Data note
What is a PSA 8 Pokémon card really worth?
Data as of · 6,873 PSA 8 sales · Published
2.25×PSA 8 vs raw near-mint, median
Across 454 English cards whose PSA 8 fair value rests on at least 3 sales, the median PSA 8 is worth 2.25 times the same card raw near-mint, about half (0.49×) a PSA 9 and about 6% of a PSA 10. The median PSA 8 in this group is valued at €177. Almost all of them sold somewhere in the last 90 days, but only 57% sold in the EU.
The numbers
| PSA 8 tier | Cards | Median PSA 8 | vs raw NM | vs PSA 9 | vs PSA 10 | EU sale in 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under €50 | 55 | €40 | 2.33× (1.71–3.05) | 0.43× (0.36–0.50) | 0.04× (0.03–0.05) | 31% |
| €50–250 | 226 | €123 | 2.45× (1.76–3.49) | 0.49× (0.39–0.60) | 0.06× (0.04–0.08) | 61% |
| €250 and up | 173 | €527 | 2.02× (1.65–2.82) | 0.53× (0.38–0.64) | 0.06× (0.04–0.09) | 61% |
| All tiers | 454 | €177 | 2.25× (1.69–3.18) | 0.49× (0.38–0.61) | 0.06× (0.04–0.08) | 57% |
What this means for a collector
- A PSA 8 typically sells for a little over twice the raw near-mint card. A PSA 8 priced above about 3.2× raw is dearer, relative to raw, than three quarters of the cards in this group.
- PSA 8 sits far closer to raw than to PSA 10: the PSA 10 of the same card is typically worth 12 to 25 times as much.
- A PSA 9 is typically worth about twice a PSA 8. The step is steepest for cheap cards (0.43× under €50) and smallest above €250 (0.53×).
- Selling a €177 PSA 8 at its fair value leaves you about €157 on Cardmarket and €168 as a private seller on eBay.de, after fees, shipping and a small price discount.
- Cheap PSA 8s are the hard ones to sell in Europe: 31% of those under €50 had an EU sale in 90 days, against 61% above €50.
What you keep after selling one
Net proceeds of one PSA 8 sold at the tier’s median fair value. Both columns take a 2% sell discount and €6 tracked shipping. Cardmarket also takes its 5% fee and the 1% trustee fee; private sellers on eBay.de pay no selling fee.
| PSA 8 fair value | Value | Cardmarket | eBay.de, private seller |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median under €50 | €40.21 | €31.04 | €33.41 |
| Median €50–250 | €122.56 | €106.90 | €114.11 |
| Median, all tiers | €177.09 | €157.14 | €167.55 |
| Median €250 and up | €526.79 | €479.28 | €510.25 |
How often PSA 8s sell
Share of the 454 PSA 8 slots with at least one sale between 27 July and 25 October 2026. EU sales are completed sales on eBay.de, .fr, .it, .es and .nl plus inferred Cardmarket sales.
| PSA 8 tier | Slots | Any sale | EU sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under €50 | 55 | 53 (96%) | 17 (31%) |
| €50–250 | 226 | 223 (99%) | 137 (61%) |
| €250 and up | 173 | 172 (99%) | 105 (61%) |
| All tiers | 454 | 448 (99%) | 259 (57%) |
Five example cards
English fair values on 25 October 2026, rounded to whole euros. Each PSA 8 value links to that card’s PSA 8 page.
| Card | PSA 8 | PSA 8 sales, 12 months | Raw NM | PSA 9 | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawdaunt, EX Deoxys 6/107 | €36 | 13 | €19 | €140 | €1,365 |
| Magmar ex, EX Ruby & Sapphire 100/109 | €170 | 34 | €70 | €346 | €2,974 |
| Electabuzz ex, EX Ruby & Sapphire 97/109 | €177 | 33 | €62 | €543 | €2,857 |
| Gengar, EX Legend Maker 5/92 | €336 | 58 | €178 | €755 | €7,893 |
| Rocket’s Raikou ex, EX Deoxys 108/107 | €433 | 59 | €300 | €1,059 | €15,506 |
Method and limits
How we measured it
- We took every English card with a PSA 8 fair value on 25 October 2026 that rests on at least 3 PSA 8 sales in the previous 12 months: 454 cards and 6,873 sales.
- For each card we divided the PSA 8 fair value by the same card’s raw near-mint, PSA 9 and PSA 10 fair values, when those also rest on at least 3 sales. We report the median and the middle half of the ratios for each PSA 8 price tier.
- Net proceeds apply our fee table of 26 October 2026 to one sale at fair value: Cardmarket’s 5% fee and 1% trustee fee, eBay.de’s 0% private-seller fee, €6 tracked shipping and a 2% discount to sell one copy.
What it can’t tell you
- These are the cards we track: 443 of the 454 are from the EX series (2003–2007) and 11 are POP promos. Modern cards may price a PSA 8 differently.
- A single card can sit far from the median ratio. A quarter of cards are above the bracketed range and a quarter below, so check the card’s own page before you buy or sell.
- The PSA 10 ratio under €50 rests on 31 cards, so treat it as rough.
- Cardmarket does not publish completed sales. EU sales on Cardmarket are inferred from listings that disappeared, and we have collected those only since 21 October 2026, so the EU shares are a floor.
- Net proceeds assume a sale at fair value. Selling quickly, or several copies at once, usually means accepting less.
Sources
- EverySlab fair valuesFair values for every tracked card, language and grade, computed daily from completed eBay sales (eBay.com, eBay UK and the EU eBay sites, from public sold listings and PriceCharting) and inferred Cardmarket sales. This note uses the values of 25 October 2026.
- EverySlab analysis: PSA 8 value ratiosQuery over our fair values and sales, run on 26 October 2026. It produced every ratio, count and share in this note.
- EverySlab fee table, version 2Selling fees, shipping and the sell discount behind the net proceeds, as of 26 October 2026.
- Cardmarket feesCardmarket’s published seller and trustee fees.
- eBay.de fees for private sellerseBay Germany’s fee page for private sellers.
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EverySlab, 'What is a PSA 8 Pokémon card really worth?', 2026-10-25, https://everyslab.com/de/notes/psa-8-value