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TL;DR
Canari SAR (248/193) from MEGA Dream ex costs ¥9,200 to ¥13,000 in a PSA 10 slab today, PSA 9s are ¥3,480 and ¥5,000, and raw copies run ¥2,444 to ¥2,999. The cheapest slab is 3.8× the cheapest raw, and the PSA 9 is 38% of the 10 — a wide grade gap on a ¥2,500 card.
- Cheapest PSA 10: ¥9,200 (US$63.48), two copies on Mercari; ¥9,300 Mercari; ¥9,380 and ¥13,000 Yahoo! Flea Market.
- PSA 9 at ¥3,480 is 38% of the cheapest 10 and only ¥980 above the cheapest clean raw.
- Raw copies: ¥2,444 slight wear, ¥2,500 clean with authentication, ¥2,999 slight wear.
- Twenty-seven PSA 10 slabs against forty-nine raws in stock.
As of September 2026, the MEGA Dream ex Canari special art rare is a trainer card where the PSA 9 costs ¥3,480 and the PSA 10 costs ¥9,200 — the market pays ¥5,720 for the last grade step on a card whose clean raw is ¥2,500.
Here is a live read of Canari SAR 248/193 across PSA 10, PSA 9 and raw on Japanese marketplaces, why the 9 is so cheap, and how to buy from Japan.
Canari PSA 10 price today (SAR 248/193): 27 gem mint slabs listed in Japan
Twenty-seven PSA 10 slabs, five PSA 9s and forty-nine raw copies were in stock this morning. The five cheapest slabs, two 9s and three raws follow.
| Grade | Price today | Platform · seller condition note | Mercari authentication |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | ¥9,200 (US$63.48) | Mercari · Unused | — |
| PSA 10 | ¥9,200 (US$63.48) | Mercari · Nearly unused | +¥1,700 available |
| PSA 10 | ¥9,300 (US$64.17) | Mercari · Unused | +¥1,700 available |
| PSA 10 | ¥9,380 (US$64.72) | Yahoo! Flea Market · Unused | — |
| PSA 10 | ¥13,000 (US$89.70) | Yahoo! Flea Market · Unused | — |
| PSA 9 | ¥3,480 (US$24.01) | Mercari · Unused | +¥1,700 available |
| PSA 9 | ¥5,000 (US$34.50) | Mercari · Unused | +¥1,700 available |
| Raw (ungraded) | ¥2,444 (US$16.86) | Mercari · Slight damage or stains | — |
| Raw (ungraded) | ¥2,500 (US$17.25) | Mercari · No obvious damage or stains | +¥1,700 available |
| Raw (ungraded) | ¥2,999 (US$20.69) | Mercari · Slight damage or stain | — |
Every price in this table is the seller’s listed price for that Canari copy, read from the item page on 2026-09-20; the USD figure is the checkout conversion shown alongside it. All rows are Japanese-language prints of the Pokémon TCG[5], and condition notes are the seller’s own Mercari / Yahoo! Flea Market condition field, translated — Suruga-ya rows are shop stock without one. Seller titles are in Japanese; the tiles further down link to each listing. Mercari itself permits overseas purchases through partner proxy services[3].
Mercari has the slab floor — ¥9,200 from a card shop, ¥9,200 with authentication, ¥9,300 with authentication — and Yahoo! Flea Market follows at ¥9,380, then ¥13,000. Four sellers inside ¥180 is a settled floor. PSA 9s are ¥3,480 and ¥5,000, both Mercari with authentication. Raw copies are ¥2,444 with slight wear, ¥2,500 clean with authentication, and ¥2,999 with slight wear. Forty-nine raws in stock — Canari is the most-pulled SAR in MEGA Dream ex and the raw market is flooded.
| Item | Canari SAR 248/193 |
|---|---|
| Set | MEGA Dream ex high-class pack (M2a, MEGAドリームex)[4] |
| Collector number / rarity | 248/193 · Special Art Rare (SAR) |
| Cheapest PSA 10 (gem mint) in stock today | ¥9,200 (US$63.48) on Mercari |
| Cheapest raw copy in stock today | ¥2,444 (US$16.86) on Mercari |
| PSA 10 value vs raw (cheapest slab ÷ cheapest raw) | 3.76× — what the gem mint grade is worth over an ungraded copy today |
| In-stock listings found in today’s sweep | 27 PSA 10 · 5 PSA 9 · 49 raw |
| Data read | 2026-09-20 12:19 UTC, live item pages |
One scope note: this page prices the Japanese Canari 248/193 from MEGA Dream ex high-class pack only. English prints of the same artwork have their own collector number, set name and market, and none of the figures here apply to them[5]. Promos and full-art variants from other sets are separate cards as well — check the number on the PSA label against 248/193 before comparing.
