I believe it to be generally known that a few people have owned many of the Legendary Dog goldstars from Unseen Forces in an amount that probably was not pulled from packs.
Celebi goldstar, from Crystal Guardians, seems to appear on eBay with unusually high frequency.
(1) Has anyone else noticed that frequency? Or can anyone else undermine my thought about the frequency? (e.g., perhaps I am incorrect and all goldstars are listed at that frequency)
(2) If it is unusually high, is anyone aware of any possible explanation, such as the strange provenance of the Legendary Dogs?
For the last 3-4 years ive seen the celebi on ebay much more then most of the other gold stars! thats why i thought it wouldn’t really go up much but it has recently. And even though there is still a few around it’s a lot less then what it used to be.
There’s only two goldstars in Crystal Guardians so perhaps it’s a bit easier to pull? If for argument’s sake we assume 1 goldstar every 2 box, that’s a 1/192 pack pull rate for a set with three goldstars and 1/128 for a set with two.
I see a lot more of both Celebi and Alakazam GS than any other aside from the dogs. More Alakazam 1-2 years back than now though, now it is mostly Celebi. Alakazam spiked in price after 2016. I found a few copies laying around for days for under $50 and even $40 in the summer of 2016.