Cursed 'Blood Mew' Pokémon Cards Have Collectors Seeing Red
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- To celebrate Pokémon's 30th anniversary, The Pokémon Company released a commemorative set with increased pull rates for shiny variants and popular Pikachu cards, aiming to ease supply shortages.
- A misprinted Mew card, dubbed "Blood Mew" by card trader Miss Natoshi, features an unusual red ink blotch that covers half the card, creating a striking and rare variant.
- Despite intentions for a more equitable release, collectors and resellers have quickly focused on these misprints, with some asking prices reaching six figures for the "Blood Mew" card.
- The phenomenon of valuing defected or misprinted cards due to their rarity is not new, as seen earlier this year with suspiciously abundant uncut sheets of the Yu-Gi-Oh Blue Eyes Silver Dragon card circulating in the market.
