They remove the plastic in front of your eyes at the counter in official Pokemon stores in Japan. When I was there and bought booster boxes I asked if they could keep it on but they said it was part of their policy to remove it. In other stores you can buy them with original plastic
Love the art in the set, too bad the foiling in much of modern pokemon is horrible. I'd collect lots of obsidian if that was different, but with holos still having the weird angles lines, I'd rather not.
Yeah, I know the shrink wrap looks sketch. I've gotten sealed cases from my vendor in Japan, and all the boxes look like that to some degree and they're legitimate. A sure fire way to tell if the box is resealed is to feel the plastic itself. If it feels thin, sounds almost crunchy or tears easily it's a reseal, or if the box is wrapped extremely tight (like no room for air) it's probably a reseal. On the other hand if the plastic feels pretty thick (as far as plastic wrap goes) and almost stretchy it's legit. Another way to tell, is to check where the corners of the boxes meet. If they are really loose or have a lot of glue on them that's a bad sign. Lastly, check the serial numbers underneath the flap on the bottom of the packs, If the numbers don't match on all the packs well, you guessed it, it's a reseal. Hope this helps! Love the channel Jake!
I live in Japan and have successfully purchased two boxes from Yodobashi Camera (on separate days). They are required to remove the plastic wrap in front of you to prevent resales. Bic Camera even goes as gar as tearing the box open when you make the purchase.
In terms of the shrink , I heard japanese shops remove it for the sake of the box being "harder for resale"(because of scalpers),but idk Anways good vid as always .
Same here I bought 2 booster box’s from Japan and saw the same thing with the wrapping and I didn’t get no SA .. I just got 1 UR each from each box .. @jake ???
Jake, I genuinely enjoy your videos. I find many Poke-tubers are too loud and high energy. I like your approach, it's more how I would chat with a friend. Appreciate your content my friend.
I bought a etb of shinning fates and all The packs looked resealed. Is it possible to know for sure? They all were the same so of they were resealed, the scammer was very consistent . I have pics
there were a lot of print runs of Shining Fates by a few different printing companies. some of them had pretty terrible quality packs, being loose, or having visible glue on the back. if you got the ETB from a reputable place, i imagine they’re just fine
Yeah, it's really hard to collect in this market let alone invest, prices are to the moon and you can't say for sure if a box has been resealed or not until you open it, I'm just buying singles these days, I can def tell if those are fake or not at least xD
Hiiii! Are you thinking about uploading some more videos the same style of 100$ budget p/ month? They were so cool and interesting!!! 🌞 Thanks, and keep going strong!! 👍🏽
Hey Jake, love your vids man. I live in Japan and your box was def rewrapped but not tampered. When you purchase a box here in Japan, the store removes the wrap as a countermeasure for scalping. Maybe whoever sold it to you rewrapped just so that you don’t feel that they sold you a dud box. Sometimes the wrap does come a bit loose but not THAT loose. If you get the box from the PC by lottery it does come with the proper wrap and all that.
Hi Jake, the weird shrinkwrap is a result of preventing resellers. Some cardshops in Japan would rip the shrinkwrap to decrease its resell value to prevent scalpers (seems like the tactic is not working). However, it still might just simply because its a weighed box. SAR packs can be weighed and replaced by packs with no hits.
Nice opening, looks like this booster box was legit, despite the weird shrinkwrap. Pretty cool set. And hopefully the market and all these issues cool down - it's unfortunate what both casual and passionate collectors have to worry about these days. Cheers
The new protections have already been defeated. The wrap can be removed and the flaps can be folded out while keeping the tamper pull tabs in place. After the packs are weighted or tampered with, the packs can be replaced with did packs or juice boxes and rewrapped. Search for VStar Universe juice boxes.
I love this set, first time buying a box and ripping open a pack... for me it was such a fun experience... i ended up buying 2 additional boxes 😅 Hope the price drops is soon 😆
Thai pokemon cards are great to collect. Closer to english prices but the hit cards have holo patterns like the Japanese. Higher resolution texturing and cleaner edges. Interestingly, the Korean hit cards are printed in the style of english.
yeah the Shrink and no shrink deal sucks. I already tried a no shrink box and it does not follow the norm. only one AR, but two masterball reverse holo in the 151 set. No one can answer the reason why shrink and no shrink boxes are available. Also I need to find a reputable seller from Japan since most of the ones I try have done some fishy things to my orders. But apparently the second strip on the box helps with messing with the box, but again, who knows. I've been very disappointed with the Japanese product lately. A year or two ago i was able to order good boxes for good prices. Good Luck, I have always enjoyed your unbiased review and that is what we all need. Not sell outs like others.
