Snapshots: February 2012

KoraCat celebrates the completion of a collection! :D
   
 
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Late summer brings us heavy rains and blistering heatwaves...
   
  
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Kora Cat has also improved her hunting skills, and is now able to fetch me the correct species of cricket. :>
   
  

Collection Completion

Yes! I actually do have a good reason for not posting this month:

Since I recently crossed off nearly every item on my wishlist, I've been updating my collection site with pretty photos.

It has been a fantastic journey. I've met some wonderful fellow collectors and cat owners.

And so, as I descend slowly into retirement, I would very much like to share a part of my collection with you.

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- A List of Favourite Collection Items - 

Some of you may recognise the merchandise pictured here, while others may not. Let me just assure you that acquiring these particular items was no easy task. :>

#1. Clear Kids (Eevee Evolution Set)

These five clear Kids are the main focus of my collection. I finally have all of them together, which is kind of a big deal to most Eevee evolution collectors. I can take spiffy photos of them now for all to admire. ^^

- Vaporeon, Jolteon, Espeon, Leafeon and Glaceon were won via YJ auctions

- Umbreon was purchased from the pkmncollectors community, via auction

- Flareon was won as part of a GA hosted on the pkmncollectors community

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#2. Amada Stickers (Eevee Evolution Set)

Japanese flat stickers, all showing various new art.

- All were won via YJ auctions

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#3. Pokedoll Bubble Stickers (Eevee Evolution Set)

- Purchased from the pkmncollectors community

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#4. Minicots (Eevee Evolution Set)

- All were won via YJ auctions

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#5. Zukan (Eevee Evolution Set)

 

- All were won via YJ auctions/dealers

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Special Items

#1. Espeon V-Trainer

This figure was a gift from a very kind GA host. The Chikorita keychain I won as part of the GA was abducted by cats, but it was eventually returned safely. Espeon was initially offered to me as a replacement. :3

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#2. Charizard and Vulpix Grabber Figures

These figures were from a Japanese seller. I won Vulpix through a YJ auction, and Charizard was sent as a gift along with a friendly note. :D

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I would like to thank everyone who made this collection possible, especially the pkmncollectors community and all the middleman-service friendly sellers at YJ auctions.

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Further Thanks:

^ To the lady who picked up my passport and immediately returned it to me at Southern Cross station

^ To the good citizen who handed my untouched bag in at Laverton station

Snapshots: January 2012

Kora Cat sincerely hopes everyone is enjoying their card games. :3
    
    
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Well done on surviving the summer heatwave and house cricket plague!

Pokémon on Gameboid

Remember when you used to obsessively play Pokémon on Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance? Back when you had all the time in the world to just sit in your rocking chair and hatch the same egg a hundred times until you got a Pokémon with high IVs? Yup, those were good times.

Then came a glorious thing called the Internet, and suddenly we all had free emulators and roms. But most importantly, we got access to the information and tools to make our Pokémon stronger.

About Elf Decks (Magic: The Gathering)

After a solid decade of card collecting, I have suddenly been hit with the realisation that no functional deck can be made up of only all my favourite cards. Oh, no. There’s strategy and deck themes to be had.

This fact is glaringly obvious with such trading card games as Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon, where you are limited to using only one or a few different colours within a deck. Sure, you can be unique and chuck in all the pretty colours of the rainbow, but you’d be screwed if you actually tried duelling with it.