THE VINTAGE ONE PIECE TCG MARKET DOES NOT BELONG TO LUFFY 🤔 294 recently completed Cardass (🤭) sales on eBay. A vast majority of them are absolutely stunning (highly suggest you browse) Uptrend in vintage sales overall 📈 Luffy had the most transactions 📊 Nami generated the most dollar volume 💰 (how fitting) MODERN MARKET? Luffy leads both liquidity AND value 👑👑 The vintage layout looks different (see heatmap): - Nami dominates early Hyper Battle value - Luffy has the broadest demand across product lines - Zoro has a serious trophy-card ceiling - Boa is strongest in later AR and Miracle Battle releases - Crew cards are a major market of their own (unlike modern outside of the four emperors 2nd anniversary set) Most collectors dont have their eyes anywhere near the Vintage scene 👀 And the ones that MIGHT... are looking at Luffy over Nami. The heatmap is actually pretty helpful when navigating the different vintage sets. 📝 drop a note below if you want to be added to: 1. shiny cardboard community chat on X 2. shiny cardboard tournament / players chat on X 3. the card wall automated OPTCG news on TG Its all free and we have the BEST TCG minds on X already in there. 🫡

PATTERN IDENTIFIED REGARDING PSA SUBMISSIONS. SOMETHING YOU CAN FEEL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 🧐 The estimated return times from PSA are a LIE (as previously mentioned) PSA is working through their backlog in submission SIZE order - NOT submission date order 🤫 See evidence below: I have two accounts. One is business, one is personal. In the screenshots you see my personal account. The top submission with the entei was submitted most RECENTLY in May. The third submission on the bottom with the Luffy don card from op01 was submitted FIRST at the end of March. The FIRST submission that PSA started grading was actually the middle order - the SMALLEST submission containing the Charizard. BUT WAIT! My business account has a few large submissions (have no entered grading yet) BUT The business DOES HAVE one smaller submission with 45 cards in it. GUESS WHEN THAT ENTERED GRADING? BEFORE my personal submission with 51 cards (promo Entei) and AFTER my personal submission with 23 cards (rainbow Charizard) IF THE ESTIMATED / QUOTED RETURN TIMES WERE CORRECT... (THEY AREN'T) The largest orders would be entering grading last, then complete and ship before the smaller orders that are already being graded ??? This slab market is going to get FRISKY real fast Q4 2026 👀

PSA EST. COMPLETION TIMES ARE A LIE... IN A GOOD WAY! 🤫 The screenshot below shows a small Pokemon / One Piece submission from approximately 30 days ago. I NEVER use a local card shop or GameStop for submissions. Do it yourself. It's therapeutic. 🙂‍↕️ Historically, the longest lead time is between the submission being received and starting the grading process. It is currently early JUNE and the estimated completion date is SEPTEMBER. PSA BULL POSTS INCOMING 🥳 This is a very typical "under promise-over deliver" setup. It's the same thing restaurants do when they tell you the food will be ready 20-30 minutes, but it's typically done in 10-15. They did however skip my One Piece TCG submission from April and both my March Submissions on my business account. Have faith if you have small submissions from April/May. 🚀

DID BANDAI QUIETLY ABANDON THE PREDICTABLE CASE RATIOS ??? 🚨 OP16 may currently have the most CHAOTIC English case distribution we’ve seen in One Piece so far. Across MANY openings - buyers are reporting: - Cases with MORE than 2 SPs - Cases with LESS than 2 SPs - Cases containing 3 SPs - Cases containing MULTIPLE copies of the Zehahahahaha! manga-style Event chase THE ONLY QUESTION REMAINING IS: Is OP16 - THE TIME OF BATTLE experiencing an isolated error wave OR CAN WE ACTUALLY BUY BOOSTER BOXES WITH A SHOT AT A CHASE? (FYI - I dont buy anything less than a case of OPTCG due to the near concrete odds distribution pre-op16 unless its just for fun opening) If hit rates are INDEED no longer consistent - that changes how buyers should price boxes, cases and every major chase in the set. RIGHT? 👀

