Import cards, clothes, and duelists from previous games (Spirit Caller and Nightmare Troubadoor for DS)
Japanese fans of Pokmon and fast food have been able to get their hands on promotional cards at McDonalds from 2002 onwards
This gets you 80-90% of the set at pack-opening cost and leaves you only needing to buy the high-value singles you didn't pull The Pokemon Center ETB contains the Charmander SVP044 stamp promo, which is not in standard retail ETBs
There will be 100 per card for the Americas (North/Central/South, combined), and another 100 per card for all markets distributed from Europe (Europe, Oceania, Africa, Middle East)
Raw copies run about $200 to $400, a graded 9 sold for around $2,000 earlier this year, and a graded 10 sits in the low five-figures