The language barrier is the primary obstacle to French card valuation
Interestingly, the second most graded card was the 2025 Japanese Charizard Mega Ex Rare
Kianne, Corrupted Memory I love casting sorcery speed spells at instant speed and I always try to include ways to do it in my decks when I can
Nobody in 1999 was putting their Charizard into a penny sleeve and toploader within seconds of pulling it from a pack
And this is even more striking because the core of all that wheeling and dealing is the cards themselves, the actual game pieces -- not spin-offs like toys, movies, TV shows, or merch
Sram, Senior Edificer Now : $1.50 ($6 foil) Target Buy Price: $0.50-1 ($3-4 foil) Target Sell Price : $5+ (900%)/Foil: $20+ (+400%) Timeline : Long Term (24 months+) Whats important here is that this guy sets up value and combos with three different card types, and two of them (Auras/Equipment) already had significant role players (eg: Puresteel Paladin, Argothian Enchantress, Eidolon of Blossoms) waiting for some additional redundancy to show up
