why is pokemon cards so expensive Logan Paul's PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator Sells for $16.49M — Most The 100 Most Expensive "Bulk"

It's a little vanilla but could be the start of a great budget brew

I asked because theres 3 listings cheaper than the one you posted but sometimes people like specific sellers, or location matters, or even the specific card scans matter

Every standard EX so far has the Pokmons face and arm reaching out of the borders of the card, and Kyogres fins dont exactly look flexible enough to reach out that far from its body

For the most valuable cards on this list, purchasing pre-graded copies eliminates the grading risk at the cost of paying the grade-appropriate premium upfront

It also sports a very punishing ward effect, which it kind of needs to justify running a card this expensive