The cost of grading Pokemon cards can be steep, but the ultimate payoff is often worth it
Weve included them all to be comprehensive, but some card types arent as relevant for current-day tournaments or events as they once were
Pikachu ex #238 Special Illustration Rare To no one's surprise, the Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rare #238/191 has had the most expensive sales from the set, with some early transactions into the $400 price range
However, such an abundance of options and directions means its pretty hard to just plop an upgraded list down and say here you go, play this. Besides, while sticking to a tight budget is definitely the play if your resources are limited, there are too many fearsome cards in these colors to limit everyones considerations
You should only grade a card when its raw value is high enough that a strong grade multiplies it, usually above $40 to $50
The next time we would see numerical norm breaking was with the release of the The New Norm Looking at more recent sets, such as the Lord of the Rings Holiday Release or Weve seen that reducing the number of serialized cards frequently increases their overall price less is more in the collectibles world, afterall but whether or not this rises to the same degree of prominence as what we saw experimented with via the Praetors in March of the Machine is yet to be seen
