When those players underperform or the market cools, prices crash and collectors get burned
The supervision step always leaves me impressed by how detailed Pokmon designs really are
The history of the Pikachu Illustrator's market trajectory is itself a fascinating case study in how the Pokemon collecting market has evolved
Each have their own strengths and weaknesses, and I think there's a decent argument for having any of them as your commander: Szarekh, the Silent King is the face commander of the precon and gets a bad rep from the community for being "bad" when in reality it's the best commander for the stock list
This created a hopefully-not-permanent rift with my folks, but for me, it was a boon
The raw value seems modest, but the enormous jump to over 4,000 in PSA 10 demonstrates just how rare perfect copies are