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How to read a Pokémon card reference price in EUR
A euro figure becomes useful only when you know what it describes. Before comparing it with your copy, confirm the card, language and printing. Then read the source, observation date and condition together. Card Scan Lab provides a market reference; it does not inspect your copy’s condition or promise what a buyer will pay.
1. Read the archived example in context
In the 3 November 2026 development test, the catalog returned €69 for English Darkrai VSTAR, Crown Zenith GG50. The reference source was Cardmarket, the condition was Near Mint, and the source observation was 3 November 2026 at 01:34:40 UTC. The panel below preserves those fields and links to a minimal data excerpt.
No explicit printing was selected in that test and the photographed card’s physical finish was not verified. The example therefore demonstrates how to read the returned reference, not proof of a particular copy’s finish or current value. Its figure will not update with the market.
- Card
- Darkrai VSTAR · Crown Zenith · GG50
- Reference
- €69.00
- Market source
- Cardmarket ↗
- Observed (UTC)
- 2026-11-03 · 01:34:40 UTC
- Card language / condition
- English / Near Mint reference
- Printing evidence
- No explicit printing selected; physical finish unverified
2. Distinguish reference, listing and sale
The archived record identifies a lowest Near Mint reference. That is not evidence of a completed transaction. A seller’s listing is an asking price; a sold record concerns a transaction with its own date and context. Do not silently substitute one for another or call every market reference a Cardmarket trend price.
For a current result, open the displayed source when available and check the corresponding card and filters. Shipping, fees, seller location and the actual copy can change the total a buyer pays or a seller receives.
3. Compare condition and printing honestly
Near Mint is the reference condition, not a grade assigned to your photo. Inspect front, back, edges and surface separately; consult the marketplace’s condition guide. A worn card needs comparable worn copies, not an invented percentage discount. Different languages, reverse finishes, edition stamps or graded holders are not automatically comparable.
4. Treat missing data as a gap
A recognized card can lack a relevant quote. Missing data is not zero, and an old observation is not today’s offer. Check the candidate and available printing, then record the gap if coverage is absent. All nine interface languages display EUR; card support is English, Italian and Japanese. A Japanese card’s EUR reference does not establish a Japanese domestic-market price. The method page explains the technical source and product limits.