Plumeria Full Art 145/147 · Burning Shadows

Beating the market, or just riding it?

Moving with the market

Over the last 2 months this card rose 9.6%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it finished 4.8% ahead of the market, inside the 10% either way we count as moving with it. Its price has mostly been riding the market.

Describes the last 2 months, not what happens next. Not investment advice.

Is this card interesting right now?

Above average - 67 out of 100

It ranks above 67% of the cards we track. The score describes the conditions around the card today - how sellers are pricing it, how it is trending, how steadily it trades. Its weights were tuned on how cards moved over the following 60 days, so a high score is a tendency across many cards, not a forecast for this one - and it says nothing about whether you will enjoy owning the card.

Why is it interesting?

Sellers undercutting and very steady price

Median asking prices sit below the recent-sales market reference - sellers are pricing more aggressively. The price moves in small, calm steps rather than lurching around.

Is it becoming more popular?

Yes - consistently

Compared with the Pokemon market as a whole, so a rising tide does not count as popularity. In this market these trends have tended to keep going rather than reverse.

Is it expensive or cheap?

$16.06 - expensive for its set

At $16.06 it is one of the priciest cards in its set - number 22 of 285 by price. It costs more than 61% of other Ultra Rare cards we track. It is at or near its highest price of the past year.

What makes this card unusual?

An ordinary Ultra Rare from a 9-year-old set

Ultra Rare is a widely printed rarity - 2,593 tracked cards share it. This is the Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork. The set is about 9 years old, so surviving copies in good condition get scarcer over time.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Yes, with patience

The price changed in 26% of our checks over the past year across 365 observations. TCGplayer's market price only updates when a copy sells, so a low figure means the price shown may be stale and any trend reading is built on very few real sales.

How does the grading fee compare?

Fee exceeds raw price

A roughly $22.00 grading fee is 137% of the $16.06 raw price. Raw price plus fee comes to about $38.06, before shipping, insurance or selling costs. That is a cost comparison, not an estimate of a graded copy's value. We track raw ungraded prices only - no graded sales and no population data. We cannot assess this copy's condition or tell you what a PSA 10 is worth. Check condition and comparable graded sales before deciding whether grading would pay off.