09/02/2026
🜛 THE 2026 CARDBOARD ALCHEMISTS RESTORATION CHALLENGE IS OPEN 🜛
Buy a beat-up card for $300 or less. Restore it. Sell it. Turn lead into gold.
$3,725 in Pokémon cards up for grabs across 13 categories, plus runner-ups. Free to enter. Open to everyone.
🥇 Grand Prize — The Philosopher’s Stone: Umbreon #86 Undaunted ($1,600) for the biggest net gain
🜚 Transmutation: Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex ($500) for the highest return multiple
👑 The Crowd’s Verdict: Pikachu & Zekrom GX promo ($300), decided by live audience vote
…plus prizes for best craftsmanship, hardest save, best process video, best documentation, best first-timer, and even the most spectacular disaster 💀
HOW IT WORKS
1️⃣ Buy a damaged card ($300 max, purchased on or after Aug 1, 2026)
2️⃣ Register it in our Discord within 7 days, BEFORE you touch it
3️⃣ Restore it yourself. No coloring, no trimming, no re-backing.
4️⃣ Document everything: video, before/after, write-up
5️⃣ Sell it and post the numbers
⏰ Deadline: January 31, 2027, 11:59 PM PT
🎙️ Winners announced live, early February
Join the discord - link in bio. Sponsored by Poke Master Center
Enter as many cards as you want. Ask questions in the Discord. Let’s see what you can save.
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