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Offered here is an extremely rare 2025 EPOCH NPB Baseball Card Cherry Blossom Parallel featuring Reo Shibata, the highly anticipated 2025 first-round draft pick of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
A Special Card for Reo Shibata & Japanese Baseball Collectors
Reo Shibata is one of the most exciting young players in Japanese professional baseball.
As a rare two-way player, Shibata has drawn comparisons to the unique path taken by Shohei Ohtani, making him one of the Japanese players attracting particular attention from baseball collectors.
This card is limited to ONLY 5 COPIES WORLDWIDE, and this particular card is 5/5 THE LAST NUMBER.
For collectors of Japanese baseball, Nippon-Ham Fighters cards, rookie cards, and low-numbered parallels, this is an especially difficult card to replace once it enters another collection.
I had considered submitting this card for PSA grading, but I decided to offer it for sale in the hope that it will go to a passionate Reo Shibata, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, or Japanese baseball collector who will truly appreciate its rarity.
For Collectors Outside Japan
For international collectors discovering Reo Shibata through Japanese baseball, this is a rare opportunity to acquire one of his most limited early-career cards directly from Japan.
Only 5 copies were produced worldwide.
And this is not simply one of the five.
It is the 5/5 LAST NUMBER.
The final serial number is often particularly sought after by collectors who specialize in low-numbered and serial-numbered cards.
If you are building a collection of Reo Shibata, Japanese NPB rookies, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players, or future Japanese baseball stars, this is a card worth considering while it is still available.
The card was placed in a magnetic card holder immediately after opening and has been carefully stored in a dark, humidity-controlled environment.
This is a one-owner card.
In my personal opinion, the card is in excellent condition. However, please understand that trading cards may have minor factory-related imperfections such as initial surface marks, printing variations, or minor cutting imperfections.
Please review all photos carefully before placing your bid.
The card was also handled with gloves when taking the photographs for this listing.
The card will be carefully packaged to protect it from bending, moisture, and damage during shipping.
It will be placed in a sleeve and secured with a card loader or magnetic holder before being carefully packed for shipment.
Tracked and insured shipping will be used.
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International buyers are welcome.
If you are viewing this item through Buyee or another Japanese proxy purchasing service, please feel free to bid through the service according to its purchasing procedures.
Please note that I am the individual seller in Japan, and international shipping, customs duties, import taxes, and any fees charged by the proxy service or destination country are the responsibility of the buyer.
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Please understand that this is a collectible trading card and that minor manufacturing imperfections may exist.
Due to the nature of collectible cards and to prevent fraudulent returns or exchanges, returns, cancellations, or exchanges after shipment cannot be accepted.
Please feel free to contact me before bidding if you have any questions.
Bids from new accounts or accounts with a significant number of negative feedback may be cancelled at my discretion.
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