WHO WINS? BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, OR SOCCER LUFFY? WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED 🤯 In preparation for One Piece Night July 2 at Dodger Stadium, I took a look at trending eBay price action for the big three sport promos since March 17th. College Basketball / US Voyage #055 PSA 10 : - 763 datapoints Dodgers x One Piece Night #010 PSA 10 : - 231 datapoints BVB Match Day ST13-003 PSA 10 : - 346 datapoints Total across all three: - 1,340 datapoints / sale prices CONTRARY to an overwhelming amount of negative sentiment for this card compared to its two counterparts... MOST RECENT sale data (June 2 - current) indicates more interest, volume, and velocity for... BVB MATCH DAY SOCCER LUFFY! BUT!!! ONE EXTREMELY NOTABLE OBSERVATION: College Basketball Luffy is 2-3x the volume of both the other two sports and STILL is able to maintain the upward trend. Maybe in part due to the NBA Finals taking place? Nevertheless - extremely impressive! UNCANNY SIMILARITIES IN TREND STRUCTURE 👀 Happy Hunting! Enjoy One Piece Night if you will be attending! 💎

THIS IS THE CURRENT SITUATION OF OP16 - THE TIME OF BATTLE 💥 What do OP16 buyers actually want after about a week of official sales? 🤔 I cleaned 1,239 eBay completed listings and charted the market two ways: - Sales volume by character/card 📊 - Total dollars spent by character/card 💰 Marshall D. Teach leads the set in transactions with 275 sales, but his median sale is only $43.99 👀 Players, collectors and speculators repeatedly buying several Teach cards rather than one chase absorbing all the demand. Luffy is the complete market (AS USUAL) 👑 187 sales. Nearly $31,000 in total volume. 20 different card and variant classifications. His regular cards create activity, while the P-135 Winner promo and premium variants attract serious collector capital. Yamato = exclusively player-driven ⚔️ 117 sales, but only a $7.50 median. A lot of low-cost cards are changing hands. Sakazuki shows the clearest player-versus-collector split: 71 sales $9.88 median $17,000 total volume The playable cards generate transactions. The manga card generates the money. Ms. All Sunday is the opposite. Only 30 sales, but nearly $24,000 in total volume and a $750 median. ABSOLUTE COLLECTOR DEMAND ONLY 🔥 Ace may have the healthiest overall demand ladder: regular SEC, SEC alt, leader alt and SP cards all selling across several price tiers. I just want my damn Kuma... 🤌 Drop a note if you want to join the X chat or the Automated OPTCG News Telegram.

THIS IS THE CURRENT SITUATION OF OP16 - THE TIME OF BATTLE 💥 What do OP16 buyers actually want after about a week of official sales? 🤔 I cleaned 1,239 eBay completed listings and charted the market two ways: - Sales volume by character/card 📊 - Total dollars spent by character/card 💰 Marshall D. Teach leads the set in transactions with 275 sales, but his median sale is only $43.99 👀 Players, collectors and speculators repeatedly buying several Teach cards rather than one chase absorbing all the demand. Luffy is the complete market (AS USUAL) 👑 187 sales. Nearly $31,000 in total volume. 20 different card and variant classifications. His regular cards create activity, while the P-135 Winner promo and premium variants attract serious collector capital. Yamato = exclusively player-driven ⚔️ 117 sales, but only a $7.50 median. A lot of low-cost cards are changing hands. Sakazuki shows the clearest player-versus-collector split: 71 sales $9.88 median $17,000 total volume The playable cards generate transactions. The manga card generates the money. Ms. All Sunday is the opposite. Only 30 sales, but nearly $24,000 in total volume and a $750 median. ABSOLUTE COLLECTOR DEMAND ONLY 🔥 Ace may have the healthiest overall demand ladder: regular SEC, SEC alt, leader alt and SP cards all selling across several price tiers. I just want my damn Kuma... 🤌 Drop a note if you want to join the X chat or the Automated OPTCG News Telegram.

