Lapras #10
💎 Grail CardLapras is card #10 from Fossil, a Rare Pokémon card currently trading near $232.58 for its 1st Edition Holofoil printing.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
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Lapras at a glance
- Live market value $232.58 for the 1st Edition Holofoil print.
- Fossil, Base series, 1999.
- No published price history.
- Rarity: Rare.
- Cardmarket does not list a price.
Lapras price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Lapras #10.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $120.02
- Mid
- $197.97
- High
- —
- Low
- $13.50
- Mid
- $19.36
- High
- —
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About Lapras #10
Card #10 of Fossil is Lapras, a vintage-era Pokémon card from the Base series (1999). The card carries 80 HP and Water typing, with a Basic designation.
Artwork is by Ken Sugimori; the 1st Edition Holofoil printing sits around $232.58, spanning $120.02–— between the cheapest and priciest listings.
“A Pokémon that has been overhunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across water.”
Printed flavour text on the Fossil #10 card.
Card facts
- Set
- Fossil
- Series
- Base
- Number
- #10 / 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- HP
- 80
- Type
- Water
- Subtype
- Basic
- Pokédex
- #131
- Released
- 1999/10/10
Lapras attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Lapras #10 — the playability layer behind the price.
Water Gun
Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Lapras but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage this way.
Confuse Ray
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- —
- Attacks
- 2
Lapras price analysis
What drives the current market value of Lapras #10.
There are 2 tracked printings here — 1st Edition Holofoil at $232.58, Unlimited Holofoil at $35.85.
As a $232.58 card it trades like a collectible asset, with the exact printing driving most of the value.
$232.58 places Lapras in investment territory; watch auction records and variant rarity rather than day-to-day asks.
Cardmarket does not list Lapras, so TCGplayer and eBay are the reference markets.
Lapras price history & movement
Cardmarket does not publish recent price history for this card, so use sold listings on eBay and TCGplayer to gauge short-term movement.
Our own daily snapshots now cover 5 days for Lapras, with a recorded low of $221.35 and high of $237.61; current value is at 69% of that band.
Daily moves average a volatility of 4.2%, and the largest peak-to-trough drawdown recorded is 6.8%.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Lapras?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
Selling Lapras at $232.58 nets roughly $201.46 on eBay, $202.63 on TCGplayer, $220.60 via Cardmarket, $206.93 on Whatnot or $232.58 direct — the platform you pick is worth up to $31.12.
High-fee marketplaces reach the biggest buyer pool, while direct and low-commission routes keep more margin but move slower — adjust the widget below for your own shipping and price.
Your sale
Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Lapras #10.
Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Lapras?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Lapras #10 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
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Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $232.58 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $668.21 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets $202.82. You need a graded sale of $278.55 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is $312.01 (114.5% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Lapras within Fossil
Lapras ranks #3 of 29 tracked Fossil cards by market value, against a set median of $62.43.
Relative to the set median it is a premium pick, placing it in the top 93%.
The set's top card is Dragonite (#4), valued at $582.67.
What makes Lapras valuable
- As a 1999 vintage card, Lapras benefits from a finite, shrinking supply of raw copies.
- Rare is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
- Its Water typing means Lapras has a dual collector-and-player audience.
- At $232.58 it is liquid enough to sell on major marketplaces, and its thin supply status means buyers compete for clean copies.
- The Ken Sugimori artwork gives Lapras appeal beyond pure playability.
Buying & selling Lapras
- For Lapras, confirm the exact print variant before buying: 1st Edition Holofoil, Unlimited Holofoil prices differ, and listings often mix them.
- Bulk lots of Lapras can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Rare cards; a clean copy of Lapras can realise well above the $120.02 low end.
- Because it is a Pokémon card, Lapras has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $232.58 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
Lapras value questions
What is the value of Lapras?
Live pricing puts the 1st Edition Holofoil print at $232.58 (low $120.02, high —); the Cardmarket trend is —.
Will Lapras hold its value?
The card is steady on recent averages. Rare rarity and the vintage-era Base set pedigree are the main long-term value anchors.
Is Lapras rare?
Lapras is a Rare card from Fossil (Base series, 1999). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
What print variants exist for Lapras?
TCGplayer tracks 2 printings: 1st Edition Holofoil ($232.58), Unlimited Holofoil ($35.85). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where can I buy or sell Lapras?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $232.58. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
Why does Lapras cost what it does?
Four factors dominate: the Rare rarity tier, the vintage-era Base set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Water), and condition. Artwork by Ken Sugimori also matters to collector demand.
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