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These No Rarity Base Set cards were the 1st edition cards of this Japanese set, and the only WotC set released without rarity symbols (excluding some Decks)

Could even sneak into Standard if the format chills a bit

The slightly simplified story is that cards in the Core Set (Unlimited through 9th Edition ) all have white borders, while cards from one of Magic's many expansion sets will be black bordered

With Alphas limited print run of approximately 1,008 copies per rare, most Moxen saw heavy play before protective sleeves became common in 1995, making pristine versions incredibly difficult to find

That's a record low price so far as I've been able to tell, and it's one of the better Black Friday Pokemon card deals as a result