{
 "id": "harry-potter/base-set/elixir-of-life-5-116",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/harry-potter/base-set/elixir-of-life-5-116/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/harry-potter/base-set/elixir-of-life-5-116/index.md",
 "name": "Elixir of Life",
 "title": "Elixir of Life 5/116 (Harry Potter TCG Base Set)",
 "category": "harry-potter",
 "category_name": "Harry Potter",
 "set": "Harry Potter TCG Base Set",
 "number": "5/116",
 "year": 2001,
 "language": "English",
 "rarity": "Potions Foil Premium",
 "artist": "James Bernardin",
 "publisher": "Wizards of the Coast",
 "flagship": false,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "Elixir of Life #5/116 is a Potions Foil Premium spell card from the 2001 Wizards of the Coast Harry Potter TCG Base Set. Collectors search for it because it is an early premium card in the Base Set checklist and has several PSA 9 eBay sales visible through PSA cert history.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 5 verified sales of the Elixir of Life 5/116 (Harry Potter TCG Base Set) as of September 27, 2026.",
  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $72.57 for a #5/116 Potions Foil Premium PSA 9 on September 10, 2026 at eBay.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $79.99 for a #5/116 Potions Foil Premium PSA 9 on May 17, 2026 at eBay via PSA cert sales history."
 ],
 "versions": [
  {
   "key": "foil-premium-5",
   "label": "#5/116 Potions Foil Premium",
   "how_to_identify": "Card number 5/116, Elixir of Life name, Spell type, Healing subtype, foil finish, James Bernardin artwork."
  }
 ],
 "grades": [
  {
   "version": "#5/116 Potions Foil Premium",
   "version_key": "foil-premium-5",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "9",
   "label": "PSA 9",
   "market_price_usd": null,
   "market_sales_n": 1,
   "market_window": null,
   "verified_sales": 5,
   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2026-09-10",
    "price_usd": 72.57,
    "venue": "eBay",
    "buyer_premium_included": false,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/85929179/psa"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2026-05-17",
    "price_usd": 79.99,
    "venue": "eBay via PSA cert sales history",
    "buyer_premium_included": false,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/74253163/psa"
   },
   "population": null,
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  }
 ],
 "verified_sales": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-10",
   "version": "#5/116 Potions Foil Premium",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "9",
   "price_usd": 72.57,
   "price": 72.57,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": false,
   "venue": "eBay",
   "sale_type": "fixed",
   "cert": "85929179",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/85929179/psa",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-17",
   "version": "#5/116 Potions Foil Premium",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "9",
   "price_usd": 79.99,
   "price": 79.99,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": false,
   "venue": "eBay via PSA cert sales history",
   "sale_type": "fixed",
   "cert": "70347248",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/74253163/psa",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-16",
   "version": "#5/116 Potions Foil Premium",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "9",
   "price_usd": 39,
   "price": 39,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": false,
   "venue": "eBay via PSA cert sales history",
   "sale_type": "best_offer",
   "cert": "92236653",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/74253163/psa",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-13",
   "version": "#5/116 Potions Foil Premium",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "9",
   "price_usd": 35,
   "price": 35,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": false,
   "venue": "eBay via PSA cert sales history",
   "sale_type": "fixed",
   "cert": "83636348",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/74253163/psa",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-11",
   "version": "#5/116 Potions Foil Premium",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "9",
   "price_usd": 24.99,
   "price": 24.99,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": false,
   "venue": "eBay via PSA cert sales history",
   "sale_type": "fixed",
   "cert": "79378542",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/74253163/psa",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  }
 ],
 "graded_market_value_usd": null,
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How much did PSA 9 Elixir of Life #5/116 sell for recently?",
   "a": "The opened PSA cert page showed PSA 9 eBay sales of $79.99 on 2026-05-17, $39.00 on 2026-05-16, $35.00 on 2026-05-13, $24.99 on 2026-05-11, and $6.50 on 2026-01-18 [3].",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 9 Elixir of Life #5/116 copies exist?",
   "a": "The opened PSA cert page showed PSA Population 42 and PSA Pop Higher 15 for a PSA 9 example as observed for this batch [3].",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How much is PSA 10 Elixir of Life #5/116 worth?",
   "a": "Not established; no opened PSA 10 sale for this exact card was found in this pass.",
   "source_ids": []
  },
  {
   "q": "Is Elixir of Life #5/116 a foil card?",
   "a": "Yes; Vault 713 identifies it as a Potions Foil Premium, and the PSA cert page labels the card Foil [2,3].",
   "source_ids": [
    2,
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What is the card type for Elixir of Life #5/116?",
   "a": "Vault 713 lists it as a Spell with Healing subtype [2].",
   "source_ids": [
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Can I use an asking price for Elixir of Life as a sale?",
   "a": "No; this record uses opened sold-price pages, and ch03 separates asking prices from completed transactions.",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Base Set · Harry Potter TCG · Vault 713 Archive",
   "url": "https://vault713archive.com/database/base",
   "publisher": "Vault 713 Archive"
  },
  {
   "title": "Elixir of Life #5/116 · Harry Potter TCG · Vault 713 Archive",
   "url": "https://vault713archive.com/database/base/5-elixir-of-life",
   "publisher": "Vault 713 Archive"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification 74253163",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/74253163/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Grading Standards",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/gradingstandards",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "Elixir of Life 5/116 (Harry Potter TCG Base Set). CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/harry-potter/base-set/elixir-of-life-5-116/ (accessed 2026-09-27)."
}