Yes, we all had a budget restriction of $45
Back in the TCG Online days, it used to be that a white code card meant it was a good pack, while dark green was an average one
That's not to say, though, that we can't use some of the fundamental concepts of economics and finance to help us understand Magic card prices to better inform our investment decisions
Theres a big difference between a single speculator clearing out the last seller on Amazon, and a card that has zero copies posted for sale anywhere after a major spike
Japanese Pokemon cards use a rarity system that looks familiar on the surface C, U, R, SR but adds a whole second tier of modern rarities (AR, SAR, UR, MUR, CHR, CSR) that dont map cleanly to the English Scarlet & Violet system most Western collectors learned first