Cynthia's Ambition

Brilliant Stars · 178/172 ·Secret Rare

Illustration: Megumi Mizutani →

Market price

£5.00

based on 162 sales

Price history · RAW

2025-12-08 · £2.36 £14.50 · 2026-09-30

Cross-market · RAW median per marketplace

Spread vs. cheapest market — before shipping/duty/fees

ebay.co.uk	n=20	£6.48	+36%
ebay.fr	n=19	£6.22	+31%
ebay.de	n=76	£5.94	+25%
ebay.es	n=39	£5.75	+21%
ebay.com	n=192	£4.76	—

Price per print

🇫🇷 Secret Rare · FR n=2 £7.45

🇩🇪 Secret Rare · DE n=20 £6.37

🇬🇧 Secret Rare · EN n=300 £5.00

How is this value calculated?

Direct market value · £5.00

Recency-weighted trimmed median of 162 NM sales (RAW; outliers trimmed against the median, newer sales weigh more, dynamic half-life).

Ladder estimate · English · ~£5.00 gruen

Evidence path	Sales	Age	Value vᵢ	Weight gᵢ
eigene rohe NM-Verkäufe	163	11 d	£5.00	1330.61
eigene LP-Verkäufe ÷ 0.9647	9	22 d	£4.38	8.7
eigene PSA9-Verkäufe ÷ 1.8453	5	3 mo	£9.44	0.86
eigene PSA10-Verkäufe ÷ 7.0613	11	2 mo	£7.32	0.12
de roh NM × 1.0838 (Sprach-Faktor aus 97 Karten)	12	2 mo	£6.96	2.75

value = exp( Σ gᵢ·ln vᵢ ⁄ Σ gᵢ ) = £5.00 · Σ g = 1343.04

Measured error for this era×language (backtest): ±17 %

Ladder estimate · Deutsch · ~£6.37 gruen

Evidence path	Sales	Age	Value vᵢ	Weight gᵢ
eigene rohe NM-Verkäufe	12	2 mo	£6.42	97.96
en roh NM × 0.9227 (Sprach-Faktor aus 97 Karten)	163	11 d	£4.61	2.56

value = exp( Σ gᵢ·ln vᵢ ⁄ Σ gᵢ ) = £6.37 · Σ g = 100.52

Measured error for this era×language (backtest): ±22 %

Ladder estimate · Français · ~£7.45 gelb

Evidence path	Sales	Age	Value vᵢ	Weight gᵢ
en roh NM × 1.353 (Sprach-Faktor aus 52 Karten)	163	11 d	£6.76	1.85
de roh NM × 1.3225 (Sprach-Faktor aus 52 Karten)	12	2 mo	£8.50	1.36

value = exp( Σ gᵢ·ln vᵢ ⁄ Σ gᵢ ) = £7.45 · Σ g = 3.21

Measured error for this era×language (backtest): ±20 %

Gate not green — shown only here, never as the price.

Ladder estimate · Italiano · ~£5.59 gruen

Evidence path	Sales	Age	Value vᵢ	Weight gᵢ
en roh NM × 0.9635 (Sprach-Faktor aus 38 Karten)	163	11 d	£4.82	3.23
de roh NM × 1.1965 (Sprach-Faktor aus 37 Karten)	12	2 mo	£7.69	1.49

value = exp( Σ gᵢ·ln vᵢ ⁄ Σ gᵢ ) = £5.59 · Σ g = 4.72

Measured error for this era×language (backtest): ±18 %

PSA Population EN Σ 1,483

PSA 10

737 50%

PSA 9

524 35%

PSA 8

151 10%

PSA ≤7

71 5%

PSA · Secret · as of 2026-10-07

Recent sales · 378

2026-09-30	EN	RAW NM	Pokémon TCG Cynthia's Ambition Brilliant Stars Secret Rare C · eBay	£4.99
2026-09-30	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Rainbow Rare Brilliant Stars Poke · eBay	£5.97
2026-09-29	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Rainbow Rare Brilliant Stars Near · eBay	£3.72
2026-09-29	EN	RAW NM	2022 SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Cynthia's Ambition #178/172 Sec · eBay	£3.22
2026-09-28	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Rainbow Rare Brilliant Stars Near · eBay	£7.73
2026-09-27	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition Hyper Rare 178/172 Secret Rare Brilliant · eBay	£4.08
2026-09-27	EN	RAW UNKNOWN	Pokemon TCG Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Brilliant Stars Full · eBay	£7.80
2026-09-27	EN	RAW UNKNOWN	The Pokémon Company Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 SWSH09 Full A · eBay	£5.57
2026-09-27	EN	RAW NM	POKÉMON \|Cynthias Ambition\| Brilliant Stars\|Englisch\|2022\|17 · eBay	£16.92
2026-09-24	EN	RAW NM	CYNTHIA'S AMBITION Rainbow Rare 178/172 Pokémon TCG Brillian · eBay	£6.33
2026-09-23	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition (Secret) 178/172 Brilliant Stars Holo Pok · eBay	£4.44
2026-09-23	EN	RAW NM	Pokemon - Cynthia's Ambition (Secret) - 178/172 - SWSH09: Br · eBay	£5.48
2026-09-19	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition RARE 178/172 · eBay	£5.53
2026-09-19	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Brilliant Stars Holo Secret Rare · eBay	£6.64
2026-09-17	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Pokemon TCG SWSH09: Brilliant Sta · eBay	£5.69
2026-09-16	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Rainbow Secret Rare Brilliant Sta · eBay	£4.77
2026-09-16	EN	RAW UNKNOWN	Cynthia's Ambition (Secret) Holofoil [SWSH09 - 178/172] · eBay	£4.99
2026-09-16	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition (Secret) Holo Secret Rare SWSH09: Brillia · eBay	£6.59
2026-09-14	EN	RAW NM	NM Pokémon TCG Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Swsh09 Secret Rare · eBay	£4.39
2026-09-14	EN	RAW NM	Cynthia's Ambition 178/172 Rainbow Rare Brilliant Stars Poke · eBay	£3.67

Frequently asked questions

Auction or Buy It Now — which gets more for Cynthia's Ambition Brilliant Stars 178/172?

Across 54 auctions the median was £4.06, across 167 fixed-price sales £5.82. Fixed price therefore fetched about 43 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

What will I get for Cynthia's Ambition Brilliant Stars 178/172 if I want to sell quickly?

Half of all sales fell between £4.40 and £6.28, with a median of £5.33. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

Below which price is an offer for Cynthia's Ambition Brilliant Stars 178/172 unrealistic?

The cheapest genuine sales were around £3.67. Offers well below £2.20 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

Is the English or the German Cynthia's Ambition Brilliant Stars 178/172 worth more?

From real sales: German £6.56 (21), English £5.15 (310). German fetches about 27 % more.

How does lastsold determine the market value?

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.