Gold Present energy cards

[shiningmew]

Hi guys, I recently bought these energy cards which from what I understand are from the Japanese pokemon center lottery for the Gold Present campaign.
2500 people were given a three-pack of each so they’re limited to 7500 of each.

I think they were only released last year but do you guys think the value will boost much? And do you think its worth getting them graded?
I couldn’t find much info on them either, only a translated poster for the Gold Present campaign so I’m hoping that means they’re just super exclusive

BTW sorry about bad picture quality, I’m a work so I had to screenshot a gif I put on my instagram.

[ozenigma]

It’s like anything, over time it should increase in value. I’ve sent mine to PSA for grading, but not with the aim of making profit, rather that they’ll look awesome in my collection.

As you said, there is 7,500 of each, making them hardly exclusive.

[shiningmew]

Yeah man, they look great, I wouldnt sell these unless I had spares. But even then I’d probably still just hoard them haha.
Anything limited is only gonna get rarer though. It’s probably safe to assume a lot of them have already been rendered worthless by kids or destroyed altogether

[pokemontrader]

I have a friend who was interested in the gold TOMY figures from the same promotion.
The circulation of those sets was definitely not as large as this. She paid a fair sum for her set, but one day their value will be HUGE.

It is like @ozenigma said… Over time they will increase in value.

[shiningmew]

Yeah those figures were REALLY limited! I bet she had a hell of a time finding them!

[salmoncannon]

While they were produced quite abundantly, I think they’ll spike a bit quicker than another card with an equivalent print run. Blingy Japanese players will be snapping these up in playsets, wanting maybe 10-12 of each copy.

Not to mention the possibility of other types being released in similar style. That’ll really make players want matching sets of each imo.

[ortizr93]

@salmoncannon

While they were produced quite abundantly, I think they’ll spike a bit quicker than another card with an equivalent print run. Blingy Japanese players will be snapping these up in playsets, wanting maybe 10-12 of each copy.

Not to mention the possibility of other types being released in similar style. That’ll really make players want matching sets of each imo.

Which ones were released - just Darkness and Grass?

[salmoncannon]

@ortizr93

@salmoncannon

While they were produced quite abundantly, I think they’ll spike a bit quicker than another card with an equivalent print run. Blingy Japanese players will be snapping these up in playsets, wanting maybe 10-12 of each copy.

Not to mention the possibility of other types being released in similar style. That’ll really make players want matching sets of each imo.

Which ones were released - just Darkness and Grass?

Yep!

[smpratte]

@salmoncannon

While they were produced quite abundantly, I think they’ll spike a bit quicker than another card with an equivalent print run. Blingy Japanese players will be snapping these up in playsets, wanting maybe 10-12 of each copy.

Not to mention the possibility of other types being released in similar style. That’ll really make players want matching sets of each imo.

This! On top of collectors collecting, Players of all languages will most likely want to add these to their deck. If I played the tcg, they would be in my deck, even if I had zero grass or dark pokemon.

[churlocker]

@smpratte

@salmoncannon

While they were produced quite abundantly, I think they’ll spike a bit quicker than another card with an equivalent print run. Blingy Japanese players will be snapping these up in playsets, wanting maybe 10-12 of each copy.

Not to mention the possibility of other types being released in similar style. That’ll really make players want matching sets of each imo.

This! On top of collectors collecting, Players of all languages will most likely want to add these to their deck. If I played the tcg, they would be in my deck, even if I had zero grass or dark pokemon.

If only foreign energy cards were allowed at sanctioned English tournaments.

[smpratte]

That is crazy, I didn’t know that basic energies were not allowed.

[shiningmew]

@salmoncannon

While they were produced quite abundantly, I think they’ll spike a bit quicker than another card with an equivalent print run. Blingy Japanese players will be snapping these up in playsets, wanting maybe 10-12 of each copy.

Not to mention the possibility of other types being released in similar style. That’ll really make players want matching sets of each imo.

You say abundantly but 7500 doesn’t strike me as a lot. Considering there has to be tens of thousands of collectors worldwide.
Then again I’ve only recently come back into this world and I’m still getting to grips with how exclusive a card being exclusive really is…

[churlocker]

@smpratte

That is crazy, I didn’t know that basic energies were not allowed.

The backs are different. The card has to be the same. I think it is related to concerns about marking cards. Like they could be felt to be different or something.

It is what it is.

[smpratte]

I completely forgot about the backs, that makes perfect sense!

[churlocker]

That makes sense though. How else would you know it is a grass energy, for example, if you couldn’t read the card?

[salmoncannon]

@shiningmew

You say abundantly but 7500 doesn’t strike me as a lot. Considering there has to be tens of thousands of collectors worldwide.
Then again I’ve only recently come back into this world and I’m still getting to grips with how exclusive a card being exclusive really is…

7500 is a ton compared to 1000 which seems to usually be the norm for limited promos.

[ortizr93]

@anon92205803

It was so confusing and disappointing when they changed the rules and made it applicable even to energy cards. You used to be able to play any language card as long as you had a proxy on hand for your opponent to read, but I guess it was too much of a hassle at tournaments which are always behind schedule and difficult to handle anyway. So that’s understandable, but energies seemed like overkill. To be clear, *any* language that isn’t your country’s officially designated language is not allowed, regardless of the card’s back. In Canada we can use English and French, which helps for creating a budget deck as the French cards are not as expensive (no US market for them). But we can’t use other language cards that have the English back, and we can’t use energies that have a language other than English on them anywhere.

Easier in the UK I believe, iirc we can use any European language card

[churlocker]

@anon92205803

@churlocker

That makes sense though. How else would you know it is a grass energy, for example, if you couldn’t read the card?

I think it makes sense for trainers, Pokemon, etc. But doesn’t seem necessary for energy cards seeing as they are indicated by the energy symbol rather than a name. Special energy, you can make the argument. But if there is any indication of foreign text on a basic energy, it isn’t allowed.

I was being deeply sarcastic. Haha

[gottaketchumall]

We need a “tongue in cheek” Pikachu.

[legendslugia251]

just got my set of the darkness energy with the paper that talks about the gold frame campaign. I was lucky i didnt pay more than 60 for it with the paper