Lot 20
PSA 8 Zapdos - Base Set 1999-2000 - 4th Print
September Pokémon: Sets, Slabs and Rarities! | E25010
Auction: 26 September 2025 at 14:00 BST
Description
The big bird in the sky, turns out to be Zapdos!
Grading report:
A PSA NM-MT 8 is a super high-end card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, the card can exhibit the following: a very slight wax stain on reverse, slightest fraying at one or two corners, a minor printing imperfection, and/or slightly off-white borders. Centering must be approximately 65/35 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.
About this card:
The final print run of Base Set was commissioned by the then Managing Director of Wizards of the Coast UK, Stephen Wilks, the demand for Base Set was still through the roof during the first quarter of the year 2000 and this wave was printed in the UK and primarily sold in the UK, France and Germany. 4th print has a very distinctive telltale sign; it looks exactly the same as a regular Unlimited card. however, at the bottom of the card where the copyright date can be found, you’ll see it has the date ‘1999-2000’. Base Set, Jungle and Fossil (the second and third expansions) were printed in 1999 and subsequent sets all feature the year they were printed in at the bottom of the card, as Base Set was originally printed in 1999. If you see the 1999-2000 date it means it was part of the final print run.
