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Absol
Holo Rare · #1/97
Absol #1/97 (EX Dragon) is worth about $170 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
price trend and all-time high: more ↓less ↑
Absol #1/97 is trending up: $169.99 today, up 3% in 30 days and 57% below its all-time high of $395 (2026-02-05). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Absol #1/97 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $230 on eBay vs $170 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 68% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Holofoil · eBay scanned 80d agoBuy-side estimate
$114
THINa patient buyer pays about $114 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · 1 outlier ask excluded
| TCGplayer market | $169.99 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $289.00 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 80d ago) | $114.00 | the listing ↗ |
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 >40% off their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 68% of the time in our archive since 2024 (5,811 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Darkness
- STAGE
- Basic
- HP
- 70
- ATTACK 1
- [D] Bad News If the number of cards in your opponent's hand is at least 6, choose a number of cards there, without looking, until your opponent has 5 cards left. Have your opponent discard the cards you chose.
- ATTACK 2
- [1D] Prize Count (20+) If you have more Prize cards left than your opponent, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
- WEAKNESS
- F
- RESISTANCE
- P
- RETREAT COST
- 1
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Absol?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $169.99 market price that is roughly $119 cash or $136 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 Absol (EX Dragon) worth today?
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Absol [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $169.99 as of 2026-10-02.
Is Absol going up or down in price?
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Absol #1/97 is trending up: $169.99 today, up 3% in 30 days and 57% below its all-time high of $395 (2026-02-05). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
What is the all-time high price for Absol?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $395.00 (2026-02-05). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Absol [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $395.00 (2025-10-08) and bottomed at $33.29 (2024-03-17).
Is Absol #1/97 worth grading?
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