POP Series 3: most valuable cards & PSA 10 prices
The most valuable card in POP Series 3 right now is Blastoise #1 at $300.00 raw and about $355.82 as a PSA 10. The best grading upside among the top cards is Plusle (+17,109% from raw to PSA 10, before grading costs). Prices are market prices (not asking prices) and PSA 10 values are estimates from recent graded sales; the ROI shown is before grading fees and does not account for the chance a card does not grade a 10.
POP Series 3 for investors
- Total set value
- $1,010
- Top-10 value
- $902.20
- 30-day momentum
- +14.1%
- PSA 10 rate
- 7.8%
- PSA 10 premium
- 23.6x
- Strong Buy cards
- 8
- Booster box
- —
- Elite Trainer Box
- —
Raw market value of all 17 cards
89% of the set's value sits in 10 cards
Value-weighted price change of cards worth $5+
Of 5,265 PSA submissions
PSA 10 price vs raw, value-weighted over cards worth $5+
Cards whose PSA 10 upside beats the odds of missing a 10
Sealed market price
Sealed market price
All figures are calculated from current market prices and PSA population data; they describe the set today and are not investment advice. Missing values mean there is not enough data yet.
Sealed POP Series 3 products
POP Series 3 Booster Pack
Booster Pack
$193.94
Blastoise
#1 · Rare
Raw $300.00
PSA 10 $355.82 +19%
Ho-Oh ex
#17 · Rare
Raw $125.00
PSA 10 $2,753 +2,102%
Pichu Bros.
#16 · Common
Raw $124.38
PSA 10 $7,586 +5,999%
Ditto
#12 · Common
Raw $83.47
PSA 10 $1,020 +1,122%
Flareon
#2 · Rare
Raw $53.51
PSA 10 $12,648
Plusle
#5 · Rare
Raw $47.84
PSA 10 $8,233 +17,109%
Minun
#4 · Rare
Raw $46.89
PSA 10 $4,055 +8,547%
Jolteon
#3 · Rare
Raw $43.51
PSA 10 $6,100 +13,921%
Eevee
#13 · Common
Raw $40.10
PSA 10 $412.85 +930%
Vaporeon
#6 · Rare
Raw $37.50
PSA 10 $12,222
Combusken
#7 · Uncommon
Raw $27.63
PSA 10 $1,776 +6,326%
Donphan
#8 · Uncommon
Raw $22.99
PSA 10 $365.06 +1,488%
Forretress
#9 · Uncommon
Raw $19.03
PSA 10 —
Ivysaur
#14 · Common
Raw $13.94
PSA 10 $283.22 +1,932%
Marshtomp
#15 · Common
Raw $11.06
PSA 10 $154.00 +1,292%
Low Pressure System
#11 · Uncommon
Raw $8.00
PSA 10 —
High Pressure System
#10 · Uncommon
Raw $4.96
PSA 10 $61.29 +1,136%
Which POP Series 3 cards are worth grading?
Short answer: 5 cards show a positive expected profit after grading, shipping and selling fees. Best is Ho-Oh ex #17, about $700.00 per card on average, with a 18% chance of a PSA 10. Biggest trap: Vaporeon #6 has a big PSA 10 price ($12,222) but averages a loss of $519.93 per card.
- Ho-Oh ex · #17$125.00 raw +$700.00
- Plusle · #5$47.84 raw +$663.10
- Pichu Bros. · #16$124.38 raw +$608.59
- Minun · #4$46.89 raw +$294.28
- Combusken · #7$27.63 raw +$130.32
Expected profit = chance of each PSA grade from PSA population data, times its price, minus the raw card, grading, shipping and selling fees. An estimate, not a promise. See the full grading report.
Best PSA 10 upside in POP Series 3
Biggest gap between raw and PSA 10 price, before grading fees (cards of $5 and up).
POP Series 3: common questions
- What is the most valuable card in POP Series 3?
- Blastoise #1 is the most valuable POP Series 3 card we track, at about $300.00 raw and $355.82 as a PSA 10.
- How often do POP Series 3 cards grade a PSA 10?
- Across 5,265 PSA submissions from this set, about 7.8% received a PSA 10.
- Which POP Series 3 card has the best grading upside?
- Plusle #5 shows the biggest gap between raw and PSA 10 price among the top cards, +17,109% before grading costs and without the chance of not getting a 10.
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