To price Treecko Gold Star #109, a shiny ultra-rare card from 2004 EX Team Rocket Returns, match its grade and use completed sales. Ignore active listings and lagging averages when only one or two sales exist. It was among the first English Gold Star cards, paired with Torchic and Mudkip as the set's three shiny starter chases, ComicBook.com reports. That early status plus very low PSA 10 supply keeps high-grade prices volatile.
Table of Contents
- Why averages fail with this card
- What tier is your copy in?
- Where do you find sales that count?
- How do you set a price from one sale?
Why averages fail with this card
Only about 52 to 53 copies sit in PSA 10, according to Fanatics Collect population data. That thin supply means one strong auction can reset the perceived market.
Averages built on old sales cannot keep up. ComicBook.com reported in its August Gold Star auction report that PriceCharting still showed about $32,790 for a PSA 10 during the new record auctions. That gap proves averages lag when only one or two sales exist.
What tier is your copy in?
PriceCharting's Team Rocket Returns price index recently listed Treecko Gold Star around $2,652 ungraded and up to $114,000 graded. Raw and high-grade copies sit in separate markets.
The RorzCards PSA scale guide defines PSA 10 as virtually perfect centering, corners, edges and surface. A small flaw drops a card into a tier worth thousands less. Do not compare a played raw card to a PSA 10 auction.
Where do you find sales that count?
TheGamer reported in April 2025 that TCGplayer often shows no market price for Treecko Star because sales are too scarce. Sellers must use completed auctions instead of active listings.
CardPulse describes eBay sold-listing filtering as the hobby standard in its guide to finding card values because it shows what buyers paid, shown in green, not asking prices. Use this process:.
- Filter eBay to Sold Items and match exact card number, grade and grader
- Limit to the past 90 days, then save final prices with dates
- Keep only same-grade sales and note centering and surface differences
How do you set a price from one sale?
Fanatics Collect reports two August 2026 auction results of $132,000 and $114,000 for PSA 10 copies on Aug. 17, 2026, including buyer's premium.
Use the lower sale as support and the higher sale as upside for a PSA 10. Subtract seller fees and shipping before setting your ask. If your card grades lower, price thousands below the PSA 10 benchmark and cite the grade gap to buyers.
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