Ascended Heroes ETBs, for example, are currently averaging around $115-120 on resale markets - around a 135% markup from its MSRP of $49.99
9 Pikachu (Red Cheeks) Common Market Price: $320.00 Pikachu boasts the honor of being the only common card to find itself among the most valuable cards from the Base Set
Money-wise most of the scene cards come in under $3 a card, bringing us to less than $18 from the scene cards alone
Merchant of Truth Now this is a cool use of the exalted mechanic
The back half, Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun, taps for green mana equal to your creature count, which is exactly what Gaeas Cradle does
Because the sport cards market existed before pokemon cards, people recognized the value of 1st edition base holos from the start and already graded them 1999 / early 2000s onwards