VaporeonBW Black Star Promos Β· #026/88 Β· 2002 Β· π―π΅ Japanese
A 1st Edition print of this card exists and trades above the figure above, which is the unlimited print.
The Hoshino Verdict
What this cardβs market is actually doing β scored, stated and kept current.
Hoshino recorded 30 confirmed sales of this card in the last 12 months across 2 venues in North America and Japan. We hold enough sales to describe the market, but not a continuous price history long enough to measure a move against β so we do not report one. The most recent sale we hold is 17 days old.
Why does it price above the pack? It prices in the top 4% of the catalogue because it is from BW Black Star Promos (2002).
Verdict recomputed 11m ago Β· it changes as the market does.
Vaporeon is card 26 of 88 in BW Black Star Promos, released in 2002 as part of the γγ±γ’γ³γ«γΌγe series. This is the Japanese printing.
We hold 30 confirmed sales on record for this card in 2 regions β every price on this page traces back to them.
Descriptive market data, not investment advice. The Hoshino Score measures how deep, liquid, widely-traded, dear and scarce this cardβs market is from sales and population records we hold. It is not a forecast, not a recommendation, and not a rating of this card as an investment.
Price by grade
What each gradeβs real sales say β median of what actually sold.
Each grade is priced on the median of its own real sales β never averaged across grades, and never across printings. A 1st Edition, Shadowless or No Rarity copy is a different market from the ordinary print, so it gets its own row; where a grade holds sales of more than one printing and we cannot tell which copy sold, it is shown without a price β we abstain rather than publish the blend.
| Tier | Price | Confidence | Liquidity | Basis | Obs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw (ungraded) | $70.51 | High4 of 5 confidence checks passed | 10 in 90d | 26 sales Β· last 27d ago | 26 |
| PSA 8 | β | β | none in 90d | 1 sale Β· single sale | 1 |
| PSA 9 | β | β | 1 in 90d | 1 sale Β· single sale | 1 |
| PSA 10 | $502 | Thin4 of 5 confidence checks passed | 1 in 90d | 2 sales Β· last 17d ago | 2 |
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How confident are we in each of these prices?
There is no weighting and no hidden formula here. We ask five plain questions about the sales behind a price, and the rating is simply how many of them we can answer yes to. Every threshold is the one our pricing engine already uses to decide whether it trusts its own answer β none was invented for this rating. A grade we publish no price for gets no rating either: there would be nothing to rate.
- βEnough sales to have a middle β 26 confirmed sales at this exact grade
- βThose sales agree with each other β The middle half of them spread 36% around the median
- βThe market traded it recently β Most recent sale 27 days ago
- βMore than one marketplace β Every sale came from the same marketplace, so this is one venueβs price rather than the marketβs
- βDated by the venue, not by us β Every sale carries a date its venue published
- βEnough sales to have a middle β 2 confirmed sales at this exact grade β under the 5 our pricing engine treats as a settled sample
- βThose sales agree with each other β The middle half of them spread 23% around the median
- βThe market traded it recently β Most recent sale 17 days ago
- βMore than one marketplace β Sales came from 2 different marketplaces
- βDated by the venue, not by us β Every sale carries a date its venue published
Cross-market comparisons and arbitrage routes are computed within one grade β PSA 10 against PSA 10, raw against raw. A route is never built from two different grades.
Price trend
Median market price over time, plus the sale-by-sale receipts.
Each point is a real recorded sale at that grade, over the full time we hold. Grades trade at very different prices, so the trend is per grade β pick a grade above.
Daily snapshot medians Β· US market Β· raw bucket. β the broader raw market-price trend across the same period, alongside the graded sales above.
Recent sales
| Sold | Venue | Region | Grade | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 17d ago | πΊπΈ eBay (US) | North America | PSA 10 | $388 | view β |
| 2026-08-24 27d ago | π―π΅ Yahoo! Japan Auctions | Japan | NM | Β₯12,001 · $76.81 | view β |
| 2026-08-16 36d ago | πΊπΈ eBay (US) | North America | PSA 9 | $73 | view β |
| 2026-08-11 40d ago | π―π΅ Yahoo! Japan Auctions | Japan | NM | Β₯5,500 · $35.20 | view β |
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The 4 most recent β confirmed sales first, then estimates; distinct price points, identical re-ingested rows count once, never stacked. The full 30-point sale-by-sale history unlocks with Pro. Venue is the marketplace the sale actually cleared on β eBay, Goldin, ALT, Fanatics, SNKRDUNK and the rest β established from the saleβs own listing URL, its auction house, or the feedβs own declaration of the venue. A via tag names the data feed that delivered the record; the feed is never the venue. Where none of those establish a marketplace the row says venue not disclosed rather than naming one we cannot prove. Rows tagged guide are marketplace price-guide points (TCGplayer market / Cardmarket trend), not confirmed sales; rows tagged est. are inferred from a listing that left the market, not directly-recorded sales. Rows tagged recorded come from a venue that publishes no sale date β Mercari Japan publishes none β so the date shown is the day we recorded the sale, an upper bound on when it sold. The price is real either way; we do not invent a date.
