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Welcome to the permanent discussion thread for r/FFTCGFinance.

This is the place for:

Questions about the archive
Wave 1 / Wave 2 discussions
Population reports
Grading questions
New discoveries
Peer review of existing classifications
General FFTCG finance discussion

If you have new evidence for the archive, please submit it via the Submission Form. Submissions are reviewed and, where appropriate, incorporated into the Memoria Archive.

To keep the archive clean and searchable, Memoria logs, Archive Index posts, and other permanent archive records are locked for comments. Discussion takes place here instead.

To keep the archive organised, the Submission Form is reserved for new archive submissions. All general discussion and peer review should take place here.

Please keep discussion evidence-based and respectful. Healthy disagreement is encouraged when supported by images, slabs, or documented information.

What is forgotten is not always gone…

To preserve the integrity of the archive, all Memoria logs and Archive Index posts are now locked.

A permanent General Discussion thread will remain open for questions, discussion, and peer review.

Discussion hasn’t gone away—it has simply moved to the appropriate places.

If you have:

• New evidence
• A slab to submit
• A classification you disagree with

Please use the Submission Form or the General Discussion thread.

The archive itself is intended to remain a permanent, curated historical record, while discussion and peer review take place separately.

What is forgotten is not always gone…

During a routine archive review, one previously logged Cloud 1-182L certification has been reclassified.

Cert: 42775149

An archived image showed this slab carrying an OPUS I – WAVE 1 label.

It is currently unknown how this slab is labelled in its present physical form. The archived image confirms it previously carried an OPUS I – WAVE 1 label, while the current PSA certification record lists the same cert as OPUS I – FOIL. Whether the physical slab was reholdered, relabelled, or otherwise updated cannot be confirmed from the available evidence.

The archive therefore preserves both the historical evidence and the current PSA record under the Historical Label Drift classification.

Archive actions:

• The cert has been removed from the confirmed Wave 1 population.
• It has been preserved under the archive’s new Historical Label Drift classification.
• The confirmed Cloud 1-182L Wave 1 archive population has been adjusted accordingly.

Nothing has been deleted. The historical record remains intact alongside the correction so future researchers can follow the evidence trail.

Related: Memoria Archive Entry MA-007 (updated with historical classification and supporting evidence).

The evidence remains. The archive evolves.

The archive is currently in its open submission phase.

At this stage, all Opus I foil cards are accepted.

The goal is to build the widest possible baseline of slab data, print variants, population history, and overlooked rarity across the game.

As the archive grows, the focus will narrow toward the most historically important and financially relevant cards.

Planned progression:

Phase I — Open archive (all Opus I foils)
Phase II — Top 20 priority cards
Phase III — Top 10 priority cards

If you have something worth documenting, now’s the time to submit it.

To submit, use the submission form here:

Opus I Submission form

Browse the full archive here:

Opus I Master Archive

Every entry helps build the permanent record.

Archived under the Opus 1 Wave 1 (1st Print) Error Census Master Archive

Cloud is the flagship card of FFTCG, and understanding its true surviving graded population matters.

The goal is simple:

Build the most complete public reference point for Cloud Wave 1-182L population research.

This is purely an archive and research project.

The focus is on:

• population data
• historical sales
• cert appearances
• grading anomalies
• label inconsistencies
• long-term market history

Much like:

• Charizard in Pokémon
• Black Lotus in MTG
• Bitcoin in crypto

A healthy Cloud Legend, is a healthy FFTCG.

Flagship assets often become the foundation for wider market understanding.

If enough data is preserved over time, the archive compounds.

The stronger the archive becomes, the stronger the public reference point becomes.

There are two Wave 1 sections on PSA for Cloud 1-182L:

Opus I – Wave 1
Opus I – Wave 1 – Foil

PSA currently reports populations of 4 and 87 respectively.

Combined, that puts known Wave 1 Cloud population at 91. The archive has already identified 2 mislabelled Wave 2 examples within PSA’s Wave 1 population, bringing the archived Wave 1 count to 89 (for now)

The goal here is to track, preserve, and document that population over time. Better data creates better scarcity discovery.

