who uses the ice barrier deck in yugioh Breakdown | Guides, Decks & Usage Statistics Georgius, Swordman of the Ice

Pokemon cards are a great example but are not the only collectables that got the rise in popularity

Trainer's Pokemon saw spiritual successors in Generations IV with Pokemon SP and in Generation V with Team Plasma cards

This, at least, makes good sense to me: Pokmon scalpers thrive off often temporary shortages, and if you're trading products from many years ago, that's obviously less relevant

Illustrator: miki kudo Phantump #7 Phantump (1-Diamond, Common rarity) is the #7/239 card from the Celestial Guardians set in Pokmon TCG Pocket

However, I thoroughly believe that this guy is cute

Expect to pay $120 if you'll only accept an NM copy.