PSA 10 vs raw Canari: what a 3.76× premium buys
A 3.8× multiple, or a ¥6,756 gap, with the PSA 9 at 38%: the certificate alone is worth ¥980 over a clean raw, and the gem-mint label ¥5,720 over a 9. That is the signature of a card that misses PSA’s GEM MT 10 standard[6] often — trainer SARs with pale backgrounds show every print line. A self-submission on the ¥2,500 clean raw is cheap to try and most likely returns a ¥3,480 card. The ¥9,200 finished slab is the certain route; the ¥3,480 PSA 9 is the value.
| Route | Cost today (JPY, before shipping) | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Buy the cheapest PSA 10 slab | ¥9,200 | Grade already locked in; you pay the full premium, nothing to wait for. |
| Buy the cheapest raw copy as-is | ¥2,444 | Cheapest way to own the artwork; condition is whatever the photos show. |
| Buy a raw copy that offers Mercari authentication | raw price + ¥1,700 | Authentication[1] is seller-enabled; the cheapest raw listing today does not offer it, so compare the next ones in the table above. |
Buy a ¥9,200 slab — the Mercari copy with authentication[1] (¥10,900 all-in) — for gem mint. The ¥3,480 PSA 9 is the value buy: sealed, cert-numbered, ¥980 over a raw. The ¥2,500 clean raw is for the binder.
Getting a Canari SAR 248/193 shipped from Japan
The purchase runs the same for the slab or a raw. Step by step:
- Step 1 — Decide slab or raw. The cost table above puts the gap at ¥6,756 between the cheapest raw copy and the cheapest PSA 10 today; decide which side of that line you are on before you browse.
- Step 2 — Open the OneMall listing. The tiles below are live Japanese listings; the price you see is the listed price in yen with the USD conversion applied at checkout.
- Step 3 — Tick Mercari authentication on raw cards. It costs ¥1,700 per card and the buyer pays it[1][2]; a card that fails is returned to the seller and you are refunded.
- Step 4 — Pay, then let it land in Tokyo. Product price and service fee first; shipping is billed separately after the warehouse weighs the parcel.
- Step 5 — Consolidate. Up to six orders merge for free and the parcel waits up to 90 days, which is how collectors turn five Mercari sellers into one DHL box.
Canari SAR 248/193 copies you can buy today
Live copies, cheapest first: two raw copies, the ¥3,480 PSA 9, and the three cheapest PSA 10 slabs. Every tile opens that exact copy’s OneMall item page.
Conclusion
Canari SAR 248/193 is ¥9,200 in gem mint, ¥3,480 as a 9, and ¥2,500 for a clean raw. On this card the PSA 9 is the smart money. See every Canari 248/193 PSA 10 listing.
See also: PSA 10 Pokémon card prices in Japan: all 80 cards ranked · Mega Gengar ex SAR 240/193 PSA 10 price · Mega Dragonite ex SAR 246/193 PSA 10 price · Pokémon card prices in Japan vs eBay · Card grading guide: PSA vs BGS vs CGC from Japan.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a PSA 10 Canari SAR 248/193?
In-stock Japanese listings on 2026-09-20 price it at ¥9,200 to ¥13,000 (about US$63–90 before shipping); four sellers sit inside ¥180 of the ¥9,200 floor.
Should I buy the PSA 9 Canari rather than a PSA 10?
Yes — at ¥3,480 it is 38% of the cheapest PSA 10, sealed, with Mercari authentication[1] available, and only ¥980 above a clean raw.
Why is the 9-to-10 gap so wide?
Because the 10 is hard to get on this card: forty-nine raws in stock against twenty-seven slabs, and a pale full-art surface that shows print lines. Buyers pay ¥5,720 for the certainty.
Which set is Canari SAR from?
The MEGA Dream ex high-class pack (M2a, MEGAドリームex); 248/193 is its special-art-rare number above the 193-card base.
What is the PSA 10 population for Canari 248/193?
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: 27 PSA 10 slabs, 5 PSA 9 slabs and 49 raw copies of Canari 248/193 in stock on 2026-09-20 — the ratio of slabs to raws is the practical read on how heavily the card has been graded.
Last updated: 2026-09-21.
References
- Mercari Help Center — あんしん鑑定サービスの概要 (Mercari authentication 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/