Gamestop can plausibly argue that it's just engaging in what economists call pricing equilibrium , raising the cost of the cards to better reflect their true market value, but as Rutherford points out, this also puts the cards financially out of reach for a huge chunk of the intended Pokmon card consumer market, who aren't in fact collectors flush with cash but children and teenagers eager to play a card game
But the value of the card was actually even higher: to secure the trade, Paul also handed over a lesser PSA 9 version of the card, which he'd previously purchased for $1,275,000
Company: Pokemon USA Item Type: Single Card Brand: Pokemon Series: Black & White Emerging Powers Release Date: August 2011 UPC: Stock #: 203049 Our Guarantees to You, Our Valued Customer
The General part isn't said because it's been crossed out
They take all the other entries on this list and cram them together into one deck
DE MEL: My son is 9, and this is his first year playing Pokemon competitively