If youre budget-conscious , target PSA 9-graded cards their lower cost reflects PSAs scrutinized grading consistency
I also like this in shells like Discard-Matters combining this with Megrim effects, Reanimation, Midrange that wants card advantage ETB triggers, Blink that wants to have ETB stuff to blink over and over again and +1/+1 Counters-Matter where this is a nice way to add counters onto an ETB body
Scratches and unusual marks to new cards Excess wear and tear - Sometimes counterfeiters weather cards to make them appear older and to hide imperfections This to can be a bit of a hard tell since there are errors in Magic cards all the time
Nostalgia Factor : For many collectors outside of Japan, English cards represent their childhood and the original experience of playing Pokmon, which makes them more valuable on a sentimental level
Even if they are not, there's no assurance you're going to draw more than one a game unless you're playing with Intuition