https://theotcg.com/tags/expected-value/Recent content in Expected Value on Theo TCGHugoen-us© {year} Theo TCGSat, 05 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0600https://theotcg.com/blog/pokemon-card-grading-worth-it-calculator/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0600https://theotcg.com/blog/pokemon-card-grading-worth-it-calculator/<p>Grading is worth it when the card&rsquo;s expected value across every grade it might receive, after selling fees, beats what the raw card sells for today plus the full cost of grading. That is the whole decision. Almost nobody does the sum, because the PSA 10 price shows up first and it is the one number that should carry the least weight.</p>https://theotcg.com/blog/should-i-open-or-keep-sealed/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0600https://theotcg.com/blog/should-i-open-or-keep-sealed/<p>Keep it sealed if what you want is money. Open it if what you want is the cards. For most modern Pokémon product in 2026, opening a sealed box loses money on average, and the gap is not small. Below is the arithmetic on one specific box, with every price taken from recent sold transactions so you can follow the working and redo it for whatever you happen to own.</p>