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Counter Gain
Lost Thunder · #230/214
Counter Gain (230/214), the Secret Rare from Lost Thunder, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $8.75, typically in the $8–$10 range.
As of September 12, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
The modeled fair value of this card, with a confidence grade: what it should trade at, not just what it lists at. Part of Riffle premium, alongside price history and the full graded ladder.
Last 30 days of clean eBay listings for Counter Gain · as of Sep 3
The line tracks standing active listings (note the zoomed scale). Bars below split each day’s turnover around zero: new listings arriving above, listings leaving below, sold vs expired. Empty days had no capture. Demand pressure is estimated units sold per day as a share of active listings. Estimated eBay units, counts only, tracked daily by Riffle. The exact price history behind these is part of Riffle premium.
12 of 34 clean matches · lowest landed price first · live asking prices, not sold prices
- $1.63free ship
- $6.00+ $1.34 ship
- $9.00free ship
- $9.45free ship
- $9.99free ship
- $9.99free ship
- $10.06free ship
- $11.36free ship
- $9.95+ $1.49 ship
- $9.99+ $2.00 ship
- $54.90free ship
- $250.00+ $5.99 ship
Clean matches only: lots, bundles, and likely wrong-item listings are excluded. Auction prices are the current bid. Riffle may earn a commission from eBay on qualifying purchases made through these links, at no cost to you.
About Counter Gain
Counter Gain is a Secret Rare (230/214) from the Pokémon Lost Thunder set, released November 2, 2018. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of $8–$10. The artwork is by Toyste Beach. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Other versions of Counter Gain
Counter Gain appears on 6 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #230/214 from Lost Thunder; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
FAQ
How much is Counter Gain (230/214) worth?
Counter Gain (230/214), the Secret Rare from Lost Thunder, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $8.75, typically in the $8–$10 range. Note: 5 other cards named Counter Gain exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Counter Gain card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Counter Gain (230/214), the Secret Rare (about $8–$10) from Lost Thunder.
The other versions: #249/191 from Surging Sparks (Hyper rare, about $3–$4); #259/217 from Ascended Heroes (Ultra Rare, about under $1); #170/214 from Lost Thunder (Uncommon, about under $1); #186/217 from Ascended Heroes (Common, about under $1); #169/191 from Surging Sparks (Uncommon, about under $1).
The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.
Should I grade Counter Gain (230/214)?
Probably not for value: after fees, grading is estimated to return about $14 LESS than selling Counter Gain (230/214) raw (est.).
Assumes ~$25/card bulk-rate grading (standard service costs more); ignores turnaround time, sub-9 grades, and shipping. A screen, not a promise.
Is Counter Gain (230/214) rare?
Counter Gain (230/214) is a Secret Rare. PSA has graded 43 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.
How rare is a PSA 10 Counter Gain (230/214)?
Of the 43 copies PSA has graded, 44% earned a PSA 10. That's a low gem rate, so flawless copies are genuinely hard to come by. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.
More from Lost Thunder
Should I grade Counter Gain?
No: grading returns ≈ $14 less than selling raw (est.)
Expected grading return from this card’s own PSA grade mix (44% gem rate; grades under 8 valued at the PSA 8 price) and current graded market prices, minus a ~$25/card bulk-rate grading fee, compared against selling ungraded at market price. Standard grading service costs more; centering risk, turnaround time, and shipping aren’t included. The exact PSA 8/9/10 prices behind this are part of Riffle premium. Not financial advice.
PSA population & gem rate
From the PSA population census, captured monthly by Riffle. A 44% gem rate is on the hard side; PSA 10 copies of this card are scarcer than the typical modern chase card. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.
- $8–$10 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±14% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
- 34 clean listings back today’s basis, with storefront and lot noise excluded.
- Sampled daily since July 20, 2026, current as of September 12, 2026.
When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →