Warning: Explicitly avoid sellers from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for high counterfeit risk, as their copyright enforcement is often lax and product authenticity cannot be guaranteed
Two major factors are behind this phenomenon: a generation of adults who grew up with Pokmon and now have the purchasing power to continue investing in the hobby, and hoarders who disrupt the distribution chain by buying large quantities of packs, boxes, and boosters with the intention of reselling them on the secondary market or finding high-value cards
Soften your gaze and rely again on your instincts
Mostly, though, the individual art-matters cards, other than hats matter, are higher in rarity
What makes this card so valuable is its grading: a perfect 10
When Disfigure already feels like a compromise it is a hard mental barrier to get over trying this out