Professor BirchRuby & Sapphire 89/109 price & value
$0.44
down −6.5%4 weeks · Steady
Low confidence
Low confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 15 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 6 sales on record listed as near mint
- Last sale Oct 29, 2026
Medium liquidity64/100
Medium liquidity
Trades regularly, with some spread between sale prices.
About 5 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 15 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $8.65PSA 10 $48.66
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Professor Birch 89/109 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Professor Birch 89/109 is about $0.44 ungraded near mint (15 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $8.65; PSA 10 about $48.66. Every grade’s price.
- Which printing of Professor Birch 89/109 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?
- Professor Birch 89/109 comes in 2 printings: Non-Holo $0.44 ungraded, Reverse Holo $3.82 ungraded. Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere. Printings compared.
Professor Birch 89/109 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $0.55 on Nov 11, 2025, $0.44 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $0.41, highest $1.25.
- Now
- $0.44
- 4 weeks
- −6.5%
- 90 days
- +6.3%
- 1 year
- −21%
- Highest, 1Y
- $1.25
- Lowest, 1Y
- $0.41
Recorded history starts February 2021. 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.
Professor Birch 89/109 price by month
Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.
| Month | Ungraded | Change on month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026to Nov 12, 2026 | $0.44 | 0.0% |
| October 2026 | $0.44 | down −6.4% |
| September 2026 | $0.47 | up +2.2% |
| August 2026 | $0.46 | down −12% |
| July 2026 | $0.52 | – |
| May 2026 | $0.99 | down −1.0% |
| April 2026 | $1.00 | up +45% |
| March 2026 | $0.69 | down −45% |
| February 2026 | $1.25 | up +54% |
| January 2026 | $0.81 | up +5.2% |
| December 2025 | $0.77 | up +40% |
| November 2025 | $0.55 | down −68% |
Recent verified sales
RawPokémon TCG - Professor Birch 89/109 RS EX Ruby & Sapphire - LPLikely best offer · asking price shownNov 4, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.38asking- RawPokémon TCG Professor Birch Ruby & Sapphire 89/109 Regular LP.Likely best offer · asking price shownNov 1, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.68asking
- RawProfessor Birch Uncommon EX Ruby and Sapphire 89/109 NMLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 29, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.98asking
- RawRuby and Sapphire Professor Birch 89/109 Uncommon Pokemon LP Ken SugimoriLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 28, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.49asking
- CGC 8CGC 8 Professor Birch 89/109 EX Battle Stadium Trainer Pokemon TCG ENG 2004Oct 28, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $15.00) · View listing · $8.00
- RawProfessor Birch 89/109 Uncommon Ruby & Sapphire Pokemon Moderately PlayedLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 21, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.79asking
- RawProfessor Birch 89/109 | EX Ruby & Sapphire | Non Holo Trainer Card MPOffers taken · asking price shownOct 18, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · Offers taken · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.09asking
RawTrainer - Professor Birch EX Ruby and Sapphire 89/109 - Pokémon TCG - 2004 - NMLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.90asking
RawProfessor Birch - EX Ruby & Sapphire - 89/109 - Pokemon TCG - ULikely best offer · asking price shownOct 5, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.99asking
PSA 102003 Pokémon EX Ruby & Sapphire 89 Professor Birch PSA 10Sep 20, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $99.99- CGC 10Pokémon 2003 Professor Birch EX Ruby & Sapphire 89/109 CGC 10Feb 1, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $11.17
- CGC 10Pokémon 2003 Professor Birch EX Ruby & Sapphire 89/109 CGC 10Feb 1, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $15.50
- PSA 92003 Pokemon Ex Ruby & Sapphire Professor Birch #89 PSA 9Apr 22, 2025 · eBay · View listing · $18.00
Graded values
Professor Birch 89/109 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedLow. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $0.44 | down −6.5% | 5Medium liquidity. Medium | –Low. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 10110.6× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $48.66Last $99.99 · Sep 20, 2026 | up +19% | 0.3Low liquidity. Low | $99.99Sep 20, 2026Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 919.7× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $8.65Last $18.00 · Apr 22, 2025 | 0.0% | No recent sales | $18.00Apr 22, 2025Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 817.3× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $7.59 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- −$43.26
- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$77.87
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $98.52at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- No priced grade
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
Against selling raw at $0.44, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 9 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 15 copies; 5 got a 10.
Population report15 PSA graded · Grade breakdown and gem rate
Population
- PSA graded
- 15
- PSA 10
- 5
- PSA 9
- 3
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
- PSA 10s of all graded
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 15 | 5 | 3 | – |
| CGC | 44 | 13 | 10 | 30% |
| BGS | 5 | 0 | 3 | – |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
- PSA graded
- 15
- 10s
- 5
- 10s share
- –
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
Every PSA grade (4)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 | 33% |
| 9 | 3 | 20% |
| 8 | 3 | 20% |
| 7 | 4 | 27% |
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 44
- 10s
- 13
- 10s share
- 30%
- Historical CGC gem rate
- 30%
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (10)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 13 | 30% |
| 9.5 | 5 | 11% |
| 9 | 10 | 23% |
| 8.5 | 5 | 11% |
| 8 | 2 | 4.5% |
| 7.5 | 3 | 6.8% |
| 7 | 1 | 2.3% |
| 6.5 | 1 | 2.3% |
| 6 | 1 | 2.3% |
| Authentic | 3 | 6.8% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
- Beckett graded
- 5
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- –
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (2)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 2 | 40% |
| 9 | 3 | 60% |
Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.
- SGC graded
- 1
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical SGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (1)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 100% |
SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. 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.
About this card
Professor Birch is card 89 of 109 in the Ruby & Sapphire price guide, a set released in July 2003 during the EX era. Its rarity is Uncommon. The artwork is by Ken Sugimori. In the checklist it sits after PokéNav 88/109 and before Energy Search 90/109.
It is the 99th most valuable of the 109 priced cards in Ruby & Sapphire, behind Mewtwo ex 101/109 (see the most valuable Ruby & Sapphire cards).
What the data says
The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (−6.5% on 7-day averages), on 15 ungraded sales in 90 days.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Oct 29, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- −6.5%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +6.3%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- −21%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
- High since daily tracking
- 10% under$0.48 on Aug 4, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- Medium5 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- Low confidenceFew recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
- Ungraded sold
- 5in 30 days; 15 in 90
- PSA 10 population
- 5of 15 PSA graded, count of Oct 15, 2026
Printings compared
- Non-Holo · this pageNothing on the front shines.$0.44 ungraded
- Reverse HoloThe border and text box shine; the picture is flat.$3.82 ungradedPictured: the main print’s scan.
- Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere.
- Number
- 89/109
- Set code
- RS
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- Jul 1, 2003
- Era
- EX
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Printings
- Non-holo, Reverse holo
- Ruby & Sapphire checklistAll 109 cards with prices
- Most valuable Ruby & Sapphire cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Ruby & Sapphire chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- EX eraSets and chase cards from June 2003 on
- 2003 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2003, with prices
Cite this price
Professor Birch 89/109 (Ruby & Sapphire) is worth $0.44 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/ruby-and-sapphire/professor-birch-89).
Professor Birch 89/109 (Ruby & Sapphire) is worth $0.44 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/ruby-and-sapphire/professor-birch-89).
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As of Nov 12, 2026, Professor Birch 89/109 Ruby & Sapphire is worth about $0.44 ungraded. A PSA 10 copy is worth about $48.66. How we price cards.