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pokemon cards empoleon V - SWSH05: Battle Styles [ULTRA RARE] 040/163 / Ultra Rare Card Type / HP / Stage Pokémon Card Database - DP
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(It's been over a decade since I worked in QA, but you can't ever really turn it off.) Then one of my absolute favorite things happened
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With its soft, wintry atmosphere and gentle nod to earlier generations, this Illustration Rare feels destined to earn a place in many binder pages
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This means that unofficial, fake cards can be common
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If you want to swing a profit, there's no financial incentive to grade Pokemon cards that sell for less than a grading feeunless you're confident the card will increase in value later
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