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Charizard ex PSA 9Obsidian Flames 223/197 · PSA 9 price, sales & population
PSA 9 value
$120up +2.1%
Typical range $93.60 to $153
- 65 qualifying sales behind this price
- 190 in the last 90 days
- Typical sales within ±25% of the figure
- Last sale Oct 14, 2026
Last PSA 9 sale $140 on Oct 14, 2026
- PSA 9s graded
- 29,377
- +256 since Aug 31, 2026
- Share of PSA graded
- 50%
- came back a 9
- Against a PSA 10
- 18%
- PSA 10 $680
- Against ungraded
- 1.2×
- Ungraded $99.00
PSA 9 against the grades around it
| Slab | Price | PSA graded at it | PSA 9 costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $99.00 | – | 1.2× as much |
| PSA 8 | $95.20 | 12,148 | 1.3× as much |
| PSA 9this page | $120 | 29,377 | – |
| PSA 10 | $680 | 12,967 | 18% of it |
A Charizard ex PSA 9 sells for 1.2× a raw copy, 1.3× a PSA 8, 18% of a PSA 10's price.
Every grader's 9
PSA 9 against the other graders' 9s
| Slab | Price | Graded at it | PSA 9 costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 9this page | $120 | 29,377 | – |
| CGC 9 | $88.10 | – | 1.4× as much |
| BGS 9 | $143 | – | 84% of it |
| SGC 9 | $112 | – | 1.1× as much |
| TAG 9 | $168 | – | 72% of it |
BGS 9 and TAG 9 sell above a PSA 9. The cheapest is a CGC 9 at $88.10: a PSA 9 costs 1.4× as much.
Copies: each grader's own count. Prices are each slab's own sales.
Population
How rare is a Charizard ex PSA 9?
PSA 9s PSA has graded
29,377
of 58,275 copies graded, count of Sep 28, 2026
Came back a 9
50%
Of every copy PSA has graded, not the odds yours does
Added in about four weeks
+256
PSA 9s, PSA's report of Aug 31, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026
PSA has graded 58,275 copies of Charizard ex and 29,377 came back a 9: about 1 in 2. There are 2.3 PSA 9s for every PSA 10. These are PSA's counts of the copies sent in, not every copy that exists, and not the odds a copy you send grades the same.
PSA population
- PSA graded
- 57,705
- +651 in 4 weeks
- PSA 10
- 12,935
- +55 in 4 weeks
- PSA 9
- 29,216
- +256 in 4 weeks
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 22%
- PSA 10s of all graded
Every PSA grade (13)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 12,967 | 22% |
| 9 | 29,377 | 50% |
| 8.5 | 151 | 0.26% |
| 8 | 12,148 | 21% |
| 7.5 | 10 | 0.02% |
| 7 | 2,383 | 4.1% |
| 6.5 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 6 | 805 | 1.4% |
| 5 | 235 | 0.40% |
| 4 | 95 | 0.16% |
| 3 | 25 | 0.04% |
| 2 | 13 | 0.02% |
| 1 | 32 | 0.05% |
PSA’s count of Sep 28, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
PSA’s population report of Sep 28, 2026; changes are since Aug 31, 2026. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 11 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
Charizard ex PSA 9 price history
The PSA 9 value day by day, from the same sales as the figure above.
- Now
- $120
- 4 weeks
- +2.1%
- 90 days
- –
- 1 year
- –
- Highest
- $128
- Lowest
- $41.02
Recorded history starts August 2023. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Matched to this exact card
Recent Charizard ex PSA 9 sales
PSA 9Charizard EX 223/197 OBSIDIAN FLAMES SIR Pokemon PSA 9Oct 14, 2026 · 
eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · $140
PSA 9Pokémon Charizard ex 223/197 SV03 Obsidian Flames SIR Holo PSA Mint 9Oct 14, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $140
PSA 92023 Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Obsidian Flames SIR Charizard ex #223 PSA 9 MINTOct 13, 2026 · 
Fanatics Collect · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · $129
Sales by PSA certificate
Every Charizard ex PSA 9 sale we hold
- PSA 9 sales on record
- 421
- In the last 90 days
- 357
- Different slabs
- 400
Each sale is tied to one graded slab by its PSA certificate number, so it is this card at this grade and not a lookalike. The newest 30 of 421 are listed; click a certificate to check the slab on PSA's site.
| Date | Sold via | Certificate | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #142847815 | $170 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #124763679 | $125 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #168148461 | $132 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | eBay · auction | #82497106 | $140 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | eBay · auction | #121742580 | $120 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | eBay · auction | #138023707 | $134 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #121843007 | $120 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #133722135 | $130 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #110430872 | $147 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #118544046 | $100 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | eBay · auction | #110325192 | $134 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · auction | #111226192 | $125 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #142919079 | $125 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #147229040 | $125 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #171580505 | $135 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #126799198 | $122 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #120697317 | $125 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · auction | #82521004 | $108 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · auction | #162007464 | $129 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #117598302 | $120 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #138518478 | $125 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · auction | #156998266 | $134 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #108716293 | $120 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #112046975 | $135 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · auction | #132575781 | $109 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #166734944 | $130 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · auction | #100814775 | $134 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #80240180 | $118 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Fanatics Collect · fixed price | #158872879 | $118 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Fanatics Collect · fixed price | #133412627 | $118 |
PSA 9 median by month
| Month | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $131 | 10 |
| September 2026 | $130 | 140 |
| August 2026 | $144 | 157 |
| July 2026 | $142 | 104 |
| June 2026 | $133 | 8 |
Grading a raw copy
What a PSA 9 Charizard ex leaves you
A raw copy is worth
$99.00
Grading it costs about $84.99 with shipping
If it comes back a 10
+$419
against selling it raw
If it comes back a 9
−$66.77
against selling it raw
Grading pays if at least 14% of the copies you send come back a 10 (the rest 9s). Across every copy PSA has graded, 50% came back a 10; the copies people choose to send are usually their best.
PSA's Standard level at $59.99, $25 shipping both ways, and eBay's selling fees on both sales. Run it with your own numbers.
More on Charizard ex
- Charizard ex 223/197 priceUngraded value, every grade and every sale
- Charizard ex PSA 10Worth about $680
- Every Charizard PSA 10All Charizard cards, ranked by PSA 10 price
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- Obsidian Flames checklistAll 230 cards with prices
- PSA 10 Pokémon cardsWhat Gem Mint means and the most valuable 10s
Common questions
How much is a Charizard ex PSA 9 worth?
A Charizard ex PSA 9 (Charizard ex 223/197, Obsidian Flames) is worth about $120, with sales typically between $93.60 and $153. 190 sold in the last 90 days.
How many Charizard ex PSA 9s are there?
PSA has graded 29,377 Charizard ex cards a 9, out of 58,275 graded (count of Sep 28, 2026). 256 more were added between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026.
How much more is a PSA 10 Charizard ex than a PSA 9?
A PSA 9 costs about $120, against $680 for a PSA 10: a 10 is 5.7× the price.