NakeZe

Australian esports royalty.

@crypt0wu Missing a few notable 10’s there.

theres always a bull market somewhere

@rampagepoker @BryceHall Had two of these a few years back. Amazing card. I think there’s 48 now btw.

@BryceHall Join me, we can own 5% of the supply together

I started this Pokemon card collection journey just 6 months ago in August, 2024. Ever since, I’ve been hooked getting back into this franchise I once loved as a kid. It started with late nights researching what cards existed, then being completely overwhelmed with the catalogue of modern, mid-era, and vintage cards on the market, and finally flabbergasted at the prices of these little cardboard squares could amount to. As the sticker shock subsided and my love for Pokemon reignited, there was one card that stuck out amongst all else - the Rayquaza Gold Star specifically PSA 10. At the time, rumors had it the card was worth between $150,000 - $200,000. An unimaginable number that prices out the majority of all people on this planet, including myself. But at least the beauty of this hobby is it can appeal to everyone no matter your income level. From $1 binders, $7 packs, all the way up to the grails of the high end market like $1M cards, there’s something for everyone who enjoys the hobby and it embraces you with open arms. So I started slowly, buying $25-100 slabs of some real cute pokemon (Azumarill) and learning more and more about this hobby that I’ve lost my relationship with for the better part of 20 years. From all the card shows I attended, the countless hours scrolling eBay or Facebook marketplace, or even the most random places I’ve driven to just to catch a raid on pokemon go.. any reasonable person would think I’m insane. But for the last 20~ years, I’ve lost sight of something that pokemon has been able to bring back to me, my inner child. From the ages of 7-9, loading up Emerald on my gameboy advance SP, trading/battling pokemon with friends, and camping out in a local mall for a special Celebi DLC were some of my fondest memories I carry with me in my childhood. There aren’t words to describe the feeling my 9 year old self felt when I finally got my first level 100 pokemon (Azumarill and Ray) - the countless hours grinding the Elite 4 and feeling of mastery can’t be replicated. Sitting in the crossroads between professional pursuit and nostalgia is THIS very card for me. The gold star Rayquaza represents more than just a pokemon or even my love of the hobby/collectibles. To me, it’s the perfect all encompassing depiction of my journey of personal growth and rediscovery of my inner child; simultaneously climbing a new mountaintop in professional achievement to be financially able to splurge $340,000 on this card. Every time I look at this card, it triggers the same feeling as inserting that light green Emerald insert booting up my Game Boy. There are only 47 of these cards in the world and the demand seems higher than ever for high end collectibles. Sadly this one is now off the market, whether price goes up or down doesn’t matter to me. This one will be safe in my PC :) PS. May we all discover our inner child, pursue it endlessly, and express ourselves freely. I believe our inner child is our path to happiness - I lost sight of mine for a long while and couldn’t be happier to have a relationship with him again

PSA Walkthrough success. The most recently graded PSA 10 1st edition base set shadowless Raichu Holo.

@HobbyHero_Bros If you ever sell let me know. This is my favourite card and have some insane stuff if you want to trade as well.

@NakeeeZe It is not. It found its forever home already

This may very well be the most valuable card I ever own. Graded it myself and was shocked when it gemmed

@JwrJason @powerpacks Take the buyback and run. It’s pricing it like it’s English it’s not even worth half that.

I pulled a Chase!!!! What is happening 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 No words @powerpacks !!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

So who’s in LA still these days?

Dubai tings.

@Inmaniac The more things change, they still stay the same. Horrible to say myself but I am happy this chapter of my life is long in the past.

I never told my story about leaving ESL. Here it is: I resigned from my role as General Manager of ESL Australia after disputes with a Regional Director over a conflict of interest in the LCO - whereby an owner of the league had financial ties to Dire Wolves, a team in the league, and also managed by Spiller. Dire Wolves players made several complaints to the league complaining of mistreatment, particularly nonpayment, ongoing for many months at that stage. I have seen many dodgy things in esports over the years, but I really couldn’t stand kids (to me) being ripped off by these big orgs and in particular ones that had shady ties to league owners (*cough* Guinevere *cough*) We, being the LCO project leads, league management, etc, tried to enforce rules and take action against the team. Ultimately, this lead to looking into kicking the Dire Wolves out of the LCO. After many warnings, I personally reached out to Riot to ask for their approval to boot the team and they responded with, and I quote, “Go get ‘em”. It was at this time that I had a meeting with the co-owner of the league, from Guinevere, to tell them I’m kicking Dire Wolves out. They immediately contacted my direct manager, who called me from half way around the world to request a “tools down” on the LCO topic. From that point I was taken off everything LCO. From my perspective, the LCO, particularly Guinevere, ESL senior management and Dire Wolves management, including Spiller, were complicit in ripping off their own players, and trying to bury it, downplaying the seriousness of the issue. My regret is I never shared the true reason I left ESL. Good riddance to Arcanist, a key player in ripping off people in ANZ esports. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360845…

@Nekrotixx Selling any?

Do we think this means no more serial prize cards in #OPTCG?

Don’t wake me up!

Addict for the lifestyle.

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@jurd Coming to Aus?

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Merry Xmas too me!

@LHP64D Charmander on the right

@NakeeeZe What card even is that?

Stack em high’

@lozcopy Invest / collect / grade / resell

@NakeeeZe What do you do with these? Do you resell or is it purely collecting?

@GoGoYubari__ Just gymnastics in Aew, I only really watch wwe for storyline’s.

@NakeeeZe such a hater hahaha

Well there it is. AEW Grand Slam Australia has moved from Suncorp Stadium (50,000+ capacity) down to Brisbane Entertainment Centre (13,500 capacity). Emails just went out to ticket holders. Shame.