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Is Greninja ex (Twilight Masquerade #214) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Greninja ex #214 fell 18% on TCGplayer in a week to $255.69 (27 October 2026), but PSA 10s still sell for about $650. At PSA Standard and 30% odds grading is +$31 on average; break-even about 21%. Read more...
Is Espeon ex (Prismatic Evolutions #155) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Espeon ex #155 is $273.76 on TCGplayer (26 October 2026); PSA 10s now sell for about $851, down from ~$1,010 in early October. At PSA Standard and 30% odds grading is still +$53 on average; break-even about 20%. Read more...
Is Leafeon ex (Prismatic Evolutions #144) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Leafeon ex #144 is $308.56 on TCGplayer but about $261 in eBay sales (25 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $662. At PSA Standard and 30% odds grading is −$22 at the TCGplayer price and +$20 at the eBay average. Read more...
Is Arceus VSTAR (Crown Zenith GG70) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Arceus VSTAR GG70 is $180.27 (24 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $349, a PSA 9 for less than raw. At PSA Standard grading comes out about −$34 at 30% odds; break-even is about a 51% chance of a 10. Read more...
Is Giratina VSTAR (Crown Zenith GG69) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Giratina VSTAR GG69 is $286.58 (23 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $510, a PSA 9 for less than raw. At PSA Standard grading comes out about −$24 at 30% odds; break-even is about a 42% chance of a 10. Read more...
Is Mewtwo VSTAR (Crown Zenith GG44) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Mewtwo VSTAR GG44 is $239.25 (22 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $490, a PSA 9 for less than raw. At PSA Standard grading comes out about −$13 at 30% odds; break-even is about a 36% chance of a 10. Read more...
Is Sylveon ex (Prismatic Evolutions #156) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Sylveon ex #156 is $391.85 (21 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $1,152, a PSA 9 for about raw. At PSA Standard grading comes out about +$109 at 30% odds; break-even is about a 13% chance of a 10. Read more...
Pokémon card price movers: week of October 20, 2026
109 of 138 Pokémon cards worth $20+ fell in the 7 days to October 20, 2026; median −1.8%. Top 5 drops and gains. Read more...
Is Milotic ex (Surging Sparks #237) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Milotic ex #237 is $103.63 (19 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $232 and a PSA 9 for about raw. At PSA Standard ($59.99) grading comes out about −$34 at 30% odds; break-even needs about a 61% chance of a 10. A CGC 10 does not pay either. Read more...
Is Latias ex (Surging Sparks #239) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Latias ex #239 is $177.62 (18 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $410, a PSA 9 for less than raw. At 30% odds PSA Standard grading comes out about −$21; break-even needs about a 40% chance of a 10. Even a CGC 10 nets less than selling raw. Read more...
Is Rayquaza VMAX (Evolving Skies #218) worth grading? October 2026
A PSA 10 Rayquaza VMAX #218 sells for about $2,075, a PSA 9 for about $1,164. Whether grading pays depends on the raw price: at TCGplayer's $1,278.52 break-even is about a 44% chance of a 10; at PriceCharting's $1,068 about 23% (15 October 2026). Read more...
Chart: the cards inside a booster box or ETB are worth 16% to 44% of its StockX sale price
What is a Pokémon booster box worth to open? Pack and box EV for 8 sets (October 2026)
The cards you can expect to pull from a booster box or ETB are worth 16% to 44% of its StockX price in every set we could compare. Expected card... Read more...
Pokémon card price movers: week of October 13, 2026
132 of 167 Pokémon cards worth $20+ fell in the 7 days to October 13, 2026; median −2.2%. Top 5 drops and gains. Read more...
Pokémon card prices, four weeks on: 143 of 150 cards worth $20+ are down (11 October 2026)
13 September 2026 to 11 October 2026: 143 of 150 Pokémon cards worth $20+ fell, median −7.3%; 40 of 41 $100+ cards are lower. Every riser, the full $100+ board, set by set. Read more...
Is Charizard ex (Paldean Fates #234) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Charizard ex #234 is $257.65 (10 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $758, a PSA 9 for less than raw. PSA Standard covers every outcome: about +$50 on expectation at 30% odds, break-even 10 chance about 19%. CGC 10 is worth about $360; three TAG 10s sold above a PSA 10. Read more...
Is Umbreon VMAX (Evolving Skies #215) worth grading? October 2026
A PSA 10 Umbreon VMAX #215 sells for about $3,850, a PSA 9 for about $2,120. Whether grading pays depends on the raw price: at TCGplayer's $2,285.50 break-even is about a 38% chance of a 10; at PriceCharting's $1,806.61 about 12% (6 October 2026). Read more...
