Professor's Research [Professor Magnolia] Full Art 201/202 · Sword & Shield Base Set

Beating the market, or just riding it?

Beating the market

Over the last 2 months this card rose 38.7%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it has beaten the market by 32.6%.

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

Is this card interesting right now?

Above average - 74 out of 100

It ranks above 74% 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 climbing for 2 months

Median asking prices sit below the recent-sales market reference - sellers are pricing more aggressively. It has done better than the market over two months, which is long enough to be a trend rather than a blip.

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?

$5.91 - expensive for its set

At $5.91 it is one of the priciest cards in its set - number 19 of 399 by price. It costs more than 45% 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 7-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.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Easily - it trades often

The price changed in 73% 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 372% of the $5.91 raw price. Raw price plus fee comes to about $27.91, 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.