What the price data says about Pokémon cards: grading, vintage, sets and the market.
0.0%the median card's move this weekMore Pokémon cards rose than fell in the week to October 25, 2026, and Mewtwo EX - BW45 from Black and White Promos led the risers. Here are the headline numbers, the biggest movers both ways, and how much weight a single week can carry.
0.0%the median card's move this weekMore cards rose than fell in the week to October 19, 2026, but the typical card didn't move at all. Here are the biggest risers and fallers, and how much weight a one-week move can carry.
+23%sealed product, median over a year after costsOver the stretch our price data covers, sealed Pokémon product did beat singles, and by a clear margin after costs. Here's how big the gap was, how solid it looks, and the limits that keep it from proving sealed always goes up.
−49%bought in a set's first 6 months, median a year onWaiting has usually won: Pokémon singles bought in a set's first six months made a typical −49% over the next year after costs, while cards bought two years or more in made +2%. Here's how the odds change as a set ages, where buying early still has a case, and what the numbers can't tell you.
$13,901one copy of each of its top ten cardsThe most valuable card in ME: 30th Celebration is Mew - R/RGB, with a market price of $6,000. Here are the set's top ten cards, how far their prices have moved since the set's second week, and how much weight to put on a month of data.
0.0%the median card's move this weekThe typical card held flat in the week to October 12, 2026, but 42% of English cards at $20 and up rose. Below are the biggest risers and fallers, how far each moved, and how much one week can really tell you.
42%the rise a $100 card needs to break even onlineOnline both ways, a $100 card has to rise 42% in a year before you make a cent, while one bought at a show and sold to another collector at market can slip a little and still break even. We priced eight ways to buy and sell across 44,224 card-months to show which costs least, and where the show math falls apart.
+36%PSA 10 slabs, median move over six monthsPSA 10s don't run away from lower grades: over six months the PSA 10 copies of the same cards rose about as much as the 9s, and PSA 8 slabs rose most. Here's the eBay sales data grade by grade, where the 10 believers are partly right, and what the numbers can't tell you.
+26%Wizards-era cards, median over two years after costsVintage Pokémon cards were the steadiest era in our price data, not the most profitable one, and cards from 2007 to 2016 did better over two years. Below are the typical returns after costs for six eras, how widely each one swung, and what the numbers can't tell you.
33%the Pokémon's share of the price gaps we can explainScarcity is part of what makes a Pokémon card expensive, but the Pokémon on it and its set matter more. Using September 2026 prices for 12,423 cards, here's how much each thing explains and what the data can't show.
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