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Charizard VSTAR

Ultra Rare · #018/172

Charizard VSTAR #018/172 (SWSH09: Brilliant Stars) is worth about $12.17 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, flat over 30 days.

This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): regular print from SWSH09: Brilliant Stars $12.17 (this page), regular print from Prize Pack Series Cards $449.65.

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

Charizard VSTAR #018/172 is holding steady: $12.17 today, flat over 30 days and 12% below its high of $13.85 (2026-06-01), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 2.7x its low of $4.58 (2024-07-30). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

illustrated by 5ban Graphics
appears in: Charizard Line · Fire Types

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

$12.17
▼ 0.5% · 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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WORTH GRADING?

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$10.00
lowest listing · market $12.17
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$9.50
asking floor · 610 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$9.50
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $9.50 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale
TCGplayer market$12.17verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$10.00
eBay delivered floor (scanned 16d ago)$9.50the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($9.50) and the eBay floor ($9.50). 10 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $8.52 cash · $9.74 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 3-15% off their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 70% of the time in our archive since 2024 (52,607 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
Fire
STAGE
VSTAR
HP
280
ATTACK 1
[1RR] Explosive Fire (130+) If this Pokemon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.
ATTACK 2
[1RRR] Star Blaze (320) Discard 2 Energy from this Pokemon. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
WEAKNESS
Wx2
RESISTANCE
None
RETREAT COST
2

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PRICE FAQ

Why does Charizard VSTAR #018/172 have two prices?

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Charizard VSTAR #018/172 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: regular print from Prize Pack Series Cards $449.65; regular print from SWSH09: Brilliant Stars $12.17 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.

What would a card shop pay for Charizard VSTAR?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $12.17 market price that is roughly $8.52 cash or $9.74 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 Charizard VSTAR (SWSH09: Brilliant Stars) worth today?

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Charizard VSTAR [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $12.17 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Charizard VSTAR going up or down in price?

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Charizard VSTAR #018/172 is holding steady: $12.17 today, flat over 30 days and 12% below its high of $13.85 (2026-06-01), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 2.7x its low of $4.58 (2024-07-30). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.2% over 7 days, down 5.7% over 90 days, up 71.2% over a year.

What is the highest price for Charizard VSTAR since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Charizard VSTAR 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 Charizard VSTAR [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $13.85 (2026-06-01) and bottomed at $4.58 (2024-07-30).

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