I asked for feedback in discord, but no one seemed to have any. This is from my own research and purchases. I will add better scans in the future when my high-resolution scanner arrives. This is an image of the 3 Mewtwo variants. The top left is the corocoro design contest card of which 20 exist. Top right is the Masaki Vending sheet version and on the bottom is the normal vending sheet version. Now the differences.
The first and most obvious differences is the color and shading applied to the cards. You can easily tell between the 3 prints by this alone. However, there is even more variety. The design contest card and the Masaki vending sheet version both have a darker head on the left side due to shading, they both also have a 7 shape on the upper left thigh due to poor shading. Furthermore, these 2 variants also have text visible through Mewtwo. It has -002, below that a 2 is visible with a % sign shape with the bottom right circle missing, to the right and also below that some Japanese characters are visible, but only to the naked eye and donât seem to show up in scans or pictures. There are also characters visible on the left leg - bottom left toe and also on the ankle. The normal vending sheet version has none of these errors. As I said before though the easiest way to distinguish between them is coloring and shading. The whole cards, but mainly in the background around Mewtwo and also the differences in shading as visible on Mewtwo, the whole card and energy symbols. If anyone sees 's any other variances feel free to point them out or if you see any errors in my information. Either way, itâs distinctly clear between the 3 different prints and this should help give legitimacy to the design contest card and also itâs value being that only 20 exist. I look forward to comments and debate on this.
There is a variation of the text difference you can see on the second attack. Even though they are the same, one is longer than the other, it was thought to be an error but could be thought to be different distribution method. I think @nine can elaborate, he has the difference on his insta page if you want to check it out.
Iâm not sure thatâs the case. The cards are glossy already when printed before being applied to sheets. However, they could have been in a sheet. We donât have that info, unfortunately. All that is known was that 20 copies were given to the winner. The card Pop is 16 and I have an ungraded copy so that makes 17. However, it is possible some of these cards could have been mislabeled. The only way to know for sure is to compare the variations to verify which print a card is.
Keiâs page says the Mewtwo is an error. There has been discussions about it before here as well. If it wasnât distributed on a sheet it wouldnât have a glossy finish as Iâm pretty sure that finish allows the card to be removed from the sheet without damage. As you can tell, Iâm skeptical that this is from a limited run of 20. Iâd be interested to know where the info about the winners receiving these cards is. These should be high profile cards if they were distributed in this way.
Everyone is always a skeptic in the Pokemon community. All I have to say is buy a Masaki sheet and a normal vending sheet and see for yourself. Also, the cards are printed glossy. Being on the sheet does not give them their glossâŠ
Also, my post about @smpratte was premature. I found the pop report. For some reason, itâs just harder to find now. So I apologize for acting a fool lol.
I think youâve misunderstood. Yes they are printed glossy for the purpose of being put on a sheet for peeling. Also the high percentage of gem 10 copies with the âillustration contestâ designation is pretty high. I canât get the bulbapedia article to load from your link but I think I have an idea of the page youâre referring to. Again, I canât say anything about these cards with certainty but I would like more solid info before we decide there are more high end prizes from this era.
You canât get it to load? Youâre joking right? What a lame excuse. To be put on a sheet and being put on a sheet are two different things. As I said without the information we can not know for sure if they were ever on a sheet or not. Also, your misguided information about gem 10 copies is wrong. Poliwrath is Pop 4 total for all grades.
What? You think Iâm just burying my head in the sand? The evidence in favor of your argument is weak and thatâs being generous.
75% PSA 10 is a little ridiculous. PSA has been known to be inconsistent in designations. There is no reason that I can see that they would add a glossy finish if the cards were not intended for peel sheets. It would just add expense for them.
One more thing, if the winners received an Illustrator and 20 exclusive copies of their card they were heavily compensated.
Iâll be happy to admit youâre right but there isnât enough support in my humble opinion. How much did you buy the Poliwrath for if you donât mind me asking?
Iâm sorry nestea but you wanted a debate and Iâm waiting for my plane so Iâm happy to give it to you lol
I bought them all through ebay. The information I have provided is accurate and basically irrefutable. You can check bulbapedia they even have an accurate image of the design card there. I understand you being a skeptic, but I have done my research and I own a lot of prize cards.
This right here is my only concern. I do somewhat agree with @raichuforyou when he says the glossy finish is for cards that were meant to be peeled off a sheet.
Cards like Card File Electabuzz and Playmat Slowpoke donât have any gloss, and are from the same year.
Bilingual Exeggutor is another good example of Glossy Vs Mat finishes. One was given away to participants and the other was a peel away card as we all already know. If Glossy wasnât strictly for peel away sheets, then I donât see why both wouldnât be one way or another.
I think the answer to all this is to find out if Glossy is the way it is for the sole purpose of it being peeled off a sheet.
Only way to find out is if a winner or someone who knows someone who won the contest back in the day sheâs some light on it.
Iâd say itâs pretty interesting to âdiscoverâ an old rare card that had its rarity buried due to mass reprinting, like the recently âdiscoveredâ Imakuni card.
