There are a lot of secondary and tertiary retail locations, including local shops, stores, and hobby retail shops that sell official Pokemon Products, but these are not required to have a certified retail identification, so keep that in mind when you purchase Pokemon TCG products
On the other hand trading was a laborious process that was easy to get wrong for new players, and it required the use of an in-game currency

20 Monster Cards 1 Rainbow Dragon (DE02) 3 Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus (DE01) 1 Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle (DE01) 1 Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger (DE01) 1 Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth (DE01) 1 Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle (DE01) 1 Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat (DE01) 1 Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise (DE01) 3 Crystal Vanguard SECE) 2 Crystal Protector (SECE) 3 Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (DUEA) 1 Summoner Monk 16 Spell Cards 3 Ancient City Rainbow Ruins (DE01) 3 Crystal Beacon (DE01) 1 Crystal Promise (DE01) 1 Crystal Abundance (DE01) 3 Ayers Rock Sunrise (CPL1) 1 Foolish Burial (SD27) 1 Reinforcement of the Army (SD27) 1 Terraforming (SD25) 1 Monster Reborn (SD25) 1 Darl Hole (SD23) 4 Trap Cards 3 Crystal Hoard (SECE) 1 Crystal Raigeki (DE01) 15 Extra Deck Cards 1 Lavalval Chain (GS05) 2 Lightning Chidori (CBLZ) 1 Diamond Dire Wolf (CBLZ) 1 Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer (DUEA) 1 Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (NECH) 1 Evilswarm Exciton Knight (LVAL) 1 Number 101: Silent Honor ARK (LVAL) 1 Number 103: Ragnazero (PRIO) 1 Number 82: Rhapsody in Berserk (PRIO) 1 Number 82: Heartlandraco (PP16) 1 Number 16: Shock Master (VB14) 1 Ghostrick Alucard (SHSP) 1 Leviair the Sea Dragon (GENF) 1 Wind-Up Zenmaines (GDB1)

The seller writes: This card is the Holy Grail of Pokemon
For me, this one represents the perfect crossover of nostalgia and modern collector demand