X buzz (TCGTracker 822 likes) speculates Hoenn/Unova ties: Rayquaza + Zygarde = dream duo! Community on X (Poke Pullz, 4K views) loves the MA rarity continuation
Or at least a heavily warped version of it
It can, for example, recognize cards on textured backgrounds (the image of the Dragon Whelp below), cards in sleeves and cases (Counterspell in the BGS case), several cards in one image (picture of my Wizards Tournament II Blue-Red counterburn deck), and cards photographed in a an extremely tilted angle (the last three images below)
The fact that split cards change whether its in your hand, graveyard, or on the stack is important because of how rules consider each spell
The data points to the same conclusion: selective PSA grading of Japanese Pokemon cards remains one of the strongest value-adds in the hobby you just need to be more selective now that fees have risen
Therefore, I want to summarize my top three predictions for MTG finance in 2019
