The challenge is availability, not price
The collection-focused site compares a first edition Charizard Pokemon card to other rare finds, like "the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for baseball and the 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan for basketball." Another rare card, a Pokemon Illustrator card, also sold for $54,970 back in 2016, almost the same price as the Charizard card
Competitive Play Cards used in Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and other formats can spike when a deck performs well
For example, say you exiled the card Argothian Sprite with Hazel's Brewmaster
True to its name, it is an homage to waves that spread from the illustration
In Brilliant Stars (2022), that means the cards above: they consistently command the highest prices in the set , often from the secret-rare slots beyond the 172-card printed checklist