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If you want a reminder of how irrational collectible cardboard can get once nostalgia and scarcity start arm-wrestling, ProxyKing already has a post on the most expensive TCG cards ever sold

Considering how much you can mill to find the cards you need, this should be a surprisingly easy task

Sure, if your opponent has Evasive cards, it wont helpbut hey, its still a great defense item to keep your cards safe and sound

The set structure also differs

You can get some commons and uncommons even cheaper than their market value from a garage sale than, say, TCGplayer because you purchase bulk boxes from a personal seller rather than singles at various prices