Daily · Hobby · 5 min
The 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection is $179.99 MSRP, but GameStop is asking $399.99, and Goldin's Trophy Pikachu pre-bid hits $1.925 million.
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The 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection doesn't arrive until Nov. 6, and the price fight has already started. Polygon reported this week that MSRP is $179.99, GameStop is already asking $399.99, and influencers and restock Discords say Target's projected price is $249.99. No Target or Walmart listings are live yet. Also: Goldin's 1997 Trophy Pikachu has a $1.925 million pre-bid, per Star City Games. Market reference prices are unchanged.
How the market was
Market check: no change to our 30th Celebration reference prices. Without a new completed-sales source, we're holding the Sept. 17 bands (standard Elite Trainer Box about $150–170 vs. $49.99 retail; RGB Mew Red $6–7k / Green about $8k / Blue about $5k). Listing asks on our tracker were essentially flat for the standard ETB Thursday morning, at about $147, still just under the low end of our band. That's listing tape, not completed sales.
Day movers
- Pokémon, 30th Celebration ETB (standard): $150–170 reference, unchanged, vs $49.99 retail (ICv2, Sep 17). Listing asks remain just under the band; no completed-sales update yet.
- Pokémon, RGB Mew: Red $6–7k / Green ~$8k / Blue ~$5k, unchanged (ICv2, Sep 17).
Hobby pulse
Reported · Pokémon
30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection pricing is already a fight
The 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection isn't out until Nov. 6, and the pricing fight is already underway. Polygon reported Thursday that the MSRP is $179.99 and GameStop is already asking $399.99. Pokémon influencer BritBrattv and restock Discords with store back-end access say Target's projected price is $249.99, per Polygon. No Target or Walmart listings are live yet, Polygon notes, and those prices can still change. Polygon also points to a TCGplayer market price of about $715 for the box, a listing price rather than a sale, and notes the UPC is one of the only ways to get a Classic Collection pack.
Source (Reported): https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-30th-anniversary-upc-ultra-premium-preorder-target-walmart-prices/
Reported · Pokémon
Trophy Pikachu pre-bid reaches $1.925 million
Goldin's headliner, a 1997 Japanese gold 1st Place Trophy Pikachu graded PSA 8, has already drawn a $1.925 million pre-bid ($2.35 million with buyer's premium), according to Star City Games. That's one day into pre-bidding, and it's above May's $1.77 million public sale of a Bronze Trophy Pikachu. It's a pre-bid, not a sale. SCG says the live auction runs through at least Oct. 25; ICv2 says the auction begins Oct. 15.
Source (Reported): https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/vintage-pokemon-tcg-pikachu-promo-heads-to-auction-initial-bids-already-nearing-2-million/ · Source (Reported): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63561/
Official · Pokémon
Pokémon at Lucca Comics & Games
Pokémon is bringing a Lucca-stamped Pikachu TCG promo to Lucca Comics & Games in Italy (Oct. 28–Nov. 1), one per badge holder while supplies last. It will also be available at participating Play! Pokémon stores while supplies last.
Source (Official): https://www.pokemon.com/uk/news/visit-the-pokemon-booth-at-lucca-comics-games-2026
Official · Riftbound
Radiance preview week starts today
GameRant has an exclusive reveal of Trinket Peddler, a Common Mind Domain Yordle with the new Disarm keyword, and Star City Games is running a gallery for the 180-card set, due Oct. 23.
Source (Official): https://gamerant.com/riftbound-trinket-peddler-radiance/ · Source (Official): https://articles.starcitygames.com/riftbound/every-card-revealed-so-far-from-riftbound-radiance/
Official · Magic
Warhammer 40K Commander decks get a reprint
Wizards of the Coast confirmed a small reprint of the 2022 Warhammer 40K Commander decks, which it says will be available to distributors and stores soon. No street date or reprint price yet.
Source (Official): https://www.ign.com/articles/magic-the-gathering-warhammer-40k-commander-decks-reprint-confirmed · Source (Official): https://www.thegamer.com/magic-the-gathering-warhammer-40k-commander-decks-reprint/
Official · Trading cards
PSA grading backlog
PSA's backlog tracker (Oct. 6 update) puts the active grading backlog at 8.2 million units, down from 9 million on Sept. 22.
Source (Official): https://www.psacard.com/info/backlog-tracker
Retailer listing · Pokémon
Still invite-only
Pokémon Center's Ascended Heroes Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box ($59.99) still requires an invitation code.
Source (Listing): https://www.pokemoncenter.com/product/10-10315-108/pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-ascended-heroes-pokemon-center-elite-trainer-box
Worth watching
- Riftbound Radiance previews: starting today; release Oct. 23
- Goldin Trophy Pikachu: ICv2 says the auction begins Oct. 15; SCG says it runs through at least Oct. 25
- Lucca Comics & Games: Oct. 28–Nov. 1
- 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection: Nov. 6
Note
Ultra-Premium Collection prices come from Polygon's Thursday report; the Target figure is a projection from influencers and restock Discords, not a live listing. The Trophy Pikachu pre-bid comes from Star City Games, with auction timing from SCG and ICv2. Lucca details come from Pokémon, the Radiance reveal from GameRant and Star City Games, the Warhammer 40K reprint from Wizards of the Coast via IGN and TheGamer, and the backlog figure from PSA. Sealed Pokémon reference prices come from ICv2's Sep. 17 completed-sales report.