quuador
February 24, 2021, 10:21pm
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firebirder31:
Does VS Series have an unlimited set (non 1st edition)? I tried searching ebay and bulbapedia and couldn’t find any traces of it.
No, the VS set was only printed in 1st edition. The Pryce’s Lapras has an unlimited edition version, which came in a magazine, but that’s the only exception I’m aware of for this set. EDIT: I should have read the other comments before making my own, since this has already been said by @kpod and @andrea .
I know that for some sets, the unlimited cards are actually more rare/scarce than the 1st edition counterparts. Is this true with all Japanese sets or just most and is there a way of finding out?
Almost all. There are some for which 1st and unlimited edition are about equally as rare; for the Base Set, the No Rarity (which you could consider 1st edition) is of course rarer than the one with rarity symbols; but in a lot of the Japanese sets, the unlimited edition are indeed a lot shorter printed and therefore rarer.
Did any sets between VS and CP6 not offer 2 different print runs, 1st Ed and unlimited?
Yes, there are sets with just a 1st edition print run; there are set with just an unlimited edition print run; and as mentioned at point 2, there are sets with both, but where unlimited edition is A LOT shorter printed and rarer.
Here an overview of some sets within these three categories from the bottom of my 1st edition stamp variations article:
There are also Japanese sets which only have a 1st edition print run (without unlimited edition print run); only an unlimited edition print run (without 1st edition print run); and in a lot of cases the unlimited edition print runs are much rarer and harder to find than their 1st edition print run counterparts.this overview thread started by @churlocker (which I’ve also contributed in), we’ve listed some of these noteworthy sets. The quote below is modified with some additions/changes that were discovered later on:
English:
1st Edition Prints Start: Base Set
Sets Omitted:
Japanese:
1st Edition Prints Start: VS Series
Sets Omitted:
Entry Pack '08 DX (DP) - Raichu Deck only
Lost Link
Master Kit
BREAK Starter Pack [XY Generations excluding Radiant Collection in English]
CP4
False 1st Edition Sets (Sets with ONLY a “1st Edition” Print):
VS. Pryce’s Lapras is available as unlimited edition from a magazine, though.
L1 HeartGold & SoulSilver Collection. The three non-holo gen 2 starters are available as unlimited edition (no idea from what release), though.
BW2 Red Collection [Noble Victories in English] and BW4 Dark Rush [Dark Explorers in English]
Double Crisis
Rage of the Broken Sky XY9
PokéKyun Collection [XY Generations Radiant Collection in English]
Dragon Selection [Dragon Vault in English]
CP1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (CP6 is XY Evolutions in English)
Sets where Unlimited is rarer than 1st Edition:
E1 Expedition Base Set. These were only available as promotional releases.
E3 Skyridge
World Champions Pack [EX Power Keepers in English]
L2 Reviving Legends [Undaunted in English]
L3 Clash at the Summit [Triumphant in English]
**Korean:**1st Edition Prints Start: Base Set
False 1st Edition Sets (Sets with ONLY a “1st Edition” Print):
ADV Expansion Pack [EX Ruby & Sapphire in English]
The above is information I would like to have ironed out and in one place for convenient reference. I would appreciate help from the community in getting the gaps filled in. Also, if there is a better way of identifying what is going on, I can change the soft categories I’ve set above. I know that there are lots of Japanese sets where the unlimited is harder to find than the 1st Edition, for example. If it would be easier, I can do the inverse and make a list of sets where this is not the case.
Source
(Here some more information about the scarcity of unlimited edition Japanese sets for each era. )
Greetz,