Does population matter?

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This is similar to this thread from June.

PSA Pop Reports. Do They Matter Anymore?

Do PSA pop reports matter anymore? With the influx of new interest in Pokémon TCG, there’s a ton of new players, collectors, investors, etc. With that being said, do PSA pop reports matter that much anymore? For example, you have some Japanese S&M sets that have sought after trainer cards that have a significant lower pop compared to the most popular. For example, Gardenia 070 from Ultra Sun has a lower pop of 476 graded PSA 10 and from what I remember seeing, shops were looking to pay $780 per …

As I mentioned there, I think the main piece of information you can get from the pop report is the 9/10 ratio, the rest of the information is often misleading or not informative