Mew Collectors: Rare Opportunity Matchprint

Rare opportunity alert :star: TCA Gaming has a Mew Matchprint for sale: BGS 9 MINT Mew 55/165 MATCHPRINT Test Print E Reader Sample Pokemon Card | eBay

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Not my cup of tea, but I’m glad that one has surfaced for matchprint collectors.

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Oeh! Matchprint sounds interesting! What does it mean exactly?

From here: Masters Guide for Pokemon WOTC Corrected Errors & Test cards

“Matchprint” cards

These cards were used for color proofing before their set officially went into print. Where FPO cards are all about size and placement of the artwork, Matchprints are about the color. Two non-holo Expedition partial sets have been circulated, sourced directly from a print company contractor of WOTC. Of these two sets. Barring another Matchprint card discovery, these remain considerably tough to find.

Front and back:

They use non-cardstock material, say “matchprint” on the back and are square cut. As mentioned in the thread I linked, there is basically only two public copies of most of the non-holos

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I have to close this thread immediately. Awesome find!

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Wow this is amazing! Never seen this on a mew card before!

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