Trainers' Mail
Ancient Origins · #100/98
Trainers' Mail (100/98), the Secret Rare from Ancient Origins, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $6–$8.
As of July 20, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
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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.
About Trainers' Mail
Trainers' Mail is a Secret Rare (100/98) from the Pokémon Ancient Origins set, released August 12, 2015. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of $6–$8. The artwork is by Toyste Beach. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Details
Other versions of Trainers' Mail
Trainers' Mail appears on 3 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #100/98 from Ancient Origins; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
FAQ
How much is Trainers' Mail (100/98) worth?
Trainers' Mail (100/98), the Secret Rare from Ancient Origins, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $6–$8. Note: 2 other cards named Trainers' Mail exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Trainers' Mail card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Trainers' Mail (100/98), the Secret Rare (about $6–$8) from Ancient Origins.
The other versions: #92a/108 from Roaring Skies (Uncommon, about $3–$4); #92/108 from Roaring Skies (Uncommon, about $2–$3).
The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.
Should I grade Trainers' Mail (100/98)?
Ahead after fees: with a 20% PSA 10 gem rate and current graded prices, grading a near-mint Trainers' Mail (100/98) is estimated to net about $20 more than selling it 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 Trainers' Mail (100/98) rare?
Trainers' Mail (100/98) is a Secret Rare. PSA has graded 273 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.
How rare is a PSA 10 Trainers' Mail (100/98)?
Of the 273 copies PSA has graded, 20% 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 Ancient Origins
Should I grade Trainers' Mail?
Ahead after fees: grading nets ≈ +$20 vs selling raw (est.)
Expected grading return from this card’s 20% PSA 10 gem rate 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, sub-9 grades, turnaround time, and shipping aren’t included. The exact PSA 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 20% 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.
- $6–$8 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±19% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
- 117 clean listings back today’s basis, with storefront and lot noise excluded.
- Sampled daily since July 20, 2026, current as of July 20, 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 →