Buying Japanese cards

[rev3rsor]

Hello, I was browsing the Japanese Pokemon website and I noticed that their recommended retail prices are a lot cheaper than those here in Australia. I was wondering if the stores in Japan (Pokemon Centers in particular) sell them at those prices, and whether Pokemon officially sells cards online. Thanks in advance

 

[viper.fox]

Yes, they do sell them at those prices. No, there is no official online sales for the Japanese PTCG. You can however use sites like AmiAmi to buy boxes -- for individual packs you'd have to go through eBay or another seller.

Are you a player or collector? Cheaper cards are great re: collecting (plus the quality is generally much much better) but are unplayable in official tourneys.

 

[omahanime]

There are also members here that trade or sell Japanese cards.

 

[rev3rsor]

I'm half collector, half casual player. I play at school with friends, so they'll probably not mind me using Jap cards so long as I can provide a translation (hooray nice Jap teacher this year). I was planning to buy the Blastoise + Kyurem EX deck because I don't have Blastoise and want to save some money.Thanks for the info guys

 

[Binx345]

Just so you know, this site has a lot of Japanese translations for pokemon cards.