Issue 18 · 7 min
Rip settle week
Jul 27, 2026
- Market
Pitch Black sealed settle — ETBs ~$75–80
The Pokémon Company International — Official tcg.pokemon.com · Source
Pitch Black settled further on sealed while singles “tumbled immediately” in TCGPlayer framing — classic post-rip settle. Ascended Heroes held as keep-sealed money beside that split.
How the market was
Late July is settle week. Pitch Black ETBs work into about ~$75–80 after the steeper early clears from the live supply wave. TCGPlayer framing on singles: they tumbled immediately off the rip — sealed and singles finding separate levels.
Ascended Heroes ETBs around ~$175 read as keep-sealed beside that main-set settle. The story is the split, not a fresh SKU crash.
Week over week vs Issue 17: supply overtakes → rip settle. One Piece waits — not this Monday. No Celebration.
ASC ETBs ~$175 keep-sealed beside PB settle
The Pokémon Company International — Official tcg.pokemon.com · Source
PB singles tumbled off the rip — sealed vs singles split
©Pokémon / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK — Official TCG card art · Source
Week movers
- Pokémon — Pitch Black ETB — Settles ~$75–80. Confidence high.
- Pokémon — Pitch Black singles — Tumbled immediately (TCGPlayer framing). Confidence high.
- Pokémon — Ascended Heroes ETB — ~$175 keep-sealed.
- Our read — Sealed vs singles finding separate levels after rip.
Week over week
vs Issue 17 (Main-set supply overtakes): Rip settle week.
Worth watching
- Pitch Black ETB / singles divergence
- Ascended Heroes ETB
- Thin post-rip spikes — demote
Note
One Piece OP-17 is later — not this Monday. No Celebration set.