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THIS WEEK
DESK NOTES
- 2026-08-17DESK NOTESSealed Product Prints Fresh Records While Singles Get Choppy
Team Up boxes and a run of Pokemon Center case products posted new all-time highs while the singles market delivered a mixed bag of triple-digit percentage swings on thin books.
- 2026-08-16DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-08-16
Hypno (H12) +97.0% leads the tape · 3 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-08-15DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily: Case Prices Punch New Highs, Bulk Singles Take the Hit
Sealed case product logged fresh all-time highs across the board while a cluster of low-value singles absorbed the week's losses.
- 2026-08-14DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily: New Highs, Old Rookies Cool Off
Case product ATHs stack up while a wave of First Partner Collection rookies gives back last week's gains.
- 2026-08-13DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-08-13
Genesect - BW101 +92.3% leads the tape · 4 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-08-12DESK NOTESSealed Product Keeps Setting Highs, Pikachu Doubles, McDonald's Promos Stir
Sealed cases and bundles dominate new all-time highs this week while a batch of thin-book movers and three flagged solo-variant spikes demand a second look before anyone gets excited.
- 2026-08-11DESK NOTESEight New Highs, Three Solo Reprices, and the Usual Reversion Math
Eight products cleared fresh all-time highs this week while three solo-variant reprices and a wall of thin-book losers did most of the talking.
- 2026-08-10DESK NOTESSealed Cases Print Fresh Highs, Promo Rack Goes Vertical
Eight products marked new all-time highs this week while a run of Black and White promos posted triple-digit weekly gains alongside a handful of thin-book losers.
- 2026-08-09DESK NOTESCase Prices Print New Highs While McDonald's Promos Do the Heavy Lifting
Eight sealed products and vintage singles marked fresh all-time highs this week, while a handful of thin-book promo cards doubled on almost no listings at all.
- 2026-08-08DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily: Eight New ATHs, BW Promos Rip, Solo-Variant Noise in the Gainers Column
Sealed product keeps grinding to new highs while a handful of low-depth singles post triple-digit weekly gains that may not survive contact with a full order book.
- 2026-08-07DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-08-07
Axew - BW16 +103.8% leads the tape · 10 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-08-06DEEP DIVEby ShadowlessSealed Cases Set New Highs While Mega Evolution Promos Give Some Back
Eight products punched through all-time highs this week, five vintage holos are sitting a half point off their own records, and a cluster of Mega Evolution promo cards cooled off after a hot run.
- 2026-08-06DESK NOTESCosmic Eclipse Booster Box Sets New Ceiling While Mega Evolution Promos Give Back Ground
Sealed product keeps grinding to fresh highs while a batch of Mega Evolution staff promos and Unown reverse holos hand back last week's gains.
- 2026-08-05DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-08-05
Darkrai EX (107 Full Art) +87.8% leads the tape · 10 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-08-04DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-08-04
Darkrai EX (107 Full Art) +87.8% leads the tape · 10 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-08-03DESK NOTESCase Boxes Hit New Highs While Staff Promos Give Back Gains
Sealed case product prints fresh all-time highs across five sets as a batch of Mega Evolution staff promos and one Aquapolis single give up ground over the past week.
- 2026-08-02DESK NOTESEight Fresh Ceilings, One Suicune Haircut
New all-time highs stack up across cases and vintage holos while a batch of Mega Evolution promo staffs and Suicune give back ground on the week.
- 2026-08-01DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily Brief: Eight New Highs, One Card Doubles, Staff Promos Give It Back
Vintage secret rares print fresh highs while Mega Evolution staff promos and a batch of solo-variant reprices round out a noisy week.
- 2026-07-31DESK NOTESEight New Highs, One Set-Wide Bleed in Pitch Black
New all-time highs cluster in sealed product and vintage full arts while five Pitch Black promo prints round-trip lower together.
- 2026-07-30DEEP DIVEby ShadowlessArtist Spotlight: Ken Sugimori
Ken Sugimori trades at a 0.90x premium to cohort across 1084 tracked cards.
- 2026-07-30DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily Brief: Umbreon VMAX Sets New Ceiling While Pitch Black Promos Slide
Eight new all-time highs headline a week where a handful of League & Championship promos and a batch of ME05 Pitch Black cards did the heavy lifting in opposite directions.
- 2026-07-29DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-29
Slowbro - 083 (Pitch Black Stamped) +116.9% leads the tape · 10 gainers, 8 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-28DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-28
Slowbro - 083 (Pitch Black Stamped) +108.9% leads the tape · 10 gainers, 9 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-27DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-27
Mew +96.1% leads the tape · 7 gainers, 9 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-26DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily Brief: Five Names Sit at the Ledge, None Cross It
Seven-day window (2026-07-19 to 2026-07-26) shows five cards parked within half a point of their all-time highs while the gainers and losers boards do the usual churn on thin books.
