M Ampharos-EX 88/98

Set: Ancient Origins Released: Aug 12, 2015
Pokémon: Ampharos Lightning Type Rare Ultra Illustrator: 5ban Graphics Evolves From: Ampharos-EX

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M Ampharos-EX #88/98 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about M Ampharos-EX #88/98 from Ancient Origins — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded M Ampharos-EX has moved down 0.2% to $78.13. PSA 10 copies are up 11.3% over the same period.

M Ampharos-EX #88/98 is a Ultra Rare, one of the higher rarity tiers in Ancient Origins.

At $78.13 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $942.51, giving a net return of +$713.85 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$8.94 and PSA 8 returns −$22.82, so a PSA 9 or 10 can profit, while anything below that loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 1,055 copies of M Ampharos-EX #88/98, of which 232 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 22%, or roughly 1 in 4.5 graded copies.

No. At a 22% gem rate, M Ampharos-EX grades better than the Ancient Origins average by 4.5 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

M Ampharos-EX #88/98 was illustrated by 5ban Graphics, who has illustrated 3618 Pokémon cards in total.

M Ampharos-EX #88/98 was released on 12 August 2015 as part of Ancient Origins. It belongs to the Modern era and features a Generation 2 Pokémon from the Johto region.