JP: Shining Darkness
A raw Ampharos [1st Edition] from JP: Shining Darkness currently sells for about $11.60. Across 7 completed eBay sales, a PSA 10 has a median price of $92.18. After a $25 grading fee, a 10 would net roughly $55.58. But a Grade 9 (mixed graders) has a median of $24.20 across 3 sales — which works out to −$12.40 after fees. A 9 loses money at current prices. You need the 10. 9s are pooled across graders here — PriceCharting has no PSA-9-only figure.
| GRADE | MEDIAN | SALES ON RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| PSA10 | $92.18 | 7 sales |
| ACE10 | $66.47 | 3 sales |
| GRADE9 | $24.20 | 3 sales |
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See live grade snipes →Every figure on this page is an observed number. Raw prices come from TCGplayer; graded medians are completed eBay sales, shown with the sale count behind each one. We don't estimate, model, or fill in gaps — if a grade has no sales on record, it isn't listed. Grading outcomes are not guaranteed: most raw cards do not come back a 10, which is exactly why the 9-grade number is on this page. Where PriceCharting has no PSA-9-only figure we show its pooled 9 — PSA, BGS, CGC and SGC together — and label it as such rather than call it a PSA 9.