Better scarcity data creates better market understanding.

This tracker exists to log the archive-corrected PSA populations for confirmed Opus I Wave 1 mislabels.

Public PSA population reports remain the baseline, but where slab-level evidence confirms a card has been incorrectly classified as Wave 1 or 2, the archive will adjust accordingly.

Format:

Official PSA Pop → Archive-Corrected Pop

Only confirmed examples from the Opus I Archive: Index of mislabelled PSA slabs will be reflected here.

This is intended as a live scarcity tracker for collectors, researchers, and long-term holders tracking true Wave 1 population strength.

Rules:

• Only confirmed cert corrections count
• All adjustments must be logged in the PSA Index
• Each adjustment must have visible slab/card evidence
• Tracker updates will be publicly logged in the comments

Use the Opus I Archive: Mislabelled PSA Slab Submission Form for new cert reviews or correction requests.

Archived under the Opus I: Wave 1 (1st Print) Error Census Master Archive

Current Adjusted PSA Populations

Aerith 1-064R

PSA 10 Pop: 25
Archive Pop: 23

Cloud 1-182L

PSA 10 Pop: 91
Archive Pop: 89

Jecht 1-015L

PSA 10 Pop: 27
Archive Pop: 26

Lightning 1-141L

PSA 10 Pop: 35
Archive Pop: 34

Total Confirmed Archive Corrections: 6

We’ve been documenting Wave 1 print distinctions, but one overlooked area is grading labels.

Many early Opus I variants were graded before Wave 1 / Wave 2 distinctions were fully documented. PSA also still appears to mislabel these periodically.

Looking to document the two possibilities

• Wave 1 - Foil mislabelled as Foil
• Wave 2 - Foil mislabelled as Wave 1 - Foil

I don’t think PSA have a label for Wave 2, only Wave 1. So if they correctly label a Wave 2, it will just state FOIL.

A PSA label that states only FOIL could either be Wave 1 or Wave 2

And likewise a Wave 1 - Foil could either be Wave 1 or Wave 2

That means some Wave 2 copies may currently be inflating Wave 1 PSA populations and distorting true scarcity.

This affects both collector understanding and long-term price discovery.

This thread exists to publicly track them and refine the true Wave 1 population.

If you’ve spotted any, post them here. Confirmed examples will be logged in the PSA Mislabel Index and reflected in the Adjusted PSA Population Tracker.

Current confirmed entries can be reviewed in the Opus I Mislabel Index

Submission format:

Card:
Cert:
Current label:
Correct label:
Tell(s):

Review rules:

• Only visual evidence will be reviewed
• Community discussion encouraged
• Confirmed entries may be added to the master index
• Unconfirmed entries remain under review until sufficient evidence surfaces
• Crosshatch / foil pattern distinctions will only be confirmed after 3 independent community confirmations.

Archived under the Opus I Wave 1 (1st Print) Error Census project

This thread exists to improve the accuracy of the true PSA population and help collectors avoid overpaying for misidentified slabs.

Built a niche archive-focused subreddit for Final Fantasy TCG collectors, specifically around Opus I print history, Wave 1 / Wave 2 distinctions, PSA label errors, and true population tracking.

Wave 1 is effectively FFTCG’s 1st edition print run. The goal is to help standardise the known distinctions and bring wider awareness to them.

A lot of early FFTCG information is fragmented across old forums, sold listings, collector memory, and slab scans.

The goal is to build a permanent public archive covering:

• confirmed Wave 1 / Wave 2 identifiers
• known error variants
• PSA mislabel index
• sealed product identifiers
• population snapshots
• unresolved print distinctions

Useful for collectors, investors, graders, and anyone trying to avoid overpaying for misidentified slabs.

Still early, but the archive is growing.

r/FFTCGFinance

This thread serves as the master index for known Opus I PSA mislabels.

As Wave 1 / Wave 2 distinctions become better documented, it’s become clear that a number of slabs exist under incomplete or incorrect labels.

The purpose of this archive is to preserve those examples and build a clearer picture of the true PSA population.

