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
$310
Raw · $180 – $480
Desk book
Raw
$310
$180 – $480
PSA 10
$420
PSA 9 $240
Expected graded value does not clear raw plus the grading bill. Keep it raw unless you need the holder for a sale.
Grade yield
50% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: −$47 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 $310 · PSA 10 $420 · PSA 9 $240 · PSA 8 no book
- PSA 1028% · pop 18,600-$10 after fee
- PSA 922% · pop 12,400-$167 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
- Special illustration rare. Confirm the 151 set stamp and the Japanese art credit line.
Census
How many exist
Graded
41,200
Gem mint
18,600
Gem rate
45.1%
Available now
268
- PSA 912,400 pop · 86 listed
- PSA 1018,600 pop · 118 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 10 · $400 · Sep 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
Raw · eBay
Sep 11, 2026
$308
PSA 10 · eBay
Jul 18, 2026
$435
Raw · PWCC
Jun 18, 2026
$306
Raw · PWCC
Jul 14, 2026
$305
Raw · Heritage
Jun 10, 2026
$300
Raw · PWCC
Apr 13, 2026
$343
PSA 10 · eBay
Mar 23, 2026
$443
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
- $310
- Raw now
- $310
- 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: Special illustration rare. Confirm the 151 set stamp and the Japanese art credit line.
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 151 Zard that still prints. Japanese 151 is a parallel book.