Psyduck… psy… psy psy duck… psy…
Efour Digest — May 25–26, 2026
Key stats
- Date range: May 25–26, 2026
- New topics: 8 | New posts: 168
- Top contributor: @goonhoon (28 likes)
Hottest trend
The Sealed lagging behind thread erupted into a full debate on whether PSA 10s or sealed product are the superior long-term financial vehicle, drawing in sustained back-and-forth from @Bellsprout, @ddk, @ArcticLapras, and others — only for @wisewailmer to land the killing blow: “Yal might be overthinking sealed collecting.”
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- @Paulkemon opened a poll on CGC’s label change; old-label defenders cited aesthetic matching with specific card types, while @tstark20 argued the new black label is objectively the strongest design across all grading companies.
- @genchiro dropped new details on PSA Frankfurt: direct collector submissions open July 15, 2026, covering standard raw Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and sports cards — sealed and autos remain US-only.
- @lyleberr’s QotD on Pokémon as a financial vehicle drew colorful answers, including @c0ll3ct0r’s investment thesis of “the more vegetative, the better” and @packyman’s vision of Pokémon-collateralized rehypothecation ending in a Big Short scenario.
- @Littu’s regional bird middle-stage poll series reached its finale with Pidgeotto vs. Fletchinder for the crown after Corvisquire took bronze.
- @TommyG84 asked about a 2016 Mario Pikachu Full Art, and @wisewailmer delivered the essential reminder: “unfortunately unless it was psa that told you it was psa 10 quality it is raw until proven otherwise.”
Collection updates
- @YCBCollectibles reported a Blastoise Trainer Deck B earning an MBA Diamond grade.
- @zorloth shared that the long-traveled Latios ex has been sold once again, and separately disclosed winning a Latias ex CGC 9 for $312 — then selling an identical copy for $650 ten hours later.
- @gengarbrigade and @goonhoon both posted recent pickups in the most recent purchases thread; @goonhoon noted sequential set and cert numbers on a Dustox and Banette.
- @nickofturl contributed several ultra-low-pop slabs to the pop thread, including a Pop 1 with none graded higher.
- @tilla13 continued documenting the Hungarian Pokémon Collection, adding 2022 McDonald’s TCG cards, a vintage all-150 Pokémon manual, and a Merlin sticker album.
- @sebek815 shared the second half of an Ash Ketchum card collection, noting all cards feature Satoshi art rather than name references.
Psy… psy psy duck — that’s all for today; this reporter’s head hurts and it has nothing to do with the sealed vs. slabs debate.