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Best cards and slabs to invest in this week
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A taste of this week's issue
Prices as of 2026-09-30Pokémon vintage firms while One Piece slabs and Pokémon modern cool
Machamp LV.X ran +82.3% in 7 days on 8 recorded sales to lead the singles; Snorlax PSA 9 led the slabs at +99.2%.
The board is split. Pokémon vintage is firming: a +3.4% median move across 499 cards over 30 days, with 78% of them rising. One Piece slabs are cooling at -2.2%, and Pokémon modern is softer too. Five segments read flat.
Where the money went: Machamp LV.X (Pokémon) +82.3% in 7 days, Jirachi ex (Pokémon) +63.8% in 7 days and Rayquaza (Pokémon) +53.2% in 7 days, each on recorded sales rather than a single listing. On the slab side, Snorlax PSA 9 (Pokémon) went to $3,345 on this week's sales against a $1,679 market, +99.2% on 154 sales in 30 days.
- 01Best grading setup: Deoxys (Pokémon, Call of Legends #SL1), raw $500 against a $66,076 PSA 10, 3% gem rate, +87.2% after fees. A strict condition play: pass on anything short of clean.
- 02Slabs: Snorlax PSA 9 (Pokémon) is the widest sales-backed move on the board, +99.2% on 154 sales in 30 days; Nidoking PSA 10 follows at +98.8%.
- 03Over 30 days: Pokémon +8.0% (strong momentum) and One Piece -18.6% (cooling); Japanese Pokémon and Riftbound have no 30-day reading yet.
Most popular cards and slabs this week
The biggest rises of the week in each game, on recorded sales.
 Machamp LV.XStormfront · 98 | $145.85 | +82.3% | 7 days · 8 recorded sales |
 Jirachi ex30th Celebration · 155 | $79.23 | +63.8% | 7 days · 8 recorded sales |
 RayquazaPOP Series 1 · 3 | $253.02 | +53.2% | 7 days · 8 recorded sales |
 Snorlax PSA 9Jungle · 11 | $3,345.00 | +99.2% | vs $1,679.01 market · 154 sales in 30 days |
 Nidoking PSA 10Aquapolis · 150 | $58,500.00 | +98.8% | vs $29,429.72 market · 11 sales in 30 days |
 Flareon ex PSA 9Delta Species · 108 | $1,768.28 | +97.2% | vs $896.66 market · 23 sales in 30 days |
 RayquazaCry from the Mysterious · 442 | $199.99 | +35.6% | 7 days · 8 recorded sales |
 Moon StoneVending Machine Series 1 (Blue) | $25.23 | +33.9% | 7 days · 8 recorded sales |
 Trade Please!XY Promos · 282 | $300.00 | +33.3% | 7 days · 8 recorded sales |
| Rayquaza PSA 10Cry from the Mysterious · 442 | $11,000.00 | +93.7% | vs $5,677.96 market · 33 sales in 30 days |
 Mew ex PSA 10Mirage Forest · 41 | $11,100.00 | +92.0% | vs $5,781.53 market · 17 sales in 30 days |
 Mewtwo ex PSA 9ADV Expansion Pack · 26 | $1,743.68 | +65.5% | vs $1,053.52 market · 9 sales in 30 days |
 Kung Fu JugonKingdoms of Intrigue Pre-Release Cards · OP04-005 | $26.84 | +39.9% | 7 days · 7 recorded sales |
 Shanks (020) (Alternate Art)The World's Strongest Warriors · OP17-020 | $48.29 | +31.6% | 7 days · 7 recorded sales |
 Nico Robin (Alternate Art)The World's Strongest Warriors · OP17-087 | $40.84 | +18.2% | 7 days · 7 recorded sales |
 Hody Jones PSA 10Wings of the Captain · 35 | $34.98 | +16.6% | vs $30.00 · 8 nightly readings |
 Monkey.D.Luffy BGS 10Adventure on Kami's Island · 119 | $80.67 | +15.3% | vs $69.99 · 8 nightly readings |
 Monkey.D.Luffy BGS 10Romance Dawn · 24 | $148.00 | +11.7% | vs $132.50 · 8 nightly readings |
 DeceiverUnleashed · 235 | $246.95 | +46.5% | 30 days · 14 recorded sales |
 Lonely PoroUnleashed · 221 | $361.73 | +43.0% | 30 days · 7 recorded sales |
 Mystic PoroUnleashed · 224 | $188.01 | +35.4% | 30 days · 7 recorded sales |
Recommended cards to grade this week
Pokémon, mid-era (2007–2019) and modern (2020–present), ranked by expected return after the PSA fee and postage.
 DeoxysCall of Legends · SL1 | $500.00 | $66,076 | 3% | +87.2% |
 Galarian SlowpokeSWSH Black Star Promos · SWSH126 | $6.98 | $995 | 12% | +88.0% |
 All-Night PartyBREAKpoint · 96 | $7.02 | $180 | 4% | +147.2% |
 BlastoiseHS—Unleashed · 13 | $17.27 | $388 | 4% | +97.7% |
 RaichuArceus · 27 | $6.53 | $365 | 5% | +175.2% |
 Mega Dragalge exNinja Spinner · 116 | $17.86 | $178 | 94% | +78.6% |
 Mega Floette exNinja Spinner · 99 | $4.35 | $100 | 94% | +34.8% |
 Cinccino exNinja Spinner · 103 | $5.22 | $100 | 89% | +26.0% |
 Mega Charizard X exMEGA Dream ex · 223 | $29.87 | $180 | 91% | +46.1% |
 Mega Starmie exNihil Zero · 111 | $21.73 | $149 | 94% | +42.5% |
Raw, PSA 10, gem rate, return after fees. The issue adds the multiple and score, the market by segment and the track record; the public page covers every game, and the Graded Market board ranks every card with a slab market.
Not investment advice. Every rating, signal and pick here is the output of a model over price history and population data. Trading cards are illiquid and easily moved by a single listing; treat this as a starting point for your own research, never as a reason to skip it.