every secret rare pokemon card What is a rare? Is there a modern equivalent? : r/PokemonTCG The Art Of Pokemon: Nidoking

a PSA 9 card for $520, for example, but you should expect to see a standard, non-graded copy of this for around $160

For example, vehicles have their own variation with metal bars on the card borders, and as of Foundations all enchantments use the Theros enchantment creature frame

Working Through the Numbers Card raw value: $20 PSA 10 expected sale: ~$42 TAG 10 expected sale: ~$30 PSA net: $42 - $20 - $20 = $2 TAG net: $30 - $20 - $13 = -$3 Winner: PSA (+$5) but $2 profit is barely worth the effort Card raw value: $40 PSA 10 expected sale: ~$82 TAG 10 expected sale: ~$56 PSA net: $82 - $40 - $20 = $22 TAG net: $56 - $40 - $13 = $3 Winner: PSA (+$19) Card raw value: $75 PSA 10 expected sale: ~$150 TAG 10 expected sale: ~$102 PSA net: $150 - $75 - $20 = $55 TAG net: $102 - $75 - $13 = $14 Winner: PSA (+$41) Card raw value: $150 PSA 10 expected sale: ~$295 TAG 10 expected sale: ~$195 PSA net: $295 - $150 - $20 = $125 TAG net: $195 - $150 - $13 = $32 Winner: PSA (+$93) The Uncomfortable Truth If you're grading to sell, PSA wins the math at basically every price point where grading makes financial sense at all

While the promotion is mainly intended for children due to it being packaged as a Happy Meal toy, many adults are buying up Happy Meals in bulk to get as many of these cards as possible