日本のマーケット部分 The Giant Japanese Market Thread

[vic]

Does anyone know of any sales info on these pieces? They are wood block art prints made by UNSODO 17 Woodblocks in Japan, limited to 50 copies originally sold for 450 usd each on the US pokemon center surprisingly. I’m not sure if this was available in Japan but it’s from there and has Japanese writing so i’m posting it here. Has anyone even seen one for sale? If you own one what kind of offer would be enough for you to let it go? The most recent plastic charizard release hype made me wonder what some of the actually good looking art pieces like the sugimori frames and these would fetch in the long term. I want one so badly…

[serpintaxt]

@smokemon

@fushigibana

Hey there,

according to what I‘ve heard, the reason for that lies in the fact that the seller only gets his money if the buyer marks the item as „received“. As some big middleman like buyee seem often to forget that, some sellers have decided to not cooperate with proxys. Therefore you have to look out for other alternatives to get the really interesting stuff which is often sold within a few minutes or hours. In that aspect buyee is naturally way to slow.

Best regards from Germany,

Martin

Thank you for the information. I knew there was a reason for the restriction and this makes sense. I started using Buyee because ZenMarket did not want to work with Mercari. But no complaints, I’m just glad to get the cards I want

In the event buyee won’t let you buy it, j-subculture has come in clutch for me. I typically browse mercari FIRST, then decide based on if I see that warning or not if I should use Buyee or J-subculture

[kelvincorp]

Hello first of all my name is Kelvin from the Netherlands. I do not exactly know how this forum works. I have a question to how and where to buy japanese promo’s. Preferably straight form Japan i love the promo’s but i hate to pay to high of a price. And would love to buy them myself. Hopefully someone can help me out ? Feel free to message me.

[jyscal]

@churlocker

How many Illustrator Charizards did you buy?

Definitely not enough, no matter how many I buy

[jyscal]

@kelvincorp

Hello first of all my name is Kelvin from the Netherlands. I do not exactly know how this forum works. I have a question to how and where to buy japanese promo’s. Preferably straight form Japan i love the promo’s but i hate to pay to high of a price. And would love to buy them myself. Hopefully someone can help me out ? Feel free to message me.

For modern promos eBay is often your best bet, there are many Japanese sellers with competitive prices.
Otherwise you’d have to use a middleman service like Buyee or Zenmarket, but that’s quite bit more complicated.

[fushigibana]

@vic

Does anyone know of any sales info on these pieces? They are wood block art prints made by UNSODO 17 Woodblocks in Japan, limited to 50 copies originally sold for 450 usd each on the US pokemon center surprisingly. I’m not sure if this was available in Japan but it’s from there and has Japanese writing so i’m posting it here. Has anyone even seen one for sale? If you own one what kind of offer would be enough for you to let it go? The most recent plastic charizard release hype made me wonder what some of the actually good looking art pieces like the sugimori frames and these would fetch in the long term. I want one so badly…

Hey there,
thanks for sharing this great piece of Pokemon art! I acutally didn’t know that they exist.
According to the official Japanese Pokemon Center homepage, the first one called 「かんとー地方くちばしてぃ」(Kanto region: Vermilion City) was sold in 2016 for 49.500 Yen. You had to preorder them between October 15th and December 18th.

www.pokemoncenter-online.com/?p_cd=4521329205403
The second one called 「対決かびごん」(Battle against Snorlax) was only available in a lottery in 2018 for which you had to register between March 2nd and March 11th. They were limited to one per person and cost also 49.500 Yen.

www.pokemoncenter-online.com/?p_cd=4521329205410
Unfortunately I couldn’t find any information on how many were distributed on the quick.
Best regards from Germany and thanks again for sharing! I definetly have to get my hands on one of them!
Martin

[pokekuma13]

@jyscal

@kelvincorp

Hello first of all my name is Kelvin from the Netherlands. I do not exactly know how this forum works. I have a question to how and where to buy japanese promo’s. Preferably straight form Japan i love the promo’s but i hate to pay to high of a price. And would love to buy them myself. Hopefully someone can help me out ? Feel free to message me.

For modern promos eBay is often your best bet, there are many Japanese sellers with competitive prices.
Otherwise you’d have to use a middleman service like Buyee or Zenmarket, but that’s quite bit more complicated.

I wouldn’t say it’s particularly complicated, but it does take a little more effort from your end @kelvincorp . Take a look at this thread for a list of middleman services and websites, and this thread for help with search terms and navigation. Both are thorough and very helpful for beginners/people who don’t speak Japanese. Would recommend people give this a shot because it is usually cheaper than eBay for most Japanese promos, boxes etc.

I would start with Buyee because it’s the most user friendly in my opinon. Each middleman service has various pros and cons, but they’re all pretty reliable these days. If you need any fruther help, feel free to message me on here or instagram at the same handle.

[spiritomb]

108 unpopular opinions

[kelvincorp]

@pokekuma13

@jyscal

For modern promos eBay is often your best bet, there are many Japanese sellers with competitive prices.
Otherwise you’d have to use a middleman service like Buyee or Zenmarket, but that’s quite bit more complicated.

