Wow, can’t believe that it’s at the same level as psa 10 1st Ed charizard and the illustrator, that’s nuts
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Yeah, really something, all the “Top 10 most valuable cards!” will now include Protostoise. The MTG backed owners must be popping champagne. Just a wild moment for the hobby that signifies the strength of more niche historical items moving forward.
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BuT tHeY aReN’t NoStAlGiC
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If I’m not mistaken this item is a 1 of 2 printed? Please correct me if I’m mistaken.
With only 1 ever graded, which other pokemon card with that historical significance has got that level of rarity i.e population 1 with extreme historical significance?
If we’re talking population 1, the only thing that comes to mind is the 2000-2002 Neo holos with the winners’ faces.
Look up eBulbs awesome Masterlist for that kind of info:
www.elitefourum.com/t/master-list-of-the-rarest-pokemon-cards/28390/1
Congrats to the seller, a great price for some weird niche stuff
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$360k while Charizard only went for $300k
If I had the Proto, I’d swap it for a Charizard no probs
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I’d rather have the Stoise if it were just for my personal collection and sales value was not a consideration. But I fully acknowledge that I’m a weirdo and that a hundred times more people would prefer the Charizard.
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Id rather have a Charizard than the Stoise with the white back. But Id rather the MTG Back Stoise to the Charizard 
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I do agree that the Magic back is a big bonus and I would rather have that one.
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I remember when efour used to be reasonably accurate with pricing when pokemon was more niche - lots of 1990s with regular day jobs indulging in this hobby
Nowadays the top end of the hobby has changed to a new buyer field with wealthier 1970s/1980s who don’t participate here much.
When I look at our buy section, the average buying price has only moved up a bit and the quality of cards sought has candidly speaking dropped a lot; a lot on this forum are priced out + the cards are now held in more diverse hands too.
Still lots of knowledge here tho which remains an edge for those who engage here.
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So much for the worry that the market could cool and possibly crash. That sale was out of the park. Enough of a shock that even if a couple other copies ever surface they will do little to dampen the prices for each.
the only other copies that would surface are already known about by the people involved. this was coordinated between wotc employees
Its good the card is getting the respect it deserves.
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The stoise auction was definitely one of the more exciting auctions to happen. Interesting to see what happens with the other two.
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I’d personally prefer the prototype stoise to any other pokemon set card or trophy card, it’s just my preference though!
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Definitely a shift of tone here since that record sale.
I still find it ridiculously ugly tho.
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So would this have been bought by someone in the pokemon community or by someone in the magic community?
360k seems wild to me, but congratz to all people!
It’s a card that only needs 2 people interested in it! Prototype collectibles in other collectibles can be extremely expensive.