No Rarity falling behind?

[Nightvulture]

Appreciate you

[tidaldreams]

@alleybro

has anyone else noticed Japanese No Rarity Base not being sold as high or in some cases lower than pr

investor bros dont know what no rarity is, or any old back jp for that matter

[tidaldreams]

u cant squeeze the pokeman market or any collectible market for that matter coz there is no way to short it. u could become multimillionaire without even trying if u could

[Dyl]

A substantial amount of no rarity cards have been graded and sent to auction within the past few years, most being sent to Fanatics Collect. Mercari has been saturated with no rarity cards as well from prominent sellers who grade directly through PSA Japan. That additional supply has met demand well.

As others have said, no rarity requires explanation and it is definitely not as cool as a 1st Edition stamp. Personally, I don’t care about them at all.

[gengarbrigade]

Can someone link the article please? I’m not able to find it.

[packyman]

I am still very skeptical of the multiple version of short crimp Base set. They appear to just be pack cut differences and reflective lighting in photos unless I am missing something.

A Guide Explaining Why No Rarity Comes From Packs AND Decks

**EDIT:**This article is a bit outdated now if you are interested in these topics please check out my more up to date article Let’s assume EVERY SINGLE no rarity card has already been opened and there are no pictures/videos ANYWHERE of proof, does that mean that it is impossible to confirm where no rarities come from? Let’s see if we can answer this with all the information gathered. It is recommended you use Google Chrome browser for auto translating pages, as a lot of the sources are in Japa…

[gengarbrigade]

Thanks!

[packyman]

I also made a late stage version of this guide for additional variants not really talked about like USA imports. It is unclear if they ever contained different cards.

If someone has a verified no rarity pack we can scan in high res, it might provide some hidden details under close examination to see which short crimp are confirmed no rarity.

Guide to Identifying Japanese Media Factory Base Set Booster Packs

Identifying Japanese Media Factory Base Set Booster Packs Starting a new guide to identifying Japanese Base Set Booster packs since none I have found captured all of these details. I plan on expanding this to include examples for many more Media Factory booster packs. Media Factory released the very first Pokemon TCG booster packs in October 1996. The first set released was Base set. This guide should help identify distinct variants which you may come across. What to look For Media Factory bo…

[rtas]

Two versions being NR and with rarity but short crimp.

[packyman]

Idk what you said, but I am implying there are no visual differences on a macro level looking at the packs according to the other guide. There may be some indicators under closer inspection that is not yet recognized. Coming across open/verified no rarity packs is almost impossible to do additional analysis. I have a short crimp but it is highly likely a with rarity one. If I could get my hands on one or on high res scans I may be able to find variances.

[rtas]

@packyman

They appear to just be pack cut differences and reflective lighting in photos unless I am missing something

I’m responding to this. There’s nothing different about the packs themselves just the contents inside.

No need to bust out the microscope

[packyman]

It sounds like a goof, but in the last month or two it has been proven to help identify rare prints of cards after 27 years for the first time. There could be some more information hiding for real on the packs if we could get some scans.

[rtas]

Gotcha! No idea if this helps but this was posted by you know who

[packyman]

That is sure unusual and on brand. It shows the 300 Yen black sticker version where they overlayed a sticker onto the OG 291 stamp.

The real 300 Yen would be a white physical stamp on the packs.

[packyman]

Translation mentions “the white one”, interesting!

[dbmoney10]

In addition to no rarity, feels like a lot of vintage Japanese isn’t rising with the tide right now

PSA 9/10 set cards are extremely low in price compared to sealed packs and their English counterparts

Shouldn’t be a 1 to 1 with English, but there is a big gap. Just not sure if it will ever catch up

For example. I have a few PSA 8 graded Japanese Neo gen packs. Wanted to crack one open because I got them for cheap but it’s so -EV. Even getting a typhlosion T17 in a 10 and you can maybe make your money back on the value of selling the graded pack instead. Wildly cheap PSA 10 prices

[tidaldreams]

the sealed product does seem to be doing better than the singles. i would just sell the graded packs as is.

[charizardespana]

Base is still undervalued imo, especially sub sets like NR and Shadowless.

NR has a handicap though as it is foreign language - English almost always does better.

But it’ll turn at some point.

Enjoy the collecting whilst it’s cheaper.

[xliveandplay]

@charizardespana

NR has a handicap though as it is foreign language - English almost always does better.

It’s the same with Shadowless. As an international buyer, I just don’t see the point of collecting Shadowless. It feels more like a mid-tier error set. I collect English/international cards, but I’d rather go for 1st ed or unlimited if I can’t get a PSA 10 in 1st ed. But Shadowless… no. I feel the same about No Rarity, which looks like an error set.

[charizardespana]

@xliveandplay

mid-tier error set.

In all seriousness, it is the Beta equivalent of English pokemon and has a certain charm to it’s lore.

I only collect it in high grade 9/9.5s though, as it’s not rare pe se overall.

Imo it’ll have it’s day in the sun at some point.