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Charizard ex - 228/197
Hyper Rare · #228/197
Charizard ex #228/197 (SV03: Obsidian Flames) is worth about $33.61 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Charizard ex #228/197 is holding steady: $33.61 today, flat over 30 days and 30% below its all-time high of $47.74 (2026-06-10). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by 5ban Graphics
appears in: Charizard Line
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Charizard ex #228/197 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $136 on eBay vs $33.61 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 40% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Holofoil · eBay scanned 3d agoBuy-side estimate
$20.00
THINa patient buyer pays about $20.00 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer $33.43 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $20.00 — the market hasn't settled on a price yet
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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 (19,883 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Darkness
- STAGE
- Stage 2
- HP
- 330
- ATTACK 1
- [RR] Burning Darkness (180+) This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.
- WEAKNESS
- Gx2
- RESISTANCE
- None
- RETREAT COST
- 2
- CARD TEXT
- Tera: As long as this Pokemon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokemon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s). Ability — Infernal Reign When you play this card from your hand to evolve a Pokemon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 3 Basic [R] Energy cards and attach them to your Pokemon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Charizard ex - 228/197?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $33.43 market price that is roughly $23 cash or $27 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 ex - 228/197 (SV03: Obsidian Flames) worth today?
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Charizard ex - 228/197 [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $33.43 as of 2026-10-02.
Is Charizard ex - 228/197 going up or down in price?
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Charizard ex #228/197 is holding steady: $33.61 today, flat over 30 days and 30% below its all-time high of $47.74 (2026-06-10). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
What is the all-time high price for Charizard ex - 228/197?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $47.74 (2026-06-10). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Charizard ex - 228/197 [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $47.58 (2026-06-10) and bottomed at $14.97 (2024-09-05).
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