
Courtyard EV Explained
How to read Courtyard pack expected value: fees, buybacks, liquidity haircuts, and why favorability is not the same as a good deal.
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How to read Courtyard pack expected value: fees, buybacks, liquidity haircuts, and why favorability is not the same as a good deal.

Why instant buybacks on rip platforms create adverse selection, how desks set haircuts, and what collectors should model.

Why chase-heavy pack rips can be fair on average but feel very different in small sessions—variance, big hits, and budgeting for collectors.

Favorability and EV dashboards turn opaque pack products into comparable decisions for collectors and researchers on Rips.xyz™.

How platform fees, buybacks, and settlement paths turn advertised pack EV into net EV—and why Courtyard, Collector Crypt, and Phygitals …