Saw a Youtube video that made me want to go look at my old Pokemon cards. A big card that I noticed was a first edition Blastoise however after doing some research something didn’t make sense to me. My Blastoise clearly has a shadow which would make it an Unlimited card but it also has a 1st Edition stamp which I think shadowed cards shouldn’t have right? Also looking at the stamp it is very off centered compared to other 1st Edition cards.
Main reason I’m questioning that this might not be a fake is because I had this card for probably 20 years now and there’s a good chance I either pulled it myself or got it from a friend and considering we would have been 8 or 9 at the time I doubt they would have the skills or knowledge to pull something like that off. Not to mention would 1st Editions have been that rare in 1999-2000?
Was about to say “100% fake” and *then* I noticed that someone put a fake stamp on an Unlimited card… lmaooo.
Even if the fake hadn’t been obvious due to being on an Unlimited card, it’s obviously off because of how it smudged and its placement on the card is also off. A real stamp will look far more crisp.
I am always surprised by these fakes. To go through the trouble to stamp an unlimited card, shows you scammers from outside the hobby have taken notice of the value of rare Pokémon cards.
You think you have had it 20 years?! Lol people been scamming since day 1
Was secretly hoping this might have been a misprint or some legit version of the card but no such luck i guess xD
And ya I had this card since late 99s or early 2000 from what I can recall, I played a cool water deck with 4 Blastoise.
Like I said earlier the length of time I’ve had this card was what made me think that it might have possibly been real. Faking a 1st card back then just seems so weird when 1st Eds at the time weren’t exactly THAT rare.
You… do realize that the fake stamp could have been placed on the card anytime during the last 21 years, right? (More likely it was stamped in the relatively recent past)
That would only make sense if I didn’t own the card and have gotten it some what recently but I have had that card for the last 20 years and its probably been in the same basement for 18-19 or those.
1st edition base was always rare even back then. It was not widely distributed like the other sets with 1st edition prints. Unless you lived in some select coastal states in the US and bought packs in the very beginning of 1999, the chances of having randomly opened 1st edition base as a kid is close to zero.
Just to add to this, I lived in a coastal state and never even saw a 1st edition card back in 1999. (Although I did have a bunch of Shadowless cards)
As you said, there may have been a select few places where this was an exception, but I think people’s view of just how common 1st ed Base cards are is heavily distorted because of the prominence of 1st ed Base in the high-end collecting world.
I grew up on the east coast and 20 years ago was a long time so I definitely don’t have the best recollection of the time but I do remember seeing 1st ed cards often enough and the general attitude among us kids was that it was better but not by a lot compared to non 1st ed. But I guess we were just kids and don’t really know too much about anything.
Very fake. It’s an unlimited card with a fake stamp. Notice the shadow on the right side of the border. First edition “shadowless” should NOT have a shadow. Additionally, look at the dates at the bottom of the card. If it was a true first edition, it should read “1995,96,98,99 Nintendo…”. Unlimited cards will show 3 dates instead of 4 (unlimited 3, Shadowless 4). Hope that helps!
