When unlimited is more rare than 1st edition?

[icollectr]

I won a PWCC auction last night. Due to how many watched items I was keeping tabs on I didn’t see that PWCC mislabeled an Unlimited PSA 10 Mysterious Mountains Crobat as a 1st edition. I caught it this morning as I was paying my invoice. With the volume of cards they deal with I’m putting the mistake of thinking it was a 1st edition on myself, should have looked more carefully. I did look up the POP and unlimited is far more scarce than 1st edition with this specific set. Obviously 1st edition is more synonymous with the English WOTC cards, however what do you guys think about the Japanese equivalent does for the overall collectability?

Better/Worse/Same?

[muk]

Unlimited is for the tru collectors (unironically). UED collectors don’t get fooled by the fallacy that a stupid stamp always increases the value. They collect rarity.
When I see an UED connoisseur on e4, I always think to myslef “this guy knows his shit”.

You did good.

[icollectr]

@muk

Unlimited is for the tru collectors (unironically). UED collectors don’t get fooled by the fallacy that a stupid stamp always increases the value. They collect rarity.
When I see an UED connoisseur on e4, I always think to myslef “this guy knows his shit”.

You did good.

That’s what I needed to hear. Yeah I don’t plan on flipping, and I knew I got a good price regardless and plan on keeping in the collection!

Also, the label just looks way better in my opinion.

[Cerulean]

1st Edition/Unlimited doesn’t really matter with Japanese eSeries. The values are generally pretty similar. As a matter of fact, some might argue that Unlimited is even rarer.

Don’t worry. You’re fine.

[GymLeaderTaylor]

Looks way better with out that big ole 1st edition stamp IMO

[icollectr]

@GymLeaderTaylor

Looks way better with out that big ole 1st edition stamp IMO

I think the stamp is pretty low key, but the label on the card looks way better!

[obliviox91]

Unlimited is more rarer and harder to aquire. Congrat on the win. I was also bidding on one of the japanese crystals. No luck for me haha

[primallugia]

I have seen more 1st edition Japanese cards than unlimited Japanese cards in my life, I think Japanese unlimited on some sets may be more uncommon than 1st ED Japanese sets, but that could be me. I personally don’t have attachment to that stamp.

[icollectr]

@primallugia

I have seen more 1st edition Japanese cards than unlimited Japanese cards in my life, I think Japanese unlimited on some sets may be more uncommon than 1st ED Japanese sets, but that could be me. I personally don’t have attachment to that stamp.

The stamp is a lot more low key on Japanese than English. It is a little curious why unlimited is harder to acquire than 1st edition

[fresco]

@icollectr

I won a PWCC auction last night. Due to how many watched items I was keeping tabs on I didn’t see that PWCC mislabeled an Unlimited PSA 10 Mysterious Mountains Crobat as a 1st edition. I caught it this morning as I was paying my invoice. With the volume of cards they deal with I’m putting the mistake of thinking it was a 1st edition on myself, should have looked more carefully. I did look up the POP and unlimited is far more scarce than 1st edition with this specific set. Obviously 1st edition is more synonymous with the English WOTC cards, however what do you guys think about the Japanese equivalent does for the overall collectability?

Better/Worse/Same?

There are a couple-several unlimited english sets within WotC that are rarer and more scarce but as for now, people values more the “first stamp” rather than the scarcity.

Now for Japanese i’m not very familiar but something similar could be happening there.