The value is certainly a draw for interested collectors, but its also become trendy on streaming sites like Twitch to open packs on stream sort of like opening loot boxes or weapons skins
Once a card crosses the $1,000 threshold (let alone $550,000), serious collectors follow a tiered storage protocol learned from Reddit r/PokemonInvesting veterans and PSA submitters: The 3-Tier Storage Stack for Vintage Grails Tier 1 Pre-grading inventory (raw vintage cards in toploaders): Cards waiting for PSA, BGS, or CGC grading sit in 3"4" toploaders to prevent corner damage during shipping and submission queue handling
Blog posts Japanese Pokemon Booster MEGA Expansion Pokemon TCG Pre-Order Storm Emeralda Japanese Storm Emeralda Pre-Order: The Complete Buyer's Guide to the New MEGA Pokemon Booster By PokeNinJapan A complete buyer's guide to the Japanese Storm Emeralda (M6) MEGA expansion pack, covering release details, key cards, and how to secure a pre-order before it sells out
Is this an artifact format
Do pull rates change between sets
Another Final Fantasy IX alumni, Beatrix is clearly intended as a glue card to bring all the Equipment synergies in the deck together
