facts about pokemon cards I'll be back with more obscure TCG soon ! : r/PokemonTCG What is the most random

Here's the price evolution of the top 3 most expensive cards: Pikachu Illustrator Price History (PSA 10) Source: Goldin Auctions, eBay Sales Data Charizard 1st Edition Shadowless Price History (PSA 10) Source: PWCC Marketplace, Goldin Auctions Key Price Drivers (2019-2025) 2020-2021 Pandemic Boom : Prices increased 200-400% across vintage cards Celebrity Purchases : Logan Paul, Logic, Post Malone drove mainstream attention Social Media Influence : YouTube/TikTok opening videos viral exposure Investment Funds : Fractional ownership platforms (Rally, Collectable) entered market Grading Backlog : PSA submission delays created artificial scarcity The market as investment TL;DR: Pokmon cards returned +3,261% over 20 years vs S&P 500's ~300%

Legends also got a few cards restricted for actual reasons: Recall: At the time, it kind of made sense because it made it a little too easy to reuse all your powerful restricted cards

Embereth Shieldbreaker

Hall of the Storm Giants 8 This is quite the unusual manland in that it is huge

Right now, here at CSI.com it's $0.35

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