Flip-flop.
Sales for the 2022 Pokemon Trading Card Game Sword & Shield GO VSTAR cards are unusual; one day before the set launched, pre-orders for the Ultra Rare 050/078 Dragonite VSTAR card ourperformed the Ultra Rare 031/078 Mewtwo VSTAR card by 42 percent on TCG Player.
The tides had turned on launch day when the Ultra Rare 031/078 Mewtwo VSTAR card ourperformed the Ultra Rare 050/078 Dragonite VSTAR card by 66 percent, as seen on the chart below:
|
Card
|
Pre-order Market Value |
Launch Day Market Value |
| Ultra Rare 031/078 Mewtwo VSTAR | $39.49 | $10.75 (-72.8%) |
|
Ultra Rare 050/078 Dragonite VSTAR
|
$67.96 | $3.65 (-94.6%) |
| Rainbow Rare 079/078 Mewtwo VSTAR | $77.80 | $51.14 (-34.3%) |
| Rainbow Rare 081/078 Dragonite VSTAR | $97.25 | $50.71 (-47.9%) |
Meanwhile, pre-orders for the Rainbow Rare 081/078 Dragonite VSTAR card ourperformed the Rainbow Rare 079/078 Mewtwo VSTAR card by 20 percent; interestingly on launch day, both cards performed about the same.