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I’ve spoken with @TCGFish many times about the website and the data integrity. It’s as good as it gets in the Pokemon space.

And that’s coming from a nerd who posts actual data analyses on here where I painstakingly collate and cross-check data by hand.

The Rise, Fall, and Stabilization of the PSA 10 Umbreon VMAX Alt Art

[en_US-SWSH7-215-umbreon_vmax.jpg] TL;DR: I wanted to document the rise, fall, and stabilization of the PSA 10 Umbreon VMAX Alt Art. Pries have appeared surprisingly stable for the past 5 weeks and represent an erosion of ~45% from the highs. Data & Statistics I compiled 371 sales of the PSA 10 Evolving Skies Umbreon VMAX Alt Art from 9/29/22 to 12/27/22. Non-USD currencies were converted to USD and rounded. Auctions and buy-it-now (BINs) were included. All sales data (including best offe…

Espeon VMAX Alt Art PSA 10 Market Trends

[85DFC0E1-D842-45B8-9FD3-FED3D951E6B9] TL;DR: I wanted to document current trends for the PSA 10 Espeon VMAX Alt Art from Fusion Strike. It did not see dramatic shifts over these past few months. If anything, the prices have softened slightly after additional supply was brought to market in November and December. Data & Statistics I compiled 58 sales of the PSA 10 Fusion Strike Espeon VMAX Alt Art from 10/9/22 to 1/3/23. Non-USD currencies were converted to USD and rounded. Auctions and b…

Latias & Latios GX Full Art Sales Data

How do you feel about the increase in sale prices for Latias & Latios GX Full Art? Are the higher prices warranted? Personally, I love the artwork, and am happy to see an alternate art card from the Sun & Moon Era compete with the SW/SH Era. I wanted to provide some recent PSA 10 sales data. As you can see below, the prices have creeped upward quadratically, meaning a substantial (non-linear) increase in recent months. In my opinion, this is a great example of organic interest and demand drivi…