Why Is Base Set Dragonair Becoming a High Demand Card?

I appreciate your request, but I need to clarify an important limitation: the search results provided don’t contain information about *why* Base Set Dragonair is becoming a high-demand card. The search results only show current pricing data and market listings for the card.

To write an accurate, well-sourced article about the reasons behind increased demand for Base Set Dragonair, I would need search results that discuss:

– Historical demand trends for this specific card
– Collector interest patterns
– Any recent events or announcements affecting its popularity
– Comparisons to other Base Set cards in terms of demand growth
– Expert analysis on what’s driving collector interest

The current search results show that Base Set Dragonair #18 is priced between $8.75 for ungraded copies and $225 for PSA 10 graded versions[1], and that it has 316 listings on TCGplayer with a market price of $11.93[2]. However, these are pricing facts, not explanations for demand.

Without sources explaining the “why” behind the demand, I cannot write an article that meets the accuracy standards required – I would be speculating rather than providing sourced information to your audience.

If you can provide search results that discuss the reasons for Dragonair’s demand increase, I’d be happy to write the article in the plain text format you’ve requested.