Anyone who has been to Japan has
seen the ubiquitous telephone cards that are inserted into public
phones to pay for a call. They are made out of laminated plastic
with magnetic ink on the reverse. In the late 1980s these cards
started to become collector's items. Since then it has become
very popular to collect unused telephone cards, similar to stamp
collecting. The beautiful images from anime have lent themselves
to telephone cards and there are many available. As cards go out
of print, the prices appreciate, and some rare cards are worth
hundreds of dollars. I've recently seen cards break the $1,000
mark in the past year! Telephone cards are very cool and collecting
them is quite addictive! (You've been warned!) All the cards featured
are unused and contain 50 telephone units. (Similar to stamps,
a used card is only worth a fraction of the value of its unused
counterpart. You can easily tell if a card is used by the presence
of small holes in the side of the card.)
Note: We can special order cards
for you, so if you don't see the series you want, just ask. Shipping
& insurance on telephone card orders is US$5.00.
