Pokémon TCG Black Star Promo Mew # 8 & # 9 up for auction at Heritage
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Heritage Auctions, an auction house in Dallas, Texas that operates auctions of comics, video games, collectible cards, and other collectibles, put not a but of them Black Star Promo copies of Mew from the Pokémon Trading Card Game at auction! Mew was widely regarded as one of the rarest Pokémon in the game franchise, and it was so rare that players in the games originally didn’t believe it existed. Potential bidders have until Tuesday, July 20 at 7:50 p.m. Central time (or 8:50 p.m. Eastern time) to bid on these two cards starting on Pokémon TCG, which are auctioned together.
According to the description of these cards from this auction listing on the Heritage Auctions website, the Mew holofoil is Black Star Promo # 8, and the non-foil copy is # 9. In addition:
The Black Star Promo Series was a special promotional set of cards that were released from July 1999 to March 2003, a total of 53 cards were released. These cards feature the adorable Legendary Pokémon Mew! The series included a holographic and non-holographic version of the same card, this bundle includes both copies! Fun fact about artwork: the same artwork used for this card was used for Mew # 151 from Japanese Fossil Together. When Wizards of the Coast produced the English version of the Fossil Set the Mew has been removed from the set. Both cards come with subcategories, please see our images for a breakdown. The work is produced by Ken sugimori.
If you wish to bid on these two rare promotional cards from the Pokemon TCG, remember that you have until Tuesday, July 20 at 7:50 p.m. Central Time, or 8:50 p.m. Eastern Time, to do so. You can find the listing of this auction on the Heritage Auctions website by clicking here. Good luck!