N (Supporter) 101/101 · 30th Celebration Classic Collection

Beating the market, or just riding it?

Not enough trading to say

It trades too rarely, or has too little recent price history, for a 2-month comparison with the market to mean anything.

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

Is this card interesting right now?

Quiet - 9 out of 100

It ranks above 9% 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?

Slipping this month and jumpy price

It has fallen behind the rest of the market over the past month. The price lurches around, so what you pay depends heavily on timing.

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.

Is it expensive or cheap?

$11.84 - mid-priced for its set

At $11.84 it is mid-priced for its set - number 12 of 30 by price. It costs more than 79% of other Classic Collection cards we track. It is 94% 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?

Classic Collection - genuinely scarce

Only 214 of the cards we track are Classic Collection - under 0.2% of them. This is the Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork. The set is brand new - prices this early are driven by hype and packs still being opened, and usually settle downward.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Easily - it trades often

The price changed in 98% of our checks over the past year across 54 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.

What would grading cost, next to its price?

Costs more than the card

Grading this card would cost an estimated $60, more than its $11.84 raw price. That is a rough allowance for one card in a small mail-in order: a mainstream grader's fee for a card worth up to $1,000, plus postage both ways and insurance. The real cost depends on the grader, the service level, how many cards you send and where you live; each service level also has a value limit, so a more valuable card can need a pricier one. Bought at this price and graded, it comes to about $72 before any selling fees - 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.