So are Japanese boxes with a looser plastic wrap, resealed? Or just a result of Japanese sellers unwrapping, and then re-wrapping? Anyone who knows more it will be great to hear!
Loose wrap does not always mean a box is resealed. It can be normal for boxes to have looser fitting plastic wrap. Smpratte has said the same in previous videos. It’s a shame the natural reaction these days is to be suspicious of products. I find myself doing the same thing when buying from eBay
Smpratte also said the new security pull tabs prevent tampering but it's been demonstrated that it's easy to defeat. He was shown a video proving it and he ended up removing his own video.
@@robotZER0 He gets Japanese product from distribution, there isn’t anyone resealing it, and has said the products he’s received have come with loose wrap, so it’s not an anecdotal statement.
50% thinks this set is underrated. the 50% thinks that charizard is pulled left and right like oprah's cars. I am just pissed I can't pull this damn charizard and I see everyone and their mothers pull it. I honestly think the zard is rare and people just like to say its an easy pull.
I remember you saying that you're careful not to manipulate markets with your platform but its pretty clear how you show the dislike for charizard 😅 old collectors maybe tired of it, my kid and new collectors still like zardy tho
Sleeping on it? It just came out like a week ago dude. And honestly the set is not that great, you got the three charizards, most people are super over charizard at this point he doesn't add the same value to a set as he used to, and other than that what's really in the set to chase? I'll probably buy like one box. I think 151 is still the better option.
I know I’m absolutely sick of charizard. Eevee is even wearing on my patience at this point. We need some fresh faves out there. Stop relying on pikachu, charizard, and eevee so much!
@@RareManga they’re not appealing to me. Most of the art is so-so, there’s not a lot of value in them, and they made getting a basic holo boring. I like that they changed the border color, but the quality continues to be absolute garbage. They’re not for me.
its not collectors sleep on this set.. its just too many other things happened like 151, Yokohama WCS.. so yeah i think this set have a potential in the future.. currently keeping this for long term
Nah, this is quite the underwhelming set. Aside from the entei holo, cleffa and ninetales IRs and Revavroom SIR, theres nothing else really of interest. Its the darkness ablaze of S&V
I can't believe you mistaked Houndoor for Poocheyna Jake!
😂😂😂
We all jumped to the comments section for this lol
About to say the same😂😂
Makes you think he might actually believe that one card is an empty street
Hahaha he was way too sure it was poochie poochie
13:27 is Houndour not Poochyena.
The last art rare is houndour not poochyena
They remove the plastic in front of your eyes at the counter in official Pokemon stores in Japan. When I was there and bought booster boxes I asked if they could keep it on but they said it was part of their policy to remove it.
In other stores you can buy them with original plastic
Love the art in the set, too bad the foiling in much of modern pokemon is horrible. I'd collect lots of obsidian if that was different, but with holos still having the weird angles lines, I'd rather not.
I saw people collecting 151 booster boxes in Japan recently. They remove the shrink wrap at checkout, probably to limit resale
How does one sleep on a box and set thats over double MSRP?
Who all do you grade with?
Where can I get Japanese Booster Boxes from?
Is the community collection series coming back?
Yeah, I know the shrink wrap looks sketch. I've gotten sealed cases from my vendor in Japan, and all the boxes look like that to some degree and they're legitimate. A sure fire way to tell if the box is resealed is to feel the plastic itself. If it feels thin, sounds almost crunchy or tears easily it's a reseal, or if the box is wrapped extremely tight (like no room for air) it's probably a reseal. On the other hand if the plastic feels pretty thick (as far as plastic wrap goes) and almost stretchy it's legit. Another way to tell, is to check where the corners of the boxes meet. If they are really loose or have a lot of glue on them that's a bad sign. Lastly, check the serial numbers underneath the flap on the bottom of the packs, If the numbers don't match on all the packs well, you guessed it, it's a reseal. Hope this helps! Love the channel Jake!
