Surprise! Time Machine
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence5 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.
Recent Raw sales
- Jun 20, 2026eBay — Pokemon Team Rocket Returns "Trainer - Surprise! Time Machine" 91/109 Rev Holo$29.95
- Jun 18, 2026eBay — POKEMON TCG SURPRISE TIME MACHINE 91/109 EXCELLENT EX TEAM ROCKET RETURNS ENGLP$10.23
- Jun 5, 2026eBay — Surprise! Time Machine 91/109 Uncommon Team Rocket Returns NM Pokemon CardNM$8.99
- Jun 1, 2026eBay — SURPRISE! TIME MACHINE 91/109 UNCOMMON TEAM ROCKET RETURNS POKEMON NEAR MINTNM$9.99
- May 23, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card - Surprise! Time Machine Team Rocket Returns 91/109 Uncommon$8.99
- May 13, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG - Surprise! Time Machine 91/109 Team Rocket Returns Holo Stamped$18.99
- May 12, 2026eBay — TCG POKEMON SURPRISE! TIME MACHINE HOLO EX TEAM ROCKET RETURNS STAMPED 91/109$27.00
By grade
- Raw$10.237 sales
- PSA 8$50.001 sale
- CGC 8.5$8.401 sale
- CGC 10$86.401 sale
From 10 completed sales recorded between Feb 23, 2026 and Jun 20, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 3 graded sales and 1,305,862 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.
Surprise! Time Machine is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#91), illustrated by Katsura Tabata. It's a Rocket's Secret Machine Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $7.65 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $67 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 9× 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
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history6 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $30 · Raw · 20 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 26.1% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$12); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Surprise! Time Machine 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 | $66.75 | $71 | −$12 | 8.7× |
| PSA 8 | $50.21 | $70 | −$28 | 6.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 23 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 26.1% | $67.00 |
| PSA 9 | 39.1% | $27.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 34.8% | $8.00 |
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 26% of 23 PSA-graded Surprise! Time Machine copies are a gem-mint 10 (6 of 23) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Surprise! Time 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 6 | $67$67–$67 | |
| PSA 8pop 7 | $50$43–$58 |
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
Cross-market prices
6% spreadCurrently 6% cheaper on TCGplayer than Cardmarket. 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 Surprise! Time Machine (Team Rocket Returns #91) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Surprise! Time Machine from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $7.65 ungraded (near-mint), and around $67 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 Surprise! Time Machine?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Surprise! Time Machine from Team Rocket Returns is worth around $67 — roughly 9× the raw ungraded value of $7.65.
Should I grade my Surprise! Time Machine?
A PSA 10 sells for about $67 versus $7.65 raw — roughly a 9× 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 Surprise! Time Machine rare?
Surprise! Time Machine is a Uncommon card from Team Rocket Returns (card #91), illustrated by Katsura Tabata. Its current blended market value is $7.65 ungraded.
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