WHO WINS? BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, OR SOCCER LUFFY? WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED 🤯 In preparation for One Piece Night July 2 at Dodger Stadium, I took a look at trending eBay price action for the big three sport promos since March 17th. College Basketball / US Voyage #055 PSA 10 : - 763 datapoints Dodgers x One Piece Night #010 PSA 10 : - 231 datapoints BVB Match Day ST13-003 PSA 10 : - 346 datapoints Total across all three: - 1,340 datapoints / sale prices CONTRARY to an overwhelming amount of negative sentiment for this card compared to its two counterparts... MOST RECENT sale data (June 2 - current) indicates more interest, volume, and velocity for... BVB MATCH DAY SOCCER LUFFY! BUT!!! ONE EXTREMELY NOTABLE OBSERVATION: College Basketball Luffy is 2-3x the volume of both the other two sports and STILL is able to maintain the upward trend. Maybe in part due to the NBA Finals taking place? Nevertheless - extremely impressive! UNCANNY SIMILARITIES IN TREND STRUCTURE 👀 Happy Hunting! Enjoy One Piece Night if you will be attending! 💎

PEOPLE TALK ALOT OF SMACK ABOUT THE HOLDERS BEHIND THE TCG GOLD RUSH BUT EXPLAIN THIS 🤌 BOA HANCOCK psa 10 sales data is EXTREMELY COMPELLING on MULTIPLE fronts. 💥 EVEN WITH PSA COMPLETELY DUMPING SUPPLY ON OUR HEADS 😩 (See page 1 of the video scroll) The scatterplot shows eBay completed sales of the most recent high volume Boa Hancock psa 10 slabs since March 14 (Pi Day) 📈 There is a HUGE influx of both supply AND demand for: Illustration Box Vol.1 Boa Hancock PSA 10 (green) - Stunning art 🎨 - Extremely obtainable price point 🤑 This card literally took the sales floor by storm around May 19th BUT unlike other cards - the extra supply DID NOT slow its momentum and simply ADDED to it 🔥 Gift Collection 2023 OP02-059 Boa Hancock PSA 10 - (yellow) - VERY STRONG GROWTH TREND BOA LISA - OP04-078 Special Alternate Art Boa Hancock PSA 10 - (blue) AND EB03 Heroines Edition Special Alternate Art #026 Boa Hancock PSA 10 - (cyan) BOTH hold an extremely FIRM price floor, VERY LOW supply, AND starting to break away to the UPSIDE LASTLY: PRB01-013 Alternate Art Boa Hancock PSA 10 - orange OP01-078 Romance Dawn Alternate Art Boa Hancock PSA 10 - red Premium Card Collection Best Selection Vol.2 #013 Boa Hancock PSA 10 - purple OP09-051 Special Alternate Art Boa Hancock PSA 10 - brown OP14-112 / EB04 Special Alternate Art Boa Hancock PSA 10 - pink HOLDING UNBELIEVABLE PRICE FLOORS THROUGH CRAZY HYPE DAYS AND QUIET DAYS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA 💪 I'm getting priced out of too many Boa wishlist items 😭

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IT DOES NOT TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO CALL OUT WINNERS WHEN EVERYTHING IS WINNING 🤯 But let's take a look at the trajectory of growth and potential stagnation. The scatterplot shows eBay completed sales of the top Tony Tony Chopper 🦌 chase cards since early March. 💥 EB01 Manga Alternate Art Chopper PSA 10 - green AND PRB01 Manga Alternate Art Chopper PSA 10 - red 💥 - There is NO MEANINGFUL price distinction between the two - People buy NOT KNOWING the difference - People buy NOT GIVING A SHT that there is a difference BULLISH ON PRB "REPRINTS" 🔥 1st Anniversary Set Chopper PSA 10 - pink - VERY CONSISTENT AND AGGRESSIVE GROWTH Gift Collection 2023 Chopper PSA 10 - blue - HIGH CONCENTRATION BURST BUYS NEW FLOOR ESTABLISHED Winner Pack OP04-010 Chopper PSA 10 - purple - SUPER DOPE ART Film Red Chopper PSA 10 - brown AND 25th Edition Chopper PSA 10 - orange - STABLE GROWTH RATE 🫡

BE CAREFUL LOOKING FOR CHARMANDER OBSIDIAN FLAMES PROMO 🚨 I thought I struck GOLD but then I realized life doesn't hand out freebies Searched: sealed charmander promo 044 -case -extended -magnet -printed -keychain -skin -basic -keychains -scarlet To get rid of the noise and find the actual floor. PRICE LOOKS AMAZING..BUT! Look at the centering Literally every single low priced Charmander is COMPLETELY OFF with ZERO CHANCE of a PSA 10 BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!

