Pokemon Fossil Booster Pack

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The release of the Fossil Set also completed the release of the first 150 Pokémon into trading card format, in Japan of course they got Mew, so for them it was the first 151. The first three sets totalled 158 actual Pokémon cards (Base Set, Jungle and Fossil) this covered all 150 Pokemon as mentioned, and of course means a couple were replicated, these were; Gastly, Haunter, Magmar, Magneton, Raichu and Zapdos who were all in both the Base Set and Fossil and of course Pikachu and Electrode who appear in both the Base and Jungle sets. Pratte believes that 1st Edition Fossil cards were distributed more widely than 1st Edition Base. He even remembers having a few 1st Edition Fossil cards as a kid. If you’re buying them to add to your collection as your ‘grail’ piece or buying them as an investment please ensure you do so safely to avoid being scammed out of your hard earned cash. I’d recommend you to use an intermediary to complete the transaction. The Zapdos single is also highly sought after. If you look closely at the 1st Edition version of this card, you'll notice an error. The Jungle series, released a few months before Fossil, is comprised of 64 cards. The most common explanation for the Fossil series having two less singles is that Mew, who was featured on a holographic card in the Japanese Fossil series, was not included in the English offering.

They weigh about 1.98 grams. Finally, the Holofoil cards weigh close to the same around as the Ultrarare cards, weighing in at 1.93 grams. The extra décor on these cards makes a difference and the proof is in the weights. I think one of the factors [driving this set's popularity] is that guys like me, who have grown up collecting these cards, have become self-dependent [over the last two decades]. They have jobs now and some extra [spending] money, so I believe they probably just started buying cards for fun and then they realized that these cards are hard to find, so that's when it became a hobby for them," said Blaney. "It seems like a lot more people have entered the hobby and it's made the prices go up because these [1999 Fossil 1st Edition] cards are getting more and more scarce." Edition” cards are specially marked with the “Edition 1” stamp to signify their limited print run status. These cards were only available in retail outlets for a short time and their prices reflect their relative scarcity. When a Pokémon has a pre-evolution, there is an evolution box in the top left. The evolution box cuts into the illustration box, and if the card is a holofoil, the corner of the holofoil is covered up.

Some Krabby cards from the unlimited print run were printed with an incomplete Fossil set symbol. It looks as if there was an obstruction in the printing process, and some of the symbol is missing. How to tell if a card is from the Fossil set Bold indicates a main expansion. Italics indicate a special set. Releases that are entirely composed of prints from other releases are small. We are NOT selling cards. These are compiled for clarification of relative values and what you might expect to pay online or at a game store for these cards. Fossil was the final expansion to use the Galaxy Star Holofoil. Although the holographic pattern was changed to cosmos in the Base 2 release, cosmos holographic cards have been sighted. Fossil is the third expansion to the TCG and was released in 1999. Cards from 1999 are in high demand since it was the first year for Pokémon cards in North America.

This Zapdos error has a cut-out in the holofoil as if there were an evolution box in the upper left. However, there is not. This error is present on both first edition and unlimited prints. 51/62 KrabbyBut, before you start any type of weighing, you will need to make sure you are properly equipped with a scale that is able to give you the most accurate weight numbers in grams. Fossil was the last expansion to utilize a certain holo pattern referred to as the ‘Galaxy Star Holofoil’. This holo pattern was also used for Base set and Jungle. Release dates Expansion Sheet 1 • Nivi City Gym • Hanada City Gym • Expansion Sheet 2 • Kuchiba City Gym • Tamamushi City Gym Much like Jungle did before it, Fossil also introduced for the first time the final-evolved forms of basic Pokémon that had been released in previous sets for example Dragonite, Gengar, Hypno and Sandslash.