Where do these graded prices come from?

Medians of 219 real eBay completed sales aggregated per grade (PSA, BGS, CGC) — a completed-sale evidence layer, not listing asks. Sample sizes are shown per grade; thin grades deserve caution.

Is grading Dark Blastoise (3) worth it?

Compare the graded medians below against the raw reference price of $279.00 and subtract grading fees. The CardIntel Grading ROI calculator runs this math with live numbers.

Graded Market · 219 completed sales

Dark Blastoise (3) graded prices.

As of August 20, 2026, Dark Blastoise (3) (Team Rocket #03) trades across the graded ladder below, based on 219 real eBay completed sales; the raw copy’s reference price is $279.00.

Across Team Rocket, PSA 10 copies sell for 109.3× their raw reference price on average (73 cards, 1,046 PSA 10 completed sales tracked).

As of August 20, 2026Raw price & chart →Grading ROI calculator →

PSA · Dark Blastoise (3)

Grade	Median	Sales	vs Raw
Mint 9	$1.1K	33	3.9×
NM-MT 8	$400.00	43	1.4×
NM 7	$199.99	33	0.7×
EX-MT 6	$187.47	26	0.7×
EX 5	$89.31	8	0.3×

BGS · Dark Blastoise (3)

Grade	Median	Sales	vs Raw
Mint 9	$291.02	5	1.0×

CGC · Dark Blastoise (3)

Grade	Median	Sales	vs Raw
Mint 9	$417.54	8	1.5×
NM-MT 8	$332.00	4	1.2×

Medians of real eBay completed sales per grade; small sample sizes deserve caution. Prices are dated reference values — cite them with the as-of date above. Attribution: CardIntel (cardintel.io). See the methodology.