If you're in the market for mana, this does the job, and giving it up to draw cards is very doable
With near-mint stock dwindling, the market anticipates this price point could become the new short-term normal
They're usually made using Collector's Edition power, by splitting each card and posting the Collector's Edition front onto a real Magic card back, thus giving the appearance of "real" power
This is significantly worse value than other packs, but at the end of the day youre probably not concerned with that if youre buying these packs now
This is where your create-your-own Pokmon card idea comes to life a real card format, your real subject, your real design choices
The highest-selling copy we found was graded a Near Mint 8 by Beckett, which sold in 2022 for $72,000