Realistically, I think proxies are ethically fine when it comes to anything on the Reserved List, as a start
For example, Basic Energy cards have no rarity assigned to them
Near Mint copies have climbed into the high $40s, but a clean played copy still slips under your fifty in the high $30s
Team Aqua Double Crisis Sharpedo-EX 044/070 Tidal Storm Sharpedo-EX 074/070 Tidal Storm Sharpedo 004/018 Battle Strength Deck White Kyurem EX Sharpedo 051/080 Clash at the Summit Sharpedo 060/090 Bonds to the End of Time Sharpedo DPBP#372 Shining Darkness Sharpedo 144/PCG-P PCG Promotional Cards Sharpedo 032/052 Holon Phantom Sharpedo 058/108 World Champions Pack Sharpedo ex 072/082 Clash of the Blue Sky Team Aqua's Sharpedo 003/033 Team Aqua Deck W Team Aqua's Sharpedo 035/080 Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions Sharpedo 020/055 ADV Expansion Pack 1
The Pikachu Illustrator shattered every record, and it pushed the same question back into the spotlight for millions of collectors: just how high can these cards go, and could anything in my own collection be worth something
Honorable Mention: Tazri, Beacon of Unity Tazri, Beacon of Unity throws ally in the party mix mostly as a callback to its original General Tazri print
