Shelmet

Shelmet (093/86), the Illustration rare from White Flare, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $7.50, typically in the $7–$9 range. Note: 9 other cards named Shelmet exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.

This page covers Shelmet (093/86), the Illustration rare (about $7–$9) from White Flare.

The other versions: #7/101 from Plasma Blast (Common, about under $1); #10/108 from Dark Explorers (Common, about under $1); #11/101 from Noble Victories (Common, about under $1); #8/111 from Crimson Invasion (Common, about under $1); #8/111 from Furious Fists (Common, about under $1); #008/86 from White Flare (Common, about under $1); #012/159 from Journey Together (Common, about under $1); #13/264 from Fusion Strike (Common, about under $1); #9/189 from Darkness Ablaze (Common, about under $1).

The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.

It's roughly a wash: with a 10% PSA 10 gem rate and current graded prices, grading a near-mint Shelmet (093/86) is estimated to come out within about $10 of selling it raw (est.); grade for protection or display, not profit.

Assumes ~$25/card bulk-rate grading (standard service costs more); ignores turnaround time, sub-9 grades, and shipping. A screen, not a promise.

Shelmet (093/86) is a Illustration rare. PSA has graded 201 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.

Of the 201 copies PSA has graded, 10% 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.