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TL;DR
Zeraora VMAX SAR (219/172) from VSTAR Universe costs ¥7,000 to ¥9,999 in a PSA 10 slab (listings re-checked 2026-11-04) — the two cheapest on Yahoo! Flea Market — with a PSA 9 at ¥4,090 and a raw copy at ¥2,980 from Suruga-ya. The cheapest slab is 2.35× the cheapest raw, a ¥4,020 gap; only the ¥9,999 Mercari slab in the table offers Mercari official authentication (OneMall submits the item; Mercari official issues the conclusion; OneMall does not guarantee authenticity).
- Cheapest PSA 10: ¥7,000 (US$48.30) on Yahoo! Flea Market, seller condition “Unused” (live listing, checked 2026-11-04).
- PSA 9 at ¥4,090 (US$28.22) on Mercari, listed as “Pre-owned”, is 58% of the cheapest 10.
- Raw copy: ¥2,980 (US$20.56) from Suruga-ya shop stock.
- The ¥7,450 Yahoo! Flea Market slab from the 2026-10-30 check has sold. The September 2026 sweep counted twenty-one PSA 10 slabs against forty-nine raws in stock.
Cross-check the number against live PSA 10 prices for Japanese Pokémon cards, or see Kai SAR 236/172 PSA 10 price from the same pack.
On 2026-11-04, the VSTAR Universe Zeraora VMAX special art rare has a gem-mint floor of ¥7,000 on Yahoo! Flea Market, and the raw supply is large: the September 2026 sweep counted forty-nine copies in stock.
This page reads today’s in-stock Zeraora VMAX SAR 219/172 listings across PSA 10, PSA 9 and raw, what the premium buys, and how to buy from Japan.
Zeraora VMAX PSA 10 price (SAR 219/172): three gem mint slabs re-checked 2026-11-04
The listings below were re-checked on 2026-11-04: three PSA 10 slabs, one PSA 9 and one raw copy.
| Grade | Price today | Platform · seller condition note | Mercari official authentication (OneMall submits the item; Mercari official issues the conclusion; OneMall does not guarantee authenticity) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | ¥7,000 (US$48.30) | Live listing · seller page verified | — |
| PSA 10 | ¥7,850 (US$54.17) | Live listing · seller page verified | — |
| PSA 10 | ¥9,999 (US$68.99) | Live listing · seller page verified | Available on this listing (+¥1,700) |
| PSA 9 | ¥4,090 (US$28.22) | Live listing · seller page verified | — |
| Raw (ungraded) | ¥2,980 (US$20.56) | Live listing · seller page verified | — |
A note on sourcing: the Zeraora VMAX 219/172 prices above are the asking prices on each item page as of 2026-11-04, and USD is the conversion the page displayed at checkout. All copies are the Japanese print of the Pokémon TCG[5]. Condition notes come from the seller’s own Mercari / Yahoo! Flea Market condition field (translated); Suruga-ya rows are shop stock and carry none. Listing titles are in Japanese — the tiles below link to each copy. Mercari supports overseas buyers via partner proxy services[3].
Yahoo! Flea Market has the two cheapest slabs, ¥7,000 and ¥7,850, both marked “Unused”; Yahoo! Flea Market listings never offer authentication. The ¥9,999 Mercari slab (“Nearly unused”) is the one listing in the table that offers Mercari official authentication (OneMall submits the item; Mercari official issues the conclusion; OneMall does not guarantee authenticity), for +¥1,700. The PSA 9 at ¥4,090 is a Mercari listing marked “Pre-owned”. The raw copy is ¥2,980 from Suruga-ya’s shop stock. The ¥7,450 Yahoo! Flea Market slab from the 2026-10-30 check has sold.
| Item | Zeraora VMAX SAR 219/172 |
|---|---|
| Set | VSTAR Universe high-class pack (s12a, VSTARユニバース)[4] |
| Collector number / rarity | 219/172 · Special Art Rare (SAR) |
| Cheapest PSA 10 (gem mint) in stock today | ¥7,000 (US$48.30) on Yahoo! Flea Market |
| Cheapest raw copy in stock today | ¥2,980 (US$20.56) on Suruga-ya |
| PSA 10 value vs raw (cheapest slab ÷ cheapest raw) | 2.35× — what the gem mint grade is worth over an ungraded copy today |
| Listings shown on this page | 3 PSA 10 · 1 PSA 9 · 1 raw (re-checked 2026-11-04) |
| Data read | 2026-11-04, live item pages |
Everything on this page refers to the Japanese-language Zeraora VMAX, collector number 219/172 in VSTAR Universe high-class pack. An English print of the same artwork is a different card with its own number, set name and market[5], as are promo versions and full-art variants from other sets. Match the number on the slab label before you compare any price.
