1999 zapdos pokemon card Graded: 1st Edition CGC 10 – Double Infinity Gaming Retreat Cost Sold at Auction: 1999 Pokemon

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Collectible card games are the only hobby where you can pay thousands of dollars for cardboard and little else

Even when disconnected from its wider story though, the flavour text here does a wonderful job at selling the huge investment that players must put in, not only in building this marvellous structure, but also in activating it

If you have one in mint condition, getting it graded could multiply your cards value dramatically

otherwise, it will go to waste

Credit: Wizards of the Coast Leech Collector Saffgor: Hilarious art aside, this is great for both lifegain and spellsling-y Black decks, but where it gets especially fun is with Flash enablers