It saddens me that kids are being priced out of that joy because certain elements are solely in it to make a profit
starting from inflation adjusted msrp back in 1996 or 1999 in the west (?) to your latest available data, focusing only on the sets from wizards of the cost (up until the e-reader era iirc), would you be able to draft a primitive average price evolution of this vintage pokemon tcg category year by year, displaying the booms and busts (or even bubbles) to the best of your ability, from any market analysis or user data collation? I then asked it to graph its response which is the image you see
Will you open all 36 booster packs per box, or carefully keep them as an investment for the future
Number Six After Bladewing, the Risen was printed, Teneb was the next legal as Commander reanimator dork printed, and he's in the right colors for reanimation with Karmic Guide, Animate Dead and Regrowth
While actual rare cards will retain and increase their value over time, booster boxes and Elite Trainer Boxes will inevitably reduce in price once The Pokemon Company starts to meet demand or that demand naturally settles down
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