Live Magazine April May 2017 Issue

YOUR TRADING SAYCARDS
Unlisted Leaf
youtube.com/user/UnlistedLeaf
“Who would have
though you’d get paid
to open Pokemon cards,
talk to a camera in your
bedroom? The weirdest
thing of all time..”
- Unlisted Leaf (Michael Anderson
from an interview on In Daily.
He’s the poster boy for success
on Youtube for those who chase
the dream of turning a passion into
profit. So when we found out that
he visits our Marion store and that
Matt (the store owner) knew him,
we had to use this connection to
catch up...
Welcome Ando! How long have you
been into Pokemon (in general)?
I’ve been into Pokemon for literally
as long as I can remember!
My mum tells me I was around 4
years old iwhen the fever came over
me and I haven’t stopped since.
When did you get into the TCG?
I think it was in kindergarten because
I would do chores around the
house and instead of my parents
paying me money for them they
would give me individual Pokemon
Cards because they were the most
important thing in the world to me.
What was the first set you had?
Probably the base set. I have a vivid
memory of buying a TV with my Dad
when I was 5 and seeing the base
set boosters for sale next to the
cash register but I couldn’t afford
them and went home without them.
Do you have an all-time favourite
card?
I love the Full Gold Cards from Legendary
Treasures! It is such a collector’s
item and the feel when you
pull one of those is like no other. Of
course there are the classics like
Base Set Charizard & The Shiny’s
from the Neo Series - I like them all!
How had being involved with Pokemon
TCG impacted your life, both
before and after YouTube success?
In primary school I remember it being
a huge part of my life and I had
two friends who also collected. We
would spend all lunch time discussing
the Pokemon Games and all the
tactics we found out the night before.
As an adult not much has changed.
I am still discussing Pokemon with
my friends, the only thing is now, it
is my full-time job. I am a full-time
Pokemon addict.
What’s the best thing about the
Pokemon TCG community?
I feel like now the Pokemon Community
has got so much bigger
through Pokemon Go as displayed
in the first six months of the game
the friendships and how easily they
can be made through Pokemon, is
unlike any other game.
Do you attend TCG events at all?
Do you compete?
I played once at a PAX convention
in Melbourne and got my butt kicked
by a ten year old. I still cry myself to
sleep over the embarrassment of
losing.
Do you play any other TCGs?
At the start of my Youtube career I
was definitely looking into about 4
or 5 other TCGs but with Youtube
as hectic as it is, I unfortunately
don’t have the time to play the other
games.
Which is your favourite, or preferred
starting Pokemon?
This is like choosing your favourite