modern-to-grade · holo
Salamence-EX
XY Black Star Promos · #XY170 · English · released 2013
Raw market price
$14.72
30 days
▲ 3.2%
90 days
▲ 2.8%
Graded prices & PSA population
| Grade | Market price | PSA population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $409 | 8 |
| PSA 9 | $64 | 36 |
| PSA 8 | $50 | 25 |
PSA population recorded 2026-07-20 · total graded 103
Why this card matters
pop
41 raw listings suggest modest but not razor-thin supply; the enormous PSA 10 premium (~83x raw) implies certified gem copies are genuinely scarce, but n=1 comp makes that premium fragile.
demand
Salamence carries real fan nostalgia as a beloved pseudo-legendary, but EX-era Black Star promos lack the cultural gravity of Base Set icons or modern alt-arts.
artist
Standard holo promo treatment with no standout full-art or special illustration designation makes this visually unremarkable versus the current market's preference for alt-art and full-bleed artwork.
catalyst
17.5% 30-day momentum sounds compelling but is statistically meaningless when both PSA 10 and PSA 7 comps each rest on a single sale, making the price signal noise rather than trend.
Graded comps on record
$409
PSA 10
$64
PSA 9
$50
PSA 8
$27
PSA 7
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