600 The previous record holder for the most expensive card in history was another Pikachu Illustrator, which sold for almost $55,000 USD in 2013
Effects may put cards from other zones onto the battlefield under an opponent's control
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it is not necessarily true that anything other than a 10 is worthless. PSA 7 Beedrill Guidelines for How to Buy by Grade The grade table is not just for looking at descriptions of condition, but also serves as decision-making material to determine what you should target. Even for the same card, the necessary budget and search method will change significantly depending on whether you target PSA 10, compromise with PSA 9, or search including PSA 8 and below
And like the Power Nine - many of which appear on this list, including Black Lotus - it was a rare card in Alpha, meaning that only around 1,008 copies were ever produced