If it was a genuine Worlds sample card or something that had been signed, then I could see the premium it commanded. But being just a photocopy print out of a custom card, with a signature and sketch, bleh. Too bad Rusty didn’t look closer, just blowing up the image to full screen you could see the holo pattern was off and the edges and corners were very roughly cut. I guess it’s another victim of people getting caught up in the autograph hype right now without doing proper research.
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Yeah still good to see people so interested in autographs though. I feel like that’s only a good thing for Pokemon. It draws attention to the artists and forces people to do research as Scott said in his recent public video. These pokemon artists deserve for everyone to know them and their journey I think,
yeah i totally didn’t drop 5k on these because i totally looked at the hi-res scans and not because i’m poor
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I think a big difference is how much accessible the art itself is from Magic. Artists are permitted to sell prints of their work, as well as playmats. Most of the time, the final art pieces are available for sale and while a niche slice of MTG collectors, MTG art collectors drop serious money on pieces. I have a couple signed prints and playmats of my favorite cards.
In pokemon, if you like the art on the card, the best you can do is get it signed. Pokemon almost never produces art prints, maybe 1 playmat per set (and most of the time it’s stock art). I’m not even sure if you can view the full art on it’s own anywhere besides the card, while you can find the standalone art of any magic card.
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it just shows how much difference in wealth class is between us and rusty.
for 5 figure items im staring at hi res scans forever all day until auction ends
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They are custom made cards, so doesn’t surprise me that the centering is so bad. More are being released to the public weekly, I wonder how many there are in total.
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As long as people keep paying, the supply will keep coming out. Personally, I believe the supply of all these early 2000s signatures is much higher than the market would be led to believe right now.
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As @Leo mentioned, another batch sold tonight.
Piplup: Ken Sugimori - $6,300
https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/3392208
Wobbuffet: Kouichi Ooyama - $2,250
https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/3392206
Piplup: Tsunekazu Ishihara - $2,010
https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/3392205
Drifloon: Takumi Akabane - $930
https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/3392207
I don’t understand how a fake card signed by Ken Sugimori can fetch $33k when a real pokemon card (say Electbuzz or scyther holo from jungle) also signed by him doesn’t even fetch that much on Facebook sell groups or ebay.
People wilding
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Same reason a Saitou sketch on a shikishi can fetch 10k. It’s mostly about the uniqueness of the auto and less about whether or not it’s on the right kind of paper pulp.
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The first pikachu i believe people made the mistake of thinking it was a special blank card and then the fuller pikachu sketch made it very unque.
The appeal dropped for some as they clued in what they actually are but still unque and with fuller sketches from artists that dont draw pokemon publically. For example i was bidding on the card that went for 33k soley because of it being a fuller then normal sketch. I was willing to pay 10k vs the usually 4-6k range on a normal sugimori.
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Ya I feel the interpretation is one is a signed pokemon card, the other is an original piece of artwork. Obviously they can do a drawing on either but the custom card layout lends it more towards just buying artwork from the artist rather than a card that is signed.
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I actually understand it and would pay more for the custom card. It’s potentially a 1 of 1, has a worlds logo and the card was drawn from scratch by him. It’s like a new card that he created for the person getting the autograph. And he signed it. To me, that’s more valuable than a copy of a real card with a smaller sketch on the bottom and signature.
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One is selling on eBay today. Previous sale was $930, so we’ll see where it ends up. 
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The fact that it doesn’t have the cloud hat frustrates me every time I see it
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It ended up selling for $1,153, slightly above its original sale price.
A solid $50 profit after fees
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I wonder how many of these actually exist? 