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But now youve got people hopping from hobby to hobby to, of course, mine and make money from it. Prices are highest in Japan, the homeland of Pokmon, with an average price of $93.73 per card for eBay listings, and Japanese purchases made up 19.62% of worldwide sales

The first set printed in 1st edition in Japanese (with the exclusion of the No Rarity print run of the Base Set mentioned earlier), is the VS Series

The Base Set Charizard, which is considered by many to be the Holy Grail of Pokmon cards, illustrates the challenge of finding a first edition card with a high grade

The decision to exclude promo Pikachu from the set was probably taken in the last minute when WotC decided to release the card as part of their promotion for the Pokmon League instead, and some made it into packs and boxes before the production process could be adjusted to remove these cards after cutting

Just look out for the Edition 1 logo on the card