Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024

[tidaldreams]

even if they decide to grade these in the future (which the def wont) u need the matrix that represents the serial of the printer i believe, which the op never made public

[packyman]

They have a python tool I was hoping to try.

GitHub - dfd-tud/deda

[lghzcollect]

Yes HQ have dots on the back. Can anyone decode them? It would be really important

[mika]

Yes! I tried yesterday but only with one card so worth it to try again!

[chooseyoutoo]

Here are my dots and analysis from one of my cards. I used an iPhone 16, RAW format, Flash on, 1x zoom, phone held up close:
Exposure 25
HIghlights -100
Contrast -100
Brightness -100
Black Point 100
Saturation 100
Vibrance 100

[Lemon]

(not an expert but) You would almost certainly need the actual hardware as you would not only need to edit the software but also the firmware of the specific device itself. Some obscure printer hardware & firmware from the 90s even being available to be emulated is unlikely. Not to mention the extra scrutiny that any prospective buyer would give to seeing any of these pop up in the future claiming to be legit.

[spikespiegal]

cgc after playing their customers for the 12th time now

[spyrothedragon]

Who says the first blue labels are real and where is proof?

[Kudo]

Yessss totally agree!! Would be amazing

[smpratte]

Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024

I’ve been given high-res scans of some of the first alpha cards that hit the market. Notice the high quality backs. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Fortunately, all three have the “xerox” pattern. I want to omit the printer serial number because 1) they aren’t my cards and 2) I don’t want to encourage people to fake the print dots in the future. [image] [image] [image] The date is July 11, 1996 - almost 3 months before the release of the TCG in October. The…

[kantokollektiv]

Honestly it would massively help to have a comprehensive list of everyone involved in distributing these. Not only the JP site but especially the US & international site. To me it’s a dark hole and I really don’t want to do business with any of these people in the future.

[Washubot]

Just to reconfirm what has been said earlier.

It is possible that some sheets existed of the front of the cards and were cut. Backs were created in order to finish the cards. This may result in the front of the card not having any dots but the back part might be dotted.

These are just thoughts…

[trainerjack]

None of these here showcase the blue artwork though correct? If we are trying to see when that artwork was made those corocoro pages don’t apply here.

[billwill01]

You will have to get a closer or higher res photos. I also recommend finding the brightest source of light to help highlight the dots.

[lghzcollect]

It’s an intresting view but i don’t think it’s the case. Why all the HQ ones would have glue/smudge problems? The one i have is even slightly detauched, so probably it’s not freshly glued like all other super minty 2024 copies.

So i don’t think these cards have been recently crafted.
We should check the back of LQ and HQ to see if they share the same dots, but im skeptical

[qwachansey]

still doing tests but right now I recommend not buying these due to some inconsistencies I am seeing

[tidaldreams]

well you know what they say theres nothing sketchier than an instagram middleman

[Kudo]

Ok tomorrow I’ll scan the card and then I’ll try again to do this test…I’ll keep you update here guys! Thank you very much!

[Cheshirecatb]

There are some dots but too few to use the dot decoder.

[Cardinterested]

When I see the three dots like a triangle it reminds be of the alpha playtest dot pattern. Cannot make anything out of this myself though. Due to there only being a few dots present, could these rather be defects than the dots? Other possibility is printing issues or the way it was scanned etc.