Ever since the Scarlet & Violet base set introduced additional rare slots, chase cards have been easier to find, and cards on the secondary market have become a lot more reasonably priced
Raw copies can sell for over $250, while graded 10 copies often hover around $5,000
The percentage break-down is listed below: For example, if you had an Amonkhet card that had a base buy price with us of $25, but it was graded down to EX, we would pay $21.25 for the card, or 85%
For any other TCG, deprioritising battles would seem absurd, but the Pokmon TCG cornered the collection aspect early in its tenure and has remained a leader in foil treatments, alternate art versions and, frankly, some of the best looking cardboard out there
The Pokemon McDonalds Holo card hails from the prestigious 2002 eMinimum set and showcases an adorable Squirtle blowing a bubble
Why the count stretches so wide: Unique cards: Roughly 27,000 distinct designs, growing with every annual release