Curious, why are those japanese phone cards so darn popular?

Sugarflower · Post by **Sugarflower** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:18 pm

I see them plastered all over YJ and sites selling them. Why are they such a popular collectors item in Japan? I found one on auction one time that sold for well over $100.00.
Please enlighten me.

kittens · Post by **kittens** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:04 pm

If I remember correctly some shounen magazines, like JUMP or shoujo magazines have lotteries. If you win you get rare phone cards. So they are not on markets. So if order to get them you have to win a lottery.... Also they are limited as well (about 100 cards or so).

So they are super rare.....

I hope it helps

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:24 pm

All I can say is last year when I was in Japan, I saw Inuyasha phone cards for sale in a phone booth. I kept telling myself I don't need to spend $10 on a phone card. Who am I going to call in Japan? And one of the last days, I bought one. I love it! I'm a card collector and wouldn't mind having more.

Elfstalker · Post by **Elfstalker** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:30 pm

People will collect anything. Phone cards are awesome to collect I think. Much cheaper than cels most of the time.

shine · Post by **shine** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:42 pm

Like kittens said, some are done by lottery and released in limited quantities. I just lost out on one a week ago, having no idea why it ended at $192. Then I found out about the whole lottery thing.

duotrouble wrote:All I can say is last year when I was in Japan, I saw Inuyasha phone cards for sale in a phone booth.

Nooo! Why didn't I check in the most obvious place to find them? I wanted a souvenier too. All I saw were the ones displayed in the K-books stores that weren't exactly afforbable either.

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:08 am

Collecting phone cards is a good hobby- much like trading cards but I think the lifelong value of a phonecard holds up better. Plus some have shiney holograms which is ultra attractive!

Aside from the points that Kittens and Elfstalker have made, the other reason for collecting them is because they're small and don't take up room. A few folders is all you need if you're an eager collector.

Heh, I even bought a phonecard at the weekend- it was the image used from the hanken I have ^__^ I've promised myself that I won't collect any of these cards just for the sake of it and I've stuck to it [so far].

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:08 am

Some may have ahiney holograms which is ultra attractive, but not all.

Sugarflower · Post by **Sugarflower** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:24 pm

Kewl. Thanks for the info. I see alot of phonecards thatt have really nice images on them. If I could control my cel habit then maybe I'd take up phonecard collecting as well.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:24 pm

Where do you see alot of phonecards thatt have really nice images on them?

Sugarflower · Post by **Sugarflower** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:25 pm

On YJ Cloud.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:25 pm

What is on YJ you like on YJ you.

Sugarflower · Post by **Sugarflower** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:28 pm

You're confusing me Cloud. .

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:28 pm

I am sorry, Sugarflower, I didn't mean to confuse you.

Sugarflower · Post by **Sugarflower** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:30 pm

It's ok.