Judge explains the investment theory: Supply is fixed (Pokmon isnt reprinting old cards), demand keeps growing (the nostalgic Millennial buyer pool isnt getting smaller), and conditions matter enormously (a professionally graded, pristine card can be worth 10 to 100 times more than the same card in rough shape)
Store foils in sleeves and top loaders
The attention to detail, and quality materials, really made a difference
Of the fourteen cards, ten will be common, three will be uncommon, and one will be rare or mythic rare
From the top, it would be the Sephiroth card with his defining silver hair and the very long Masamune blade and the Buster Sword that indeed looks like it could carve through your deck and quite possibly your bank account next