The truth is plain to see? :flushed: [image]

Historical speaking, other languages existing isn’t a guarantee to have any influence on a previous language. Korean cards have been around for years now and are irrelevant to Japanese prices. Even the big 2, Japanese and English, there are plenty of lp promos and other eras that are $1 in Engl…

I think he meant that 16k is an overly high valuation for that card. You can see for yourself now, the prices crashed bad.

No. I’m saying that the speculation on that card was out of control. Any card with Lillie on it hit unsustainable prices and they all had a dramatic fall back to reality.

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For the segment of US buyers that don’t care about legibility, and exclusively enjoy the quality of the print and finer texturing, there is little reason to buy the Japanese version when a cheaper alternative exists. However, many people enjoy Japanese because that is the origin language of the fra…

Its more due to the artifical store buyback bubble popping you see similar crashes across the board.

I think you’re about to hit the core of the matter, tell us more about it… [image] tm26: However, many people enjoy Japanese because that is the origin language of the franchise… To be frank, I don’t. I don’t care if Japanese is the original or 1st edition. Because I can’t read Japanese! …

[image] pokebuffet: I think you’re about to hit the core of the matter, tell us more about it… You need to go check the conversation last year: [image] The modern Japanese Pokemon card market was in a speculative bubble Market Part 1 and 2 preserved…

[image] pokebuffet: I think you’re about to hit the core of the matter, tell us more about it… One example of this is that companies like Clove in Japan had opened a lottery system / mystery box scheme where you can participate using a minimum of 1000 Yen as an entry fee. There was a pool of …

I don’t think the Chinese version stops wealthy people from buying the Japanese version. But it provides an alternative for the majority to buy a nice card for a more affordable price. The alola friends card was one of my favorite promos in the last few years but even I sold near the peak of the cr…

So i guess the situation now is that the bubble bursted? But JPN Moonbreon is still so high.

Are Chinese reprints decaying Japanese prices?

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pokebuffet February 8, 2024, 10:04am 15

I think you’re about to hit the core of the matter, tell us more about it…

To be frank, I don’t.

I don’t care if Japanese is the original or 1st edition. Because I can’t read Japanese!

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Are Chinese reprints decaying Japanese prices?

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