PSA 9 no rarity symbol

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@r2d287

@Troy

I think this is a really good point. There are enough 1st Edition Base cards in all grades to go around and make complete sets. Sure the 10s have difficult ones like Wartortle or Chansey but overall it’s an attainable set. And that’s where Base’s strength is: the completion of the set. Some people will collect just Charizard or just the starter trio or maybe a Mewtwo but outside of that people aren’t really getting excited about only having a Ninetales or Magneton or Nidoking. That’s the difference between No Rarity and trophies. Nobody expects to get a full run of No. 1/2/3 Trainers like they would a set of cards. It probably feels a lot better to most collectors to own a single trophy than it does to own a single PSA 10 Machamp no rarity. For someone really dedicated it could be possible to complete the set but the fact that these are completion-centric cards that don’t have amazing distinguishing features AND are ridiculously scarce don’t make them super appealing to wide audiences.

The flip side to this, is that someone who collects specific Pokémon would potentially want a no rarity to add the collection. If I collect nidoking or ninetails or mewtwo, it would make sense to want to own one in NR. Charizard for example. This would have to be the most rare Charizard to own. From a scarcity perspective. Same with blastoise. That’s where I think it has a shot to grow. Especially the big 3

In base set alone Korean Unlimited Charizard is rarer. There are other charizards that aren’t as common as No Rarity Charizard. Even in psa 10 it’s not the rarest.

Defiantly has a higher appeal than a lot of the rarer versions though.