Pokemon Playtest Card Scandal: Tiny Yellow Dots Reveal 2024 Printing Date
2025-01-30
A player named pfm discovered that most colored versions of Pokémon playtest cards contain tiny, invisible yellow dots. These dots encode metadata such as printer serial number, date, and time, revealing that many cards were printed in 2024, not 1996 as advertised. This discovery has raised questions about the authenticity of the cards and the grading company CGC, potentially resulting in significant financial losses for investors. Different quality cards have different dot patterns; some high-quality versions lack dots entirely. pfm's findings sparked widespread community discussion and have had a significant impact on the Pokémon card collecting market.
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