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
$200
Raw · $110 – $310
Desk book
Raw
$200
$110 – $310
PSA 10
$240
PSA 9 $130
Expected graded value does not clear raw plus the grading bill. Keep it raw unless you need the holder for a sale.
Grade yield
51% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: −$59 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 84,200 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.
Raw $200 · PSA 10 $240 · PSA 9 $130 · PSA 8 no book
- PSA 1027% · pop 36,400-$57 after fee
- PSA 924% · pop 28,000-$152 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
- Classic collection reprint. Celebrations stamp on the right — not a 1999 Base.
Census
How many exist
Graded
84,200
Gem mint
36,400
Gem rate
43.2%
Available now
480
- PSA 928,000 pop · 164 listed
- PSA 1036,400 pop · 210 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 10 · $225 · Sep 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
PSA 9 · Fanatics
Sep 2, 2026
$145
Raw · Goldin
Aug 3, 2026
$220
PSA 10 · Heritage
Jul 18, 2026
$228
Raw · eBay
Aug 7, 2026
$217
Raw · eBay
Jul 5, 2026
$215
Raw · Heritage
Jul 6, 2026
$197
Raw · Heritage
Mar 30, 2026
$207
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
- $200
- Raw now
- $200
- Gem book
- $240
- 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: Classic collection reprint. Celebrations stamp on the right — not a 1999 Base.
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 most listed Charizard on earth. Classic art, modern pop.