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 "id": "pokemon/ex-team-rocket-returns/torchic-star-108-109",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/ex-team-rocket-returns/torchic-star-108-109/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/ex-team-rocket-returns/torchic-star-108-109/index.md",
 "name": "Torchic ☆",
 "title": "Torchic ☆ 108/109 (EX Team Rocket Returns)",
 "category": "pokemon",
 "category_name": "Pokémon",
 "set": "EX Team Rocket Returns",
 "number": "108/109",
 "year": 2004,
 "language": "English",
 "rarity": "Rare",
 "artist": "Masakazu Fukuda",
 "publisher": "Pokémon USA",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "Torchic ☆ 108/109 is the English Gold Star Torchic from EX Team Rocket Returns. Collectors search it because it is a starter Pokémon Gold Star with unusually strong condition sensitivity in the PSA market.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 20 verified sales of the Torchic ☆ 108/109 (EX Team Rocket Returns) 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 $123,200 for a Gold Star holo PSA 9 on September 24, 2026 at eBay.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $2,700,000 for a Gold Star holo PSA 10 on September 9, 2026 at Alt."
 ],
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  {
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  }
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    "venue": "Alt",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How much is a PSA 9 Torchic Gold Star worth?",
   "a": "A reviewed PSA sale-history page reported a PSA 9 eBay auction at $123,200 on 2026-09-24 and a PSA 9 eBay best offer at $22,000 on 2026-06-29.",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What set is Torchic Gold Star from?",
   "a": "Torchic ☆ 108/109 is from English EX Team Rocket Returns.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Is Torchic ☆ one of the EX Team Rocket Returns Gold Stars?",
   "a": "Yes; PSA's set article describes Mudkip #107, Torchic #108, and Treecko #109 as the three Gold Star cards in the set.",
   "source_ids": [
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 Torchic Gold Star copies exist?",
   "a": "A dated population figure was not established from the reviewed sources, so population is left blank even though undated PSA pages displayed counts.",
   "source_ids": [
    7
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Are the 2026 PSA 9 and PSA 8 sales outliers?",
   "a": "They may be outliers, but they are recorded as reported sales because the PSA pages show price and date; valuation should not depend on them alone.",
   "source_ids": [
    3,
    4
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Does the source state buyer's premium for auction records?",
   "a": "No; the PSA sale-history pages reviewed did not state buyer's-premium treatment.",
   "source_ids": [
    3,
    4
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Complete Pokémon TCG: EX Team Rocket Returns Card List",
   "url": "https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms/pdf/tcg/checklists/teamrocket_checklist.pdf",
   "publisher": "Pokémon"
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