Which Pokémon Card Price Guide Can You Trust?
Every guide shows a different number for the same card. What each one is actually measuring, and why sold listings are the only figure worth arguing with.
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Every guide shows a different number for the same card. What each one is actually measuring, and why sold listings are the only figure worth arguing with.
The mechanics left out of the cards-went-up-10x stories: survivorship bias, the spread, eBay's 13.25% fee, grading costs and holding a thing that pays nothing.
Graded vintage and modern chase cards are up sharply year over year as of August 2026. Sealed modern is flat. Here is the sold data, segment by segment.