pokemon 1st edition base set booster box Pokémon Sold $408,000 USD Heritage Auctions Proxie 1st Edition Base Set

Add the fact that EX Crystal Guardians is nearly 20 years old and its easy to see why rare cards from the set are so scarce, like this Charizard

Illustrated by TOKIYA

There are incredible sellers, including small businesses, like reputable comic shops and game stores that sell on eBay, so there are reputable sellers you can buy from

Competitive play hasnt been hit as hard, and staple cards have stayed more reasonable, but collecting has become much tougher, with certain products being especially hard to track down

The Pokmon Trading Card Game (TCG) dates all the way back to 1996, when the original Base Set was released in Japan