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Pikachu Illustrator grade ladder and PSA9 price conflict, Sep 2025 – Mar 2026

Sep 2025 – Mar 2026

EstimateOur model or estimate. Treat it as an order of magnitude.

What this is

Grade ladder for one card across separate sales: PSA 10 Goldin Feb 2026, PSA 9 Heritage Mar 2026, PSA 8.5 Goldin Mar 2026.

The values

  • PSA10 over PSA9 Heritage times: 11.7
  • PSA9 over PSA8.5 times: 1.93
  • 1st Tournament Pikachu PSA8 over Illustrator PSA8.5 times: 1.35
  • PSA9 eBay 2025 over PSA9 Heritage 2026 times: 2.84
  • Implied PSA9 fall if both true: 64.8%

Where it comes from

Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:

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  1. 16,492,000 / 1,406,250 = 11.73
  2. 1,406,250 / 727,120 = 1.93
  3. 982,100 / 727,120 = 1.35
  4. 4,000,000 / 1,406,250 = 2.84
  5. 1 − 1,406,250 / 4,000,000 = 64.8%