(Paul himself traded a PSA 9 copy of the Illustrator, said to be worth around $1.275m, along with $4m in cash, for the PSA 10.) While Pikachu Illustrator is Pokmons most expensive card by some distance, its not the rarest Pokmon card
Its a great way to experience a new set and all it has to offer
For example, if youre playing a Commander like Sythis, you really want to be able to cast as many enchantments a turn so you can keep drawing cards and gaining life
This can save creatures or rebuy "enters" triggers, and it can also just bounce a land to trigger landfall
I want to throw haymakers back and forth
This often means one of the four borders is a little too thick and the opposite a little too thin, off-centering the actual card, but the most dramatic miscuts can reveal another card entirely