Counter Catcher #264 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 23 Oct 2026Related Counter Catcher & chase cards
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Counter Catcher is a hyper rare pull from 2023's Paradox Rift set, brought to life by illustrator Toyste Beach, and it's the kind of card that catches your eye in a binder even before you know the backstory. If you're trying to pin down Counter Catcher value right now, the short answer is that it sits at the more affordable end of the hyper rare spectrum, but there's still a real jump waiting for you if a copy comes back graded. It's a fun card to track, and that's exactly what we do here at PackSpy.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.39, down 67% over the past year, with an all-time high of $11 in May 2024.
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Counter Catcher price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 292 graded, only 122 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $43 | 122 | 81 / 41 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 128 | 107 / 21 |
| PSA 8 | $4.90 | 33 | 25 / 8 |
| PSA 7 | - | 5 | 4 / 1 |
| PSA 6 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.00 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Paradox Rift
- Card number
- 264 of 266
- Rarity
- Hyper rare
- Illustrator
- Toyste Beach
- Released
- 2023
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The collector's take on Counter Catcher
Is Counter Catcher worth grading?
So, is Counter Catcher worth grading? Let's talk numbers rather than hype. A raw, ungraded copy sits around $3, a Grade 9 nudges up to $8, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $44, which works out to about 13.8x what you'd get for the raw card. That's a genuinely nice multiplier on paper, but grading fees eat into that fast, and you're betting on a card coming back flawless, no whitening, no print lines, sharp corners all the way round. If you already own a copy that looks clean under a light, it might be worth sending in just to see. If you're buying raw specifically to grade and flip, remember the grading company keeps its fee either way, win or lose.
How rare is Counter Catcher?
Right now there are 284 copies of Counter Catcher on record across all grades, and of those, 117 have come back as PSA 10. That's a meaningful share sitting at the top, which tells you gem mint isn't some impossible unicorn for this card, plenty of copies have made the cut. It also explains why the PSA 10 price, while a solid step up from raw, hasn't climbed into the stratosphere. Scarcity here is moderate rather than extreme, and that keeps the market grounded and fairly predictable.
Where can you pull Counter Catcher?
This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we don't just quote a price guide, we track what actually gets pulled across real pack sites. Counter Catcher has been recorded 105 times through tilt-rips, showing up in openings from the Rookie Pack and the Pokemon Mini Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it sits at $2, which is a fair reminder that most pack openings don't return anything close to a card's full listed price. If you're chasing this one specifically, those two packs are where our data says to look, but go in knowing that opening packs is gambling, and the odds favor the house more often than not.
Questions people ask
How much is Counter Catcher worth?+
A raw, ungraded Counter Catcher is valued at $3. That's the baseline most collectors and sellers reference when talking Counter Catcher price on the open market, before grading gets involved.
Is Counter Catcher worth grading?+
It depends on the copy in hand. A Grade 9 sits at $8 and a PSA 10 reaches $44, roughly 13.8x the raw price, but with 284 copies graded and 117 already at PSA 10, gem mint isn't rare enough to guarantee a windfall. Weigh the grading cost against those numbers before you send one in.
How much is a PSA 10 Counter Catcher worth?+
A PSA 10 Counter Catcher is valued at $44, making it by far the strongest return compared to the $3 raw price and $8 Grade 9 price. Just keep in mind 117 copies have already hit that grade, so the population isn't razor thin.
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