Desk grade
7.5
6.5 – 8.0
Range from this photo. Not a PSA, BGS, or SGC cert.
- Centering
- 7.5
- Corners
- 7.5
- Edges
- 7.5
- Surface
- 7.5
Estimate from catalog averages, not a live surface check.
Glare, blur, and parallels get missed. The grading company still has the cert.
Value
Send it to slab
$320
Raw · $180 – $620
Desk book
Raw
$320
$180 – $620
PSA 10
$4,800
PSA 9 $620
Population suggests a real shot at a grade that clears raw plus fees. Liquidity also concentrates in holders at this level.
Grade yield
27% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: +$180 after grading costs. Leave it raw.
PSA regular · $50 fee · $15 ship · $8 insurance · about 45 days. Shifted by this photo's 7.5 and 41,200 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.
Raw $320 · PSA 10 $4,800 · PSA 9 $620 · PSA 8 $280
- PSA 105% · pop 3,100+$3,781 after fee
- PSA 922% · pop 12,400+$153 after fee
- PSA 825% · pop 9,800-$142 after fee
Net is the slab price minus a 13% take, ship pad, a $50 fee, and raw. A 10 is not the likely outcome of a 9 photo.
Hold or sell
Mixed book — no rush
Liquidity 65
No season window on this sport. The call is only the listed pile and the pop. One census snapshot — not a live pop velocity.
Trust shield
Check these tells
A phone photo cannot measure font kerning or a rosette against a reference set. These are the known tells for this issue.
- 1st Edition stamp ink, size, and placement are the most faked marks in TCG
- Shadowless vs Unlimited is a back-and-border call, not just the stamp
Liquidity
List this copy
Title, desk grade, and comps in one block. We do not submit it for you.
Authenticity
Likely authentic
Visual review, not a cert.
Census match on a well-documented issue. Still verify holograms, stamps, and stock in hand — photos miss texture.
- Print and type match known copies of this issue
- Stock and finish consistent with the set
- Unlimited vs 1st Edition vs Shadowless is the whole identification. Check the rarity star, set symbol, and lack of a 1st Edition stamp.
Census
How many exist
Graded
41,200
Gem mint
3,100
Gem rate
7.5%
Available now
186
- PSA 89,800 pop · 52 listed
- PSA 912,400 pop · 48 listed
- PSA 103,100 pop · 14 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 10 · $4,450 · Sep 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
Raw · Fanatics
Sep 8, 2026
$354
PSA 10 · Goldin
Jul 24, 2026
$4,818
PSA 9 · Heritage
Jun 15, 2026
$599
PSA 10 · Goldin
Jun 16, 2026
$4,465
Raw · Goldin
Apr 6, 2026
$357
PSA 10 · Fanatics
Jul 6, 2026
$4,609
PSA 10 · Fanatics
Apr 6, 2026
$5,215
On the market
Open a live search on the desks that actually print paper.
Desk
If you send it in
Set the grade you think you have and the service you would buy.
- At Raw
- $320
- Raw now
- $320
- Gem book
- $4,800
- Lift after fees
- -$50
Keep it raw · 45-day regular at $50.
Tells
How fakes fail
Stamp, shadow, and holo pattern decide the market.
- 1st Edition stamp ink, size, and placement are the most faked marks in TCG
- Shadowless vs Unlimited is a back-and-border call, not just the stamp
- Holo should have the era swirl — modern holo sheets look wrong
- Unlimited, Shadowless, and 1st Edition are three different books
On this issue: Unlimited vs 1st Edition vs Shadowless is the whole identification. Check the rarity star, set symbol, and lack of a 1st Edition stamp.
Centering & surface
Meter L/R and T/B from this photo, then loupe the print. A hint at what PSA, BGS, or SGC might say — not a cert.
Lot notes
The most recognized Pokémon card. Unlimited is the liquid layer; 1st Edition is a different market.