After the product was released, the community exploded with disappointment as most customers found their Arceus cards to be roughed up from the shipping process, even when purchased in-store. The metal cards that were included in the Arceus Premium Collection were not packaged in plastic at all, but simply freely floating within the box. Unfortunately, TPCI didn’t learn from this. Once the first wave hit, Reddit and other communities began to raise the issue of the metal cards coming chipped and dented, straight out of the package. This of course leads to scalping and unhappy customers.įor the consumer side of things, the Pikachu and Charizard we recently saw came packaged in regular plastic which we see many cards packaged in.
Also, metal cards require more delicate packaging which again, calls for more time, money, and material. This is true for a lot of products but it’s virtually impossible to meet the demand for these metal cards given the inability to produce them as quickly and as plentiful as regular cards.
On the manufacturer’s side, they are expensive to produce and take up additional time and resources. They are replicas of two previously printed Arceus cards from earlier in the year. Unlike the Celebrations metal cards, these were made in full color. The Arceus Ultra Premium Collection contained two metal cards, one Arceus V and one Arceus V Star. The second set of metal cards to be officially manufactured came out in November 2022. Celebrations metal cards The Arceus Metal Cards They are often thin, easily bendable, and lacking the enamel on the reverse side of the card.
In contrast, counterfeit copies are often less detailed. It is possible to bend them in half, but it would take a good amount of effort. They are thick, heavy, and evenly weighted. The official copies are very nicely made (with some exceptions), with intricate textures and coloring. If you’re worried that you might own counterfeit copies of the Celebrations metal cards, pay close attention to the craftsmanship. So it’s understandable that a lot of fakes would be produced. This Charizard and Pikachu from the 1999 Base Set are iconic cards, recognizable by virtually all collectors. The faces of the cards are colored gold, while the backs are blue and yellow. One was a Base set Pikachu replica, and the other was a Base set Charizard replica. Among other fun stuff, the product contained two metal cards. In 2021, the Celebrations Ultimate Premium Collection hit store shelves.
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