Of course, any cards that are professionally graded and authenticated will carry prices that are much higher than these examples. If the card is still in its original cellophane wrapper, it may command slightly higher prices. This card is worth about $40 to $50 if you were to buy it from a retail store. This version of the card is easily identified by the lack of a drop shadow to the right of the card’s artwork. Shown here is a Shadowless Base Set Machamp. Because every card carries the “Edition 1” logo, it is unknown whether a single print run carried Machamp through both of Base Set’s original “Shadowless” print runs, or whether the card also went back for re-printing when the “Edition 1” logo was removed from the rest of the set.
It is unknown how many different print runs of Machamp actually exist. This is one of the primary factors that confuses people into thinking they have something valuable. 1st Edition?Įvery print run of Machamp was printed with an “Edition 1” logo on the left of the card. Of course, the laws of supply and demand apply here–being far more common than other Base Set rares, Machamp is worth far less. It is unknown exactly how many copies of Machamp were printed, but it is one of the most common Base Set rares in collections today. Machamp was printed in massive quantities–well into the millions. Machamp was the only stage 2 Pokémon in the set and was intended to be added to the Fighting deck once the players learned the basics of the game. Each of these starter sets contained 61 total cards–2 decks of 30 cards each, plus a Machamp packaged in a clear cellophane wrapper.
Whether these listings are from people who truly don’t understand what they own or people simply trying to take advantage of others, the reality is that none of these listings ever convert into actual completed auctions.Ĭard #8/102, Machamp could never actually be found in Base Set booster packs! The entire print run of Machamp was dedicated to the original 2-Player Starter Set and then the later 2-Player CD-ROM Starter Set. Perusing eBay, one can find many examples of listings for Machamp upwards of $500 and sometimes into the $1000 or $1500 range. Second only to Charizard, many people believe that their Machamp is worth large sums of money. Machamp, the four-armed Fighting type Pokémon, is a card that defies all of the standards laid out in our Identifying Early Pokemon Cards article.
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