Item Finder 074/102 · Base Set

Beating the market, or just riding it?

Moving with the market

Over the last 2 months this card rose 12.9%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it finished 7.9% 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?

Ordinary - 53 out of 100

It ranks above 53% 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 firmer than most over 2 months

Median asking prices sit below the recent-sales market reference - sellers are pricing more aggressively. It slipped slightly behind the market over two months, but by less than most cards did.

Is it becoming more popular?

Mostly yes

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?

$9.01 - expensive for its set

At $9.01 it is expensive for its set - number 22 of 102 by price. It costs more than 77% of other Rare cards we track. It is 14% below its 12-month high. Worth knowing: in this market cards near their highs have gone on to do better than deeply discounted ones, so a big discount is not automatically a bargain.

What makes this card unusual?

An ordinary Rare from a 28-year-old set

Rare is a widely printed rarity - 6,033 tracked cards share it. The set is about 28 years old, so surviving copies in good condition get scarcer over time.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Easily - it trades often

The price changed in 67% 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 244% of the $9.01 raw price. Raw price plus fee comes to about $31.01, 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.