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Gengar VMAX (Alternate Art Secret)

SWSH08: Fusion Strike · Secret Rare · Holofoil

Forecast: behind · 25%HolofoilSettled and climbing
Price
$1,023
Interest score
48/100 — Ordinary
Pricing
Reliable pricing

Pricier than 100% of the cards we track in this set · at the top of its 12-month range ($679.14–$1,048)

Gengar VMAX (Alternate Art Secret) — price history
$200.00$400.00$600.00$800.00$1,000.00 2024-022024-072024-122025-052025-112026-042026-09

Why it scores where it does

What's driving the score
Price steadiness: +0.167Price steadiness+0.167Unusual move: -0.111Unusual move-0.1111-month trend: -0.0831-month trend-0.0832-month trend: -0.0722-month trend-0.072Seller confidence: -0.031Seller confidence-0.031Listing tightness: +0.027Listing tightness+0.027Near its high: -0.005Near its high-0.0054-month trend: -0.0014-month trend-0.001

Its interest score of 48 out of 100 is driven most by price steadiness — very steady price. Blue bars pushed the score up, red bars pulled it down. The ingredients are weighted by how well each one has actually predicted price moves in this market, measured on your own price history rather than assumed.

What the numbers say

Is this card interesting right now?

Ordinary - 48 out of 100

It ranks above 49% 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. It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about whether you will enjoy owning the card.

Why is it interesting?

Very steady price and sudden drop

The price moves in small, calm steps rather than lurching around. The recent drop is far larger than this card's normal movement.

Is it becoming more popular?

No - losing ground

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.

Past month-2.2%
Past 2 months-5.1%
Past 4 months-1.6%

Is it expensive or cheap?

$1,023 - expensive for its set

At $1,023 it is one of the priciest cards in its set - number 1 of 501 by price. Against other Secret Rare cards it sits at the 97th percentile - toward the top. It is at or near its highest price of the past year.

What makes this card unusual?

Secret Rare - uncommon tier, the most valuable card in its set

623 tracked cards share this rarity (1% of the catalogue). It is the single most expensive card of the 501 we track in this set. 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?

Yes, with patience

The price changed in 41% 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.

Is grading worth considering?

Usually yes

At $1,023 raw, the roughly $22.00 fee is minor next to the card's value, and cards at this level are usually worth protecting and authenticating regardless of the premium. This is a rule of thumb from the card's raw price, age and price stability. We track raw ungraded prices only - no graded sales and no population data - so this cannot tell you what a PSA 10 of this card is worth. Check a graded price guide before spending money.

What happens next (60 days)

Expected to lag the market

An estimated 25% chance of beating the typical tracked card over the next 60 days, by around -3.2% on a middling outcome.

Chance of beating market
25%
50% would be average
Expected vs market
-3.2%
the part actually predicted
Forecast confidence
98
higher = tighter, better-grounded

$929.96 – $1,202 — 80% likely. The middle half lands between $977.84 and $1,097. Today it is $1,023.

Assumes the market as a whole drifts +4.0% over 60 days, its recent average. That part is an assumption carried forward, not a prediction — the 'vs market' figure above does not depend on it.

Prices here are TCGplayer's market price, which is an average of recent sales and lags a real move by a few weeks. Part of any short-term forecast is that lag catching up — visible in the chart, but not something you can buy at.

Every number behind this page

Market price$1,023What copies have recently sold for
Cheapest listing$750.00The lowest price anyone is currently asking
Middle of listings$1,085The midpoint of what sellers are asking
Seller confidence+6.0%Asking prices are above recent sales — sellers are in no hurry
1-month trend vs market-2.2%Falling behind the market
2-month trend vs market-5.1%Falling behind the market
4-month trend vs market-1.6%Falling behind the market
Versus same-set, same-rarity cards+22.6%Shown for interest only — this one is not part of the score
Unusual move-0.2Within its normal range of movement
Below its 12-month high-2.4%At or near its high
Day-to-day price movement0.0068Calm and steady
How often it trades41%Trades readily
Price checks on record365Observations in the past year
Times the price changed149How many of those were real moves
Actively tradedYesWhether there is enough activity for the trend figures to mean anything
Set age4.9 yearsSettled and climbing
Interest score49 / 100Ranks above 49% of tracked cards
TCGplayer product ID253,266For looking it up elsewhere

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