Vintage
Charizard
Expedition Base Set · #40 · English · released 2002
Raw market price
$118
30 days
▲ 14.9%
90 days
▲ 27%
Graded prices & PSA population
| Grade | Market price | PSA population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $1,444 | 296 |
| PSA 9 | $281 | 456 |
| PSA 8 | $183 | 350 |
PSA population recorded 2026-07-20 · total graded 1,704
Why this card matters
pop
175 listings and modest PSA 10 sample (n=5) suggest limited but not razor-thin supply; the 22x raw-to-PSA10 price premium signals genuine grade scarcity, though mid-grades (PSA 8/9) are relatively accessible.
demand
Charizard's iconic nostalgia and evergreen collector pull sustain baseline demand, but Expedition is a second-print-era set with far less cultural gravity than Base Set 1st Edition, tempering conviction.
artist
Mitsuhiro Arita's standard holo composition is competent but unremarkable — no alt-art, full-art, or chase illustration variant to drive premium collector desire beyond the character itself.
catalyst
A -10.3% 30-day momentum reading with a wide bid-ask spread between recent PSA 10 comps ($1,250 avg vs. $1,944 ask) signals active price discovery trending downward — no near-term catalyst visible.
Graded comps on record
$1,444
PSA 10
$948
CGC 10
$431
BGS 9.5
$366
CGC 10
$281
PSA 9
$200
BGS 9
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Market data recorded 2026-07-15 from licensed market sources. MASTER records prices daily and never invents a number — estimated values are always labeled. Not financial advice.