In fact, collectors have recently purchased copies of the Pikachu ex card for around $700 for an ungraded copy and $3,400 for a graded one that scored a "PSA 10," according to eBay's recently sold ...

A mint condition Base Set Pikachu (not 1st edition or PSA-graded, mind you) costs less than the retail price of a modern booster ... including as a VMAX card 20 years after the original version.

This particular version of Pikachu Illustrator was recently rated as GEM Mint 10 by the PSA grading company ... inflating the price of the card in the process. Later, after his match, the Guinness ...