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Ampharos EX (87 Full Art)
Ultra Rare · #87/98
Ampharos EX (87 Full Art) #87/98 (XY - Ancient Origins) is worth about $52.42 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Ampharos EX (87 Full Art) #87/98 is trending up: $52.42 today, up 7% in 30 days and 2% below its all-time high of $53.73 (2026-09-21). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Ryo Ueda
Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 ·
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Ampharos EX #87/98 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $240 on eBay vs $52.42 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 22% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Holofoil · eBay scanned Jul 30Buy-side estimate
$25.50
THINa patient buyer pays about $25.50 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $52.42 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $25.50 — the market hasn't settled on a price yet
| TCGplayer market | $52.42 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $31.00 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 65d ago) | $25.50 |
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards at their high after a month up 5-25% were higher 90 days later 75% of the time in our archive since 2024 (22,898 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Lightning
- STAGE
- Basic
- HP
- 170
- ATTACK 1
- [1] Thunder Rod Look at the top 4 cards of your deck and attach as many Lightning Energy cards you find there as you like to this Pokemon. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
- ATTACK 2
- [2LL] Sparkling Tail (100) This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on your opponent's Active Pokemon.
- WEAKNESS
- Fx2
- RESISTANCE
- M-20
- RETREAT COST
- 2
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Ampharos EX (87 Full Art)?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $52.42 market price that is roughly $37 cash or $42 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Ampharos EX (87 Full Art) (XY - Ancient Origins) worth today?
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Ampharos EX (87 Full Art) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $52.42 as of 2026-10-02.
Is Ampharos EX (87 Full Art) going up or down in price?
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Ampharos EX (87 Full Art) #87/98 is trending up: $52.42 today, up 7% in 30 days and 2% below its all-time high of $53.73 (2026-09-21). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
What is the all-time high price for Ampharos EX (87 Full Art)?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $53.73 (2026-09-21). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Ampharos EX (87 Full Art) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $53.73 (2026-09-16) and bottomed at $9.98 (2024-02-08).
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