Lot 40
CGC 8.5 Gyarados 4th Print - Base Set (1999-2000)
SGB General Card Auction - Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and More! | E25005
Auction: 25 April 2025 at 13:00 BST
Description
The slick and super cool 4th Print Holo Gyarados!
This card has been authenticated and graded by CGC and awarded an Near Mint/Mint+ 8.5.
Grading report:
A card graded 8.5 has relatively smooth edges with only minor touches of wear. It must have original color borders and gloss. One of the following very minor flaws is allowed: corners are sharp to the naked eye but reveal slight imperfections under magnification; a small amount of minor print spots; subtle focus imperfections of the image. A very slight diamond cut is allowed. TCG cards could show small handing defects.
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.
