(item number) 5198
(title) Pokemon Card Espeon
(maker) Pokemon
(size) 70×120mm
(detailed) [Bag: 6] Unopened [Main item :7]
(starting bid price) 3,000,000 yen
(comment) Blackie and Effie are the most difficult players promos, but the reason why these two cards are so difficult to obtain is because the conditions for obtaining them are so strict, and since there was no environment where they could be purchased at card shops and websites as in modern times, it was necessary to face the strict conditions set by the official system head-on. "This requires a lot of time and effort (mainly perseverance), and how many modern collectors can challenge this condition when calculating it based on the value of time performance that is often heard these days?"
Players Promo is a service for fan club members, and there was a series from the first to the fifth season. There are cards that you can get by exchanging with Keikenchi (points) and continuing to be a member, and there are 32 types of PLAY numbers and 7 types of promo cards that will be changed to PPP numbers in the last 5th period, for a total of 39 types. Among them, there was a difference in the number of points for cards that could be exchanged for points, with Blacky having the highest number of points required, followed by Effie*.
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We had several opportunities to hear how hard it was to get points at that time (2004-2006). In addition to the points that can be earned by applying for and purchasing products, points for participating in tournaments and points that can be earned by playing against each other will be won not only by local tournaments, but also by tournaments across the country, and the fact that they can earn points by winning higher places will be calculated, and they will be desperate for victory and defeat... They have shown an anecdote that they spent two years from morning until night, sometimes even time they couldn't spare, and still couldn't get them.
I can imagine that there were many Pokemon enthusiasts across the country who felt that way.
This Blackie and Effie have several ways to earn Keikenchi (points) and have been set for two years, so at first it must have appeared as a card that can be reached if you work hard. However, it is actually quite strict, and it has been passed down to the present day as a card that does not pay off even if you work hard because you made a mistake in setting it up, and it can be said that it has value that cannot be measured with money alone (Yasunaga) |
