alt-art-and-full-art-economics

name	alt-art-and-full-art-economics
description	Use when valuing Alt Art and Full Art variants across Pokemon, One Piece, and Magic. These variants drive premium liquidity in modern TCGs.

Alt Art and Full Art Economics

Alt Art = redesigned art for the same card; Full Art = card image fills the full surface. Both command 5-50× base premium.

Hierarchy of art treatments

From least to most premium:

1. Standard art (base printing)
2. Reverse Holo (foil background only)
3. Full Art (artwork covers card)
4. Alt Art / Special Illustration (totally different illustration)
5. Rainbow Rare (color-shifted)
6. Gold / Secret Rare (gold/foil treatment)
7. Promotional Alt Art (event/tournament exclusive)

Pricing patterns

Pokemon Alt Art VSTAR/V cards: 5-25× base One Piece Manga Alt Art: 30-100× base Magic Showcase / Borderless: 1.5-3× base Lorcana Enchanted: 10-50× base

PSA 10 multipliers on Alt Arts are even steeper because centering is fragile on alt-art borders.

Identification rule

Alt Art = same character/effect but different illustration Full Art = same illustration but card-spanning frame They're often confused but pricing very different — Alt Art > Full Art by 3-10×

Where this fits in the X3 empire

Used in Sniper and Listing tools for premium-variant detection.