MEGA GENGAR EX 284 LOST $101.38 IN ONE WEEK. I AM WAITING FOR TWO WEEKLY CLOSES ABOVE $600 BEFORE I BUY A RAW COPY
TL;DR: Mega Gengar ex 284 closed last week at $609.14 on TCGplayer, down from $710.52 the week before, a 14.3 percent drop. My call: WAIT. No raw buy until two straight weekly closes hold above $600. Data as of November 9, 2026.
Where Mega Gengar ex Sits on November 9
- Mega Gengar ex 284/217 Special Illustration Rare, Ascended Heroes, Near Mint raw: $609.14 TCGplayer Market Price, November 9, 2026.
- TCGplayer weekly closes: $833.70 (week of October 5), $749.11 (October 12), $736.25 (October 19), $710.52 (October 26), $609.14 (November 2).
- Week of November 2: 19 TCGplayer sales from $514.98 to $619.98, against 6 sales the week before.
- PriceCharting, November 9, 2026: $668.08 ungraded, $817.00 grade 9, $1,349.50 PSA 10.
- Weekly high: $1,420.03 TCGplayer Market, week of May 4, 2026. Down 57.1 percent since.
The Mega Gengar ex 284 price fell $101.38 in one week. The Ascended Heroes Special Illustration Rare closed the week of October 26, 2026 at $710.52 on TCGplayer, the level our last post on it used. It closed the week of November 2 at $609.14. That is a 14.3 percent drop in seven days for the most expensive raw card in the set.
My position up front: I am waiting. I never chase a spike, and I never catch a falling 2026 chase card either. This one is still falling, so I want two flat weeks above $600 before I touch a raw copy. If I had $600 to put to work today, it would go into an out of print sealed box, not this single.
The Drop Came on Three Times the Sales
This was not a thin week. TCGplayer logged 19 Near Mint sales of Mega Gengar ex the week of November 2, 2026, against 6 the week of October 26. The cheapest went for $514.98 on November 4 and the highest for $619.98. When sales triple and the price falls $101.38, sellers are the ones setting the price.
The slide has been steady for five weeks. The weekly close read $833.70 the week of October 5, then $749.11, $736.25, $710.52 and $609.14. That is 26.9 percent gone since early October. From the weekly high of $1,420.03 the week of May 4, 2026, the card is down 57.1 percent.
Our November 5 post on Mega Gengar ex at $710 laid out the cause: Ascended Heroes reprints in Costco boxes, tins and Elite Trainer Boxes, often at or under list. That post said to watch whether $700 held. It did not hold. Every one of those packs is another chance at this card, and the price is still finding where that supply clears.
Every Sale Since November 5 Printed Between $590 and $601
Here is the part nobody else is printing. TCGplayer recorded 9 Near Mint sales from November 5 to November 8, 2026, and every one landed between $590.00 and $601.00. The daily Market Price stepped down from $636.14 on November 5 to $622.11, then $609.35, then $609.14 on November 8 and 9.
So the Mega Gengar ex 284 market is sitting right on $600 this week. That is the line that decides the next move. Two weeks of closes above it would tell me sellers have run out. A close under it would put the card in the low $500s, where the November 4 sale at $514.98 already printed.
I have seen this set break that exact number before. On October 18 I called $600 next for Pikachu ex 276. It closed the week of October 26 at $594.25 on TCGplayer and kept going. A round number is not a floor until the weekly closes prove it.
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Why PriceCharting Reads $58.94 Higher
PriceCharting shows $668.08 ungraded on November 9, 2026, which is $58.94 above TCGplayer’s $609.14. The gap is the venue. PriceCharting’s raw average leans on eBay, and 9 raw eBay sales from November 5 to November 8 ran from $557.00 to $707.81, with the middle sale at $650.00.
The two markets disagree by about $60, and both are falling. eBay sellers are still getting more for this card than TCGplayer sellers, but the two lowest eBay sales of the week, $557.00 and $580.00, sat under TCGplayer’s band. I lead with TCGplayer because it is the Near Mint clearing price with a daily record. Check recent sold listings on both before you pay.
Will Mega Gengar ex 284 hold $600?
I do not know yet, and that is the point of waiting. Holding the line means two straight weekly TCGplayer closes above $600, starting with the week of November 9, 2026. The week of November 2 does not count. Its close was $609.14, but the sales inside it ran down to $514.98.
If it holds, the earliest the wait ends is the close of the week of November 16. Missing the first $50 of a bounce is a price I will pay to avoid buying the middle of a fall. Even then, I would only buy a raw copy I am sure will grade.
The Graded Math Still Says Raw Only Works as a 10
PriceCharting shows PSA 10 copies at $1,349.50 on November 9, 2026, about 2.2 times the TCGplayer raw price. A grade 9 sits at $817.00, or $207.86 over raw before any grading fee or shipping. That spread is thin for a card still losing money every week.
That is why I am passing on raw Ascended Heroes chase cards unless a copy is sharp enough to grade. A raw Mega Gengar ex 284 bought at $609.14 needs a clean 10 to pay. Anything less and the drop eats the margin while the card sits in the grading queue.
The Rest of the Set’s Top Cards Fell Less Last Week
Mega Gengar ex led the set down. Pikachu ex 276 closed the week of November 2, 2026 at $567.97 on TCGplayer, down 4.4 percent from $594.25 the week before and 28.9 percent from $798.52 the week of October 5.
Mega Dragonite ex 290 closed the same week at $398.39, down 6.6 percent from $426.51 and 16.8 percent from $479.02 the week of October 5. Neither of the two has posted a flat week in October or November.
So the Mega Gengar ex 284 drop is the sharpest move in a set that is falling across the board. It took the biggest hit last week because it had the most room to give up. That does not make it cheap. It makes it the card with the most supply still being priced in.
Would you buy Mega Gengar ex at $609.14, or wait for two weeks above $600? Tell me in the comments and the price you would pay.
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I Am Waiting on Mega Gengar ex Until Two Weekly Closes Hold Above $600
My position: WAIT. No raw buy of Mega Gengar ex until TCGplayer prints two straight weekly Market closes above $600, counted from the week of November 9, 2026. The card fell $101.38 in a week on three times the sales, and I do not catch a falling 2026 chase card.
When the wait ends, I buy only a copy that will grade. The risk is that the $590 to $601 band holds and the card turns up without me, and I accept that. Until then, out of print sealed is the better place for the money. Tell us your price on our Facebook page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is Mega Gengar ex 284 worth?
$609.14 TCGplayer Market Price for a Near Mint raw copy on November 9, 2026, down from $710.52 the week of October 26. PriceCharting shows $668.08 ungraded, $817.00 in grade 9 and $1,349.50 in PSA 10.
Is Mega Gengar ex 284 the most expensive card in Ascended Heroes?
Yes for raw copies. It reads $609.14 on TCGplayer on November 9, 2026, ahead of Pikachu ex 276 at $567.97 and Mega Dragonite ex 290 at $398.39 (weekly closes, week of November 2). In PSA 10, Mega Charizard Y ex 294 is higher on PriceCharting.
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