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Butterfree VMAX

Ultra Rare · #002/189

Butterfree VMAX #002/189 (SWSH03: Darkness Ablaze) is worth about $5.76 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, up 5% over 30 days.

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Butterfree VMAX #002/189 is trending up: $5.76 today, up 5% in 30 days and 25% below its high of $7.67 (2026-05-28), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 4.5x its low of $1.29 (2024-03-19). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

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Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 · CSV download

$5.76
▲ 4.9% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$3.02
lowest listing · market $5.76
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$4.99
asking floor · 407 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
graded asks from $15.00
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$4.99
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $4.99 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale
TCGplayer market$5.76verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$3.02
eBay delivered floor (scanned 40d ago)$4.99the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($3.02) and the eBay floor ($4.99). 10 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $4.03 cash · $4.61 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
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 15-40% off their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 69% of the time in our archive since 2024 (20,630 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
CARD TYPE
Grass
STAGE
VMAX
HP
300
ATTACK 1
[1GG] G-Max Poison Wind (150) Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
WEAKNESS
Rx2
RESISTANCE
None
RETREAT COST
0

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Butterfree VMAX?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $5.76 market price that is roughly $4.03 cash or $4.61 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 Butterfree VMAX (SWSH03: Darkness Ablaze) worth today?

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Butterfree VMAX [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $5.76 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Butterfree VMAX going up or down in price?

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Butterfree VMAX #002/189 is trending up: $5.76 today, up 5% in 30 days and 25% below its high of $7.67 (2026-05-28), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 4.5x its low of $1.29 (2024-03-19). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 2.9% over 7 days, up 15.4% over 90 days, up 61.8% over a year.

What is the highest price for Butterfree VMAX since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Butterfree VMAX came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Butterfree VMAX [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $7.67 (2026-05-28) and bottomed at $1.29 (2024-03-19).

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