No. Buyee will just say, too bad so sad. I have many friends who have bought this exact thing and received empty boxes and buyee will find an excuse (because technically… it does say empty boxes…) There is 0 buyer protection on buyee. the 500 yen “inspection” is a waste of $$$…
… and if you charge back buyee they will ban you…
I mean, if it’s a significant amount, I’m gonna just chargeback and make a new account
Quick question: Why does the Japanese Pokemon Center still have boxes in stock that released back in 2018 such as tag bolt and jinrai spark? All the English equivalents of these sets are far far out of print by now.
Oh i hope this ends up being a real card…
Seems i was a bit slow posting this, there is already talks about said card-- www.elitefourum.com/t/stunning-arita-front-cover-march-illustration-magazine/31175/1
Has anyone heard any further news about the Kanazawa boxes being restocked?
My understanding was that Jan/Feb was the time we could see them hitting Japanese Pokémon Centers again.
I’ve held off buying a sealed one until then as my original supplier couldn’t get one.
I preordered one from a reseller who preordered one themselves, the reservation at the Pokemon Center is long gone afaik. I wouldn’t hold my breath refreshing & looking for cheaper prices, I don’t see any reprint coming close to satisfying demand.
Guess I’ll have to live and hope. It’ll have to be a gap in my sealed collection. Thanks!
There should be some supply and the price drops a bit in mid feb. Here’s my order from Dec 3rd that says “from mid February”, so I expect this is when we can see all of the supply come back into the market
What the heck is with the price variation here?? Not only that, but I thought that the red/green gift set master ball has been traditionally cheaper and more common than the PLAY master ball, but 1k for the gift set seems nutty
Would be a real loss if there isn’t a promo of this at some point. Simply amazing.
What have they actually sold for though recently? Appears to be a bunch of sellers just reaching for the moon. One sold last week for a little under $300.
Yeah, ebay BIN asking prices for all Red/Green Gift Set holos are almost universally quite a bit higher than what people actually want to pay. Not even Scyther sells for 1k and the Master Ball is twice as common and way less desireable.
Weird lol. The sales history looks so much different than the listings
It’s really annoying cause I’d like to pick up a few of the cards too
Yep.
To be honest, it’s irritating people don’t chargeback more on some of the high-dollar bait and switch situations.
I’ve talked to a handful of people that were burned this year, for large amounts. But because of the sheer volume they purchase, it wasn’t worth the trouble. But. The flip side, if these sellers keep getting away with it, they will keep doing it.
Get charged back on a few cards, and maybe they just start saying “eh, it’s not worth the trouble anymore”
How come Kyogre is one of the cheapest amazing rares? Especially vs Raikou and Rayquaza for example
Is it something to do with more supply/higher pull rate for Shiny Star V than Vivid Voltage or is it just the teeth on the artwork? 
Reasons why I think it’s undervalued:
It’s probably my favourite card from 2020 and I’ve saw others say the same
It’s one of the poster Pokemon for gen 3 and there’s a lot of nostalgia since most people probably had it on their team on Pokemon Sapphire
Pull rate is quite low and would probably take a few boxes?
Price is basically half the price of a Shiny Star V pack
Basically it’s because Kyogre is pretty much the exact opposite of Charizard and therefore people don’t like him as much
Don’t expect a quote reply to this, but if someone with a private hookup feels like sharing their person’s info, I’m looking for a new Japanese supplier and would greatly appreciate some help. The guy who I have used on IG has become less and less reliable. Not looking to buy anything right this second, but drop $500-$1000 on sealed Japanese product every couple months.
You need to take into consideration the playability of the card for modern. I’m not sure about the specifics for kyogre but raikou is playable. Jirachi from the original amazing rares was the most expensive because the card was playable.
On the Master Ball from the Quickstarter…
People don’t need to list cards for exactly what the last sale price is. If the only people that own them and would consider selling them all have them listed for $500 or more despite sold being $300, that’s their choice. If someone else comes in and undercuts sufficiently to the point you feel comfortable paying, good for you. If you can make an offer that one of these users will accept, good for you. Otherwise this is a natural thing that happens when the sealed item gets more expensive and it’s less and less worth it to sell the card quickly for its liquid price. This is something you see more commonly with Japanese cards. The listings at these new high prices may sit for a while until people get impatient and realize that these cards are not getting any easier to find in gem mint condition and the new price will be realized… or maybe they won’t. So long as the people that own a card don’t need to desperately liquidate, they can hold their prices wherever they want and wait for someone to pay them what they want. Again, I don’t personally notice this as obviously with many English cards. It’s mostly Japanese promos from my experience. But look at Mysterious Pearl. There were a few months there where the last public sale was around $1500 and all the copies on eBay were $8000+. The sellers were choosing to be firm on their prices. A copy recently auctioned, revealing a price of $7500. Imagine how stupid a seller must have felt if they privately just accepted an offer equal to the last sold somewhere in that several-month period. It’s a different mindset that I’m not going to pretend to fully understand (and I’m not saying it 100% accurately applies to the Quickstarter situation) but I think it’s worth thinking about.
