Market value · Near Mint · Unlimited
- PSA 8$31pop 201
- PSA 9$502 sold · 90d · pop 494
- PSA 10$1471 sold · 90d · pop 293
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What this price is based on
Low confidenceOnly 2 sales in the last 90 days.
Recent PSA 9 sales
- Sep 1, 2026Fanatics — 1999 Pokemon Base Set Professor Oak #88 PSA 9 MINT$60.00
- Sep 1, 2026Fanatics — 1999 Pokemon Base Set Professor Oak #88 PSA 9 MINT$60.00
- Jun 3, 2026Fanatics — 1999 Pokemon Base Set Professor Oak #88 PSA 9 MINT$47.00
By grade
- PSA 9$60.003 sales
- PSA 10$93.603 sales
- CGC 9$9.603 sales
- CGC 6.5$6.003 sales
- CGC 8$7.502 sales
- PSA/DNA 8$74.401 sale
- CGC 9.6$25.001 sale
- CGC 9.5$8.401 sale
From 19 completed sales recorded between Feb 9, 2026 and Sep 3, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 19 graded sales and 1,890,965 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Professor Oak is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Base (#88, released 1999), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $2.37 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $147 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 62× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 4 September 2026.
Professor Oak price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history13 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $10 · CGC 8 · 3 Sep 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Professor Oak worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 25% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$73); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Professor Oak is a Uncommoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $147.00 | $71 | +$73 | 62.0× |
| PSA 9 | $49.99 | $70 | −$23 | 21.1× |
| PSA 8 | $30.50 | $70 | −$42 | 12.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,127 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 25% | $147.00 |
| PSA 9 | 39.5% | $50.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 35.5% | $20.00 |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 24% of 1,196 PSA-graded Professor Oak copies are a gem-mint 10 (293 of 1,196) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Professor Oak 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 2931 · 90d | ✓ 12 cert-verified$147$110–$149 | |
| PSA 9pop 4942 · 90d | $50$42–$57 | |
| PSA 8pop 201 | $31$26–$35 | |
| PSA 7pop 94 | $23$20–$27 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $14 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
137% spreadCurrently 137% cheaper on tp 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
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Other Professor Oak cards
There are 5 different Professor Oak printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base #88 (Uncommon).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Professor Oak (Base #88) worth?
As of 4 September 2026, Professor Oak from Base is worth approximately $2.37 ungraded (near-mint), and around $147 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 Professor Oak?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Professor Oak from Base is worth around $147 — roughly 62× the raw ungraded value of $2.37.
Should I grade my Professor Oak?
A PSA 10 sells for about $147 versus $2.37 raw — roughly a 62× 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 Professor Oak rare?
Professor Oak is a Uncommon card from Base (card #88), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $2.37 ungraded.
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