Bandai Starters
SetJapanese 1997 Carddass
Year1997
Ungraded
$8.00−$0.26
334 sales · last Jul 8, 2026
PSA 3
$156.00+$64.80
6 sales · last Jun 7, 2026
PSA 4
$297.00+$87.71
7 sales · last Jun 19, 2026
PSA 5
$250.00+$34.00
10 sales · last Jan 4, 2026
PSA 6
$620.00+$238.30
23 sales · last Jun 24, 2026
PSA 7
$350.00−$70.00
17 sales · last Jul 4, 2026
PSA 8
$742.12+$194.12
17 sales · last Jun 2, 2026
CGC 8
$552.00
1 sales · last Sep 8, 2025
BGS 8
$789.99
1 sales · last Oct 16, 2024
BGS 8.5
$350.00
1 sales · last Aug 14, 2023
PSA 9
$2,425.00+$613.00
18 sales · last Jul 2, 2026
CGC 9
$196.50
2 sales · last Jul 8, 2026
BGS 9
$687.00
1 sales · last Jul 31, 2023
PSA 10
$9,600.00+$3960.00
11 sales · last May 31, 2026
Bandai Starters price guide
Bandai Starters is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese 1997 Carddass expansion (1997). Setlot tracks 449 recorded sales for this card across 14 grade tiers, 300 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $9,600.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $8.00. The top grade commands 1200× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $17,000.00 (PSA 10, Oct 7, 2025). 46 listings are live right now with asks from $3.75.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($8.00) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 3
20×
$156.00
PSA 4
37×
$297.00
PSA 5
31×
$250.00
PSA 6
78×
$620.00
PSA 7
44×
$350.00
PSA 8
93×
$742.12
CGC 8
69×
$552.00
BGS 8
99×
$789.99
BGS 8.5
44×
$350.00
PSA 9
303×
Live listings
Search on eBay ↗Lowest asks per grade. Older listings may have ended — “seen” is when we last confirmed each one.
| Grade | Listing | Marketplace | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded 40 tracked | Raticate No. 020 1997 Bandai Carddass Series 3-4 Pokemon Japanese kaleidum_tcg | eBay | 1mo ago | $3.75↗ |
| Machop File No. 066 Pokemon Bandai Carddass Japanese 1997 Pocket Monsters kaleidum_tcg | eBay | 1mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 283 | $8.00 | $0.99 – $2,000.00 |
| PSA 3 | 1 | $295.00 | $295.00 |
| PSA 4 | 2 | $434.00 | $350.00 – $518.00 |
| PSA 6 | 2 | $862.50 | $750.00 – $975.00 |
| PSA 7 | 2 | $195.00 | $40.00 – $350.00 |
| PSA 8 | 2 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | Ungraded | 1997 Bandai Carddass Venusaur Prism Holo File No.003 Pocket Monsters Japanese NM↗ | eBay | $130.00 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | CGC 9 | Pokémon TCG DITTO Bandai Carddass Trio Starter Pokemon Japanese Card CGC 9↗ | eBay | $299.00 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Ungraded | Pokemon Carddass Card Dragonair File No. 148 Bandai Pocket Monsters 1997 Japan↗ | eBay | $14.99 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Ungraded | 1997 MP Pokemon Dewgong No. 087 Bandai Carddass Series 3-4 Japanese↗ |