I wouldn’t say it’s particularly complicated, but it does take a little more effort from your end @kelvincorp . Take a look at this thread for a list of middleman services and websites, and this thread for help with search terms and navigation. Both are thorough and very helpful for beginners/people who don’t speak Japanese. Would recommend people give this a shot because it is usually cheaper than eBay for most Japanese promos, boxes etc.

I would start with Buyee because it’s the most user friendly in my opinon. Each middleman service has various pros and cons, but they’re all pretty reliable these days. If you need any fruther help, feel free to message me on here or instagram at the same handle.

Thanks for your great advice i will check Buyee out first try and learn to find my way with middleman.

[evaner]

@kelvincorp

@pokekuma13

I wouldn’t say it’s particularly complicated, but it does take a little more effort from your end @kelvincorp . Take a look at this thread for a list of middleman services and websites, and this thread for help with search terms and navigation. Both are thorough and very helpful for beginners/people who don’t speak Japanese. Would recommend people give this a shot because it is usually cheaper than eBay for most Japanese promos, boxes etc.

I would start with Buyee because it’s the most user friendly in my opinon. Each middleman service has various pros and cons, but they’re all pretty reliable these days. If you need any fruther help, feel free to message me on here or instagram at the same handle.

Thanks for your great advice i will check Buyee out first try and learn to find my way with middleman.

Zenmarket while a little more troublesome to use, allows you to choose your own package value declaration when shipping from Japan. Buyee doesn’t, it has to be full value. Being in Europe that might make quite the difference in custom costs.

[pokekuma13]

@evaner

@kelvincorp

Thanks for your great advice i will check Buyee out first try and learn to find my way with middleman.

Zenmarket while a little more troublesome to use, allows you to choose your own package value declaration when shipping from Japan. Buyee doesn’t, it has to be full value. Being in Europe that might make quite the difference in custom costs.

That’s true, although there is always the off-chance that you might be caught under-declaring which is why it’s a good idea to take customs fees into account when purchasing internationally regardless of whether or not you underdeclare.

[mrpandachum]

speaking of customs costs is there a thread or something that explains the nuances of customs and such like how much is the limit before fees and percentage of the fees for each country?

also on a side note when you use middleman services like buyee and they offer like package consolidation is there a tip to consolidating for higher priced cards. do you want to be under a certain threshold etc etc

[fresco]

@executive

Hey Collectots,

Out of all the modern JP promos, Munch PSA 10s are seeing the most volatility.

Be interesting to see where prices will roughly stablize over the next 24 months.

The mimikyu can’t find a consistent sale price… Seems like it’s a bit of luck if you ‘over’ pay or ‘under’ pay right now.

Will check back in 6 months to see if things have evened out.

I think this card will just keep increasing, slow and steady. Even with certain spikes, this card’s population is very low for modern promo. Unlike pikachu, which is waaaay easier to get by just paying a premium for being pika.

[greenpotatoes]

I didn’t expect myself to ever be interested in Japanese cards since I hadn’t grown up with it, but after seeing cool ones like Burned Tower and the minor prize cards people mention I couldn’t help but be interested. I’m finding it hard to buy past promos, but very excited about upcoming promo possibilities after seeing how great the promos can be for Japan and some of the exclusivity they provide.

[silentoaths]

This thread is going to be my new best friend as I venture into the Japanese market as my number one for collecting this year. Thanks @smpratte

[Taigataipan]

@mrpandachum
Here is a old thread from 2016, lots of valuable information to go through ( some changes have happened though ). Tbh. sticky thread about this subject would be nice in articles/guides.
www.elitefourum.com/t/customs-import-fees-for-your-country/14339/1

[krill]

@pfm

@mrpandachum

speaking of McDonalds can someone tell me why there is a 2002 mcdonalds set and a 2002 mcdonalds promo set? just wondering.

For e series, there are 3 different Mcdonalds sets.

1. P promos 021-025 (Umbreon is probably the most popular from this set)
   bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/P_Promotional_cards_(TCG)
   

   
   
   1 card per pack. Nonholo only

2. P promos 029-037 (Mew is probably most popular)
   bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/P_Promotional_cards_(TCG)
   1 card per pack. Nonholo only

3. Holo Mcdonald’s cardsbulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/McDonald%27s_Pok%C3%A9mon-e_Minimum_Pack_(TCG)
   includes 2 holos (pokemon + energy) per pack plus some nonholos and I believe damage countersThe contents are predetermined (ie. all charmander packs contain fire energy and the same nonholos)

Is there a name for the booster packs for each? I always struggle trying to find the less popular of the two when just searching “mcdonalds japanese promo boosters 2002”

[admiral]

Pop 3 No Rarity Ninetales

[effectspore]

Marnie FA from Shiny V is now more expensive than Charizard VMAX from the same set.

Discuss.

[kingboo64]

@effectspore

Marnie FA from Shiny V is now more expensive than Charizard VMAX from the same set.

Discuss.

No it’s not, it’s more expensive than the v though