This doesnt have much of a bearing on todays conversation, but I wanted to bring it up in case you read this article and then went to go look at some price charts and got confused about whether my entire premise was faulty
According to Old Sports Cards, the most valuable 1st Edition Base Set Pokmon cards are: Alakazam: $2,800 Clefairy: $2,500 Raichu: $2,500 Venusaur: $2,200 Mewtwo: $2,200 Charizard: $24,000 Blastoise: $5,500 Chancey: $3,500 Hitmonchan: $3,250 Ninetales: $3,000 If youre wondering why Logic paid 10x what a 1st Ed
Black Label Grading Grading your Pokmon card can absolutely increase its value if its rare, in great condition and in demand
The playtest cards in the Mystery Boosters look very similar to those from Wizards R&D, with a white rectangle on the front of an existing card to represent the sticker, a funny placeholder name and art, as well as the all-important TEST CARDNot for constructed play text at the very bottom
The artist is obviously making light of this Japanese cultural phenomenon