Before You Buy Japanese Trading Cards, Watch This

We came to Japan to hunt Pokémon and One Piece cards… and things got seriously expensive 🇯🇵 Day 3 in Tokyo starts at 7AM with a mission to find Japan’s most wanted manga magazine, the 29th anniversary issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, featuring an exclusive One Piece Luffy card. With hundreds of thousands of extra copies printed and scalpers already driving up prices, finding one turns into a challenge of its own But the hunt is only the beginning We head to Shibuya and Akihabara to explore Japan’s incredible trading card scene, compare Japanese and English Pokémon card prices, learn why certain illustrators are so sought after, and discover how much the language of a card can affect its value Then comes the biggest purchase of the entire trip… a rare One Piece God Pack collection that costs thousands Is buying trading cards in Japan actually worth it? And what should collectors know before spending their money? Watch until the end to find out what we bought and what we learned along the way LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS Would you collect Japanese or English Pokémon cards? And what’s the most you would ever spend on a trading card? Like the video if you enjoyed it 🔔 Subscribe to Entry Level for more collecting adventures, Pokémon, One Piece and exploring the world of trading cards 00:00 Day Two in Japan: Where Manga Began 00:40 Exploring Shibuya and Japan’s Card Scene 01:38 Our Mission to Find Japan’s Most Wanted Card 03:04 Shibuya Crossing at 7AM 03:37 Finding the Exclusive One Piece Luffy Card 04:52 Hunting for More Copies Across Tokyo 05:28 The Problem With Japan’s Card Release 06:17 Japan’s Anti-Scalping Rules Explained 07:51 Did We Find More Copies? 08:45 How Much Is the Exclusive Luffy Card Worth? 09:34 Inside Tokyo’s Pokémon Card Lounge 11:13 The Pokémon Card Collecting Secret Beginners Miss 11:52 Inside Japan’s Luxury Card Lounge 12:52 Back to Akihabara to Shop for Cards 13:38 Japanese vs English Pokémon Cards: The Price Difference 15:43 Hunting for Undervalued One Piece Cards 16:33 Inspecting a Potentially Expensive Card 17:25 The Biggest Card Purchase of the Trip 18:34 Did We Just Buy a One Piece God Pack? #PokemonCards #OnePieceCardGame #JapanVlog