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Factors determining value include Pokemon cards' rareness, the character and the artist, who is indicated on the card.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Maybe it’s the double whammy of something nice actually happening for someone, along with the rareness of that someone seeming like a decent person.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2021

Other states paid no heed to the Supreme Court’s urgings of rareness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021

Daphne and Simon never discuss what it means to be in an interracial relationship, despite what had been said over the rareness of Simon's title.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2021

Benton tried his best to stomach the food, which had been prepared by a chef, but was put off by the rareness of his steak and the cold soup that was served as an appetizer.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley