Related Its also important to look at the card itself
According to current market metrics, an ungraded copy of the Pretend Magikarp Pikachu #150/XY-P unit typically goes for between $2,500 to $2,800 for an ungraded copy
Auction house PWCC claimed it was the first time that a signed Lorcana card had been offered at public auction - with only a few of the first-edition cards autographed by the games creators at that time - reflected in its eventual sale price of $1,620
Instead of Cycle of Life, try Combine Guildmage, Cytoplast Root-Kin, Emiel the Blessed, Good-Fortune Unicorn, Ivy Lane Denizen, or any other card that just gives creatures a +1/+1 counter whenever they enter the battlefield
Booster-pack contents are randomized, so specific cards, rarities, foils, or pulls are not guaranteed, and duplicates may occur