first edition rare pokemon cards Ultra-rare card that cost $3 in 1999 to sell for over $54K at auction ARS10 Pokmon Card Pikachu Expansion

Using the same matrices that illustrate the original problem, I mapped out the potential payoffs here

If you decide to sell directly to playersthrough online marketplaces, social media, or forumsyou can sometimes get closer to retail value , but it usually takes more time and effort

Other payment methods, we can discuss

Metalwork Colossus Players have been trying to find unique ways to cheat Metalwork Colossus into play since it was printed in Kaladesh

Oh, and mass graveyard exile only nets you one creature, but Lion's Sash can do it one at a time and end the game

This wasn't great on its own, but in conjunction with cycling lands - lands you could discard to draw cards - Life from the Loam became a card drawing engine, as you could cast Life from the Loam to grab back a fetchland and a pair of cycling lands, play the fetchland to pull out another land from your deck, then cycle your cycling lands to draw two cards (or potentially dredge back up Life from the Loam, dumping MORE cycling lands into your graveyard for you to fetch...)