Recent Sale: Due to the extreme elusiveness of this card, there arent any recent graded sales to speak of
Below is an excerpt from Marks article: To commemorate the opening of the DCI Tournament Center, Wizards was asked if they could design and draw (just as I designed both cards, Chris Rush illustrated both of them back then he was a full-time Wizards employee) a card called Shichifukujin Dragon
Even if you start with its pre-evolution Scyther, you can just U-turn to the Bench (after doing 10 DMG), setting up an eventual comeback to the Active Spot after Dialga EX/Orthworm has gifted Metal Energy to Scyther/Mega Scizor EX
With this information in hand, and the rest of Karstens article here, we can look ahead and figure out what to buy if the Pro Tour is back and if Pioneer is really really a thing
Not every expensive card holds its value long-term, of course