Fans whove been purchasing physical cards over the past 28 years have done so for a variety of reasons - whether in search of their favourite Pokmon, their favourite art, rare shiny cards, to build a full collection, or to create the strongest competitive team
There are also sets printed only in 1st edition
This is just for cosmetics
10 Billion Pokmon Cards Were Printed Last Year and It Still Wasn't Enough to Stop Shortages and Scalping The Pokemon Company manufactured over 10 billion trading cards last year alone, totaling 85 billion cards produced to date, yet supply shortages and scalping persist
Yes, shadowless cards are worth more than the common Unlimited versions, sometimes several times more for key holos, but they sell for far less than 1st Edition