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Magby Expedition Base Set #52 Pokémon card
Rare

Magby Expedition Base Set #52

Card #52 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
30 HPFirePokémonBaby
Ungraded · blended
$18.25
3.1% · 30d
PSA 10
$138
8× raw
Range $6 → $18
3 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
Raw$18.25
PSA 94.3× raw$79
PSA 107.6× raw$138
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Magby is a Rare Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#52), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Baby Fire-type Pokémon with 30 HP. Its current blended market value is $18.25 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $138 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 8× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$17.50
MPModerately Played$6.48
7-dayflat
30-day 3.1%
90-day 7.8%
All-time high$19
All-time low$14
Other printingsNormal · $7.46

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$18
Normal$8

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$17.50
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$138$128$190
PSA 96 sold$79$67$90
PSA 88 sold$45$38$52
PSA 7$12$12$12
PSA 5$9$9$9
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$7.08
Period high
$8.96
Period low
$4.18
Change
69.4%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$22
CGC 10 · 4 May 2026
Typical CGC 10
$26
Auction lots · last 90 days
3
Liquidity
Thin
0 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA162 gradedPSA 10 · 14 · 9% gem rate
1014
951
858
720
614
54
21
CGC191 gradedCGC 10 · 46 · 24% gem rate
1046
9.510
943
8.539
814
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Magby 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$49
Raw $18.25 → graded PSA 10$138.34
after ~$71.37 grading fee → 7.6× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$138.34$71.37+$497.6×
PSA 9$78.67$70.78$104.3×
PSA 8$44.98$70.44$442.5×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 162 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
8.6%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$42
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$49
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 108.6%$138.00
PSA 931.5%$79.00
PSA ≤859.9%$18.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

3% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$18
TCGplayer · dearest$18

Currently 3% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +3%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 3% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

66% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$6

Card text

Energy Catch
Fire
Flip a coin. If heads, put a basic Energy card from your discard pile into your hand.
Retreat 1

If your Active Pokémon is a Baby Pokémon and your opponent announces an attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else). If tails, your opponent's turn ends.

About the Pokémon

Live Coal PokémonGEN IIMagbyMagmarMagmortar

Each and every time it inhales and exhales, hot embers dribble out of its mouth and nostrils.

Card details

Number#52
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBaby
TypeFire
HP30
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#240
Card IDecard1-52
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Magby cards

There are 9 different Magby printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #52 (Rare).

More from Expedition Base Set

Frequently asked questions

How much is Magby (Expedition Base Set #52) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Magby from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $18.25 ungraded (near-mint), and around $138 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Magby?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Magby from Expedition Base Set is worth around $138 — roughly 8× the raw ungraded value of $18.25.

Should I grade my Magby?

A PSA 10 sells for about $138 versus $18.25 raw — roughly a 8× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Magby rare?

Magby is a Rare card from Expedition Base Set (card #52), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $18.25 ungraded.