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Dark Sandslash
Rare · #18/109
Dark Sandslash #18/109 (EX Team Rocket Returns) is worth about $113 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Dark Sandslash #18/109 is holding steady: $112.50 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-10-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda
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PRINTINGS · WHICH ONE IS YOURS?
Dark Sandslash #18/109 comes in 2 printings: the Reverse Holofoil is $112.50 and the Normal is $14.23 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02).
- Reverse Holofoil · this page$112.50
- Normal · this page$14.23
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Dark Sandslash #18/109 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $350 on eBay vs $113 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 17% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Reverse Holofoil · eBay scanned 1d agoBuy-side estimate
$110
THINa patient buyer pays about $110 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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7 live eBay asks scanned 1d ago agree with TCGplayer within 2% · solo-variant repricing risk
| TCGplayer market | $112.50 | verify ↗ |
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 at their high after a month up 25% or more were higher 90 days later 55% of the time in our archive since 2024 (6,688 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Darkness Fighting
- STAGE
- Stage 1
- HP
- 70
- ATTACK 1
- [3] Swift (50) This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poke-Powers, Poke-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokemon.
- WEAKNESS
- G
- RESISTANCE
- None
- RETREAT COST
- 0
- CARD TEXT
- Poke-BODY Poison Payback If Dark Sandslash is your Active Pokemon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Dark Sandslash is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokemon is now Poisoned.
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PRICE FAQ
Why does Dark Sandslash #18/109 have two prices?
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Dark Sandslash #18/109 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Reverse Holofoil $112.50; Normal $14.23 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02). 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 Dark Sandslash?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $112.50 market price that is roughly $79 cash or $90 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 Dark Sandslash (EX Team Rocket Returns) worth today?
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Dark Sandslash [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $112.50 as of 2026-10-02. Across 2 tracked variants, latest prices range from $14.23 to $112.50.
Is Dark Sandslash going up or down in price?
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Dark Sandslash #18/109 is holding steady: $112.50 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-10-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
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