PSA 10 vs raw Zeraora VMAX: what a 2.35× premium buys
A 2.35× multiple, or a ¥4,020 gap, is a grading premium on a card that is cheap and plentiful raw. The PSA 9 at ¥4,090 gives a self-submitter a floor of sorts — 58% of the 10 — but with forty-nine raws for every twenty-one slabs in the September 2026 sweep, the card is not being graded much, which usually means the 10 rate is not great on this dark VMAX art under PSA’s GEM MT 10 standard[6]. The ¥7,000 finished slab is cheap enough to skip the experiment.
| Route | Cost today (JPY, before shipping) | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Buy the cheapest PSA 10 slab | ¥7,000 | Grade already locked in; you pay the full premium, nothing to wait for. |
| Buy the cheapest raw copy as-is | ¥2,980 | Cheapest way to own the artwork; condition is whatever the photos show. |
| Buy a raw copy that offers Mercari official authentication (OneMall submits the item; Mercari official issues the conclusion; OneMall does not guarantee authenticity) | raw price + ¥1,700 | Authentication[1] is seller-enabled and only on Mercari; the ¥2,980 Suruga-ya raw on this page does not offer it, so look for a Mercari raw that shows the option. |
Buy the ¥7,000 slab for gem mint. For the binder, the ¥2,980 Suruga-ya raw — Mercari official authentication (OneMall submits the item; Mercari official issues the conclusion; OneMall does not guarantee authenticity)[1] is not offered on it, so rely on photos. The ¥4,090 PSA 9 is a fair sealed option if a 9 is enough for you.
How to order Zeraora VMAX SAR 219/172 from a Japanese seller
A Yahoo! Flea Market slab is bought through a proxy exactly like a Mercari listing. The steps:
- Step 1 — Pick the copy, not the average. Use the table above: the cheapest in-stock PSA 10 on 2026-11-04 is ¥7,000; anything above the range there is paying for a seller’s optimism.
- Step 2 — Order through OneMall. Click the tile, add to cart, and a Japan-side team places the Yahoo! Flea Market, Mercari or Suruga-ya order for you — sellers who write 海外発送不可 (no overseas shipping) still ship because the address is a Tokyo warehouse.
- Step 3 — Optional Mercari official authentication (OneMall submits the item; Mercari official issues the conclusion; OneMall does not guarantee authenticity). Raw copies that show the authentication option can be checked for +¥1,700[1][2]; for a PSA slab the label already does that job.
- Step 4 — First payment, then wait for arrival photos. Ask for unboxing photos if you want to see the slab corners before it flies.
- Step 5 — Second payment for international shipping. A single slab is light; batch it with other cards inside the 90-day free storage (30 days after consolidation) window and pay one shipping fee.
Zeraora VMAX SAR 219/172 for sale today: the copies behind the numbers
Three PSA 10 slabs, the ¥4,090 PSA 9 and the Suruga-ya raw copy, re-checked on 2026-11-04, cheapest first within each grade. Each tile links to the OneMall item page for that copy.
Conclusion
On the listings checked 2026-11-04, Zeraora VMAX SAR 219/172 is ¥7,000 in gem mint or ¥2,980 raw. Buy the slab for the shelf or the raw for the binder. See every Zeraora VMAX 219/172 PSA 10 listing.
See also: PSA 10 Pokémon card prices in Japan · Kai SAR 236/172 PSA 10 price · Darkrai VSTAR SAR 228/172 PSA 10 price · why Japanese Pokémon cards are cheaper · Card grading guide: PSA vs BGS vs CGC from Japan.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a PSA 10 Zeraora VMAX SAR 219/172?
In-stock Japanese listings re-checked on 2026-11-04 ask ¥7,000 to ¥9,999 (about US$48–69 before shipping); the two cheapest are Yahoo! Flea Market slabs marked “Unused”.
Should I buy the PSA 9 Zeraora VMAX rather than a PSA 10?
At ¥4,090 it is 58% of the cheapest PSA 10 (¥2,910 less); the Mercari seller lists it as “Pre-owned”. Reasonable if you want a sealed copy cheaply.
Does Mercari official authentication (OneMall submits the item; Mercari official issues the conclusion; OneMall does not guarantee authenticity) apply to Zeraora VMAX listings?
On 2026-11-04 only the ¥9,999 Mercari PSA 10 in the table offers it (+¥1,700). The Yahoo! Flea Market slabs and the Suruga-ya raw do not — Yahoo! Flea Market listings never do.
Which set is Zeraora VMAX SAR from?
VSTAR Universe (s12a, VSTARユニバース), the high-class pack that closed the Sword & Shield era in Japan; 219/172 is its special-art-rare number.
What is the PSA 10 population for Zeraora VMAX 219/172?
This page does not quote a population count. PSA publishes the census in its Population Report[6], and the number moves with every submission batch, so a figure copied here would be stale within weeks. What the market shows instead is live supply: 21 PSA 10 slabs, 1 PSA 9 slabs and 49 raw copies of Zeraora VMAX 219/172 in stock on 2026-09-29 — the ratio of slabs to raws is the practical read on how heavily the card has been graded.
Last updated: 2026-11-04.
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References
- Mercari Help Center — あんしん鑑定サービスの概要 (Mercari official authentication (OneMall submits the item; Mercari official issues the conclusion; OneMall does not guarantee authenticity) service overview, fee ¥1,700 per card) — https://help.jp.mercari.com/guide/articles/1499/
- Mercari Help Center — あんしん鑑定サービスの利用方法（購入者） (how buyers use the authentication service) — https://help.jp.mercari.com/guide/articles/1501/
- Mercari Help Center — 海外取引サポート (overseas purchase support via partner cross-border services) — https://help.jp.mercari.com/guide/articles/1447/
- Pokémon Card Game official site (Japan), The Pokémon Company — https://www.pokemon-card.com/
- Pokémon Trading Card Game, The Pokémon Company International — https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg
- PSA — Professional Sports Authenticator, official grading company site — https://www.psacard.com/