They're doing a number of things differently to avoid carrying high-value Pokmon cards, including not buying back from the public anymore
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You see, a lot of the original cards that were printed feature Pokmon characters without shadows, hence the term shadowless and a 1st edition stamp
The second step is to split this huge pool of cards by rarity and consider the Wildcard pull rates established above: 1st Wildcard (49% C, 27.6% U, 23.4% R or M) 2nd Wildcard (91% C, 7.4% U, 1.6% R or M) Luckily for our calculations and sanity, commons and uncommons remain value-less and we need only focus on the rares and mythics
Description: Pikachu EX Ultra Rara #xy124 Type: Black Star Promo, Holofoil Full Art Brand: Pokemon Series: Generations Red & Blue All are shipped in a bubble mailer, first class, and includes tracking and delivery confirmation