Paradox Rift · #248 · Special Illustration Rare
Market value
$12.99▲ 10.5%30d
PSA 10 price
$133.81(+930%)
Price history
Series
Scarlet & Violet
Artist
Toshinao Aoki
Release date
2023/11/03
Region
Paldea
Types
Lightning
What grading does to this card
If it grades a PSA 10 (32%)
+$33.43
sells for $133.81
If it does not (68%)
−$60.60
PSA 9 and lower, on average
Grading pays off if more than 64% of copies hit a 10. This card: about 32%. All figures are net of the raw card, grading, shipping and selling fees.
How we weigh the odds
We weigh every outcome by how often PSA-graded copies of this card come back a 10, 9 or 8. The average over all outcomes is the last line below.
Pop reports count submitted cards, and people mostly submit their best copies, so the real odds for a random raw card are likely a bit lower.
Buy Signal · Population report
PSA population
1,971
Graded PSA 10
638
Gem Rate
32.4%
| Grade | PSA |
|---|---|
| 10 | 638 |
| 9 | 1,046 |
| 8.5 | 4 |
| 8 | 249 |
| 7 | 25 |
| 6 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 |
| Total | 1,971 |
What a Grade 10 sells for, by grading company.
Every condition and grade Scrydex tracks for this card.
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Every other printing of this character across sets.
Short answer: no, grading Iron Hands ex does not pay off on our numbers (verdict: SKIP IT).
Iron Hands ex is a Special Illustration Rare Lightning-type card from Paradox Rift, released in 2023, illustrated by Toshinao Aoki. Iron Hands ex (Paradox Rift, #248) sells for about $12.99 raw and around $133.81 as a PSA 10, a gap of roughly 930% before grading costs. PSA has graded 1,971 copies, and about 32% of them received a PSA 10. A PSA 9 sells for around $28.07, so a 9 still beats the raw price. The raw price has risen about 10% over the last 30 days. Our model gives a 32% chance of a PSA 10. If a copy grades a 10 it nets about $33.43 after the $59.99 grading fee, shipping and selling fees; if it does not, expect to lose about $60.60, so grading pays off when more than 64% of copies hit a 10. Whether it is worth grading depends on the condition of your copy, the grading fee and how often this card reaches a 10; the grader on CardHunt gives a free AI estimate from a front and back photo.
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