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[Forkball]

Yes, we DO need more Pokemon threads.

Here is the eBay listing. Let's just say the asking price is a bit... much.

Here's the Bulbapedia entry on the card. Basically only six were printed in the entire world, and four of them have been sold for up to $20,000. One was sold in July for $10,000.

Seems like you can't bid on it, only pay the asking price which is pretty ridiculous. He could easily make a couple thousand if he put a reasonable (being very liberal with the word here) price.

So uh, share other rare video game stuff that you know about.

 

[DR2K]

People still play with Pokemon cards?

 

[Kokonoe]

That's been the rarest card ever since it was first released.

 

[randomwab]

Pfft, that's not a Charizard.

 

[botty]

People still play with Pokemon cards?

I don't think you play with a $20,000 card.

 

[test_account]

You can kinda bid on it by sending a best offer. 633 offers so far, thats the highest i've seen on Ebay i think.

 

[-Horizon-]

I remember back when people were going crazy over that one Charizard card and paying ridiculous amounts for it.

not $20,000 levels of ridiculous but still a lot

 

[sakipon]

Oh man, the original Pikachu without a neck is the most awesome design.

 

[kittens]

What does it do?

 

[entremet]

People still play with Pokemon cards?

Yes. They even have official tourneys.

 

[BronsonLee]

Pfft, that's not a Charizard.

Eeeexactly. Not a 1st edition holographic Charizard? Then I don't give a fuuuuuck

However it is neat that these are still popular, and stuff like this still sells. Pokemon cards are awesome. I remember the one that had the manji on it which everybody flipped out about because they thought it was the swastika

 

[MrSaturn99]

So, uh, you can't actually use it in a game?

Lame.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Is it that expensive just because it's extremely rare or is it actually a really powerful card? You know, for use in the trading card game.

Reminds me of Magic: The Gathering's Black Lotus.

 

[Nosgoroth]

What does it do?

Play the card from your hand to receive a crapload of money.

 

[maquiladora]

I read the title as "Racist Pokemon card..."

 

[Poeton]

I'm pretty sure this guy is just trolling the internet.

 

[batfax]

From the card text, it looks like it does absolutely nothing. I suppose you could put it in your deck and play it, but it's basically just saying "Congratulations on drawing something awesome for the contest."

 

[TheContact]

Hmm a Porsche or a Pokemon card....

 

[cafemomo]

Why in God's name would you blow off that much on a bookmark

 

[EYEL1NER]

That's been the rarest card ever since it was first released.

Yep. I remember seeing it in the Pokemon TCG price guides way back when.

 

[kubus]

I remember my mom complaining that I was spending ridiculous amounts of money on "pieces of paper".

I think I would agree with her in this situation...

 

[maquiladora]

Hmm a Porsche or a Pokemon card....

y not boat?

 

[Hoo-doo]

From the card text, it looks like it does absolutely nothing. I suppose you could put it in your deck and play it, but it's basically just saying "Congratulations on drawing something awesome for the contest."

Lame as fuck.

The only cool things about extremely rare TCG cards, is when you can whip them out at a random tourney and go "Yeah, this card is worth 10 grand, come at me bro."

 

[Sapphire Dreams]

But is has free shipping !

 

[ZealousD]

Seems like you can't bid on it, only pay the asking price which is pretty ridiculous. He could easily make a couple thousand if he put a reasonable (being very liberal with the word here) price.

You can also make an offer for it, and then he'll take the best offer. He's already got 633 offers.

I'm sure 99% of those offers are total joke offers but I'm sure there's a few serious ones peppered in there.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

So uh, share other rare video game stuff that you know about.

Remember that Stadium Events thing a year or two ago that was awesome

 

[Mononoke]

So what does the card..actually do. Kind of seems like a lame card, to be the rarest card of all time.

 

[zoukka]

I sold this for 50 euros when I was a teen. I thought I would get around few euros so the next morning when the bids were in I was ecstatic.

 

[Portugeezer]

Now I wish I kept my cards as a kid. I threw them out.

 

[Shadow780]

I want to see some wealthy asshole buy this and tear it up on YouTube.

 

[Savitar]

Not going to lie, I was expecting something with a bit more flair.

Or monsterous.

 

[Riposte]

People still play with Pokemon cards?

Yes. People also still play Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Lame as fuck.

The only cool things about extremely rare TCG cards, is when you can whip them out at a random tourney and go "Yeah, this card is worth 10 grand, come at me bro."

Then they come at you and you lose 10 grand and have a broken nose.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I bought 2 pokemon cards for $100 when I was 10.

I was bad with money as a kid.

 

[Jarmel]

Just wow at that 600+ offers.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

I read the title as "Racist Pokemon card..."

?

 

[Hoo-doo]

Yes. People also still play Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh!.



Then they come at you and you lose 10 grand and have a broken nose.

Nah son, you whip out that bad boy and the entire room goes like this:

 

[R10Neymarfan]

I don't think you play with a $20,000 card.

A card that in reality cost like $0.05 to make.

 

[ZealousD]

So what does the card..actually do. Kind of seems like a lame card, to be the rarest card of all time.

Hell, stuff like Baseball cards are valued only on their rarity. A T206 Honus Wagner is worth millions and does nothing.

 

[ZealousD]

I want to see some wealthy asshole buy this and tear it up on YouTube.

You know what would be funny.

If the person making the video turned on revenue sharing, and the video got so many hits that it ended up paying for itself.

 

[Nijobbes]

Oh look, ebay being overpriced; what a surprise.

 

[Mononoke]

Hell, stuff like Baseball cards are valued only on their rarity. A T206 Honus Wagner is worth millions and does nothing.

Yeah that's true. My post was dumb I admit. What a card does in the game doesn't equate to how rare it is. That's always been true for collectibles.

Still curious what it does.

 

[-Horizon-]

Why in God's name would you blow off that much on a bookmark

A premium bookmark

 

[Bog]

I think I have the E3 '98 stamped Pikachu card in its wrapper still somewhere. That worth anything?

 

[Zornack]

One of the winners of the original contest which awarded the Illustrator card:

Just beautiful.

The rest are here.

 

[DogMeat77]

One of the winners of the original contest which awarded the Illustrator card:

Just beautiful.

The rest are here.

Wow, that is.. I.. yeah. That is.. Just beautiful.

 

[Cocaloch]

Lame as fuck.

The only cool things about extremely rare TCG cards, is when you can whip them out at a random tourney and go "Yeah, this card is worth 10 grand, come at me bro."

Most tournaments for TCGs are in some sor of Standard format where the most expensive cards are rarely worth more than like $200. Even a Black Lotus, which can only be used in the legacy format, can be had for around $300. For the most part TCGs, at least at an even slightly competitive level, aren't supposed to be limited by people not having access to expensive and rare cards.

 

[Zebra]

Dang, I don't ever remember hearing about this card.

My guess was the birthday pikachu. Wasn't that rare at some point??

 

[Hesemonni]

I'll just leave this here:

 

[jhendrix]

For that price you can pretty much pay the makers to make another run of the card

 

[PAULINK]

Just wow at that 600+ offers.

I offered $1 for insult to injury.