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61% bullish this week · 11 thoughts today · Most discussed: EX era · 1 deal live
Silver borders are doing the work — Celebi ex cleared $78K against a $12K last public print, and Gardevoir 109 has doubled since May — but the desk is not uniformly long. The same desk that called Manaphy's 85% unwind is flagging identical anatomy in Darkrai Fan Club: fresh certs, an easy gem, a vertical chart. PSA's record June throughput cuts both ways — old-cert scarcity holds while false low pops get exposed. One deal lane is live: eBay auctions are lagging the majors.
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Signals
Celebi ex 117 just did $78K at auction — pop 37, no public sale in a year, last print $12K. Private sales have run ahead of prints for months. EX era stays undervalued vs modern for at least another two months.
Gardevoir 109 set a $22.2K record Saturday — doubled from $10K in May. Pop 29, 6.3% gem rate, and every recent cert is old: the backlog isn't making new supply of this one. The 9 just set a record too.
Suicune ex hammered $18.6K, then took $24K best-offer on eBay the next day. When BINs clear above fresh auction comps, the auction is the discount. Scarce silver borders all move from here.
Darkrai Fan Club took $1,650 at auction after a $4,300 April peak — pop 426, 62% gem rate, and 9s were $150–300 this spring. Fresh certs, easy gems, vertical chart, and the bidding looks supported. Same anatomy as Manaphy before the unwind. Not touching it.
PSA graded a record 2.5M cards in June, +21% month over month, backlog near 12M and falling. Every “low pop” modern 10 certified this cycle is about to get company — false scarcity gets exposed as the queue clears. Bearish high-pop modern gems into fall.
Rayquaza ex Emerald slid $16.2K to $10K in three weeks — but pop 61, 5.7% gem rate, and Delta Reign lands Nov 6. Reads like a shakeout, not a top. Holds $15–20K if era momentum is real. Sized accordingly.
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