Step 4 Factor In Grading If the Card Is High Value If a card appears to be worth $50 or more in raw condition, professional grading is worth considering
Synergistic options like Hardened Scales and Kami of Whispered Hopes add extra counters for even greater value
All of these cards can provide absurd value in the right decks - getting more than one mana from a single land is always fantastic, and the ceiling on these is so, so high
The counters are, again, the same as the video games and tend to follow an obvious logic, such as fire pokmon being weak to water attacks, but its worth having a look at a glossary before you start, to familiarise yourself with the sheer number of cards and what they can do
"If this pokmon switched in during this turn it does X more damage"
Vallon, the Super Psy Skyblaster X DARK Rank 5 [ Psychic / XyzEffect ] ATK 2500 DEF 2200 2 Level 5 monsters During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls