse holo Gengar is just... not near mint... That's harsh!
Second: Rockets Raikou ex is not from EX Team Rocket Returns, but from EX Deoxys as a box topper (if I remember correctly).
Had a good day today! Love Pokerev videos! 🎉🎉
Last time I ordered from Troll and Toad, I spent 400 dollars between 3 cards, they came in a single penny sleeve, inside a top loader. The card in the middle had stuff stuck all over it, front and back. The infuriating part was the shit stuck on the card in the middle left small dents on the other cards from being smashed up with it during the shipping. They were at least in acceptable condition before that. Needless to say, I wasn’t happy and I made a stink until I was able to return everything and get my money back. Troll and Toad use to be good, but that was before Pokemon collecting blew up in 2020. Their quality in singles has went to pure shit and I’ll never shop there again.
Fun to watch. Curious at the PSA scores they are going to get. 😮😂
I live one town over from where Troll & Toad is. They are way overpriced on most of their cards imo, but selling stuff to them can be beneficial at times because I can just drop them off.
Can’t wait to see how these stock up
There's no way in hell I would ever purchase a card -nevermind a 100 bucks one!, without seeing pictures of it first. Front, back, edges, from a 45 degrees angle, from the side... I would ask for a thousand pics before spending any money on it 🤣
I kinda thought you were being a little picky right up until the Ninetails. That Gengar was absolute unacceptable
Back in 2016-18 I was buying tons of NM holos from T&T and were grading 10’s consistently. Now there’s absolutely no way!!!
These are probably my fave of your videos, definitely do more of these :)
Pro tip if you want to get great card from Troll and Toad, make sure tell them you're a streamer or TH-camrs.
After this, I’ll never buy from troll and toad. I had no idea they would have heavily played listed as near mint and think it’s ok.
Great video! Thank you so much for doing this so we know what to expect 🙏🏼😇
Love your videos! Slowly coming back to pokemon card collecting
I bought the SM tag team Garchomp & Giratina alt art, and it arrived in an envelope... no sleeve, no top loader, just the envelope. But that card still arrived in better condition than some of these.
I like the old packs, they look good for modern times like today ❤
Woof yeah this was kinda rough to watch. Great video though, Rev! I can’t wait to see the graded results.
Could definitely go for a PokeRev 5.0 pack 🙌🏾
Love getting home from work to watch your videos keep them coming please
Gotta love that "Near Mint" grade that's not actually official
This highlights why I refrain from buying anything pre owned online.
Thanks for the free PokeRev pack giveaway!
Son and I are loving these types of videos!!! Thank you PokeRev!!
Holy hell that Gengar was heavily played at best
Is troll and toad reliable for booster boxes? Looking for good places to get them.
Am I missing something. Did he not say he would link the tcg one below the video? I am looking for it but not seeing anything. I am super curious about tcg
The site is called TCGplayer
What website is best to find card values?
Love your videos! Thank you for making some awesome and family friendly pokemon content.
I've bought plenty of Troll & Toad cards. The older the card, the more likely it's not mint card...
Shame, at one point Troll & Toad was solid. I sold a lot of bulk to them in exchange for store credit. Glad I don't try that anymore 😂
That gengar looks like rick james grinded his boots on it 👢 😅😂
Troll and toad NM means MP everywhere else normally. I've gotten a FOLDED In half card before, but 1 big crease counted as 1 flaw, therefore... NM LOL
Really cool video fun seeing you get cards from different places.
As a newbie to buying/trying to pull rare cards from packs ive been tempted to buy from sellers like that, thank you for confirming me to not do that loll
Nice video man still come cool cards none the less
The fact that even eBay sellers will put a $1 common card within a sleeve and seperate Toploader but this big company doesn't do it to cards worth $35+ is beyond insane.
TERRIBLE.
I've never heard from Troll & Toad until now, definitely won't be getting cards from them anytime soon after watching this video. I look forward to the follow up to see how bad the grades are lmao
“This is a classic booger card” 😂😂😂
That Gengar looked like CTR used it as a kneepad when doing his pile knee slides.
I enjoy these videos and love when you grade the cards after!
That Ninetails was so off centre, but poor Rev was hyper focused on the boogers lol.
Can’t wait to see that graded❤
I love how you spend so much on these webite yet there service isnt worth it! Love the vids!!!