As far as I know, there are three different versions of the 1995 Topsun Pokémon cards: blue back with no numbers (1st edition), blue back with numbers (2nd edition), and green back (3rd edition). I am wondering whether the blue back cards with/without numbers are highly produced. Can someone give me some info about that?
Hi sorry to bring up this old thread but I have recently gotten into Topsun collecting and have learned a lot about just how rare the 1995 set is. You can even check on PSA report and there are practically no cards graded on there, only a small handful of the Charizard and Blastoises and a few others have no more than 10 grades total. That speaks volumes to the rarity of these cards, and just checking on eBay I can’t even find singles of every card I want, most sales are priced really high even for some mediocre Pokemon. Also factor in a long dead secondary market, most of these cards must have just vanished into thin air due to stagnation. And like japanime said people got rid of a majority of them, parents throwing away, storage overflow, disasters. To summarize, just because you have bags of Topsun cards doesn’t mean they’re worthless by any stretch of the imagination, you just happened upon a great investment, and 1995 blue/green back Topsun cards are one of the best investments in Pokemon. Do you happen to have any holo Topsun cards in your storage? I couldn’t find any on your eBay page for sale.
Here’s a little self-made Q & A
Are the 1995 Topsun cards worth buying? Are they actually rare?
This set is special because it defined Pokemon, it showed Nintendo that Pokemon was a big hit and they released the TCG not long after. Not to mention they’re the oldest known Pokemon cards in the world and they are hard to come by even in ungraded decent shape. A perfect storm for a collector.
What set did the first Topsun holos come in? **Vending machines? Blue back set? Green back set? Or a separate set entirely?**The holos were released during the green back set (second wave) as a 1 in 2 boxes chance (20 packs each box, each gum pack included 2 cards) according to Pokeboon Japan site.
So these were super hard to come by…
Were blue backs and green backs printed in equal proportion? Due to the fact that the blue back set was doing well, the green back set was most likely printed a little longer and included the ultra-rare holos. Also, I see more green back cards on the market, and complete green back sets are easier to find on eBay, but there’s no telling really because most sets are mixed anyways.
And lastly:
Were no-number blue backs intended? OR was it a misprint during the blue back printing phase? I believe the no-number thing was actually intended in the beginning of the print run, but they must have decided the Pokemon needed to be numbered, probably for chronological reasons. And so that’s how the first Pokemon got their numbers! I’m… assuming…
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Let the topsun go Gary. Throw caution to the wind.
Oh and Mew wasn’t included in the original Topsun Pokemon. #funfact
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What about the Stamp on the blue backs?