Because oversized cards are printed in such limited quantities, they tend to grow in value over time, even if their value is unlikely to catch up to cards that are popular in the current format or cards that have a powerful nostalgia value.
This being said, most oversized cards can be bought and sold in the ten-dollar range. After the Pokemon Company took direct control over the Pokemon TCG, they decided to increase the size of oversized cards to somewhere around 8 x 9 inches in order to create a bigger draw. Some of these cards would even be printed using lenticular images. These cards would be distributed at special events such as JR Train Stamp Rallies, the theatrical releases of new pokemon movies, and the opening or re-opening of Pokemon centers.
Such cards tend to go on the market for between ten and twenty dollars in the US. While a few of these materials were only distributed in the locality of their events, others such as the Black Star DP Promo series would be distributed worldwide.
The reason for this decrease in size was so that the cards would fit with the new oversized card binders that the Pokemon Company started to print, which can hold up to forty oversized cards. Some of these products can only be found in Europe, where figurines cannot be sold alongside trading cards. Because of this, the Pokemon Company would replace the figurines with oversized cards for the purposes of promotion.
Compared to oversized Magic cards, which tend to be around 3. However, it does mean that they take up a lot of space. Oversized cards can be difficult to find sleeves for, but fortunately, there are a couple of products on the market for collectors who want to keep their Jumbo cards safe.
This is great for anyone who only started collecting oversized cards recently. Unfortunately, if you have some of the larger 6 x 9 cards then this might not be a very good solution for you.
A better solution might be 6 x 9 Ultra Pro top loading clear sleeves. For those not familiar with trading card games, Ultra Pro is a fairly high-quality manufacturer of sleeves and other supplemental products for various kinds of trading cards. Their sleeves are generally of a fairly high quality, and 6 x 9 will probably fit even the most Jumbo of cards on the market. While the Pokemon Company does not produce any undersized cards, several artists produce cards at miniscule scales either to sell or as a general art project.
Several scale sets of Pokemon cards in both foil and non-foil can be found for purchase on Ebay from various artists and novelty companies. Just like oversized cards, these cards cannot be used in tournament play. Not only are most miniature or doll house pokemon cards not in the current format because of their age, but they are also too small to be shuffled into a standard size pokemon card deck. Nevertheless, these cards can be a lot of fun to look at. Novelty cards are a common promotional tool used by the Pokemon trading card game throughout its history.
Aside from the giant Pikachu mentioned earlier, other early promotional cards include the Egyptian Mew card and metal cards given away at Burger King.
The Burger King metal cards are particularly interesting. They are the same size as ordinary Pokemon cards but are plated with a gold-colored metal that makes them fairly unique. Along with official novelty cards like the Burger King promo and oversized cards, there is also a thriving fan community on Etsy and other platforms that make all sorts of custom pokemon cards.
However, they can be fun to try out in kitchen table games if your friends are okay with it. Counterfeit Pokemon cards are usually the same size as normal cards if they are made well. A better indicator of whether a card is counterfeit or not is whether the card can be seen through when held up to the light.
One of the reasons that all pokemon cards are exactly the same size is to prevent cheating. If players are able to feel the difference between different cards or even see it they might be able to use this to their advantage while shuffling, putting that deck closer or further from the top, depending on where they want it.
This is the reason that cards that are excessively damaged are often not allowed in tournament play if their backs are showing. Any easy way to differentiate between two cards without looking at the front can be used to cheat. Because of this, most cheaters use more subtle methods to rig their games. Of course, any kind of cheating is bad for the game, as the many people who have been knocked out of a tournament only to later learn that their opponent had cheated can attest.
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