There are also the various 'baby shiny' cards you can find, which are the Secret Rare cards of the Pokmon set
Buying a recently-released set of Japanese cards may or may not be cheaper than an English set
They have a vested interest in maintaining/expanding their business so just like card grading companies, they understand it's ideal for them to "create value" out of nowhere and if an auction sets a new record, it's not like they have to worry about due diligence to see if the price made sense or who the seller and buyer are and if they have a preexisting relationship or what, they just take their cut and that's it.
That's the whole bust
Dominating both Modern and even more Legacy, the card is an all star answer for anything your opponent is doing, almost changing the way decks being build preboard
Pokmon Pilferers In late April, a high-ranking member of the yakuza, Japans mafia, was arrested in Tokyo