Rarest Kangaskhan Card Sells For $66.5k 🧑‍🧒, Roaring Skies Booster Case Sells $20k 🐲, Modern Vintage Sets Riding The New Release Wave? 🌊, Rare Test Card Featuring Charizard And Venusaur Sells $8.18k 🍓, Yu Nagaba Eeveelutions The Next Promo Set To Blow Up? 🐈

📋 TLDR

This week saw a continued surge in interest across sealed and singles markets, particularly for "modern vintage" sets from the BW–XY eras. A Roaring Skies case cracked nearly $20k, and EX-era Rayquaza sets may be riding early speculation around an upcoming "Storm Emeralda" release. A PSA 10 Legendary Collection Charizard sold for over $58k, while an incredibly rare Kangaskhan Parent/Child promo notched $66.5k in a CGC 10. Meanwhile, skepticism swirls around a $8.2k test print Charizard/Venusaur graded by CGC — raising questions about authenticity in the wake of recent beta card controversies. Lastly, Yu Nagaba’s minimalist Eeveelutions may be next to catch fire.

📦 Sealed Product Market Highlights

• A sealed booster case of XY Roaring Skies recently sold for $19.99k via eBay auction

  • This set was released in 2015 during the Mega Evolutions era predominantly featuring a host of Megas including Latios and Rayquaza. A single booster box of Roaring Skies has recently sold in the $2.5-$3k range. A sealed case would contain 6 of these booster boxes.
  • It’s possible that aside from the obvious factors driving the price increases for Pokemon across the board, that the price of this set is being driven by the upcoming release of the new Mega Evolution sets
• On a similar note to previous “modern vintage” sets that are potentially seeing a run up due to new releases, a sealed Pokémon Black & White Legendary Treasures Booster Box sold for roughly $9.5k via eBay auction.

  • A recent sold listing from the end of May sold at $6.9k via eBay auction.
  • This set was released in 2013 as the final expansion to the Black & White series and features the gold Zekrom and Reshiram cards as well as Reshiram #RC22 (with the flower arts) as the top chase cards. This set is also seeing a potentially big run up due to the recent release of the Black Bolt and White Flare sets.

    • The name “Storm Emeralda” was recently trademarked by Pokemon and potentially points to a new set where Rayquaza or Pokemon Emerald as a whole will be the focal point. Is it time to revisit and potentially pick up the vintage Hoenn era sets?
• A Sealed booster box of the Dragons Exalted set sold at auction for around $11k

  • This set was released in 2012 and features primarily legendary Pokemon such as Rayquaza, Giratina, Mew, and Ho-oh as the top chase cards of the set.
  • Although there isn’t much price data for this set, there seems to be a several thousand dollar price jump from April to May and then this most recent listing. Difficult to say at the moment if this is where the value of the set is currently sitting but there’s a good chance that these older sets which could be considered “modern vintage” will not go down again.

💎 Singles & Graded Cards Highlights

• The Yu Nagaba Eeveelution set in a PSA 10 (in most listings not including the Pikachu) is slowly beginning to near/cross the $1k mark. Because of the population numbers (close to 20k in a PSA 10 for the Umbreon for example) this set was initially overlooked by enthusiasts but as we’ve seen with very popular high population cards (like the Moonbreon for example) is it possible that this set will start to take off too?
• A Legendary Collection Charizard PSA 10 sells $58,600 via eBay auction

  • The Legendary Collection was released in 2002 and is mostly a “greatest hits” reprint set. The other version of this card offered in this set is a reverse holo that looks similar to an explosive firework
• A recently sold eBay listing shows this “No Opaque Layer” playtest print featuring both Charizard and Venusaur graded CGC 9 for US $8,185, attracting significant attention (and skepticism) in the community.

  • There’s some amount of speculation about its legitimacy due to concerns tied to the CGC fake beta/playtest card scandal earlier this year. Nonetheless, the print and holo pattern of this card is absolutely amazing.

🕰️ Vintage & Niche Market Highlights

• A factory sealed booster box of EX Sandstorm recently sold at eBay auction for $16.5k
• CGC Gem MT 10 Kangaskhan sells for $66.5k via eBay auction

  • In Japan, this card was awarded during the Parent/Child Mega Battle tournament held in May 1998. It was given to parent-child teams that achieved a set number of victories. Notably, the card features the original Pocket Monsters Trading Card Game logo as its set symbol — a mark typically reserved for only the rarest and most prestigious Pokémon promos.
• A Japanese SoulSilver Collection 1st Edition Booster Box recently sold via eBay auction for $7.5k

  • Will we see Legends cards make a comeback in value soon? The double card full art style is still very underrated (at least in my opinion). This also goes for the XY break cards as well.

📚 Educational Commentary – Collector’s Corner

What Makes a Card “Liquid” vs. “Illiquid”?

Nowadays, many new collectors/investors/enthusiasts often jump into buying all manners of cards mistakenly thinking it will be a good investment because of the population of the graded card, price, etc. Liquidity is a very important factor to consider. In the Pokémon market, liquidity refers to how easily a card can be sold at or near its market value. A card like a PSA 10 Charizard VMAX or a raw Moonbreon is highly liquid — they have frequent sales, clear comps, and a large buyer pool. On the other hand, a niche language-exclusive promo, a low-pop BGS 10, or an obscure test print might take weeks or months to sell even if it's valuable making it illiquid. Understanding this difference is key: a card’s value on paper doesn’t mean much if you can’t actually sell it when you need to. For collectors and investors, it’s worth balancing your grails with some high-liquidity cards that give you flexibility if the market shifts.

🫐 Berries For Thought

💭 What are your thoughts on so-called “modern vintage” sets that are recently starting to see a run up and are there any you still feel are underrated?

💭 From an investing perspective, how do you decide what set or card to pick up next or even when to sell?

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