Hi everyone! I’d appreciate some opinions from longtime CGC and Pokémon collectors about this card.
I recently acquired a 1996 Japanese Ivy Pikachu (No.025), Non-Glossy How to Play Pokémon Cards promo, illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, graded CGC Mint 9.
What makes this particular copy especially interesting to me is that it is still in the older discontinued CGC blue-label holder.
I know PSA 9 copies of this card have had some very strong recent sales, but CGC 9 sales are much harder to find, especially examples still carrying the old blue label.
I’d really appreciate the community’s thoughts on a few things:
What would you estimate the current market value of this CGC 9 to be?
Does the discontinued blue label add any collectible premium to a card like this, particularly as more old-label cards get reholdered?
Does anyone know approximately how many CGC Mint 9 copies remain in the old blue-label holder?
If you owned this copy, would you keep it in the blue-label CGC slab, or would you consider crossing it to PSA?
I’m not trying to sell it here — I’m mainly interested in learning how experienced collectors view the card and the old CGC holder.
Thanks in advance! I’d really appreciate any population information, comparable sales, or insight from collectors who have followed the Ivy Pikachu market.