Raw sits around $7.94, while a PSA 10 is averaging $365.00. That's a headline 792% ROI, with a 31.0% gem rate. This is the kind of card you pull from a clean binder lot or crack from a pack-fresh hold, not something you buy loose without sharp photos. The spread is big enough to matter, and the gem rate is respectable.
The Journal
Daily Market Brief
Jul 25, 2026No. 1175 min read
Shining Legends still leads while singles stay flat
Quiet card prices, stronger sealed math, and better chatter around Mew and Rayquaza
Today looks a lot like yesterday, calm and pretty tight. No cards cleared the quality filters on either the 30-day winners or losers list, so singles are basically flat, not ripping higher and not falling apart either.
The action is still more interesting in sealed than in singles. Shining Legends remains the standout pack-opening set on the board at 2.78x EV, while collector chatter improved around Mew, Shining Mew [CoroCoro], and Rayquaza.
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Singles stayed quiet again, and that matters.
No quality-filtered gainers. No quality-filtered losers. That's not just a lack of headlines, it's a real signal that the market is still in wait-and-see mode. After a few weeks where sealed product got more attention than individual cards, today's data backs that up. If you're hunting breakouts, they aren't broad-based right now.
Shining Legends keeps separating itself from the pack.
Shining Legends posted a 2.78x pack EV ratio, good for a 178% margin. That's miles ahead of the other tracked sets today. White Flare is still positive at 1.12x, which is healthy but nowhere near the same level, while Crown Zenith sits at 0.75x, or -25%. The takeaway is simple, if people are talking about ripping sealed for value, Shining Legends has the cleanest case right now.
Mew and Rayquaza sentiment improved, but prices haven't confirmed it yet.
Mew swung to a 40.0 sentiment score on 2 mentions, Shining Mew [CoroCoro] climbed to 61.25 on 4 mentions, and Rayquaza improved to 55.56 across 9 mentions. Rayquaza is the most meaningful of the group because the mention count is actually decent. Still, with no quality-filtered gainers showing up, the buzz hasn't turned into a broad price move yet. Good to track, not a confirmed breakout.
A few old-school names cooled off, but the selling isn't real yet.
Shining Charizard posted a -40.0 sentiment score, but it came on just 1 mention. Umbreon V slipped to -30.0, also on 1 mention. That's weak evidence, not a trend. If these names were showing up alongside confirmed losers, I'd care more. Right now it reads more like scattered collector fatigue than actual market damage.
Grading spreads are still wild in lower-cost raw cards.
Today's grading board is full of cards with cheap raw copies and huge PSA 10 premiums. Tauros, Squirtle, Houndoom [Reverse Holo], Roselia [Reverse Holo], and Pokemon Breeder [Shadowless] all show 778% to 792% ROI on paper. That's eye-catching, but the gem rates tell the real story. These aren't blind-submit cards, they're condition hunts.
Grading spotlight90 day trend
Raw is about $29.90, and a PSA 10 is around $837.21. That's 782% ROI with a 29.1% gem rate. Expensive enough raw that condition discipline matters, but the upside is real. If you've got mint copies sitting in a binder, this is one of the cleaner submission candidates on today's list.
Bonus caution play, Houndoom [Reverse Holo]
Raw at $16.99, PSA 10 at $513.70, for 780% ROI. Sounds amazing until you hit the 15.2% gem rate. Great upside, brutal miss rate. Only submit if it looks flawless under light.
Community Pulse
Collector talk was steady, not loud. The strongest positive swing was around Rayquaza, which had the most mentions at 9, and that usually means people are actively sharing pickups, slabs, or target cards rather than just tossing out one-off opinions.
Mew chatter also improved, especially around more collectible, character-driven pieces like Shining Mew [CoroCoro]. Sentiment there is clearly positive. On the flip side, the negative reads on Shining Charizard and Umbreon V look thin and isolated. Overall sentiment direction today is mildly bullish for collector favorites, but not strong enough to move the whole market.
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