Professor's Research #266 value & price
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Professor's Research #266 comes out of the Japanese VMAX Climax set, one of the most beloved trainer cards in that release, and it's the kind of card that keeps popping up whenever collectors talk about VMAX Climax value. Part of the appeal is simple: it's a supporter card people actually want to own outside of just playing with it, and that demand shows up in the numbers. If you're trying to nail down Professor's Research value or figure out the current Professor's Research price, the short answer is that raw copies stay affordable while the graded end climbs fast.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $8.84, down 8% over the past year, with an all-time high of $18 in January 2023.
Recent pulls of Professor's Research
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$20CommonPokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 3m ago
$0.61UncommonPokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 5m ago$0.61UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 6m ago
$2.24Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 9m ago$0.61UncommonPokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 12m ago$2.24Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 12m ago
$0.14CommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 13m ago
$2.06Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 14m ago
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Professor's Research price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,859 graded, only 1,301 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $43 | 1,301 | 1,105 / 196 |
| PSA 9 | $36 | 514 | 492 / 22 |
| PSA 8 | $33 | 27 | 23 / 4 |
| PSA 7 | - | 9 | 7 / 2 |
| PSA 6 | - | 5 | 5 / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $8.84 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Professor's Research
Is Professor's Research worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw, ungraded Professor's Research sits around $9, but a PSA 10 is currently valued at $1,105, which works out to roughly 122.2 times the raw price. That's a big jump, and it's tempting to send every copy you own off to get graded. But gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to hit, this card needs sharp corners and clean centering to grade that high, and a Grade 9 only brings in $492, less than half of what a 10 fetches. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower, so it's worth being realistic about your copy's condition before you submit it.
How rare is Professor's Research?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 1,859 graded copies of Professor's Research on record, and 1,301 of those are PSA 10. That's actually a pretty high percentage landing at the top grade, which tells you this card isn't impossible to find in gem mint condition, but it also means the population of lower grades and raw survivors is comparatively thin. Scarcity at the very top end is part of why the PSA 10 price holds where it does, since collectors chasing a true gem mint copy aren't just competing for any graded copy, they're specifically hunting one of that smaller slice sitting outside the 10 population.
Where can you pull Professor's Research?
This is where PackSpy's live tracking actually earns its keep, because we don't just quote a price guide, we watch real pack sites pull real cards. Professor's Research has been recorded 200 or more times across tilt-rips, packs, collector-crypt and courtyard, and it's turned up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokemon Dollar Pack, Novice Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack and Rookie Pack. The biggest single pull value we've logged for this card sits at $16, which is a good reminder of how pack opening actually works: most rips don't come close to covering what you spent, and this card is a solid example of that reality rather than an exception to it.
Questions people ask
How much is Professor's Research worth?+
A raw, ungraded Professor's Research is valued at $9 right now. Once you get into graded copies, the price climbs a lot, with a Grade 9 sitting at $492 and a PSA 10 reaching $1,105.
Is Professor's Research worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. The PSA 10 price is about 122.2 times the raw price, which sounds great, but a Grade 9 only brings $492, so if your card isn't in near perfect shape, grading fees might eat into any gain.
How much is a PSA 10 Professor's Research worth?+
A PSA 10 copy of Professor's Research is currently valued at $1,105. Out of the 1,859 total graded copies on record, 1,301 have earned that PSA 10 grade.
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