These reprinted sets are only Standard legal for 6 months why bother reprinting them now? Quick an easy last minute monetary gain for TCPi? I know that the Expanded Format is a thing but I sit here scratching my head every time TCPi does a reprint for things that are soon to be or are no longer Standard legal heck this applies to Battle Decks,Tins, Figure Collections Boxes,Pin Collections and Blisters.
TCPi loves to reprint alot of sets that are not helpful to competitive players here in the West but when it comes to helping competitive players it doesn't hesitate to not do so (such as us not getting the Premium Champion Pack or Tapu Lele combiniently not getting a Tin).
As to my knowledge Roaring Skies being reprinted is the very first time this has ever happened. Primal Clash being reprinted seems like they're going for a new trend. I don't have an issue with this because it lowers the price of cards that have a stupidity high value and also means the prices of packs drop. It's not that I don't care about collectors but they're issues with speculation and card value is something I don't concern myself with so....meh.
So the store I work at currently started selling Pokemon cards - S&M, Evolutions, and certain 3 Packs/box sets that include Steam Siege, Break Through(?), Primal Clash and Fates Collide.
As more of a collector are any of these packs worth buying? Any rare cards that would make it worth while?
I'd rarely play but I used to collect them when OG was popular in the 90s and stopped. Just wondering if I should pick up some packs seeing how I get them a few bucks off
Yeah. There's a lot of good cards. These are the cards you wanna look out for (for value and competitive reasons).
Sun and Moon:
DecidueyeGX (Highly Competitive)
TaurosGX (Highly Competitive)
SolgaleoGX (Competitive)
LunalaGX (Competitive)
LurantisGX (Competitive)
IncineroarGX (Competitive)
EspeonGX (Competitive)
LaprasGX (Competitive)
EspeonGX (Competitive)
UmbreonGX (Competitive)
GumshoosGX (Competitive)
Cosmog (needed for LunalaGX and SogaleoGX)
Cosmoem (needed for LunalaGX and SogaleoGX)
Litten (needed for IncineroarGX)
Torracat (needed for IncineroarGX)
Fomantis (needed for LurantisGX)
Rowlet (needed for DecidueyeGX)
Dartrix (needed for DecidueyeGX)
Oranguru (Highly Competitive)
Passimian (Highly Competitive)
[Also grab Carvanha] Sharpedo (Niche Deck) (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
[Also grab Alolan Rattata] Alolan Raticate (Niche Deck) (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
[Also grab Sandygast] Palossand (Niche Deck) (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
[Also grab Mareanie] Toxapex (Niche Deck) (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
[Also grab Alolan Grimer] Alolan Muk (Niche Deck) (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
[Also grab Charjabug] Vikavolt (Niche Deck) (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card) *has amazing synergy with Dragonite.
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite (Niche Deck) (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card) *See Vikavolt synergy
Wishiwashi (Niche Deck) (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
Full Art Ultra Ball (Highly Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant) *Damn this card is valuable as all hell.
Secret Rare Psychic Energy (Highly Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant)
Double Colorless Energy (Highly Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant)
Ultra Ball (Highly Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant)
Crushing Hammer (Highly Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant)
Exp. Share (Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant)
Energy Switch (Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant)
Hau (Competitive - The new Cheren/Tierno)
Switch (Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant)
Professor Kukui (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
Rotom Dex (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
Team Skull Grunt (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
Timer Ball (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
Lillie (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
Ilima (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
Nest Ball (Future Competitive - Hold onto this card)
Pokémon Catcher (Not really Competitive - Sun and Moon Variant)
I can't be bothered to do the rest of the names ones but there were mentioned previously.