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However, the Galarian Slowking is actually quite horrific when looked at

Obviously, a ton of time has passed since 2003, and the game has been relatively steady in terms of design throughout, except for the inescapable power creep

With the rise in Pokmon card prices over the last few years, it's a safe bet that the price will have increased significantly since then

Best for: High-value OPTCG cards ($150+ raw) where the liquidity premium of PSA branding justifies the cost and wait

This point completely supersedes whether the MTG card is actually playable, meaning that MTGs market, to some extent, is a vintage collectibles one