IGN opinion piece says Pokémon TCG market prices remain above MSRP despite record print runs

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• IGN — Pokémonfirst reporttrust 50·agreement 100%·primary
  Pokémon Card Prices Are Still Out of Control, but Here's Why "Market Price" Isn’t the Real Problem
  published 17d agoseen 16d ago

• price:ascended_heroes_etb_market_pricereported

  Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Box TCGplayer market price of $153.54, with eBay listings over $350

  “there are some eBay sellers charging over $350 for one of the Pokemon TCG’s Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Boxes; whereas, on TCGplayer, the market price is estimated at a much lower $153.54”source

• price:umbreon_ex_prismaticreported

  Umbreon ex from Prismatic Evolutions cited at $1,300+

  “like the famous $1,300+ Umbreon ex from Prismatic Evolutions”source

• print_volume:cards_printed_last_yearreported

  over 10 billion Pokémon cards printed in the past year

  “Just last year alone, over 10 billion Pokemon cards were printed; in context, that’s out of the 85 billion since the card game’s conception”source

• print_volume:cards_printed_totalreported

  85 billion Pokémon cards printed since the game's inception

  “that’s out of the 85 billion since the card game’s conception — meaning 11% of a 30-year-old card game’s output was carried out in just 12 months”source

• pull_ratesreported

  30th Celebration expansion reported to have improved pull rates for in-demand cards, lowering their market prices

  “when it comes to the 30th Celebration expansion, vastly improved pull rates for the more in-demand cards have deeply hit scalper operations”source