The Price Of A Number
Several headlines hit the hobby this past week, and together they highlight an important truth about modern collecting—one worth understanding, not fearing. First came the story of a single Pokémon card yielding a record $30,000 buyback at GameStop: a 2003 Skyridge Gengar Holo PSA 10 pulled from a $2,500 digital “Lunar Power Pack”. One graded card. One label. One number. And suddenly—$30,494.70 changes hands. It’s exciting, even historic. But it also reminds us of something