WTB thread :
need this in mint condition. if anybody has, i’m willing to pay. WILLING TO PAY 50$ PER COPY.
wtb
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Never seen this type of card before. What’s the story?
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Yeah, I think that’s likely a good idea. The main post needs an update anyway. I just haven’t had time at the moment.
To further criticise these packs:
The pack claims the cards were made in Japan which conflicts against the defence put forward by some for why they contain missing text, claiming they were licensed and produced for Hong Kong.
The packs also claim to be collectible, not the cards themselves, and the writing in the blurb is weak overall. It also never mentions pokemon, nor Band…
the most information i could find about it is here. were distributed in vending machines and specialty boxes in 2005! really nice cards
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Ahh okay. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the tag, unfortunately I don’t get any Weekly duplicates anymore as I’m only missing Celebi to finish my set (I did sell of these not so long ago for 20 bucks though )
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Just a heads up, the main posts were here:
To my knowledge they are all from this The Pokémon Weekly box which, as far as I’m aware, gives 28 cards at random.
Here’s one I opened a few weeks back:
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Here are the contents:
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There are 4 diffferent types of card.
Regular cards which aren’t very fancy:
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“-2” versions of cards which have a holofoil name and a ribbon:
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Holofoil versions of the regular cards which have a larger ribbon:
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And finally seaso…
@pichufan ,
‘The Pokemon Weekly’ cards weren’t only available in those boxes. Those boxes were specialty products. The cards were primarily released as vending cards .
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As for the pricing discussion, people started realising how scarce they are (those boxes & the cards they contain).
As for the cards, take a look at this listing . The cards from that auction are not grade-worthy, nor did it contain a full box. Yet people still see the value in them. I would be extremely surprised if th…
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thank you!!! i didn’t know