All indexed slabs in this archive are sourced from community submissions via the form below and reviewed against known Wave 1 / Wave 2 identifiers.

Opus I Archive: Mislabelled PSA Slab Submission Form

Index Format:

PSA 10 Pop:
Archive Adjustment:
Adjusted PSA 10 Pop:

Cert:
Label:
Actual:
Tell(s):
Status:

Date Logged: dd/mm/yyyy

Confirmed Archive Entries

Aerith 1-064R

#1

PSA 10 Pop: 25
Archive Adjustment: -1
Adjusted PSA 10 Pop: 24

Cert: 111776189
Label: Wave 1 - Foil
Actual: Wave 2 – Foil
Tell(s): Low “:” Variant + Grid Pattern Foil
Status: Confirmed

Date Logged: 03/07/2026

#2

PSA 10 Pop: 24
Archive Adjustment: -1
Adjusted PSA 10 Pop: 23

Cert: 126708119
Label: Wave 1 - Foil
Actual: Wave 2 - Foil
Tell(s): Low “:” Variant + Grid Pattern Foil
Status: Confirmed

Date Logged: 03/07/2026

Archive Pop (PSA 10): 23

Cloud 1-182L

#1

PSA 10 Pop: 91
Archive Adjustment: -1
Adjusted PSA 10 Pop: 90

Cert: 55441217
Label: Wave 1 - Foil
Actual: Wave 2 – Foil
Tell(s): Low “:” Variant + Grid Pattern Foil
Status: Confirmed

Date Logged: 03/07/2026

#2

PSA 10 Pop: 90
Archive Adjustment: -1
Adjusted PSA 10 Pop: 89

Cert: 42775149
Current label: OPUS 1 - Wave 1
Correct label: OPUS 1 - Wave 2 - FOIL
Tell(s): Low “:” Variant + Grid Foil Pattern
Status: Confirmed

Date Logged: 02/07/2026

Archive Pop (PSA 10): 89

Jecht 1-015L

#1

PSA 10 Pop: 27
Archive Adjustment: -1
Adjusted PSA 10 Pop: 26

Cert: 88991801
Label: Wave 1 - Foil
Actual: Wave 2 – Foil
Tell(s): Low “:” Variant + Grid Pattern Foil
Status: Confirmed

Date Logged: 03/07/2026

Archive Pop (PSA 10): 26

Lightening 1-141L

#1

PSA 10 Pop: 35
Archive Adjustment: -1
Adjusted PSA 10 Pop: 34

Cert: 153729934
Label: Wave 1 - Foil
Actual: Wave 2 – Foil
Tell(s): Low “:” Varient + Grid Pattern Foil
Status: Confirmed

Date Logged: 03/07/2026

Archive Pop (PSA 10): 34

Index rules:

• Only confirmed examples will be logged
• Evidence must be visible on the slab/card
• Community-reviewed before permanent entry

Archived under the Opus I Wave 1 (1st Print) Error Census Project

This index will be updated as new confirmed examples surface.

Live archive-corrected population totals are tracked in the Opus I: Adjusted PSA Population Tracker

We’ve been documenting Wave 1 print distinctions, but one overlooked area is grading labels.

Many early Opus I variants were graded before Wave 1 / Wave 2 distinctions were fully documented. PSA also still appears to mislabel these periodically.

Looking to document the two possibilities

• Wave 1 - Foil mislabelled as Foil
• Wave 2 - Foil mislabelled as Wave 1 - Foil

I don’t think PSA have a label for Wave 2, only Wave 1. So if they correctly label a Wave 2, it will just state FOIL.

A PSA label that states only FOIL could either be Wave 1 or Wave 2.

And likewise a Wave 1 - Foil could either be Wave 1 or Wave 2.

That means some Wave 1s may still be sitting in PSA holders with incomplete or incorrect labels.

Thought it might be useful to start tracking them.

Archived under the Opus I Wave 1 (1st Print) Error Census project

If you’ve spotted any, post them here:

• card
• cert
• what’s wrong with the label
• evidence if possible

Goal is to build a public record of known PSA label discrepancies and preserve them for future submissions.