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Live indices, era alpha vs S&P 500 Total Return, and decision tools for serious investors and flippers.

Where the alpha is today Live data from sealed product spot prices and grading plays

Top sealed by alpha

Ranked vs S&P 500 over the same period

#	Product	Spot	Alpha
1	Booster Box (1st Edition) Base Set	$3.00M	+207,406 pp	→
2	Booster Box Skyridge	$2.06M	+141,769 pp	→
3	EX- Booster Box EX Unseen Forces	$1.21M	+133,948 pp	→
4	EX- Booster Box EX Crystal Guardians	$28K	+29,829 pp	→
5	EX- Booster Box EX Delta Species	$25K	+26,890 pp	→

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Today's top grading plays

Highest-conviction grading opportunities

Score	Card	Net	ROI
89	Charizard-GX PSA · Burning Shadows	+$356	198%	→
88	Charizard-GX PSA · Burning Shadows	+$201	806%	→
86	Charizard-GX CGC · Burning Shadows	+$228	127%	→
85	Charizard-GX CGC · Burning Shadows	+$133	532%	→
84	Wrenn and Six PSA · Modern Horizons	+$98	434%	→

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Eras vs S&P 500 Total Return

Basket of sealed products per era · S&P 500 TR matched window

WOTC Era $1K → $352,633 35.7× the S&P 500 +34.3K pp alpha · CAGR 24.0% · since Jan 1999 EX Era $1K → $293,302 35.3× the S&P 500 +28.5K pp alpha · CAGR 29.6% · since Jul 2003 Platinum Era $1K → $135,875 12.7× the S&P 500 +12.5K pp alpha · CAGR 33.0% · since Feb 2009 Diamond & Pearl Era $1K → $119,853 14.6× the S&P 500 +11.2K pp alpha · CAGR 29.5% · since Aug 2007 Black & White Era $1K → $87,855 13.6× the S&P 500 +8,140 pp alpha · CAGR 35.7% · since Apr 2011 Vintage Era $1K → $53,324 1.9× the S&P 500 +2,571 pp alpha · CAGR 13.0% · since Aug 1993

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The WOTC thesis · Pokémon 1999–2026

$1,000 invested in 1999 would be worth

$352,633 in WOTC Era +35,163% return

$9,871 in the S&P 500 (Total Return) +887% return

WOTC basket is 35.7× the S&P 500 over the same period.

Verified data · CAGR 24.0% over 27 years · Try the calculator below ↓

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Era basket value uses the platform's tracked sealed product index for that era at its DCA-MSRP basis. Era multiplier uses the era's CAGR for years before tracking begins. S&P 500 returns are Total Return (with reinvested dividends) via Yahoo Finance. Past performance does not guarantee future results — illustrative, not investment advice.