Thank you. Definitely a fair perspective for many enjoying The First Chapter, but there are differences for many collectors and players. For those collecting sealed product, we are excited that both printers (CM and MPG) utilized consistent coding, permitting us to distinguish print runs for a number of reasons. For those collecting singles, there are differences in text and formatting for many cards between print runs and printers. Also, the first set of print runs were by Cartamundi (which corners their cards), while the massive reprint runs are by MPG (stamps the cards for rounder corners) - like comparing an MTG and a Pokémon card. As always, everyone collects what is meaningful to them. We see clear differences in sales between the print runs and want to share the information we have to help players/collectors to make informed decisions. Appreciate you watching and leaving a comment! 😃

@@MyFirstLore excellent info. I couldn't find anything on the differences about the cards themselves. Guess you've answered this for me. Appreciate it.

@@len6482 Thank you! We have several episodes lined up diving into all kinds of differences, fun history and more for Lorcana. We will release more episodes as followers grow. 😊

@@MyFirstLore Perfect look forward to that. Last question, I notice some first chapter first wave with CM1 and CM2 on the serial numbers. Is there a difference? Thank you

@@len6482 Questions are always welcome! 🤗 There has been some speculation around CM1 and CM2 being different. One theory revolves around the sorting machines and one having more hits than the other. We don’t believe this is the case; however, the two digits after the CM1 may signal this. For example, CM108 we believe has a higher hit rate of rare cards than a CM111. Another theory is around multiple Cartamundi facilities. We think this is highly unlikely as we have found CM2 packs in CM1 boxes and vice versa. Rather, we believe the CM1 and CM2 refer to the two lines in the same facility and allows for tracking if errors are identified in production. We have both CM1 and CM2 boxes and view them interchangeably as long as they are from the same print run/wave. It appears more was printed on the CM1 line than CM2 line, but do not see any difference in packaging or cards. The market seems to agree, as we do not see differences in CM1 and CM2 pricing like we do between waves and print runs.

Congratulations! That is a great purchase and piece of Lorcana history. Appreciate you watching and sharing with us. Do you have a picture of the bottom of the box? Interesting fact: in general, the earliest print runs went to Europe.

@@MyFirstLore Yeah I do, I have to take a look at my Storage. I’m gonna send you a picture in the next few days on Instagram 😄 I can imagine, got mine from the German Ravenburger website, since Ravensburger is from Germany that might have something to do with the food demand back then.

Thank you! The first and second wave should carry a premium to the subsequent/reprint waves. Ravensburger used Cartamundi for the first two limited runs and has been using MPG for the mass reprints. The first wave should carry the largest premium because: 1) it has the original version with errors and pre-formatting changes; 2) it has unique products (Trove and Gift Box were never reprinted and Blisters were never reprinted by Cartamundi); and 3) well, it was the first (and lots were opened for valuable singles). We have a lot more to share about The First Chapter and other sets - looking forward to publishing more episodes soon.

@@MyFirstLore Thank you for answer. I have the possibility to buy the third wave, i.e. 2773CM1.. But I'd rather wait and try to find the ideal first wave, i.e. 04 or 05.. :)

@@martinkrecek9828 That makes sense. A box printed on the 277th day of 2023 by Cartamundi is a great find. They are harder to find, but can definitely understand holding out for an April or May print date First Chapter pack/box. Hoping the detailed listings for The First Chapter sealed products continues to improve as more information about these print runs get out there.

Agreed - wish they would have used cellophane from the beginning. And, yes, we routinely see the value align with the wave. First wave carries a nice premium as it was the first, smaller print run, lots already opened, and pre-errata cards. We have not seen a clear differentiation in pricing within the first wave, but the first print (Julian day) may start carrying an additional premium. Second wave is less than first wave, but more than third wave (a massive print run by Millenium Print Group, which is the EN02). The Second wave boxes have the corrected text (erratas), but they are still from Cartamundi, marked EN01, and limited print run. The third wave routinely has the lowest value. They are from the largest print run and what we see continue to hit the shelves during the restocks that many confuse with a reprint. That’s how large the MPG print was … should be coming to a close at this point and likely they that they will focus on future chapters. Hope this helps! 😀

@@MyFirstLore yes it helps. Was looking for comps on eBay but it was hard finding differentiation between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd print EN01 boxes. I found a lot of sellers claiming they had 1st print boxes but appear to be 2nd print based on the information in your video.

@@trevorandrews3485 Try searching sold listings on eBay and sort from high to low. You will see fairly clear tiers for cases and then boxes by wave (including premiums for early May boxes). There are not as many active listings for early prints. Also, you may want to confirm that pictures are of the actual item - could save some headaches later.

Great questions! Beyond the pre-errata cards, if you could tell an entire set was from an earlier print run (wave 1 or 2 vs 3), would it affect the value to you? We will show the differences that we see between (and within) each wave and draw upon other TCG experience to see what affected value early on vs later. Agree that the earliest prints should lead - and they are. We are also seeing the second wave carry a premium to the third wave in recent sales.

Thank you for watching and your comment. Cartamundi used alternating batch codes. The earliest English prints are late April 2023. The first print of the first wave have boosters with julianday and year before the CM. An example is 1163CM2 for the 116th day of 2023. Many of these boosters ended up in blisters. These April English print runs are gems! The May booster boxes will have a regular date print code on the box (05/28/23 CM1) and the boosters inside will have a jullianday year combo that aligns with (often) a few days earlier in May. By the beginning of June, they used calendar date for both the box and the packs inside. We believe there were tweaks between the first print and second print of the first wave. They didn’t change text, but appears there were several formatting/sizing differences.

Yes. Congrats on having an awesome first wave box. Here’s a little more info/context. The first wave had two print runs. The first has a print code of day/year (e.g., 1213CM1 was produced on the 121st day of 2023, or May 1st). The second has a print code in our normal date format (e.g., your box was produced on June 14th). There appear to be minor variations between these prints (e.g., font sizes). The big difference is between first wave and second wave (e.g., errata/corrected text cards and lots of formatting changes) and between those and reprints done by MPG.

Did you notice the difference in the card stock between the first and second wave and the reprint?@@MyFirstLore