Articuno

Why this card

A top grade is worth €12852, about 27 times the €470 it costs to buy and send this card in. Of the 1,300 copies already graded, 3.2% came back that high. On average, one raw copy is worth €362 after grading. Scarce 10s keep the premium; average copies still pay. CardSight auction medians for 7 (3), raw (13).

Population

One grade up

Each row buys the lower slab at the guide price and sells it on the next priced PSA rung. The leftover is what remains if the copy actually comes back there, after the PSA fee and about 10% to sell the new slab. Dirt on the surface can sometimes earn that one rung. Centering, corners, edges, and a crease cannot. The prices do not say which of those held this copy down.

1. PSA 1 → 2€70 → €53−€64
2. PSA 2 → 3€53 → €117+€10
3. PSA 3 → 4€117 → €137−€35
4. PSA 4 → 5€137 → €154−€41
5. PSA 5 → 6€154 → €300+€74
6. PSA 6 → 7€300 → €323−€52
7. PSA 7 → 8€323 → €602+€177
8. PSA 8 → 9€602 → €1162+€369
9. PSA 9 → 9.5€1162 → €1279−€87
10. PSA 9.5 → 10€1279 → €12852+€9988

A positive leftover is only worth opening the slab when the card in hand is limited by surface.

Raw → 10

€170→€1285276×

Raw and PSA 10 are the PriceCharting guide.

Gem

3.2%

PSA 10s seen

42

PSA graded seen

1,300

7 / 7.5

€323

8 / 8.5

€602

PSA 9

€1162

BGS 10

€16707

CGC 10

€859

SGC 10

€7711

9.5

€1279

Fee

€300

All-in

€470

Spread

€12382

EV / copy

+€362

Sales/yr

148/yr

Fee is the PSA tier for the declared value, shipped from Europe. EV is what an average raw copy returns after grading and selling costs, minus the all-in. Positive on the average copy is Submit; positive only on a clean copy is Cherry-pick.