Starting near MSRP at 5,500, prices grew steadily as collectors realized the Mew VMAX SA and Mew V SA artworks were Japanese-exclusive and increasingly difficult to find in sealed product: Sep 2021 : 5,500 (slightly above MSRP 4,950) Jan 2022 : 8,000 early adopter demand as Mew VMAX dominated competitive play Jun 2022 : 12,000 competitive demand absorbing sealed stock Jan 2023 : 18,000 collector interest in Mew V SA artwork grows Jun 2023 : 25,000 sealed supply visibly declining in Japanese market Jan 2024 : 32,000 international collector demand accelerating Jun 2024 : 38,000 approaching current levels Apr 2026 : 45,000 card rush buy price 40,000 implies ~45,000 market The appreciation trajectory from 5,500 to 45,000 represents an 8 price increase over 4.5 years
Wrap Up Godsend | Illustration by Daniel Ljunggren And with that, weve come to the end of our journey
In addition to that, sealed boxes are valued more because, in theory, each unopened box has a God Pack potential
A seller with zero feedback listing high-value graded cards is a major red flag
In the mainline Pokmon games, Pinsir is occasionally difficult to obtain, often found in specific, sometimes elusive locations like the Safari Zone in the Kanto region
To wrap this up, lets look at two equally underrated cards that you can get in foil for under 1 Euro, and that are so good that you could build a deck around either one of them
