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Issue of Aug 5, 2026 · emailed to members that morning, published free seven days later.

Blastoise ex SIR — the quiet 151 card

Blastoise ex #200 · Scarlet & Violet 151 · #200 · PSA 10

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Entry price

$596.00

Current mark

$587.81

Since entry

-1.37%

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Summary

Thinnest float of the 151 SIRs that still clears the volume floor.

Why it passed the screen

Total graded population
2,110
PSA 10 population
566
Gem rate
26.8%
Trading volume · 12 months
88 PSA 10 sales
Set age window
11 months since release
21-day median of 22 sales
$593.50 · low $500.00 · high $702.30

Risk notes

Pokémon card values are highly speculative and mean-revert violently. A low gem rate is a supply argument, not a demand argument: if collector demand for this set cools, a scarce PSA 10 can still fall 40% or more. Population is not fixed — a grading wave can add hundreds of PSA 10 copies within a quarter and permanently reset the float. Sold-comp depth on any single card is thin enough that two motivated sellers can move the print. Treat position sizing accordingly and assume the entry price is only as good as the last transaction.

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