Air Balloon

Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $2.49 market price that is roughly $1.74 cash or $1.99 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.

Air Balloon [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $2.49 as of 2026-11-03.

Air Balloon #166/132 is trending down: $2.49 today, down 16% in 30 days and 70% below its all-time high of $8.21 (2025-09-26), but 1.3x its low of $1.91 (2026-06-25). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-11-03, tracked daily since 2025-09-22. Other windows: up 0.4% over 7 days, up 5.1% over 90 days, down 33.4% over a year. A 30-day drop this size is common after a reprint or a set rotation; the daily chart shows whether it has found a floor.

In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Air Balloon [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $8.21 (2025-09-26) and bottomed at $1.91 (2026-06-25).

A PSA 10 Air Balloon #166/132 sells for about $27.14, based on PriceCharting's sold listings as of Nov 3, 2026. Other 10s: BGS 10 $35.00, CGC 10 $8.09, SGC 10 $16.00. A grade 9 (any grader) sells for about $14.64. An ungraded copy sells for about $3.09, so a PSA 10 sells for 8.8x the ungraded price. Prices from PriceCharting (pricecharting.com).

Grading Air Balloon #166/132 does not pay even for a 10: PSA 10 copies sell for about $27.14 and grade 8 copies for $8.50 (PriceCharting sold listings, Nov 3, 2026) vs $2.49 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees a 10 nets nothing, less than the $2.17 a raw sale nets. That assumes a copy that misses the 10 sells as a grade 8. Whether your copy grades a 10 depends on its centering, corners, edges and surface. Prices from PriceCharting (pricecharting.com).