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PSA reopens its $39.99 Value tier today at 10 AM CT, and Pokémon TCG Pocket's Dual Fusion is live with a 2nd-anniversary event slate.

· 5:20 AM CT

PSA reopens its Value service level today, Thu Oct 29, at 8 AM PT / 10 AM CT: $39.99 in the US, up to $500 insured value, with an estimated 90–100 business days. PSA also cut estimated turnaround on Standard and Priority by 20 business days each. Also: Pokémon TCG Pocket's Dual Fusion went live last night with a run of 2nd-anniversary events, and tomorrow is a big release day across Pokémon, One Piece and Riftbound.

PSA announcement graphic for the reopened Value service level.
PSA's Value tier reopens today at 10 AM CT · Image: PSA

How the market was

A quiet day for sealed prices. The 30th Celebration standard ETB is about $115–125 in completed sales vs $49.99 retail, steady from yesterday and lower than two weeks ago. RGB Mew: Red $6–7k / Green ~$8k / Blue ~$5k (published locks; no fresh sales).

Hobby pulse

  1. Official · Grading

    PSA reopens Value today, cuts Standard and Priority estimates

    PSA's Value tier opens Thu Oct 29 at 8 AM PT / 10 AM CT in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. It costs $39.99 in the US (CA$56.99, €39.99, ¥5,980), covers cards up to $500 in insured value, and carries an estimated 90–100 business days (120 in Japan). New Value orders are processed behind every existing order. For orders submitted since Oct 28 at 8 AM PT, Standard is now an estimated 70–80 business days and Priority 50–60. PSA says turnaround times are estimates, not guarantees, puts its backlog at 7.2 million cards, and says Value Bulk is still planned with no date.

    Source (Official): https://www.psacard.com/articles/articleview/15779/psa-reopens-value-service-level

  2. Official · Pokémon TCG Pocket

    Dual Fusion is live, 2nd-anniversary events roll out

    Dual Fusion went live Wed Oct 28 at 8 PM CT. Alongside it, Pocket's 2nd-anniversary campaign adds a gift ticket for a pack with a guaranteed ★★ card, a PROMO Reissue event, Handy Card Collection missions, Promo Pack C Series Vol. 1 and Ranked Match Season C1. The anniversary gift, PROMO Reissue and missions start Thu Oct 29 at 11 PM PT (1 AM CT Friday). A "Special Pack: First Partners" runs Sat Oct 31 through Dec 26 (Official). PokeBeach reports that pack also includes the three RGB Mew from the physical 30th Celebration set (Reported; The Pokémon Company hasn't named the Mew yet).

    Source (Official): https://www.pokemon.com/us/news/discover-exciting-events-coming-to-pokemon-tcg-pocket-alongside-dual-fusion · Source (Official): The Pokémon Company press site, Oct 20 · Source (Reported): PokeBeach, Oct 27

  3. Official · Tomorrow's drops

    Battle Decks, EB-05, K/DA drawing close

    Pokémon's 30th Celebration Battle Decks (Espeon ex and Umbreon ex) release Fri Oct 30. One Piece EB-05 Heroines Edition vol. 2 is also out Friday at $4.99 a pack; Bandai's errata still applies (EB05-033, printed "O-Robi," counts as Nico Robin). Riftbound's K/DA Couture Collection drawing ($150 plus shipping) closes Friday at 9 AM PT / 11 AM CT, with first selection emails Nov 3.

    Source (Official): pokemon.com product page · Source (Official): en.onepiece-cardgame.com · Source (Official): playriftbound.com, Oct 22

  4. Official · One Piece

    4th Anniversary event runs Nov 20–Dec 17

    Bandai's 4th Anniversary Event is the OP-18 "The Dominance of God" release event, held in stores Nov 20–Dec 17. Registration on Bandai TCG+ opens Nov 6 (a Bandai Namco ID is required). Players get a 4th Anniversary Tournament Pack, a P-161 Monkey.D.Luffy promo, a 4th Anniversary Leader card (not yet named) and World United DON!! cards; winners get a silver-foil P-161 Luffy with a gold stamp. Format is up to each store, and Bandai marks the art as still in development.

    Source (Official): en.onepiece-cardgame.com news, Oct 23

Worth watching

  • Official: Grading: PSA Value opens today at 10 AM CT.
  • Official: Pokémon TCG Pocket: anniversary gift and PROMO Reissue start 1 AM CT Friday; First Partners Special Pack Saturday.
  • Official: Pokémon: 30th Celebration Battle Decks release Fri Oct 30.
  • Official: One Piece: EB-05 Heroines Edition vol. 2 releases Fri Oct 30.
  • Official: Riftbound: K/DA Couture Collection drawing closes Fri Oct 30 at 11 AM CT.
  • Official: Pokémon: Delta Reign and the 30th Anniversary Ultra-Premium Collection release Nov 6.

Note

PSA's turnaround numbers are its own estimates. The RGB Mew in Pocket is PokeBeach's report until The Pokémon Company confirms it, and the trademark names aren't tied to any set yet. The ETB range reflects completed sales.