first pokemon card set How much do you think this complete original base is worth? : r/Pokemoncardappraisal 1st Edition - Old Pokemon

While the Tropical Wind Mega Battle Promo cards distributed at a 1999 Pokmon tournament in Honolulu wont fetch five million from a YouTuber, they still exist in rare air

Rarity drives excitement

Surging Sparks is the set thats generally considered to be the beginning of the current frenzy thats seen Pokmon cards become almost impossible to buy for the last 15 months, where rocketing resale prices have led to scalping ruining the hobby for so many, and indeed strings of robberies at many specialist retailers around the world

Just six

This set doesn't seem to be as highly sought-after as some of the other sets in Scarlet & Violet, but there are still a handful of decent chase cards that are worth keeping an eye out for

You also have a general idea of what kinds of cards these players enjoy playing with