We hold 2 sales of this card that are not allowed to price anything. Every figure on this page was computed with them removed. See what we set aside for this card, and why β
See the 30-day, 90-day and 1-year charts and every past sale on record β date, venue, region, grade and the price it actually fetched.
Buy from around the world
The lowest live ask on every platform we track β cheapest first.
The cheapest live ask in every region we track β real global pricing, not just the US.
See every listing we track and the net spread β cheapest ask first, the difference after ~13% marketplace + payment fees.
Asks are what sellers want; the price above is what the market actually clears at. Pro shows both sides plus the spread net of fees.
Sold around the world
Daily market prices by region and platform β what this card actually changes hands for worldwide, kept apart from seller asks.
| Platform | Sales | Median | Low β High | Last sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| π―π΅ Yahoo! Japan Auctions | 26 | $70.40 | $21.12 β $150 | Β₯12,001 · $76.81 27d ago |
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Daily market prices across 1 platform in Japan β counts are distinct sales, never duplicated listings. Guide rows (TCGplayer market / Cardmarket trend) are labelled as estimates, not sales.
What grading this card would actually cost you
Every term in the sum, sourced β the slabβs real sale price, the marketplaceβs published fee, the graderβs published rate.
Every graded row is that same sale, minus the same marketplace fee, minus the graderβs published fee, minus $12 of shipping both ways. The βvs rawβ column is the only number that matters: what that outcome would leave you with over selling the card as it is now.
PSA Β· cheapest published service tier whose declared-value cap covers each outcome
| If it grades | Sells for | eBay fee | Grading | You net | vs raw | Of existing slabs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 Β· 2 sales | $502 | β$67 | β$80PSA Regular Β· 35d | $343 | +$285 | β |
The βof existing slabsβ column is blank for PSA on this card. Its population reading is contradicted by our own sale record (see the population section), and a share worked out from a count we have called incomplete would be a fabricated probability.
What this cannot tell you. Which grade your copy would get. That depends on centring, edges, surface and corners on the card in your hand, and we have never seen it β so there is no single headline number here and no βworth it / not worth itβ verdict. Each row is one outcome, priced from that tierβs own real sales; a tier we publish no price for stays blank rather than borrowing a figure from the grade next to it. Turnaround is the graderβs published business-day estimate, and the market can move inside it. Descriptive market arithmetic, not investment advice.
Should you grade it?
Expected grade Γ daily market prices β grading fees = net value, per grader.
See the full grader ladder β chance of a 10, what a 10 and a 9 actually fetch, and the fee, expected value and ROI on every route.
Should you grade it? Every grader route, your cost basis, and Japan vs the West β Β· or scan a photo of your copy
The same card, in English
One artwork trades in two markets under different numbers. Here is the other one.
Long-term outlook
Transparent scenario model from real solds, supply and demand β bands widen with time.
See where this card is projected to be in 10 years β scenario bands, every horizon, and the long-term verdict.
Scenario projection based on demand/supply trends and known catalysts. Not investment advice and not a guarantee of future prices.
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Frequently asked questions
Every answer below is computed from the sales, population and catalogue records on this page β so it changes when the market does.
How much is Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #026) worth?
Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #026) is worth $66.60 based on daily market prices (22 distinct sales) on Hoshino. Typical range: $34.66β$113 (raw/ungraded).
Where can I buy or sell Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #026)?
You can find Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #026) on Hoshino, with live listings on eBay UK, eBay AU, eBay (US), eBay CA and recent solds from Yahoo! Japan Auctions. Each listing links directly to the sellerβs page.
What is the graded value of Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #026)?
Graded values for Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #026): PSA 10 β $502. Each tier is priced on its own sales β Hoshino never mixes a PSA 10 with a raw copy.
Is Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #026) going up or down in price?
Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #026) is trending up in price. 30-day change: 0%. 1-year change: +1114%. Based on live market data tracked on Hoshino.
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