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Start hereVerified floor vs market price: how sealed prices are really computed
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Benchmark+0.8% · 30d
Cross-gameSealed price benchmark: shipped floor vs sold averages

As of October 13, 2026, across 10 sealed anchor SKUs with at least 30 daily verified-floor observations each, the cheapest actually-buyable listing including shipping sits a median 1.3% below TCGplayer's shipping-excluded market price. Single-day gaps across those SKUs ran from -23.5% to +22.9%; the shipped floor was above the market price on 228 of 675 observed days.

Cross-gameAug 31
$507.97read the note →
Sealed+0.8% · 30d
Nostalgia
still pays
PokemonPokémon 151's nostalgia premium is still paying off

Up 0.8% in 30 days, outpacing the sealed index — nostalgia premiums are still paying off.

ETBAug 24
$507.97read the note →
Sealed−4.5% · 30d
Even this one
is cooling
PokemonEven Evolving Skies is finally cooling off

Down 4.5% — even the box that never comes down is cooling off.

Booster BoxAug 24
$2,249.75read the note →
Sealed−4.8% · 30d
The floor is
cracking
One PieceRomance Dawn's floor just cracked

Down 4.8% in 30 days for Wave 2 (White) — the floor under this wave just cracked.

Booster BoxAug 24
$1,180.00read the note →
Sealed−14.4% · 30d
The hype tax is
deflating
PokemonPrismatic Evolutions' hype tax is finally deflating

Down 14.4% in the last 30 days — the hype tax is finally deflating.

ETBAug 7
$123.18read the note →
Sealed−4.2% · 30d
Launch hype
is fading
Magic: The GatheringThe Hobbit's launch premium is already bleeding out

Down 4.2% in 30 days — the launch premium is already bleeding out.

Collector DisplayAug 7
$5,023.72read the note →

Prices are the cheapest actually-buyable TCGplayer listing including shipping. This page reports behavior; nothing here is a recommendation.