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Dark Charizard
Dark Charizard from Team Rocket that currently sells for about $143 ungraded, with graded copies ranging from $177 at grade 7 to $2,909 at grade 10. A grade 10 copy sells for around $2,909, about 20× the $143 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.
Price by Grade
Recent market prices for graded copies of Dark Charizard
| Grade | Market Price | vs Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 💎 10 | $2,909 | 20× |
| 9.5 | $2,188 | 15× |
| 9 | $456 | 3.2× |
| 8 | $303 | 2.1× |
| 7 | $177 | 1.2× |
| Raw (ungraded) | $143 | 1× |
Worth grading? A grade 10 copy sells for around $2,909, about 20× the $143 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.
Card Information
Grade Breakdown
ResultsFront Side
Back Side
Analysis
Front: All four corners show light softening and rounding; top-left and bottom-right show the most wear with slight fraying. Back: All four corners exhibit notable whitening and wear; bottom-left and bottom-right corners show heavier whitening with cardboard exposure; top-right corner also shows clear white spots.
How this affects your grade:
Corners accounts for a significant portion of the overall grade. Improving this area could increase the overall grade.
Issues Found (5)
back bottom-left corner
Notable whitening and cardboard exposure at bottom-left corner
back bottom-right corner
Whitening and edge wear at bottom-right corner
back top-right corner
White spots visible at top-right corner
back top-left corner
Light whitening at top-left corner
front all corners
Light softening and rounding on all four front corners
Front Side
Back Side
Analysis
Front: Edges show light wear throughout with minor nicks along the top and bottom edges. The yellow border shows general handling wear. Back: Left and right edges show visible whitening along their length. The bottom edge has more pronounced whitening and minor chipping. Top edge shows scattered white spots.
How this affects your grade:
Edges accounts for a significant portion of the overall grade. Improving this area could increase the overall grade.
Issues Found (3)
back right edge
Whitening and wear along the right edge of back
back bottom edge
Whitening and minor chipping along the bottom edge
front all corners
Light softening and rounding on all four front corners
Front Side
Back Side
Analysis
Front: Surface is generally clean but shows light scratching and a general haze consistent with light play. No major creases or dents visible. Back: Surface shows a small scuff/mark near the bottom 'Pokémon' text area. Some light surface wear and possible light scratching throughout.
How this affects your grade:
Surface accounts for a significant portion of the overall grade. Improving this area could increase the overall grade.
Issues Found (9)
back bottom-left corner
Notable whitening and cardboard exposure at bottom-left corner
back bottom-right corner
Whitening and edge wear at bottom-right corner
back top-right corner
White spots visible at top-right corner
back top-left corner
Light whitening at top-left corner
back right edge
Whitening and wear along the right edge of back
back bottom edge
Whitening and minor chipping along the bottom edge
back bottom area near Pokémon text
Small scuff mark near the bottom Pokémon logo
front all corners
Light softening and rounding on all four front corners
front surface
Light surface scratching and haze across front face
Front Side
Back Side
Analysis
Front: Borders are slightly off-center, approximately 55/45 left-right and 55/45 top-bottom. Back: Centering is slightly off, approximately 55/45 left-right and 58/42 top-bottom.
How this affects your grade:
Centering accounts for a significant portion of the overall grade. Improving this area could increase the overall grade.
Front Side
Back Side
How this affects your grade:
Holographic accounts for a significant portion of the overall grade. Improving this area could increase the overall grade.
Precision Scan
Direct inspection · 43 defects found
5.9
Corners
5.8
Edges
5
Surface
This appears to be a vintage WotC-era Pokémon holo card (21/82). Corners show moderate-to-minor wear with softening and light whitening typical of played or lightly handled vintage cards, placing overall condition in the LP range. This vintage Dark Charizard (Team Rocket 21/82) shows moderate edge wear particularly along the bottom and right edges, with lighter wear on the top and left edges. Overall edges are consistent with a lightly played vintage card. This 1st Edition Dark Charizard shows moderate overall wear consistent with a played vintage card. Edge wear and corner rounding are the primary concerns, with light surface scratching on the holo art. The back corners show moderate wear overall, worst at the top-right with whitening and rounding, and the bottom-right also shows a notable white chip. The bottom-left is the cleanest corner. This card's back corner condition would likely place it in the LP-MP range. The back edges show moderate wear throughout, with the top edge being the worst due to a prominent whitening patch and dent. Overall the card shows handling-consistent wear typical of a played or lightly damaged card, roughly in the EX-to-VG range. This vintage Pokémon card back shows moderate overall wear with softened corners, edge whitening on all sides, and minor surface scratching. Consistent with a lightly played vintage card in the LP to MP range.
Front corners
Top-left corner
7/10
- minorcorner wear — top-left corner tip. Slight softening/rounding of the corner tip visible in both mono and detail crops, with faint whitening along the very edge.
Top-right corner
6/10
- moderatecorner wear — top-right corner tip. Corner shows noticeable rounding and slight whitening at the tip, visible consistently across both mono and detail variants.
Bottom-left corner
7/10
- minorcorner wear — bottom-left corner tip. The corner tip is not fully visible but the edge area shows mild softening; the yellow border exhibits slight wear at the corner region.
Bottom-right corner
6/10
- moderatecorner wear — bottom-right corner tip. Corner tip displays visible rounding and light whitening along the edge, confirmed in both mono and detail crops.
