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2023 Paldea Evolved Magikarp #203/193

A highly liquid illustration rare with an unusually large PSA 10 premium, useful for testing how condition scarcity can reshape graded value.

MAGIKARPPALDEA EVOLVED#203/193ILLUSTRATION RAREENGLISH
MARKET SNAPSHOT

Start with the exact raw card.

Snapshot checked September 13, 2026. Values can move quickly; use this page as evidence, not a guaranteed sale price.

Comparable raw baseline$408.74CardTrack near-mint market snapshot
Comparison method% premiumgraded benchmark versus raw baseline
Evidence ruleConfidencethin buckets are labeled instead of forced
Last checkedSep 132026 market snapshot
GRADED PREMIUMS

What has a top grade added versus raw?

These percentages compare each displayed grader benchmark with the same raw baseline. They do not mean the grading standards are equivalent.

GradePremium vs. rawEvidence noteIQ confidence
PSA 10+947%CardTrack $4,280; 48 PSA 10 sales reported in 90 daysStrong
BGS 10+1,188%PriceCharting benchmark $5,266; thinner than PSALimited
BGS 9.5Limited dataNo clean current exact-card BGS 9.5 benchmark isolatedLimited
CGC 10+238%PriceCharting benchmark $1,383.35; exact sales visibleModerate
SGC 10+139%PriceCharting benchmark $975; thin marketLimited
TAG 10+799%PriceCharting benchmark $3,675; thin relative to PSALimited

BGS 9.5 stays in the framework because it is an important Beckett market outcome. When we cannot isolate a clean exact-card BGS 9.5 sample, the row remains limited rather than borrowing a generic 9.5 estimate.

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RECENT SOLD EVIDENCE

One sale never defines the market.

These examples show the kind of completed transactions behind the snapshot. Exact-card matching still matters.

Sep 9, 2026eBay · Raw #203/193$350.00
Sep 9, 2026eBay · Raw #203/193$380.00
Aug 30, 2026eBay · PSA 10 #203$4,184.00
Aug 27, 2026eBay · PSA 10 #203$4,000.00
Aug 10, 2026Fanatics Collect · CGC 10 #203$1,050.00

Displayed transactions are examples, not the full comp set. Third-party trackers can misclassify listings, so IQCardGuide treats them as evidence sources rather than infallible databases.

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SOURCE NOTES

Where this snapshot came from.

We prefer completed-sale evidence and exact-card matching over current asking prices.

CardTrack + PriceCharting

CardTrack reports a $408.74 near-mint raw snapshot, 165 raw sales in 90 days and PSA 10 at $4,280 with 48 sales. PriceCharting provides additional grader benchmarks for CGC, SGC, TAG and BGS.

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How to read the table

Strong means the current market has enough repeated transactions to make the benchmark more useful. Moderate means usable but thinner. Limited means we do not think the evidence supports a precise market claim.

IQ TAKEAWAY

Use the percentage.
Then check the evidence.

The highest premium is not automatically the best grading choice. Grade probability, fees, liquidity and how many real buyers exist all matter.

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