What price should a first edition Shining Gyarados PSA 8 or 9 go for currently? Have not seen many of them sell lately.
DA cardworld had a psa 8 1st edition on their website a few weeks ago. I imagine it sold. The price was $450.
Looks like an unlimited 9 sold for over $400 and a first edition 9 sold for around $900 in the past few days. Very hot card, with some of the best art around! Wouldnāt surprise me to see a first edition 9 break $1000.
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I paid $450 for a PSA 9 1st Ed Shining Gyarados on March 21 2020. I know thats prob not super helpful given the almost daily price increases
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Thanks for the replies everyone, ya i figured the 1st 9s must be well north of the 450 i had seen from march. just never sure how much with these daily increases.
I paid $275 for a 9 unlimited Holo bleed about 2 weeks ago, however I donāt think the seller really knew market value
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Sounds like a great buy
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I paid $ 500 for both 1st Ed shinings a month ago. They look like solid 9s. I was tempted for a while to sell them but with these prices Iām glad I didnāt.
Itās crazy how prices have come along.
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April 24th I paid $275 and $375 respectively for unlimited 9 magikarp and gyarados.
Hey all!
Before creating a new thread I thought Iād try bumpāing this one.
Recently got into collect/investing and put together a top 10 must haveās for me and Shining Gyarados 1st Edition was arguably the most expensive on that list - So Iām going for him first (PSA 8).
After checking the last 4 sold listing on eBay I can 2 went for $545, $580 (both sold in July) and then 2 before that went in the $800ās.
After digging a bit deeper looks like 1 of those $800ās has since been relisted so Iām guessing the buyer didnāt go through with payment.
How do I then figure out what a fair price would be for this card? I offered a few $600ās at the ones listed now on eBay but they werenāt interested.
Appreciate any guidance 
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just offer what you are willing to pay, that cards gets listed all the time on ebay. Patience goes a long way in this hobby, both as a buyer and seller.
I think you are in the ballpark. As a set card that gets listed pretty regularly, I personally believe this one is tricky since itās an iconic card that gets fairly frequent buy/sell action, but Iād imagine it also settling down off market frequently into newer collections. Its price also spiked along with everything else that spiked, so it MAY re-settle a bit lower or at least at your current offering price in a PSA 8 some months from now. I agree with @chappo, you have to decide what you are willing to pay. If it helps you, I am in your boat with never having bought this card yet and wanting it in a PSA 9, but Iāve decided to āholdā for a minute at the current price. I would say I may regret it, but Iāve already decided what Iām willing to pay for it at this time and if that doesnāt happen within the next few years, thereās nothing to regretāI just wonāt own it.
Awesome thanks for that! I guess being new, what Iām willing to pay is market rates, and half my trouble is finding what a fair offer for cards might be. Iām happy saving up for a few months if it means I get the card I want, itās just understanding what fair is.
Appreciate your time bro.
Oh k cool thatās reassuring to hear.
Yea Iām trying to consider my current āfeel goodā price without looking back at pre-spike otherwise Iāll always try to convince myself Iām over paying and might miss out otherwise.
Like I said before, my feel good price is only based on the current market as Iām completely new to this and have no anchor point.
Thanks for the reply!
Great way to look at it in terms of a feel good price. My thinking is, if a PSA 9 settles back to $400 or even $200 (doubtful to nevahgonnahappen), what price am I good with having paid for it? NOW, if it goes up to $2000 in 2021 and beyond, am I happy if I paid, say $1200 for it? Nope, cause thatās not how my stupid ass thinks, I think what is it worth to me to buy today. Assigning value based on what the market might do or where the price may go is a dicey way to go for someone who is collecting in my opinion, and I really try to avoid that thinking.
Haha yea itās a hard one isnāt it.
I guess it also helps if you consider why youāre buying it. For me, Iām a collector at heart with an eye on investing and I love these cards and wouldnāt sell them again unless they:
a) Skyrocketed (in which I would just sell and buy an unlimited version and keep the profits).
b) Needed the money.
Yea itās so hard predicting the future (dw, Iāve tried) so I guess we do the best giving the information we have at hand. Smpratte covered it in one of his later videos, our poke-market is not mature relative to the other TCGās.
I guess Iād rather be kicking myself for overspending now, then kicking myself for not getting in at all over $200 difference (if they explode further, which I think, for those collecting longer term, will happen).
Not 1st edition but could probably draw up a ratio and get a ball park from using this price point