Pokémon & MTG, treated like an asset class.
Market indices, era alpha vs S&P 500 Total Return, and decision tools for serious investors and flippers.
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Grading profit optimizer
Should you grade your Charizard?
The math if your card hits PSA 10. Includes raw cost, grading fee, return shipping, and eBay fee. The Best outcome card marks the highest-net scenario.
- Raw cost −$5,500
- PSA grading fee −$9,999
- Shipping to grader −$15
- eBay fee (13.25% + $0.30) −$112,625
Eras vs S&P 500 Total Return
Basket of sealed products per era · same windowWOTC Era
$1K → $671,004
69.8× S&P
CAGR 26.7% · since Jan 1999
EX Era
$1K → $504,611
59.7× S&P
CAGR 32.6% · since Jul 2003
Platinum Era
$1K → $486,069
35.8× S&P
CAGR 42.7% · since Feb 2009
Diamond & Pearl Era
+0 pp
CAGR 0.0% · since Aug 2007
Black & White Era
$1K → $387,768
63.5× S&P
CAGR 51.2% · since Apr 2011
Vintage Era
$1K → $94,444
3.5× S&P
CAGR 15.3% · since Aug 1993
$1,000 invested in 1999 would be worth
WOTC basket is 69.8× the S&P 500 over the same period.
Basket history series too thin for chart yet — see /eras/pokemon-wotc/ for the full breakdown.
Verified data · CAGR 26.7% over 27 years · Try the calculator below ↓
Live indices
Decision tools
Should I grade this card?
Verdict + economics for any card you own. PSA / CGC / BGS / SGC / TAG side by side.
→ /tools/grading-optimizer Grading playsWhat should I buy and grade right now?
Ranked feed of best buy-raw-and-grade opportunities. Updated each refresh cycle.
→ /plays/ ScreenerFilter plays by your budget and constraints.
7 sort criteria, 6 presets, full URL state for shareable views.
→ /screener/ Pack EV calculatorShould I rip this box?
Expected pull value per pack and per box vs current spot price. Rip-or-resell verdict.
→ /tools/pack-ev/From the desk
Newsroom →A preview of the per-grader, per-grade probability bars and EV math that activate when commercial pop data integrates.
Single-comp volatility on thin markets is real. Here's what the disclosure means, and why we surface it everywhere.
Treating cardboard as an asset class — what we cover, why we built this, and what's next.
The DCA-to-SPXTR comparison method we use on every era and every booster box page.