>>46173392American cards also come with filler cards
Majority of people buy packs and booster boxes for specific goal cards
>it gives me insight to the Pokémon. the size, the weight, the name, the powers, the backstory factI can't tell if you're serious or not
If so, you can just read the text online, it's not a secret, you don't need to read the text every time you see the card.
Or are you suggesting you buy cards not for the art, but for the text?
>Japanese cards are not meta in AmericaThis isn't a conversation about what's meta this is about what's more logical for the average collector who wasn't doing it as a kid or doesn't care about collection nostalgia etc.
>if they were never translated nobody would understand and they would only be a novelty in china town stores.Non sequitur, this isn't about how Pokemon started or spread, it's about modern day collections
>>46173403>>46173410>>46173424Nice strawman
Actually read my post and comprehend what I'm saying before posting please
Nowhere did I insult anyone or belittle anyone for buying, merely questioning it from a functional aspect.
If you can't read you shouldn't be allowed to type
