Exclusive?

[zenturionxyz]

@KingPokemon

It shocks me because long term the values don’t hold up. I’m not saying that in the present, shortages don’t occur. A lot of things sell today that will be forgotten tomorrow-like beanie baby’s ugh. I suggest it’s mainly because there is no personal attachment from our youth. There’s not a single member of this high end collectors forum that collected Japanese base set cards in 1996…except maybe one lol. You don’t hear people saying here their first connection to Pokémon was Jpn cards. Now German, French, etc yes. And that’s what they collect even today. Smallish markets though.

Older, rarer, minter, better…cheaper? That can probably be said for all the Japanese original sets yet, the values languish far behind their English counterparts. For example the last three Jpn Base Charizards sold in the 3 hundreds. The english in the 1500s even though they’re newer, more common, lesser quality, hence worser(sic).

I do respect the dissent and overall communication. That’s pretty much what e4 should be all about;)

Interestingly enough I have some Japanese base, jungle, fossil and gym. I would t say a collection but then again my old collection dwindled. How I got them I have no clue. As a kid I don’t remember wanting the Japanese cards. Yet I have them.

[teamrocketop]

@KingPokemon

@ozenigma

It’s not a miscommunication and I haven’t given any misinformation. My information come direct from a Japanese source, who provided evidence behind it, which I’m not willing to share unfortunately.

It also matches up with what happened. The set sold out, they printed more, the shelves became stocked again. Rinse, repeat.

I really don’t care if anyone doesn’t believe it, but I’m not going to be quiet when someone says it isn’t true when it is.

Honestly, I’m surprised anyone outside of Japan is even interested in Japanese sets considering the value prospects of foreign sets. Any additional print runs shocks me.

Im a victim of the quality hehe, regardless of value. I think I have been more suckered to the exclusive Japanese promos! Plus the holos look nicer to me. I was comparing my Dark Zard 1st edition to the Japanese equivalent and it is soooo much better.