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- ✓Light test — real cards block light (dark core layer)
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Price History
$88.88$26.04
Raw (eBay)
▲ 44.7% (30d)Mar 17
SMA
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Break-even price$67.50
PSA 10 selling for$85.00
Grade multiple6.8×
Expected Value
Weighted avg grade value$40.55
Expected profit$26.95
Expected ROI-39.9%
Grade Breakdown
35%PSA 10$85.00+$17.50
45%PSA 9$23.99$43.51
20%PSA 8$0.00—
-$26.95
Expected -$26.95 loss — don't grade yet
Population Report
PSA/BGS/CGC population data coming soon.
“Sealed Pokémon product from the 1990s appreciates faster than opened product.”
Data from PSA, BGS, and CGC public records
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