youre just shuffling because you have to
Heck, even paying 6 for a Primeval Titan feels meh
Earlier that same year, the original Pokemon Red and Green Game Boy games launched in Japan (February 27, 1996) and quickly spread through trading and word of mouth
Ask about sourcing legitimate boxes come from authorized Japanese distributors, not gray-market importers
Cards most likely to hold better: Ace high-rarity cards Blackbeard high-rarity cards Admiral Super Parallels, especially if the full trio becomes a display target Strong Leader Parallels with both player and collector demand Cards most likely to correct: Mid-tier parallels with no meta role Non-iconic characters that spike only because they are new Cards with wide day-one pricing and low buylist support For sealed Japanese boxes, watch the restock pattern
Getting to explore is a good out to an enemy removal spell or after chump-blocking, and if you fill your deck with creatures that actually want to die, its profit on both ends