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The Codex

Articles, guides, and deep-dives into the corners of the hobby that don't fit on a catalog page. Authentication, history, market notes, and stories from the archive.

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The Codex is the long-form companion to the catalog — a place for the writing that doesn't fit on a sticker page. Authentication walkthroughs, the history of how a series came to be, market notes from years of resale, interviews with collectors who've been doing this longer than the internet has been a thing.
The first article is below
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No. 001 · AuthenticationThe Yellow BackAmada's 1996 Hyper Sticker Collection 1 was printed twice, and collectors tell the runs apart by the colour of the paper on the back. What the difference actually is, why the obvious explanation is probably the wrong one, what the backs prove identical — and how much of the rest nobody has established.27 July 2026◆2 min readReadNo. 002 · Exhibition RecordPOKÉMON X KOGEITwenty Japanese craft artists, one of them a Living National Treasure, spent four years touring Pokémon they had made in lacquer, clay, iron, glass, wood and silk. Who they were and what each of them actually makes, every venue and date including the one leg outside Japan — and why almost everything collectable it produced was given away rather than sold.27 July 2026◆2 min readRead