What website can I use to check the value of my Japanese cards ?
I live in Japan and have successfully purchased two boxes from Yodobashi Camera (on separate days). They are required to remove the plastic wrap in front of you to prevent resales. Bic Camera even goes as gar as tearing the box open when you make the purchase.
In terms of the shrink , I heard japanese shops remove it for the sake of the box being "harder for resale"(because of scalpers),but idk
Anways good vid as always .
I’m literally only opening this set for the Pidgey art rares lol. Easily the best cards in the set.
Same here I bought 2 booster box’s from Japan and saw the same thing with the wrapping and I didn’t get no SA .. I just got 1 UR each from each box .. @jake ???
that’s normal. you’re guaranteed 1 SR per box, and URs are included in that (as well as SARs)
@@joshuastreet8664 we’ll I didn’t get no SR . On none of the box’s
Jake, I genuinely enjoy your videos. I find many Poke-tubers are too loud and high energy. I like your approach, it's more how I would chat with a friend. Appreciate your content my friend.
Yoooo you pulled the Cleffa! Thats my favorite art rare for this set, nice!
Will this be good for sealed?feel like Japanese sets increase in value more quickly
I bought a etb of shinning fates and all The packs looked resealed. Is it possible to know for sure? They all were the same so of they were resealed, the scammer was very consistent
. I have pics
there were a lot of print runs of Shining Fates by a few different printing companies. some of them had pretty terrible quality packs, being loose, or having visible glue on the back.
if you got the ETB from a reputable place, i imagine they’re just fine
Yeah, it's really hard to collect in this market let alone invest, prices are to the moon and you can't say for sure if a box has been resealed or not until you open it, I'm just buying singles these days, I can def tell if those are fake or not at least xD
Blake check the serial number on the pack it’s located in the middle flap of the pack👀 the packs should have the same serial number
Hiiii! Are you thinking about uploading some more videos the same style of 100$ budget p/ month? They were so cool and interesting!!! 🌞
Thanks, and keep going strong!! 👍🏽
Im really excited for obsidian flames, I believe it will be really underrated
Hey Jake, love your vids man. I live in Japan and your box was def rewrapped but not tampered. When you purchase a box here in Japan, the store removes the wrap as a countermeasure for scalping. Maybe whoever sold it to you rewrapped just so that you don’t feel that they sold you a dud box. Sometimes the wrap does come a bit loose but not THAT loose.
If you get the box from the PC by lottery it does come with the proper wrap and all that.
Hi Jake, the weird shrinkwrap is a result of preventing resellers. Some cardshops in Japan would rip the shrinkwrap to decrease its resell value to prevent scalpers (seems like the tactic is not working). However, it still might just simply because its a weighed box. SAR packs can be weighed and replaced by packs with no hits.
Nice opening, looks like this booster box was legit, despite the weird shrinkwrap. Pretty cool set. And hopefully the market and all these issues cool down - it's unfortunate what both casual and passionate collectors have to worry about these days. Cheers
TH-cam showed me an ad of Obsidian Flames before loading this video. These are the kinds of ads I want, not lame investment videos.
That’s why Yu-Gi-Oh is a better bet!
🔥🔥
Looks legit to me because the box pull tab wasn’t tampered with and the left/right side flaps ensured no booster packs could have been taken out.
The new protections have already been defeated. The wrap can be removed and the flaps can be folded out while keeping the tamper pull tabs in place. After the packs are weighted or tampered with, the packs can be replaced with did packs or juice boxes and rewrapped. Search for VStar Universe juice boxes.
the pull tab means literally nothing . lol
the secret to opening the japanese packs is opening them from the bottom, basically the same as an english pack
Bro it has a pull tab tf you mean tampered?
