So just came across this post on IG.
Has these every surfaced before? I haven’t ever seen these prices before unless this is a joke.
Any info on these? Or is this another byproduct of prior pokemon executives selling of their collections when leaving the company?
Woo boy here we go again LOL
25 years and it turns out pokemon tcg production is actually extremely well documented but nobody with the documents wants to share details
It’ll be interesting to see any differences in sentiment between these and the alpha/beta playtest/prototype cards. Hopefully someone unveils a machop holding a trophy amongst all these sheets.
Honestly, most of these things seem to come from the same source(s). I think if the right people would ask questions, a lot of details could be shared. Or at least, the information could have been easily gathered when these items were initially bought. They simply didn’t care about that.
The issue now is that TPC is keeping a close eye on the source, which makes it harder for them to share information.
But I believe it’s still possible to gather a lot more information if people connected with the source cared enough.
I’m curious to know what kind of provenance or authentication could be given for an item like this, especially at such a high price point?
“Trust me bro”
“Pre-production proof” meaning a test print and not the actual way these cards were produced. Note they aren’t even holo
I’m so over it
We are so back!!!
The release of all of these treasures at once is certainly overwhelming…can’t seem to keep up and don’t know what’s coming next. In the future I believe we will reference this time period as a time where museum pieces were readily available to the public. The #2 was sold within 1-2 hours of posting. Can’t wait to see what is next
Oh Yeah boys! Trophy printed is firing again!
“Absolute peak of Pokemon”
Maybe to a cyrpto bro millionaire who joined the hobby a year ago. The No. 1/2/3 Pikas and Illustrator are cool, but like 95% of the hobby has no real attachment to them. At that price point I’d also rather just have a PSA 10 copy of the card lol
My personal absolute peak would be these.
Honestly, I’m more excited for the ham n cheese sandwich I’m about to have
Couldn’t agree more! An original sculpture or art piece used to make a card beats these easily
For the price, just get the actual PSA9/10 of the cards.
I agree that the “this is the greatest item in the hobby” is really overdone. But I think too many responses are overly cynical about these items. They are really interesting and easily museum-level pieces. One sold already so the price can’t be that far off. There’s an important distinction between “I wouldn’t pay that” and “nobody would pay that”.
People often use “historical significance” to justify why things are interesting/expensive but I always find it funny that “historical significance” only seems to apply to things someone is already interested in or owns.
@pfm Beat me to it! The advertisement style and/or lack of clarity on some of these items isn’t ideal, but the interest in trophy pikas and illustrators aren’t just crypto enthusiasts. I get constant messages from people who want either. I’ve probably had at least 20 people offer their organs for one! 
Although I understand preferring the actual card. As someone who’s owned these cards forever, I don’t know what I would do with the factory sheet. Either way the appeal is real.
Creatures Inc hate this one trick - Buy the pre-production art sheet, print infinite Pikachu Illustrators!
