If you have a nagging feeling that the Pokemon card hobby isn't what it used to be, you're not alone fans are letting their frustrations out at the prevalence of grading culture
Master Duels 25th Anniversary Campaign started November 27th and runes through January 5th, 2024, awarding players who log in during that window with a hefty sum of free bonuses, including 1,000 gems (Master Duels premium currency), secret pack tickets and each of the three Egyptian God cards from the TCGs earliest days
Special Illustration Rare cards from recent sets like Scarlet & Violet can command high prices
The opponent loses but never has any clear thing to point to
And an addition comparison picture with a Holo Thin stamp, to see they dont different in width that much.) And when a stamp that was already Thin gets smudged, there is almost no 1 left Here an example of such a stamp on a Holo Gyarados from @shizzlemetimbers collection: (And here a comparison picture with a regular Thin stamp Gyarados.) Team Rocket Smudged Thin stamp: In the Team Rocket set there are however two variations of the Thin stamp available (excluding the third Thin Grey stamp)
While they were fine as is, they got a fresh breath of life with some new support for the Future Begins Zero Selection Pack
