Platinum Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
0
Giratina · Platinum · 2009
Total invested at retail
$72.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$34,997.00
+48506.9% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$977.25
+1257.3% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+47249.7 pp
Basket CAGR 42.66% vs SPXTR 16.16%
17-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Platinum Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Snorlax LV.X
Rising Rivals · #111
$797
Charizard G LV.X
Supreme Victors · #143
$443
Gengar LV.X
Arceus · #97
$415
Articuno
Supreme Victors · #148
$357
Infernape E4 LV.X
Rising Rivals · #108
$325
Pikachu
Rising Rivals · #112
$323
Surfing Pikachu
Rising Rivals · #114
$311
Milotic
Supreme Victors · #SH7
$240
Basket composition
Where Platinum Era's $34,997 basket value sits today.- Platinum Booster Box $34,997 100%
Concentration shows where the era's investment risk sits. A heavy weighting in 1–2 products means single-card outcomes drive the basket more than diversification.
Compare to other eras
Quick peer reads against same-game neighbors plus a cross-game peer.- Pokémon EX EraPlatinum Era alpha +47249.7 ppEX Era alpha +49615.3 ppCAGR delta +10.1 pp
EX Era leads by 2366 pp of alpha — Platinum Era trails on this peer read.
See full Platinum Era vs EX Era → - Pokémon Black & White EraPlatinum Era alpha +47249.7 ppBlack & White Era alpha +38166.6 ppCAGR delta -8.5 pp
Platinum Era leads by 9083 pp of alpha over Black & White Era.
See full Platinum Era vs Black & White Era → - Pokémon WOTC EraPlatinum Era alpha +47249.7 ppWOTC Era alpha +66139.1 ppCAGR delta +16.0 pp
WOTC Era leads by 18889 pp of alpha — Platinum Era trails on this peer read.
See full Platinum Era vs WOTC Era → - MTG Vintage EraPlatinum Era alpha +47249.7 ppVintage Era alpha +6710.5 ppCAGR delta +27.4 pp
Platinum Era leads by 40539 pp of alpha over Vintage Era.
See full Platinum Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in Platinum Era
Box-by-box performance. Sorted by release. Click any row for the full vs-S&P 500 comparison.| Product | Released | MSRP | Spot | Return | SPXTR | Alpha | CAGR | 12-mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Platinum Booster Box | Feb 2009 | $72.00 | $34,997.00 | +48506.9% | +1257.3% | +47249.7 pp | 42.7% | |
 Rising Rivals Booster Box | May 2009 | $72.00 | — | +12393.0% | +978.6% | +11414.4 pp | 32.9% | |
 Supreme Victors Booster Box | Aug 2009 | $72.00 | — | +19344.4% | +865.9% | +18478.5 pp | 37.1% | |
 Arceus Booster Box | Nov 2009 | $72.00 | — | +5598.3% | +795.1% | +4803.2 pp | 27.8% |