Shueisha’s Comic Fair “Natsukomi 2026” bonus “Metakira Cards” are being resold at high prices on domestic flea-market websites, while “ONE PIECE” cards are also being traded in large quantities at high prices of around 10,000 yen on the U.S. auction site “eBay.”
When the editorial department checked on July 3, it found that one listing alone had sold 962 cards. Although prices are gradually declining, demand from overseas collectors may also be behind the confusion at bookstores.
Example of a store that sold 963 cards (the red square is the editorial department)
Example of a listing that sold 322 cards
From eBay
Metakira Cards are bonuses that Shueisha has been distributing at participating bookstores nationwide since July 1. Customers who purchase comics and other customers receive a total of 22 types of glossy cards featuring illustrations of popular titles such as “ONE PIECE” and printed signatures from the creators.
Even before distribution began, the cards were being sold at high prices on Japanese flea-market websites such as “Mercari.” On eBay as well, numerous sellers are listing Metakira Cards from Japan, with “ONE PIECE” cards conspicuously more numerous.
“Ash’s TCG World,” a seller in Akihabara, Tokyo, is selling “ONE PIECE” cards for $55.49 each (about 9,000 yen), with 962 cards sold to date. In another listing, 322 cards have been sold for $107.99 each (about 17,000 yen), with 86 cards remaining in stock.
As of June 29, before the cards began to be distributed, “ONE PIECE” cards were trading for roughly $80 to $110 each (around 12,000 to 18,000 yen). Their circulation increased after distribution began on July 1, apparently causing market prices to fall.
