Yesterday, I posted my Unglued Squirrel Token and loved reading everyone's memories from 1998. One comment, in particular, really stuck with me—a user mentioned their deep regret over selling their **Gaea's Cradle** years ago.

It made me want to open my vault here in Shizuoka and share a piece of history that I have been protecting for decades.

**⏳ A 28-Year Journey** I bought these cards myself about **28 years ago**, back when I was just a high school student here in Japan. I still remember saving up my allowance to buy packs of *Urza's Saga*. To the high school boy I was back then, these lands were cool, but I had no idea they would become such legends.

After pulling them, I put them straight into my album, where they slept peacefully for nearly 30 years.

**🔒 The Sequential Proof** Recently, I finally decided to send them to PSA myself. As you can see from the cert numbers ending in **...82** and **...83**, they are **sequential**. They are "brothers" that have been together since I pulled them from packs in 1998, sat in my binder through the 2000s, and are now slabbed together in 2025.

**📊 A Rare Sight** I checked the pop report and was shocked—while there are hundreds of English copies, the **Japanese version** has a total PSA population of **ONLY 22**. *(These two brothers represent about 10% of the entire graded population!)*

To the person who regretted selling theirs: I know I can't replace your card, but please know that the *spirit* of Gaea's Cradle is being kept safe here in Japan, watched over by Mt. Fuji. I don't see these as just "assets," but as memories of our youth that deserve to be preserved.

Does anyone else still have cards they pulled personally in the 90s?

A response to the "regret" comments yesterday: Digging out my High School treasures to share. (Sequential Japanese Gaea's Cradles! 🌿🗻)