1st!!🔥🔥 Thank you Jake!!❤ and wait till you see that Zard in person.. it will change your mind.. it changed mine🔥
I love this set, first time buying a box and ripping open a pack... for me it was such a fun experience... i ended up buying 2 additional boxes 😅
Hope the price drops is soon 😆
I think a lot of people are sleeping on obsidian flames as they are saving money for 151
Thai pokemon cards are great to collect. Closer to english prices but the hit cards have holo patterns like the Japanese. Higher resolution texturing and cleaner edges. Interestingly, the Korean hit cards are printed in the style of english.
yeah the Shrink and no shrink deal sucks. I already tried a no shrink box and it does not follow the norm. only one AR, but two masterball reverse holo in the 151 set. No one can answer the reason why shrink and no shrink boxes are available. Also I need to find a reputable seller from Japan since most of the ones I try have done some fishy things to my orders. But apparently the second strip on the box helps with messing with the box, but again, who knows. I've been very disappointed with the Japanese product lately. A year or two ago i was able to order good boxes for good prices. Good Luck, I have always enjoyed your unbiased review and that is what we all need. Not sell outs like others.
They have the sliver Charizard card coming out in a box! I’m hoping for the gold card!
Even though you can't reseal japanese packs like American pack , these are so easy to weigh.
Well if you don't want the charizard cards you can send them to me
Well! I’m new collector and I like charzard 🤷♂️
I sure am, would much rather buy 151!
I think people just got Charizard fatigue but eaither way no matter how many years down the line they always come back just cause charizards the OG
So are Japanese boxes with a looser plastic wrap, resealed? Or just a result of Japanese sellers unwrapping, and then re-wrapping? Anyone who knows more it will be great to hear!
Loose wrap does not always mean a box is resealed. It can be normal for boxes to have looser fitting plastic wrap. Smpratte has said the same in previous videos.
It’s a shame the natural reaction these days is to be suspicious of products. I find myself doing the same thing when buying from eBay
Smpratte also said the new security pull tabs prevent tampering but it's been demonstrated that it's easy to defeat. He was shown a video proving it and he ended up removing his own video.
@@robotZER0exactly.
@@robotZER0 He gets Japanese product from distribution, there isn’t anyone resealing it, and has said the products he’s received have come with loose wrap, so it’s not an anecdotal statement.
That cleffa looks stunning
great video!
It's being overshadowed by 151
Gloom is the best looking card in the set, without a doubt.
I agree
You didn't know who Cleffa or Houndour was? Smh
50% thinks this set is underrated. the 50% thinks that charizard is pulled left and right like oprah's cars. I am just pissed I can't pull this damn charizard and I see everyone and their mothers pull it. I honestly think the zard is rare and people just like to say its an easy pull.
I would only buy sealed JPN booster boxes from Pokemon Center online. I wouldn't trust any vendor at this point.
I use scissors for Japanese packs
I remember you saying that you're careful not to manipulate markets with your platform but its pretty clear how you show the dislike for charizard 😅 old collectors maybe tired of it, my kid and new collectors still like zardy tho
😅🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊
No one’s sleeping on it. No one wants Pokémon with ridiculous crystal hats.
Sleeping on it? It just came out like a week ago dude. And honestly the set is not that great, you got the three charizards, most people are super over charizard at this point he doesn't add the same value to a set as he used to, and other than that what's really in the set to chase? I'll probably buy like one box. I think 151 is still the better option.
In my opinion these scarlet n violet sets don't have enough big hitters like sets are to boring need more value cards
Ain't the SAR/SIR charizard like $200-$300?!
I know I’m absolutely sick of charizard. Eevee is even wearing on my patience at this point. We need some fresh faves out there. Stop relying on pikachu, charizard, and eevee so much!
Why don’t you buy sv or paldea. I don’t understand?
@@RareManga they’re not appealing to me. Most of the art is so-so, there’s not a lot of value in them, and they made getting a basic holo boring. I like that they changed the border color, but the quality continues to be absolute garbage. They’re not for me.
this guys all about money,.
Don’t respect those who dont respect charizard
Hi
its not collectors sleep on this set.. its just too many other things happened like 151, Yokohama WCS.. so yeah
i think this set have a potential in the future.. currently keeping this for long term
Nah, this is quite the underwhelming set. Aside from the entei holo, cleffa and ninetales IRs and Revavroom SIR, theres nothing else really of interest. Its the darkness ablaze of S&V
1 hit per box being a FA is why i stop buying asian boxes
This set is so trash. It's literally being carried by a singular Charizard card.
I'm first
2023 version of darkness ablaze , garbage
Mid set lol
Man, I'm not at all excited about this set in the least bit.... I haven't ordered anything and I don't plan on it.