Air Balloon #213 value & price
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Air Balloon #213 is one of those secret rare finds from the Sword & Shield set that quietly makes collectors smile, a 2020 release illustrated by Yoshinobu Saito with that extra bit of shine secret rares are known for. If you are here checking the Air Balloon value, the short answer is that it sits around $13 raw, but that number tells only part of the story once grading enters the picture. It is a card that rewards patience, both in finding one and in deciding what to do with it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $13, down 58% over the past year, with an all-time high of $39 in July 2025.
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Air Balloon price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 601 graded, only 407 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $72 | 407 | 332 / 75 |
| PSA 9 | $30 | 159 | 97 / 62 |
| PSA 8 | - | 23 | 12 / 11 |
| PSA 7 | - | 6 | 3 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 5 | - | 4 | 2 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $13 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 213 of 216
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Illustrator
- Yoshinobu Saito
- Released
- 2020
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The collector's take on Air Balloon
Is Air Balloon worth grading?
So is Air Balloon worth grading? Here is the honest breakdown: a raw copy runs about $13, a Grade 9 jumps to $97, and a PSA 10 commands $332, which works out to roughly 25.6 times the raw price. That is a real jump, no question. But gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to land, this card has a print run and handling history that makes flawless corners and centering less common than you would hope. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower. If you have a clean, sharp copy sitting in a sleeve and you believe in it, grading can pay off. If it has any visible wear, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Air Balloon?
Across all grading services, only 600 copies of Air Balloon have been graded, and out of those, 407 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That is a fairly high percentage landing at the top grade, which tells you this particular card holds up well when it is pulled and handled carefully. Still, 600 total graded copies is a small number in the grand scheme of things, and it helps explain why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 figures. Scarcity at the population level is really what is driving the value here, not hype.
Where can you pull Air Balloon?
Here is the part most price guides cannot tell you: PackSpy tracks real pack openings across sites, and as of now, we have not recorded a single pull of Air Balloon on any tracked platform. That does not mean it is impossible to pull, but it does mean this is a genuinely rare, high-end card that most collectors are going to find on the secondary market rather than straight out of a pack. If you are chasing this one specifically, buying a raw or graded copy from a trusted seller is realistically your best bet right now. We will keep watching pull data as it comes in, because that is exactly the kind of insider detail no static price guide can offer.
Questions people ask
How much is Air Balloon worth?+
A raw, ungraded Air Balloon is valued at $13 right now. That is the baseline most collectors reference before deciding whether grading makes sense for their copy.
Is Air Balloon worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. A PSA 10 is worth $332 compared to $13 raw, a jump of about 25.6 times, but only 407 out of 600 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it is not a guarantee.
How much is a PSA 10 Air Balloon worth?+
A PSA 10 Air Balloon is valued at $332. For comparison, a Grade 9 sits at $97, so the difference between gem mint and near mint is significant if you are deciding whether to submit a card for grading.
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