- 2026-07-25DESK NOTESSealed Cases Hit New Highs, Vintage Singles Take the Elevator Down
Eight sealed products printed fresh all-time highs while a cluster of EX-era holos and reverse holos gave back double-digit percentages inside a week.
- 2026-07-24DESK NOTESCase Products Print Fresh Highs While Mega Evolution Promos Give Back Ground
Eight products set new all-time highs this week, Mega Evolution promo cards led a broad pullback, and three reverse holos got flagged as solo-variant repricing artifacts.
- 2026-07-23DEEP DIVEby ShadowlessArtist Spotlight: Mitsuhiro Arita
Mitsuhiro Arita trades at a 1.08x premium to cohort across 707 tracked cards.
- 2026-07-23DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-23
Altaria ex +81.8% leads the tape · 9 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-22DESK NOTESSealed Cases Print Fresh Highs While Pitch Black Promos Give Back Half Their Bid
Eight sealed products hit new all-time highs this week as Emerald and FireRed & LeafGreen ex singles doubled, while a wave of Mega Evolution Pitch Black promos shed -45.3% to -89.0% off recent prints.
- 2026-07-21DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily Brief: Cases Print New Highs, Pitch Black Gives Back Its Pop
Case-level product hit fresh all-time highs across six sets while ME05: Pitch Black singles unwound last week's spike and a trio of reverse holos got repriced on thin sibling data.
- 2026-07-20DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-20
Rhydon (H27) +97.5% leads the tape · 10 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-19DESK NOTESPitch Black Marked Down as Legacy Boxes Print Fresh Highs
Eight products closed at new all-time highs while all ten of the week's biggest losers came from a single set that got repriced across the board.
- 2026-07-18DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-18
Rhydon (H27) +97.5% leads the tape · 7 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-17DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-17
Alakazam E4 Lv.X +200.0% leads the tape · 6 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-17MARKET REPORTTwo more games on the tape: Lorcana and Riftbound
TickerMint now tracks Disney Lorcana and Riftbound (the League of Legends TCG): every TCGplayer product, priced daily.
- 2026-07-16DEEP DIVEby ShadowlessHajime Kusajima: A Premium That Barely Moves the Needle
A look at the e-card era illustrator's 202-card catalog, where a 1.03x premium says the market likes his brush but won't pay up for it.
- 2026-07-16DESK NOTESSealed Cases Punch Fresh Highs While Pitch Black Gets Repriced Down
Case-level sealed product logged eight new all-time highs as a wave of Mega Evolution: Pitch Black singles gave back last week's gains.
- 2026-07-15DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily Brief: Pikachu Promo Triples, Pitch Black Bleeds Out
Eight new all-time highs, a promo Pikachu up 43.7% in a day on three listings, and a full-set purge in ME05: Pitch Black headline a mixed Tuesday tape.
- 2026-07-14DESK NOTESSealed Cases Print New Highs, Pitch Black Singles Take the L
Case-level sealed product logged a fresh batch of all-time highs while a cluster of Pitch Black singles gave back nearly everything gained since release.
- 2026-07-13DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-13
Psyduck - 039/217 (Cosmos Holo) +147.3% leads the tape · 8 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-12DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-12
Psyduck - 039/217 (Cosmos Holo) +134.7% leads the tape · 9 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-11DESK NOTESSealed Cases Print New Highs While Prize Pack Singles Whipsaw
Case-lot sealed product and secret art chase notched fresh all-time highs this week while a batch of low-priced Prize Pack Series singles spiked and gave it all back inside the same window.
- 2026-07-10DESK NOTESDesk Notes · 2026-07-10
Mega Skarmory ex - 055/088 +238.8% leads the tape · 7 gainers, 10 losers on the 7-day board.
- 2026-07-09DEEP DIVEby ShadowlessKusajima's Quiet Premium: 202 Cards, One Modest Markup
Hajime Kusajima's catalog carries a 1.03x premium across 202 cards, and the money still concentrates in a handful of vintage holos rather than anything recent.
- 2026-07-09DESK NOTESATH Sweep on Vintage ETBs, Prize Pack Rookies Rip 238% on Five Listings
Eight products punch through all-time highs while a handful of thin-book gainers remind the desk that low depth cuts both ways.
- 2026-07-08DESK NOTESTickerMint Daily Brief: Aquapolis Wakes Up, Solo Variants Do Their Own Thing
Eight new all-time highs, a handful of thin-book Aquapolis moonshots, and three solo-variant reprices that only fooled one printing each.
- 2026-07-08MARKET REPORTOne Piece is on the tape
TickerMint now tracks the One Piece Card Game: every TCGplayer product, priced daily, with history back to February 2024.
- 2026-07-07DESK NOTESCase Lots Print New Highs, Singles Whipsaw on Thin Air
Sealed cases hit fresh all-time highs across seven sets while a handful of singles posted 50-100% weekly swings on thin order books.