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Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card

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Vintage Market Resilience (But Not Immunity) WOTC-era and vintage grails showing relative strength but facing pressure: Holding Strong: True grails (1st Edition Base Set Charizard PSA 10) Low-pop vintage cards in high grades Iconic Gen 1-2 cards with generational nostalgia Vintage sealed products (original booster boxes) Showing Weakness: Mid-tier vintage cards (not top 1% rarity or condition) Common vintage cards even in high grades Vintage cards without strong character appeal Slipping as buyers become more selective and liquidity dries up Why the market is correcting TL;DR: Multiple factors converging simultaneously: aggressive overproduction by The Pokmon Company creating supply gluts, too many chase card variants diluting attention, macroeconomic pressure reducing discretionary spending, and speculation fatigue after years of unsustainable "everything goes up" mentality