Metal Energy (Special) Rev Holo

EX Emerald - #88/106 - Vintage - Rare

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Max buy: PSA 10 ≤ $23.33PSA 9 ≤ $0.02
Current: $11.24
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Confidence: Low confidence in this verdict, show why
Low confidence in this verdict
Held by a blocker: Estimated PSA 10/9 comps
Thin comps (comp quality 46, under 65)

Rank #336 of today's pool · score 33Scarce

Held back by: Estimated PSA 10/9 comps.
The slab market isn't strong enough yet (liquidity 64, comps 46).
A PSA 10 sells for 5.6× a PSA 9, and only 0 exist.

Estimated PSA 10/9 compsPriceTracker mismatch (Pulse $11.24 vs tracker $1.22)Zero PSA 10 pop with PSA 10 priceGraded comps matched by product, not printingNo PSA 8 downside compAging graded compsThin graded comps

Checklist 0 of 6 checked

Must check: Replace the estimated PSA 10/9 prices with real sold comps (we use PSA 10 $45.66, PSA 9 $8.10).eBay sold PSA 10 eBay sold PSA 9
Must check: Open this printing's TCGplayer listing and confirm the price: expect about $1.22, not $11.24.TCGplayer
Must check: Population shows no PSA 10s but there is a PSA 10 price; confirm which card that comp is for (we use PSA 10 $45.66).eBay sold PSA 10
Spot-check that the PSA comps are for this printing (we use PSA 10 $45.66, PSA 9 $8.10).eBay sold PSA 10 eBay sold PSA 9
Search eBay sold for a PSA 8 to size the downside.eBay sold PSA 8
Check eBay sold PSA listings from the last 30 days (we use PSA 10 $45.66, PSA 9 $8.10).eBay sold PSA 10 eBay sold PSA 9

Current

$11.24

PT price$1.22 -89%Scarcity 86Grade EV -98%

All-time high*

$24.92

All-time low*

$5.65

vs high

-55%

On sale - 55% off - Basing View on TCGplayer eBay Buy It Now eBay Auctions

Identity checkMismatch

✓CardEX Emerald #88/106 · Rev Holo (1 of 2 printings)

✓Tracker matchMetal Energy (Special) · Emerald · #88/106

✕Raw pricePulse $11.24 vs tracker $1.22 (-89%)

✓Gem rate0.0% · GemRate snapshot enrichment · this printing

✕PSA 10 comp$45.66 · Market grade-curve estimate · this printing

!PSA 9 comp$8.10 · PokemonPriceTracker 365d · matched by product ID

!PSA 8 compNone (optional downside)

Your grading resultsNone logged

Your results on this set: none graded yet
Your results on Vintage: none graded yet
Vintage grade odds use the starting assumptions until 5 Vintage grades are back.

Graded economics-98%

PSA 10$45.66Market grade-curve estimate

PSA 9$8.10PokemonPriceTracker 365d

PSA 8-Market grade-curve estimate

Net EV−$83.17$1.65 net sale vs $84.83 cost

EV rangeEV range: -100% / -98% / -95% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $11.24PSA 10 rate 0.0–4.5% (80% interval on 0 / 35); comps ±27.0% (comp quality 46). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.

Outcome mix10 0% / 9 38% / 8 34% / ≤7 29%

PSA 10 ratePopulation 0.0% → adjusted 0.0% (Vintage, ×0.45 at $11 value, starting assumption)

Break-evenCan't break even at these prices

CostsRaw $11.24 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.60 = $84.83Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $33.79 · PSA 9 $1.65 · PSA 8 $1.65 · ≤7 $1.65PSA tier: Standard $59.99; about 133 days at PSA. PSA and eBay fees from their official pages; eBay fees include 7% sales tax in their base; that, the shipping and the 10%/yr time cost are your assumptions (Settings).

Grade splitVintage split adjusted for this card's low PSA 10 rate (≤ 4.5% vs Vintage typical 6.4%): PSA 9 45% → 38%, starting assumption; ≤7 valued at 90% of raw; no PSA 8 comp, so 8s valued like ≤7

PSA 10/9 premium5.6x

PopulationPSA 10

Gem rate0.0%

PSA 10 pop0

Total pop35

SourceGemRate snapshot enrichment

PSA 10 velocity-

Total velocity-

SnapshotJun 21, 2026

Scarcity86/100

LabelStrong

Confidence67/100

Supply100/100

Demand0/100

Gem rate 0.0%PSA 10 pop 0/35PSA 10/9 premium 5.6xSupply constraint 100/100

Raw validationprice mismatch

TCG market$1.22

Pulse price$11.24

Delta-89%

CheckedJun 22, 2026

Metal Energy (Special)PSA comps refreshed Jun 22, 2026PSA sales window 365 days

Signal context1

Drawdown55% off peak, Basing

Other printings of this card

Rev Holo$11.24 Normal$1.36

*All-time high/low are within the tracked window (2024-03-08 - 2026-11-02). Raw, ungraded TCGplayer market price (blue) and cheapest listing (grey) via the free TCGCSV mirror. Personal, non-commercial prototype - not investment advice.