While bounce lands and trilands are certainly playable in the format, at this point, they have been reprinted so many times they are very accessible and cheap
1 Surging Sparks Market Price: $247.05 The most valuable booster box from the Scarlet & Violet era, by far, was the final one released in 2024: Surging Sparks, featuring a staggering four cards with median price points above $100 This box includes the top chase card across all Scarlet & Violet sets so far, Pikachu ex with a market price of $471.90, so its no wonder this booster box clocks in as the most valuable one from this era
Work the pin dot
These have been appearing more and more in recent Magic sets, to the point where Im surprised they dont just keyword this as the peek keyword ability or something like that
Vintage Market Resilience (But Not Immunity) WOTC-era and vintage grails showing relative strength but facing pressure: Holding Strong: True grails (1st Edition Base Set Charizard PSA 10) Low-pop vintage cards in high grades Iconic Gen 1-2 cards with generational nostalgia Vintage sealed products (original booster boxes) Showing Weakness: Mid-tier vintage cards (not top 1% rarity or condition) Common vintage cards even in high grades Vintage cards without strong character appeal Slipping as buyers become more selective and liquidity dries up Why the market is correcting TL;DR: Multiple factors converging simultaneously: aggressive overproduction by The Pokmon Company creating supply gluts, too many chase card variants diluting attention, macroeconomic pressure reducing discretionary spending, and speculation fatigue after years of unsustainable "everything goes up" mentality
We've done a brand new card, we've done an older iconic card, this time we're going to look at one of only two goblins to appear on the infamous Reserved List
