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Charizard 40/165 · Expedition Base Set

  • A PSA 10 sells for 17x the raw copy, on 11 sales
RareExpedition Base SetNo. 40 / 165art · Hiromichi SugiyamaBlue-chip character
Versions
Printings
Same name, same set
Expedition Base Set#6Expedition Base Set#39
Editions
Base Set (Shadowless)#004/102

Same name, same set: a different card with the same name in this set: its own art, its own rarity and its own priceEditions: an edition the catalog holds as its own set

Market$149
PSA 10$2,50090-day median · 11 salescovers printings: Reverse Holo · 40, Normal · 40
Gem rate17%1-in-6
PSA 10 pop297of 1,786
Set 30d—
Pricing desk2 printings tracked
Market price · condition not stated · Normal · 40
$149
TCGplayer's daily figure for this printing. The source states no condition for it, so moonstone does not publish it as a near mint price.
Market Report PRO
TCGplayer's market figure for this printing. We call it a Near Mint price only when TCGplayer's own Near Mint quote for this printing is that figure.
TCGplayer today
TCGplayer's own published prices for 2026-10-26, via tcgcsv.com. A second source, shown beside ours rather than blended into it.
PrintingLowMarketMidHighDirect low
Normal$120$152$144$1,610–
Reverse Holofoil$425$450$855$1,600–
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These are prices across all conditions for the printing: TCGplayer's bulk feed carries no per-condition breakdown.
Price history
Beta vs moonstone Index-0.2756 days both tapes recorded
moonstone Index22blue-chip Pokemon, equal weight

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Recorded data

Charizard 40/165

moonstone has recorded 58 daily market prices for this printing between August 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026, and the price is up 2.0% over the trailing 30 days. A PSA 9 sells at a 90-day median of $429 across 13 sales for the Reverse Holo · 40 and Normal · 40 printings, and the PSA 10 figure is 17x the raw market price for the Reverse Holo · 40 and Normal · 40 printings. At today's price plus PSA Express $199, the cheapest open tier insuring a $2,500 declared value for the Reverse Holo · 40 and Normal · 40 printings ($348.19 all-in), a PSA 9 alone clears the cost at $429 before fees, so no tens are needed; the registry's recorded gem rate is 17%. Shipping and insurance, to PSA and to the buyer, are not counted.

Every figure moonstone has recorded for this printing, with the unit it is measured in, the sample behind it and the day it is dated to.

FigureValueUnitBasisAs of
Recorded market figure$149.19USDRecorded TCGplayer daily market figure for this printing, dated to the day we recorded it and not to a day anyone observed a copy. The condition ladder on record describes another printing of this product, so nothing states what condition this figure is, and so moonstone publishes it as a recorded market figure of unstated condition and not as this card's Near Mint price.
PSA 10 90-day sold median$2,500USDA 90-day median of $2,500 across 11 sales verified as this card for the Reverse Holo · 40 and Normal · 40 printings
PSA 9 90-day sold median$429USDA 90-day median of $429 across 13 sales verified as this card for the Reverse Holo · 40 and Normal · 40 printings, against a median of $279.50 across 26 recorded sales
PSA 10 premium over raw17xmultipleThe PSA 10 figure above (a 90-day median of $2,500 across 11 sales for the Reverse Holo · 40 and Normal · 40 printings) divided by the recorded raw market figure, whose condition the source does not state
PSA population1,786countCopies on the PSA registry, all gradesundated
PSA gem rate17%percent297 of 1,786 submissions graded 10undated
Recorded price readings58countOne reading per day between August 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026
30-day price move+2.0%percentTrailing 30 days of moonstone's own recorded daily series

How much is Charizard 40/165 from Expedition Base Set worth?

$149.19 raw, recorded October 27, 2026. That is TCGplayer's daily market figure for this printing, and the source states no condition for it, so moonstone does not publish it as a Near Mint price. It is not an ask moonstone sets.

What is a PSA 10 Charizard 40/165 worth?

$2,500, a 90-day median of $2,500 across 11 sales we have verified as this card for the Reverse Holo · 40 and Normal · 40 printings. That is 17x the raw price.

How many Charizard 40/165 has PSA graded?

1,786 copies sit on the PSA registry across all grades, and 17% of them came back a 10 (297 tens).

Is it worth grading Charizard 40/165?

At $149.19 plus PSA Express $199 ($348.19 all-in), against a $2,500 PSA 10 and a $429 PSA 9 for the Reverse Holo · 40 and Normal · 40 printings each netted for eBay's published selling fee, a PSA 9 alone clears the cost at $429 before fees, so no tens are needed. The registry's recorded gem rate is 17%. Shipping and insurance, to PSA and to the buyer, are not counted. That is arithmetic on recorded figures and published fees, not advice.

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