Thought Wave Machine96/105 · Neo Destiny Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Unlimited
- PSA 8$24modelled · pop 5
- PSA 9$27modelled · pop 11
- PSA 10$1961 sold · 90d · pop 12
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Neo Destiny #96/105, 2002. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Thought Wave Machine is a Rare Pokémon card from Neo Destiny (#96, released 2002), illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. It's a Rocket's Secret Machine Trainer card. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 7 September 2026.
Thought Wave Machine price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
High confidence19 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Liquid — Sells regularly
Sale mix: 2 auctions, 5 accepted offers, 1 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 55 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$10.0022 sales · 19 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 10$1963 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 9$19.502 sales
- PSA 8$24.991 sale
- CGC 9.5$6.001 sale
- CGC 9$9.991 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 10$12.501 sale
Is Thought Wave Machine worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $27 against the $86 you put in, a $59 loss. The money is in the 1 in 1 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $27–$196. Averaged over every outcome that is +$7 a card.
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Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Thought Wave Machine is a Rare in Neo Destiny — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 19 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 28 packs.
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 | $195.52 | $72 | +$108 | 12.9× |
| PSA 9 | $27.00 | $70 | −$58 | 1.8× |
| PSA 8 | $24.27 | $70 | −$61 | 1.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 30 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 40% | $195.52 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 36.7% | $27.00 |
| PSA 8 | 16.7% | $24.27 |
| PSA 7 | 3.3% | $15.50 |
| PSA 6 | 3.3% | $15.16 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; 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
12 of the 30 PSA-graded Thought Wave Machine copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 40%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 30.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 51.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 10.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Thought Wave Machine 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokémon TCG Neo Destiny Rare Thought Wave Machine 96/105 WOTC 2000 LPRaw · eBay$8.25
Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Rare Neo Destiny Pokemon UnlimitedRaw · eBay$11.99
Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Team Rocket Rare 2000Raw · eBay$12.00
Thought Wave Machine Rocket Secret Machine Unlimited Rare Neo Destiny 096/105 NMRaw · eBay$12.69
Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Rare Neo Destiny Unlimited LP PokemonRaw · eBay$12.94
Pokémon TCG Trainer Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Neo Destiny + Bonus CardRaw · eBay$12.99Cheapest raw copy $11.99 — 21% below our near-mint estimate of $15
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 12 | $196$166–$225 | |
| PSA 9pop 11 | modelled$27$23–$31 | |
| PSA 8pop 5 | modelled$24$21–$28 | |
| PSA 7pop 1 | modelled$16$13–$18 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
Priced per printing — some from our own completed sales, the rest from TCGplayer's market price. Reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
89% spreadCurrently 89% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Thought Wave Machine (Neo Destiny #96) worth?
As of 7 September 2026, Thought Wave Machine from Neo Destiny is worth approximately $15.16 ungraded (near-mint), and around $196 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 Thought Wave Machine?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Thought Wave Machine from Neo Destiny is worth around $196 — roughly 13× the raw ungraded value of $15.16.
Should I grade my Thought Wave Machine?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Thought Wave Machine rare?
Thought Wave Machine is a Rare card from Neo Destiny (card #96).
How do I know if my Thought Wave Machine is 1st Edition?
Bottom-left of the illustration window: A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
How do I know if my Thought Wave Machine is Unlimited?
Right-hand edge of the illustration window: On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
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