Being able to get cards from other players' packs makes collecting so much more social and fun." Tom L
Ungraded base set cards can be good investments, but your chance to sell them for a profit is much higher if it fetched a high grade
If you watch "opening" videos on YouTube, you will notice that people usually move a few cards from the bottom of the booster pack to the top
After all, when value is tied to scarcity, a misprint helps differentiate you from the sea of other mass-produced goods
I know this is a five mana creature in red green, but he has to be worth more than the $3.50 hes sitting at right now
Pratte says that EX Deoxys, the set immediately prior to this one, is the poster child for scarcity, but he believes the EX Emerald cards were manufactured in similar quantities