I picked up a 20th anniversary Pikachu plush today and the outside plastic casing lettering is printed backwards. You can’t flip the casing, because then the zipper would be backwards. Which makes me believe it is a factory error of some sort. Any thoughts on the error, or potential extra value of the error? Thanks
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Keep it in the case for 20 years and resell it for 1mil.
Packaging errors haven’t really seen an increase in value from what I’ve seen. @pokemontrader might speak more to this category.
I would say that devalues it. It’s kind of unappealing. As a matter of fact I would go get a refund.
Ehh I kinda like it. Adds a little originality to it for me.
There’s absolutely no problem with enjoying it for yourself. Regardless of secondary market value, the best scenario is always to find something you love and give it a home in your collection.
Generally collectors aren’t a huge fan of packaging errors… If you think about it, some might even consider them errors without proper documentation… Obviously error cards have a market, but packaging doesn’t really…
Well bummer. It’s OK tho, I just bought 3 more…I think I have a problem…
There have been a lot of people after these Pikachus thinking they are going to increase in value… Time will tell…
I can’t tell, my local seems so flush with them as no one is buying them lol
Saw someone on Instagram trying to flog the Mew for double the price just after buying it hahaha
Supply and Demand
Packaging errors are normally a loser.
There are some exceptions mainly Star Wars.
What about something like this?
This is what a normal Double Crisis looks like…
This one is missing the back two packets
Thoughts?
A package missing items? Worth even less lol
unfortunately half of retail probably lol
I think it comes down to this: people collect the product, not the packaging. Sealed items are only valuable, in most cases, because of the added nostalgia or protection. Basically the packaging is only valuable insofar as it adds to the product or protects the product or in some way improves the product. The packaging in itself is not what is valuable. So an error in the packaging is only as desirable as it is functional. And in the case of missing product, it becomes worth nothing or less equal to the amount of missing product.
The only “packaging” that is valuable is tags on pokedolls and plush. Collectors like those tags mint, no bends. Usually because the tags have lovely artwork too.
I offer $99.99 VND!
I actually did the Google currency converter on this… 
Most people collect the product, not the packaging.
I’m one of the dumb exceptions 
I keep telling myself that those old, empty booster boxes that I have stashed away will be worth something someday. Mostly, though, they’ll only be worth burning for warmth when I run out of money to pay the electricity bill. 
