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Long reads, small details, and the research behind the finds. There’s room here for any collectible with a story worth investigating.

6 stories

Pocket Monsters2 min read

The book, the catalog, the reverses, and the research behind 1996 Pocket Monsters Carddass, together in one place.

From the archives2 min read

How to read the scans, variant notes, and dating qualifications in the first research edition, and where the archive goes next.

Research methods2 min read

A research checklist for understanding an unfamiliar collectible before turning a good question into a confident claim.

Pokémon1 min read

The early English teaching pack, its two Pikachu, and the evidence needed to identify a demo-pack specimen.

Pokémon2 min read

The complete mini-card set, its shared reverse, and the promotional objects that tell the rest of the story.

Collector’s notebook2 min read

A place for the questions behind the objects: who made them, how they reached people, and what the surviving evidence can tell us.

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