pokemon drapion card 097/088 Listed cards may have imperfections. Pokemon Mega Drapion 1

The story began in 1996, when Pokemon debuted in Japan as a video game for Nintendos Game Boy, followed later that year by the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG)

In this situation, I only lose if my opponents can remove the card or effect that prevents me from losing, or in some cases, if they can win via an alternate wincon

But past that the card is all upside

while the card had seen appreciation in value, I think it was a clear case of a small subset of buyers creating irrational marketplace conditions that led to some serious FOMO on collectors who were sitting on a bit of a lull in terms of what was happening in the marketplace at the turn of the year