Thought Wave Machine
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What this price is based on
High confidence12 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Nintendo Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Team Rocket Unlimited Reg Rare Eng 2000Unlimited$5.50
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Rare Neo Destiny Pokemon Unlimited Near MintNMUnlimited$13.90
- Jul 31, 2026eBay — Wizards Thought Wave Machine Neo Destiny 96/105 Rare Regular Unlimited 2000 ENUnlimited$9.00
- Jul 19, 2026eBay — Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Unlimited Rare Neo Destiny Pokemon HPHPUnlimited$5.40
- Jul 9, 2026eBay — Thought Wave Machine - 96/105 - Pokemon Neo Destiny Unlimited Rare Card WOTC LPLPUnlimited$16.00
- Jul 3, 2026eBay — Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Unlimited Rare Neo Destiny Pokemon 2002 LPLPUnlimited$11.99
- Jun 20, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Team Rocket Uncommon UnlimitedUnlimited$9.99
- Jun 17, 2026eBay — Thought Wave Machine 96/105 Rare Neo Destiny Pokemon Unlimited Moderately PlayedMPUnlimited$9.99
By grade
- Raw$9.9913 sales
- CGC 10$64.001 sale
From 14 completed sales recorded between May 10, 2026 and Aug 15, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 1 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ 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), illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. It's a Rocket's Secret Machine Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $23.34 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $196 — 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 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history8 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $195.52 | #49959090 ✓ |
| 25 May 2026 | PSA 8 | $20.00 | #71378419 ✓ |
| 26 Apr 2026 | PSA 10 | $250.00 | #49959091 ✓ |
| 4 Feb 2026 | PSA 10 | $299.00 | #52505714 ✓ |
| 24 Sep 2025 | PSA 10 | $59.99 | #52505714 ✓ |
| 24 Sep 2025 | PSA 9 | $20.31 | #49389201 ✓ |
| 23 Jun 2025 | PSA 9 | $13.50 | #49389201 ✓ |
| 9 Jun 2025 | PSA 9 | $24.75 | #55111800 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 40% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$100); most land at PSA 9 or below.
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 | +$100 | 8.4× |
| PSA 9 | $27.00 | $70 | −$67 | 1.2× |
| PSA 8 | $24.99 | $70 | −$69 | 1.1× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 30 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 40% | $196.00 |
| PSA 9 | 36.7% | $27.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 23.3% | $23.00 |
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 — every grade, with gem rates
Only 40% of 30 PSA-graded Thought Wave Machine copies are a gem-mint 10 (12 of 30) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Thought Wave Machine 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 12 | $196$166–$225 | |
| PSA 9pop 11 | $27$23–$31 | |
| PSA 8pop 5 | $25$21–$29 | |
| PSA 7pop 1 | $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
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Market signal
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
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Thought Wave Machine (Neo Destiny #96) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Thought Wave Machine from Neo Destiny is worth approximately $23.34 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 8× the raw ungraded value of $23.34.
Should I grade my Thought Wave Machine?
A PSA 10 sells for about $196 versus $23.34 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 Thought Wave Machine rare?
Thought Wave Machine is a Rare card from Neo Destiny (card #96), illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. Its current blended market value is $23.34 ungraded.
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