While Garcia agreed that condition, "especially in Gem Mint," drives those top-end prices, it's nostalgia that he believes is "one of the biggest factors." He pointed to the First Edition Base Set Charizard
5 Glaceon ex A2a 092 In contrast to Leafeon ex's sunny forest landscape, Glaceon ex's full art illustration features the Ice-type eeveelution exploring a winter wonderland
Nidoqueen's main appeal is that her Lovestrike attack can deal devastating damage in a single hit
As a result of its rarity, the Mega Charizard X card is similarly expensive
It's basically cheating (or, more precisely: a color pie break) that lets red decks get rid of problematic cards like enchantments and guarantees that its target gets out of sight and out of mind, but runs the risk of replacing it with something even worse
Talk about power creep, by the way