Regarding the PSA 10 1st Blaineās Charizard, I spoke to a seller of one who said heād gotten $7k offers for it the other day, if this data point helps.
I donāt believe he was stating that was the new cost, but was offering knowledge to help the potential buyer know what could be going on behind the scenes. In buy threads, it is very hard (especially now) to get someone to release the cards due to the continued price increases.
I just got into aggressively buying in April after watching nearly every single SMPratte video through March. Things to note, you buy and sell at market, and sometimes you have to pay over what you ābelieveā is the market cost.
An example: I missed out on a PSA 10 Southern Island Mew for $2500 in April/May because I thought it was listed too high. Soon after the card jumped to over $4200. Because of my greed I eventually paid $4500 for it. Now, I doubt anyone will sell for under $10,000. It just depends how bad you want it, and what fits with your financial status.