I WILL SAVE YOU ONE HEADACHE CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVEN THOUGH ITS MAY - TIER LIST 🎄 One Piece TCG - 2023 Gift Collection Premium Bandai Box Set has a variety of treasures. Santa Chopper is literally the PERFECT gift. No explanation needed. One of the sleeping art giants in the set is 100% Franky. Boa is visually stunning as usual and Luffy is Luffy. Sorry Zoro fans, the art here just doesn't fit the theme at all, and its not even an impressive image. Jinbe is ambiguously Jinbe. and WTF were they thinking on that Law??? Thank me in December when you aren't scrambling for that last minute stocking stuffer. 🫡

PSA EST. COMPLETION TIMES ARE A LIE... IN A GOOD WAY! 🤫 The screenshot below shows a small Pokemon / One Piece submission from approximately 30 days ago. I NEVER use a local card shop or GameStop for submissions. Do it yourself. It's therapeutic. 🙂‍↕️ Historically, the longest lead time is between the submission being received and starting the grading process. It is currently early JUNE and the estimated completion date is SEPTEMBER. PSA BULL POSTS INCOMING 🥳 This is a very typical "under promise-over deliver" setup. It's the same thing restaurants do when they tell you the food will be ready 20-30 minutes, but it's typically done in 10-15. They did however skip my One Piece TCG submission from April and both my March Submissions on my business account. Have faith if you have small submissions from April/May. 🚀

BROOK IS ABOUT TO BECOME YOUR FAVORITE ONE PIECE CHARACTER AND NOW YOU ARE GOING TO WALLPAPER YOUR OFFICE WITH HIM - TIER LIST 💀 Check this out! - Brook is from Esperia Kingdom - The land of music. - Brook was disowned by his dead beat father, Queen (a music head) - Brook is the Esperian King's "adopted" son. - The Esperian King has black hair. - The Esperian Queen has blue hair. - Rocks D Xebec (Blackbeard's father) has blue and black hair. - Brook is Rocks' brother. - Brook is Blackbeard's uncle. - Brook set sail to find Rocks and never did. Below is every single Brook card and its likelihood to be your next purchase. 🥶

🚨 WARNING: NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE WORST TIME OF 2026!! When markets open on Monday, this won't be “just a dip.” Stocks will dump. Metals will dump. Bitcoin will collapse. If you hold any assets right now, you MUST be prepared for the biggest sell-off event of the year: Insiders are nonstop dumping ALL assets right now. They are not buying the dip. They are moving into cash, reducing exposure, and preparing for a market crash. And the warning signs are already appearing. Bitcoin has already dumped below $60,000. Stocks are falling. Gold is falling. Silver is falling. This is not isolated weakness. This is capital exiting risk across the board. Capital freezes. Confidence evaporates. Global growth expectations reset lower instantly. Meanwhile: → Japanese bond yields are surging → Foreign nations are dumping U.S. Treasuries → Global bonds are falling → Oil markets are becoming unstable → The dollar is losing stability → Liquidity is tightening worldwide This is no longer one isolated problem. This is systemic pressure building across MULTIPLE fronts simultaneously. Inflation spikes globally. Which means central banks will keep interest rates higher for longer. And that creates the exact environment markets cannot survive in: → Slowing growth → Sticky inflation → Tight liquidity → Rising geopolitical risk → Collapsing investor confidence Now connect the dots. When geopolitical stress collides with a fragile financial system, reactions do not stay contained. They COLLAPSE. Capital does not rotate slowly. It stampedes toward safety all at once. And risk assets? They do not dip. They DUMP HARD. This is exactly how chain reactions begin. Once markets start pricing prolonged instability instead of temporary fear, the entire system changes. Watch oil. Watch bonds. Watch interest rates. Because once this accelerates, there will be no time left to react. I have spent decades tracking macro and systemic market reactions like this. When the next move becomes clear, I will share it here publicly. Follow and turn notifications on. Because by the time it reaches the headlines, it is already too late.