1999 shadowless pokemon cards Base Set Complete Master Set (102/102) [MP-DMG] Preserved in a tamper 1999 Pokemon Set 1st Edition

Protecting your cards in sleeves and binders isn't enough: they can continue to be damaged by friction caused by the movement of binder pages, for example

In Japan, the Ancient Mew Pokmon card actually had a textured holo foil instead of being glossy and featured holographic speckles all over the card, making it much more likely to be valuable than the gold Pokmon cards from Burger King that were given out for Pokmon: The First Movie

The green court's virtue was strength, so we played up its larger size and its ability to temporarily and permanently buff creatures

You pick a friend, pick a card (from rarity), and send it