No Rarity - Unofficial 1st Edition Japanese Released in October 20 1996 with people estimating ~53 days print run. (data courtesy of the forum users at Elitefourum) The first pokemon official set print run was released with various errors before being corrected soon after thus making it an unofficial 1st edition. The name No Rarity is due to the signature Rarity symbol missing in the bottom right. Booster pack wise (won’t discuss packs) they can only find them in the 291 yen packs vs the 300 yen packs released April 1, 1997. Even then the chances of finding a no rarity in a 291 yen pack is < 1% now a days. Initially pokemon cards sold quite slowly which is why today we ended up with such a small supply of No Rarity (posted my data in the holo population). Most of the Holos have had < 500 graded in totality! I totally forgot to write a proper post on the genre despite discussing it for months but felt it’s about right as Logan clearly has shown interest in the origins of Pokemon and he has mentioned No Rarity before in the clip i am posting. There is also only 1 Raichu PSA 10 in existance so making this the second hardest set to master set in a PSA 10 after the Corocoro Set which has 0 PSA 10 Ivy Pikachus.

Corocoro Gang youtu.be/qK3vyzzhquI?is=6nF6… -New logan video - 21 minute Corocoro related… see you all in 2 days! While Corocoro Ivy Pikachu Gang remains in the ICU after it’s meteoric rise. Don’t let the headliner card distract you from whats happening below. Many Corocoro in fact are selling near all time highs. Corocoro exhibits a lot of traits that makes this category special - Glossy Styles (discontinued) - Magazine promos - Many Exclusive arts - Rookie cards (Mew, Togepi, Jigglypuff) - Peel-able - Conditionally low pops (Very low pop PSA 8-9-10s) - Limited prints Provided 4 examples below but there are likely many others. I still do expect Japanese Vintage to get some love after English has already gone parabolic and many Corocoro should benefit largely. I look to buy when there is blood on the street. *Regarding Ivy Pikachu I expect these will require several more months of consolidation… mid-high grades look the most interesting to me.

ALT App Anyone know how does Alt app deal with unpaid sales? Do they remove it from the sales column? Been watching these for a while and notice finally 2 of the 3 finally lost their pending status. Does this mean they got paid? Actually never believed that surfer sale but hey if someone paid for it 🤷‍♂️

No Rarity - Pokemon TCG Origin Despite Japanese Vintage being down for the last 6 months with many down as much as 10-30%. No Rarity has only gone from strength to strength. Want to know why people are scrambling to obtain them? Read this post i wrote a few months ago. Markets are never wrong, there is a reason collectors pay more for No Rarity Charizard vs English 1st Edition. No Rarity is the Genesis of Pokemon TCG

Fanatics show pretty boring… Changed channels to Goldin No Rarity Mewtwo - PSA 10 🍿 👀 🍿

No Rarity Has become an Auction Market Sales of No Rarity have slowed this week but I have also noticed the BIN (Buy it Now) listings have also disappeared or repriced much high. Currently the lowest BIN for a PSA 8 Holo is 6.5k Nidoking. My gut is that most sales for the near-term future will be auctions until prices are climb high enough to encourage more listings or people begin listing below current BIN. We have about 5 Auctions coming up this week which will be quite telling as we have some very big hitters. - PSA 10 Mewtwo (Pop 9) - PSA 8 Charizard (last sold 108k confirmed paid) - PSA 8 Alakazam - PSA 8 Machamp - PSA 8 Chansey I’ll be particularly interested where the Mewtwo lands. Any PSA 10s Holo of any kind only sell about every 3-6 months.

Corocoro Ichiban Rookie - Snorlax First Corocoro Ichiban card finally has a PSA 10 a 1/1. Been trying to source a PSA 9 for months to no success… I have no hope in hell of winning this so lets just gonna grab some popcorn and watch where it ends up. 🍿

Japanese Pokemon finally Looking Ready? As a primarily Japanese exclusive collector, I can say the vast majority of cards cards in the last 6 months have actually gone lower. Some sets did better such as No Rarity, Vending Series, Grail Rares etc… however those are the outliers. My gut says pokemon hasn’t peaked, and more likely we will see consolidation and broadening of breadth. Everyone you speak to will say all Vintage is at all time highs… the data begs to differ. It was a primarly English rally only. Some examples i found consolidating and below 2026 highs: Pokepark’s Pikachu PSA 9 - ⬇️ 50% JP Snap Pikachu PSA 9 - ⬇️ 20% Gameboy Mewtwo PSA 10 - Flat Mt Fuji Pikachu PSA 9 - ⬇️ 30% Noticed other signs like Snkrdunk buybacks being very strong recently. Been a while but plan to go out to some trade shows next 1-2 months to see if I can pick up any bargains. What do you guys think?

Corocoro - Uno Reverso Trap Despite Corocoro Ivy Pikachu and Jigglypuff being down 30-90% from it’s peak. - I did warn you guys 🤦‍♂️ Corocoro as a set still is something that intrigues me and I continue to accumulate when I see a bargain at the auctions. A few latest sales which add to my convinction. A lot of discussion recently warning people about the Low Pop Trap - what they don’t account for is a change in demand. I feel Uno Reverso time is coming soon.

Fanatics Auctions = Market Indicator If you’re not watching the fanatic auctions on Sunday evening you’re missing out on a lot of market data. Fanatic auctions has become a weekly event for all Pokemon and collectible lovers. This week Fanatics made bidding stricter so the prices once again can be more dependable. Despite the skepticism a lot of cards are once again hitting record levels.