- minoredge wear — bottom edge near corner. Faint whitening runs along the bottom edge near the corner in the mono variant.
Front edges
Top edge
7/10
- minoredge wear — top edge, left-center area. Faint dark spots along the top edge indicate minor whitening/wear visible in inverted view.
- minoredge wear — top edge, scattered along length. Slight irregular dark speckling along the top border suggesting light handling wear.
Bottom edge
6/10
- moderateedge wear — bottom edge, center to right. Noticeable darkening along the bottom edge in inverted view indicates moderate whitening and wear along the border.
- minorcorner wear — bottom-right corner area. Slight rounding and wear visible at the bottom-right corner transition zone.
Left edge
7/10
- minoredge wear — left edge, mid-section. Light irregular dark marks along the left border indicate minor whitening from handling.
- minoredge wear — left edge, upper portion. Faint wear line visible along the upper-left edge in the inverted image.
Right edge
6/10
- moderateedge wear — right edge, upper to mid section. Visible dark patches in inverted view along the right border indicate moderate whitening and edge wear.
- minoredge wear — right edge, lower portion. Minor whitening visible as dark speckling near the bottom portion of the right edge.
Front surface
Surface
5/10
- moderateedge wear — all edges. Visible wear and slight whitening along all four edges, particularly noticeable on the left and bottom edges.
- moderatecorner wear — all corners. All four corners show rounding and softening consistent with moderate play wear on a vintage card.
- minorscratch — holo artwork area. Light surface scratching visible across the holographic artwork window, confirmed in detail variant.
- moderatewhitening — top-left and bottom-right edges. Whitening is visible along the yellow border at the top-left and bottom-right edges where the border meets the card edge.
- minordent — lower-right text area. A subtle surface indentation or texture irregularity is visible in the lower portion of the card near the text box.
Back corners
Back top-left corner
5/10
- moderatewhitening — along the top and left edges near the corner tip. Continuous whitening is visible along the card edge running into the corner, with exposed cardboard core showing in both mono and detail variants.
- moderatecorner wear — corner tip. The corner tip shows slight rounding and fraying with white edge exposure consistent across both enhancement variants.
Back top-right corner
4/10
- moderatewhitening — along the top edge and right edge near the corner. Notable whitening runs along both edges converging at the corner, with exposed white core clearly visible in detail variant.
- moderatecorner wear — corner tip. The corner shows visible rounding and chipping with paper layer separation/fraying at the tip.
- minorscratch — inner field below the top edge. A faint diagonal scratch line is visible running across the inner card surface near the corner in the mono variant.
Back bottom-left corner
7/10
- minorcorner wear — corner tip. Very slight softening of the corner tip is visible, though relatively sharp compared to the top corners.
- minorscratch — inner card surface near center of crop. A faint diagonal impression or scratch-like mark is visible in the card surface in both mono and detail variants.
Back bottom-right corner
5/10
- moderatewhitening — bottom edge near the corner tip. A distinct white spot/chip of exposed core is visible along the bottom edge just at the corner, confirmed in both mono and detail variants.
- moderatecorner wear — corner tip. The corner tip shows rounding and a small chip with white core exposure clearly visible in both variants.
Back edges
Back top edge
4/10
- moderatewhitening — right-center of top edge. A prominent dark patch (whitening in inverted view) spans the right-center portion of the top edge, indicating moderate paper exposure.
- moderateedge wear — along entire top edge. Irregular dark speckling and roughness along the top border indicates moderate edge wear and surface degradation.
- minordent — right-center, extending down from edge. A vertical dark line/indentation is visible running from the top edge downward near the right-center area.
Back bottom edge
5/10
- moderatewhitening — center-right along bottom edge. Scattered dark spots along the bottom edge in the inverted image indicate whitening/chipping of the border.
- moderateedge wear — far right of bottom edge. A dark concentration at the far right of the bottom edge shows notable wear and possible small chip or nick.
- minoredge wear — across bottom edge. Light scattered dark specks across the bottom edge border indicate minor general edge wear.
Back left edge
6/10
- minoredge wear — upper portion of left edge. Small dark spots near the top of the left edge indicate minor whitening or edge wear.
- moderatewhitening — near bottom-left corner area. A darker region near the bottom of the left edge strip suggests moderate whitening or paper exposure at that location.
Back right edge
5/10
- moderatewhitening — mid to lower portion of right edge. Broad darker area visible in the lower half of the right edge indicates moderate whitening and surface wear.
- moderateedge wear — along entire right edge. The right edge shows general roughness and irregular darkening consistent with moderate handling wear throughout.
- minorscratch — middle of right edge border. A faint linear dark mark crosses the border area in the middle section, consistent with a light surface scratch.
Back surface
Back surface
5/10
- moderateedge wear — all edges, especially top and right. Visible whitening and wear along all four edges of the blue border, most pronounced along the top edge and right edge.
- moderatecorner wear — all four corners. All four corners show noticeable rounding and softening with whitening, consistent with moderate play wear on a vintage card.
- moderatewhitening — bottom-right area near inverted Pokémon text. A patch of whitening or scuffing is visible on the bottom-right portion of the back near the 'é' and 'm' of the inverted Pokémon logo.
- minorscratch — center-right surface. Light surface scratching visible in the mono variant across the mid-right area of the swirl pattern.
- moderateedge wear — bottom edge. Bottom edge shows a line of whitening and minor nicks along the blue border.
No grading history available