{
  "url": "https://www.moonstonehq.com/articles/anatomy-of-a-mania",
  "slug": "anatomy-of-a-mania",
  "title": "Anatomy of a Mania, Recorded Live: Mega Charizard X ex Is the Fastest Tape We Have Ever Tracked",
  "summary": "The Phantasmal Flames chase adds 730 slabs to its registry every week, clears 43.8 verified PSA 10 sales weekly, and still carries a +$796 grading EV. Manias usually get documented after they end. This one is being recorded while it runs.",
  "section": "Data forensics",
  "published": "2026-08-28",
  "readMinutes": 6,
  "publisher": "moonstone",
  "findings": [
    {
      "value": "+730/wk",
      "measures": "registry growth",
      "basis": "pop 49,604 as of this week"
    },
    {
      "value": "43.8/wk",
      "measures": "verified PSA 10 sales",
      "basis": "Umbreon-class absorption, though the MEP promo is deeper"
    },
    {
      "value": "59.8%",
      "measures": "gem rate",
      "basis": "three of every five slabs are tens"
    },
    {
      "value": "+$796",
      "measures": "net grading EV",
      "basis": "raw ask $673, PSA 10 sold median $2,001"
    }
  ],
  "tables": [],
  "charts": [],
  "sections": [
    "The race between supply and demand, in one ratio"
  ],
  "method": [
    "Registry and gem figures from moonstone daily PSA population snapshots; velocity from verified-sold sample deltas; medians from verified eBay solds; EV per the registry-average model in [our ROI study](/articles/grading-roi-for-the-cards-you-own). All as of August 28, 2026; this article intentionally freezes a moving picture. Not financial advice."
  ],
  "terms": "Figures are moonstone's own recorded measurements, dated as published. Quote them with the population stated beside them. The article at `url` is the human form of this file."
}