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Check your printing9 different Glaceon printings exist — is this your card? Dark Explorers #30
Glaceon Dark Explorers #30 Pokémon card
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Rare

Glaceon30/108 · Dark Explorers Price & Value

2012 · Illustrated by Ryo Ueda
90 HPWaterPokémonStage 1

Market value · Near Mint · Normal

$5.35

Typical copy sold $4 12 sales, all conditions

  • PSA 8$61 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 6
  • PSA 9$21modelled · pop 5
  • PSA 10$83modelled
LiquiditySells regularly
Confidence58 · medium12 raw sales in 90 days, prices spread across conditions, last sale 19 days ago.
Sales · 90 days13
Last sale$2 Raw · 17 Aug 2026
Range$5$8
Sold prices, not asking. Near Mint estimate from 33 completed sales of this exact card, each adjusted for the condition it sold in. A typical copy fetches about $4 because most that trade are played, not mint. Updated 5 September 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

Why prices differ

TCGplayer market asking prices$7.97+49%
Recent sold median 12 completed sales$3.75−30%

TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$5.35

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

12 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.

Range$1.85$9.75lowest to highest sale
Sales rate5.8/mo37 recorded
Latest sale19d ago12 sales in 90 days
Where it sells100% eBaylast 90 days

Recent Raw sales

By grade

  • Raw$3.7533 sales
  • PSA 8$11.412 sales
  • PSA 6$8.001 sale
  • Lot$8.001 sale

From 37 completed sales recorded between Oct 27, 2024 and Aug 20, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 3 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Glaceon is a Rare Pokémon card from Dark Explorers (#30, released 2012), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Eevee, weak to Metal ×2. Its current blended market value is $5.35 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $83 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 15× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 September 2026.

Glaceon price history & recent sales

Price history · Raw

1 Oct 20235 Sept 2026
Latest
$5.35
Period high
$7.93
Period low
$2.42
Change
52.9% · 3Y
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Verified sales history13 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold
$2
Raw · 17 Aug 2026
Typical Raw
$4
Sales · last 90 days
13
How often it sells
Occasional sales
every 12 days · 2 in last 30 days
Worn-condition sales — shown for context, not price-forming
These listings claimed play wear in the title (LP/MP/played/damaged), so they sell below the Near Mint price above and are excluded from it.

Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.

Demand & liquidity

Moderate · Occasional salesDemand 43/100
Sales · 30d2
Sales · 90d13
Raw
$4
PSA 8
$11
PSA 6
$8
Lot
$8

Last sold $14 · PSA 8 · 20 Aug 2026

How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces

Raw12sells regularly
PSA 81rare

Is Glaceon worth grading?

$65

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 0% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$6); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)0%
Expected return$65
PSA 10 best case+$6
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Glaceon is a Rare in Dark Explorers — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 59.7% of the time, split across 19 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 32 packs.

Rare59.7%19 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)0%0 of 16
PSA 931.3%5 of 16
PSA graded so far16
Gem Mint 100
Total graded16

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$82.65$71+$615.4×
PSA 9$20.84$70$553.9×
PSA 8$5.88$70$701.1×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 15 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 100%$83.00
PSA 933.3%$21.00
PSA ≤866.7%$6.00

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 0% of 16 PSA-graded Glaceon copies are a gem-mint 10 (0 of 16) — the rest grade lower.

PSA16 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem
95
86
73
62
CGC34 gradedCGC 10 · 1 · 3% gem
101
97
8.59
86
7.53
61
5.51
BGS2 gradedBGS 10 · 0 · 0% gem
9.51
81

Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Glaceon 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$5.35
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10modelled$83$70$95
PSA 9pop 5modelled$21$18$24
PSA 8pop 61 · 90dmodelled$6$5$7
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). “Modelled” = no verified graded sale behind the figure; it is derived from the raw price and reference guides, so treat it as a ceiling to check, not a price to quote. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$5.35
LPLightly Played$3.93
MPModerately Played$2.39
7-dayflat
30-day 1.7%
90-day 37.3%
All-time high$6
All-time low$2
Other printingsNormal · $6.50
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$33
Normal$8

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

25% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$6
TCGplayer · dearest$8

Currently 25% 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

Cross-marketSome gap 25% gap

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

Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Eevee.

Quick Attack10+
Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.

Reflect Energy40
Water · Colorless

Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Weakness Metal ×2Retreat 1

By controlling its body heat, it can freeze the atmosphere around it to make a diamond-dust flurry.

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Fresh Snow PokémonGEN IVEeveeVaporeon

As a protective technique, it can completely freeze its fur to make its hairs stand like needles.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#30
RarityRare
Released2012
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeWater
HP90
Evolves fromEevee
WeaknessMetal ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#471
Card IDbw5-30
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Glaceon (Dark Explorers #30) worth?

As of 5 September 2026, Glaceon from Dark Explorers is worth approximately $5.35 ungraded (near-mint), and around $83 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 Glaceon?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Glaceon from Dark Explorers is worth around $83 — roughly 15× the raw ungraded value of $5.35.

Should I grade my Glaceon?

A PSA 10 sells for about $83 versus $5.35 raw — roughly a 15× 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 Glaceon rare?

Glaceon is a Rare card from Dark Explorers (card #30), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. Its current blended market value is $5.35 ungraded.

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