Pokémon card price movers: week of October 6, 2026
134 of 169 Pokémon cards worth $20+ fell in the 7 days to October 6, 2026; median −1.8%. Top 5 drops and gains. Read more...
Is Pikachu ex (Surging Sparks #238) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Pikachu ex #238 is $286.31 (5 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $838, a PSA 9 for less than raw. PSA Standard covers even a 10: about +$47 on expectation at 30% odds, break-even 10 chance about 21%. CGC barely beats raw. Read more...
Is Mew ex (Paldean Fates #232) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Mew ex #232 is $872.64 (4 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $2,851, a PSA 9 for less than raw. Worked PSA Standard math with the Super Express upcharge: about +$299 on expectation at 30% odds, break-even 10 chance about 10%. Read more...
Is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex worth grading? The math (October 2026)
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 is $400.21 raw and about $917 in PSA 10 (October 3, 2026). At PSA Standard, grading pays on average only above about a 15% chance of a 10. Read more...
Is Umbreon ex (Prismatic Evolutions #161) worth grading? October 2026
Raw Umbreon ex #161 is $1,326.66 (3 October 2026); a PSA 10 sells for about $5,399, a PSA 9 for about raw. Worked PSA math with the Premier upcharge: about +$663 on expectation, break-even 10 chance about 9%. Read more...
30th Celebration ETB price after launch: resale data, and what earlier ETBs did next
Daily resale prices for the 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box since launch, set against what six earlier ETBs did in their first 12 weeks. Read more...
When do Pokémon ETBs go up in value? Two years of StockX prices, box by box
Two years of StockX ETB prices: an early dip after launch, a market-wide climb in early 2026, then pullbacks from the peaks. Read more...
Graded vs raw Pokémon card prices: what StockX sales show (October 2026)
StockX graded sales against TCGplayer raw prices for six modern cards, and what the spread means before you pay to grade. Read more...
Pokémon Center ETB vs regular ETB: the resale premium is 1.4x to 3.2x (StockX data, 2026)
How much more a Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box resells for than the standard box, set by set, from StockX sold prices. Read more...
Pokémon ETB prices: what 16 Elite Trainer Boxes actually sold for on StockX (October 2026)
Median StockX sold prices for 16 Elite Trainer Boxes over the last 90 days, and which ones rose or fell against the 90 days before. Read more...
Crown Zenith card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Crown Zenith cards, main set and Galarian Gallery, at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 18, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Obsidian Flames card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Obsidian Flames cards at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 17, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Journey Together card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Journey Together cards at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 17, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Twilight Masquerade card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Twilight Masquerade cards at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 17, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Surging Sparks card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Surging Sparks cards at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 17, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Destined Rivals card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Destined Rivals cards at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 16, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Paldean Fates card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Paldean Fates cards at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 16, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Pokémon 151 card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Scarlet & Violet 151 cards at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 16, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Evolving Skies card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 25 most valuable Evolving Skies cards at TCGplayer market prices (data as of September 16, 2026), what the set costs to complete, and which cards clear the grading bar under PSA's current tiers. Read more...
Prismatic Evolutions card values: the 25 most valuable cards (October 2026)
The 20 most valuable Prismatic Evolutions cards by TCGplayer market price (Sept 15, 2026), what the set costs to complete (about $4,923, with 96% of it in the 32 special illustration rares), and which cards clear PSA's new $59.99 Standard tier. Read more...
Chart: cards worth at least 2.5 times the grading fee raw, by set, October 2026
How many Pokémon cards are actually worth grading? October 2026 data from 10 modern sets
We checked all 2,240 cards in 10 modern sets against current grading fees (1 October 2026). 84 clear the bar for CGC Economy, only 34 clear it for PSA Standard... Read more...
Card grading fees in September 2026: every PSA, CGC, TAG and Beckett tier, what is paused, and the cheapest way to grade
PSA added a $59.99 Standard tier on 14 September, renamed Regular to Priority and raised Express to $199, while its four Value tiers stay paused. The full PSA, CGC, TAG and Beckett fee table, updated 21 September 2026, and what it means for the math. Read more...
Is Charizard ex (151 #199) worth grading in September 2026? The full math
With PSA's cheap tiers paused, the answer depends entirely on which company you use. We run the numbers with today's market price and show the break-even gem rate. Read more...