For someone brand new to all of this having a place you can physically walk into, hold things, ask questions, and leave with something that actually makes sense for you thats a different experience than trying to figure it out from search results alone
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The TCG is still young, the IP is the best-selling manga of all time, and the Netflix series drives mainstream interest
The only thing giving it a higher spot on this list is its Pendulum Effect, ith prevents both players from using Spell cards and effects while there's an Amorphage monster on the field, unless that Spell is an Amorphage card
While that is almost three times its original value, the Charizard only fetches the high value if it's determined to be in a perfect condition by a grading company
Even normal collectors who just wait for a product to go live may miss out because the bots can immediately checkout hundreds or thousands of products in seconds. Again, the role of scalpers is nothing new, but just as with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X last year, a new generation of bot technology can make online purchases of Pokmon TCG cards from certain outlets nearly impossible
