1st edition base set booster box sealed Pokémon First sold for $78,000 Pokemon Base Set 1 Booster

They just gave me a place to belong at a really tough time in my life

Auction house premium: Heritage Auctions and PWCC command 10-20% premiums over eBay for high-end Base Set cards due to authentication guarantees and collector audience

Both standard and special sets have ETBs, and if you're lucky, you can also try to grab the Pokmon Center versions

You should rarely use removal before the Heliod player initiates their combo, because all the abilities involved on their side work at instant speed they could simply go off and win the game right there, all with your Lightning Bolt stranded there on the bottom of the stack