Hello,
I recently saw several people mention a “05” and a “07” version of the PLAY Promo Japanese Gold Star Umbreon & Espeon cards. I’ve never heard of such a thing before.
Does anyone have more information to share?
Thanks!
Can you link where you read this?
Maybe they were referencing 05 for “Pop Series 5”, and 07 since the pop series 5 packs came out in 2007?
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There have been several Instagram stories lately. Here’s the most recent one (and the only one that’s still active):
I just saw you mentioned it was Japanese you were referring too, so yeah it was 05. Maybe theyre all thinking of the english version, and are just trying to shill it? It clearly comes from 2005. Are there alot more of those posts?
Apparently, the printings for these cards were spread out over several years (maybe just 2005 and 2007, and not 2006), and according to some major collectors on IG (the other one was pokespiffs who owns both psa 10 umbreon and espeon), there are differences between the print runs. However, I haven’t been able to find any information about this… which is why I created this topic, to see if anyone might have more information on the subject 
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Thats kind of interesting tbh. Im noticing that the play promotional cards didnt run in 07 (as per bulbapedia), so how was this given out exactly if it was a different print run? The other post mentions it too, but now Im curious and on board lol.
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Nice, thanks! Since the info comes from the same source I posted — crystalcollector — I’m starting to wonder if it’s actually a real thing
It’s clear that some differences exist (e.g., borders on the back, slight differences in saturation), but whether it’s reflective of a different printing period or just a different batch printed at another printer is beyond me.
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