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
Keep it raw
$220
Raw · $140 – $360
Desk book
Raw
$220
$140 – $360
PSA 10
$420
PSA 9 $180
Expected graded value does not clear raw plus the grading bill. Keep it raw unless you need the holder for a sale.
Grade yield
47% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: −$40 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 86,400 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.
Raw $220 · PSA 10 $420 · PSA 9 $180 · PSA 8 no book
- PSA 1014% · pop 18,600+$80 after fee
- PSA 933% · pop 42,000-$129 after fee
- PSA 811%
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
- Evolutions reprint texture is thinner than Base. Confirm the XY set symbol and Evolutions copyright.
Census
How many exist
Graded
86,400
Gem mint
18,600
Gem rate
21.5%
Available now
420
- PSA 942,000 pop · 210 listed
- PSA 1018,600 pop · 88 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 10 · $395 · Sep 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
PSA 9 · Fanatics
Aug 26, 2026
$180
PSA 9 · Fanatics
Sep 2, 2026
$200
Raw · Goldin
Jun 18, 2026
$214
PSA 9 · Goldin
Jun 24, 2026
$185
PSA 9 · Heritage
May 26, 2026
$184
Raw · PWCC
Apr 1, 2026
$242
Raw · eBay
Jul 20, 2026
$201
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
- $220
- Raw now
- $220
- Gem book
- $420
- 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: Evolutions reprint texture is thinner than Base. Confirm the XY set symbol and Evolutions copyright.
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.
Scan a photo of this copy to measure borders.
Lot notes
The Charizard shops put in the case. Base Unlimited is the flagship cousin.