A while ago, I recall seeing a youtube video or something where a non-holo jolteon from jungle was showcased. Apparently it had an error where the border was a different color than it was supposed to be. Does anyone know about the details of this error and the value of the card? Thanks!
geg89
July 14, 2017, 8:17am
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albino card error? dont know much about them but ive heard that term
geg89
July 14, 2017, 8:19am
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albino card error? dont know much about them but ive heard that term
This is exactly what I was looking for. Interesting card, I wonder how many were made like that.
Shouldnât the PSA description of the card include a comment on the different border? It seems strange there is literally no comment like it is a standard card
PSA does this all the time. ©1999-2000 Base cards arenât differentiated, the Event Organizer stamped cards arenât differentiated, etc. Pretty annoying imho, because now I have a POP-180+ Event Organizer stamp 175/XY-P Pikachu, instead of a POP1.
As for the Albino-border Jolteon, Iâll quote my thoughts from my Base Pikachu artwork card variations article :
Albino misprint:
The card itself and the borders of the WotC cards were usually printed separately. Because of this the card border might be misprinted while the card itself is fine. When the yellow of the card is so fine it turned pinkish or whitish, we refer to them as Albino.
Unfortunately, Iâm not 100% convinced an actual Albino print error Base Pikachu exists. Iâm not even 100% convinced any Albino misprint exist. Yes, Iâve seen a couple of Albino cards in the past, and I even managed to buy one from eBay; which leads me to the following card:
Sun-discolored Albino misprint:
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As you can see it has the pinkish border as mentioned. However, there are two things to note:
At the top right corner of the border it isnât pinkish, but light yellow instead.
The entire card is lighter than usual.
This has led me to the conclusion that this card simply has been faded by sunlight by overexposing it for a long period of time. Because of this, and the fact that the scarce few other Albino misprints Iâve seen also had a completely lighter card instead of just the border, I personally think there arenât any actual Albino printing errors and itâs all just the sunâs doing.
**Sun-bleached:
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[/details]**Some people take sun-discoloring to the next level. This card has been discolored by the sun for more than a year. Although it remains a regular Pikachu card, it looks pretty cool competently pale, which is why Iâve bought it for my collection.
And here is another sun-discolored one from the World Collection 2000 set:
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**Sun-discolored Albino misprint Jumbo:
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Just like the regular sized Pokémon TCG cards, the Jumbo cards can get sun-discolored as well. The card above is a partially Albino Jumbo Pikachu.
Here is a recent small discussion about these Albino bordered misprints: www.elitefourum.com/t/show-off-your-error-cards/15937/107
It could be that there are both ârealâ Albino-border misprints, like the Jungle Pikachu in the link above that is owned by @kkthxbai , as well as this Jungle Jolteon.
But I think the majority of the Albino-border misprints youâll come across are most likely the sunâs doing, like the Pikachus I own, or the cards @scratchdesk shows a few posts down in that same linked thread.
Greetz,
Quuador
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