033/P McDonalds Mew

[cujucuyo]

I’ve noticed this card is exceptionally rare to find, was this given only after completing a special set of tasks or something along those lines, what’s the story behind this one?

[uniqueusername]

@cujucuyo – This is an excerpt of my reply to 87iceman3711 regarding Mew (033/P; 2002 McDonalds Promo):

@uniqueusername

@87iceman3711 – The 2002 McDonald’s Promotional Card Campaign was first launched on January 26, 2002. The first wave included five cards:

Pikachu (021/P)
Wooper (022/P)
Tyrogue (023/P)
Zapdos (024/P)
Umbreon (025/P)

The second wave was launched in May 2002, which included an additional nine cards:

Hoppip (029/P)
Growlithe (030/P)
Lanturn (031/P)
Pichu (032/P)
Mew (033/P)
Donphan (034/P)
Togepi (035/P)
Sneasel (036/P)
Scizor (037/P)

The distribution method was identical among every McDonald’s Promotional Card Campaign, including future campaigns henceforth – with the purchase of every Happy Meal® set, you would receive one (1) random card. Due to this arbitrary procedure, it is possible that certain cards were given out more commonly than others. This may have also affected the second wave by further decreasing the chances with the [1 in 9] probability. The 2002 McDonald’s Promotional Card Campaign was only available for a few weeks (per wave).

“Sunset” Mew [033/P, McDonald’s 2002 Promotional Campaign] is one of the more exclusive cards of the McDonald’s Promotional Releases in 2002 – even rarer than Umbreon. Its existence within the auction market is rare, and its presence in online shops is doubly so. It has a habitual occurrence of being listed on eBay for $300 [BIN], which is not its actual value. In my opinion, this card is worth ≈ $60 - $100.

I obtained mine from France for $40, which is practically a miracle because we can acknowledge how certain sellers from that country love to exaggerate card value. I have observed roughly four copies obtained between $50 – $80, and two copies between $100 – $120. […]

[mrcaliforniahaze]

Yes I agree with UU. My value would be around $100 for it. Got into a heated discussion with smgquest about this. He was stating this card was worth $350. I think a lot of English collectors that just start getting into Japanese stuff really boost values of Japanese cards in their own mind.

[m786ali]

I recently sold my PSA 10 version for $350.

[cbd1235]

smgquest exaggerates the price of everything he owns… ahah.

[smpratte]

I would put them around $150-200. The demand on this card has gone through the roof. About a year ago it would earn $100, but I think its average now is $150. The last two ungraded copies sold for that range.

[cujucuyo]

Thanks for the input guys, damn guess trying to get one of these will be a bumpy ride. I really, REALLY love the artwork on it, this is why I love the older cards.

[mkpokecc]

It is a beautiful card the art is awesome, however, I am not a huge fan of the e-reader style…it not terrible either. I am right there with you, the artwork on the older cards is great! The never ones are just to “clean” /computerized and their chase cards are wayyy to overdone for my taste.

[cujucuyo]

@mkpokecc

It is a beautiful card the art is awesome, however, I am not a huge fan of the e-reader style…it not terrible either. I am right there with you, the artwork on the older cards is great! The never ones are just to “clean” /computerized and their chase cards are wayyy to overdone for my taste.

Same here, I prefer the older style cards and Pokemon from 1st and 2nd generation only. I avoid the new ones like the plague.