Golem EX #181 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Golem EX & chase cards
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Golem EX #181 comes out of the Chinese 151 Collect set, one of those releases that quietly built a loyal following among collectors who love the classic 151 lineup with a different regional twist. If you are digging into Golem EX value, the short answer is that it sits in modest, everyday territory: $2 raw, but that number tells only part of the story once grading enters the picture. It is not a card that grabs headlines, but for people chasing the full set or just fond of Golem, it has real charm.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.52, down 4% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.16 in May 2026.
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Golem EX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 12 graded, only 8 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $36 | 8 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 3 |
| PSA 8 | - | - |
| PSA 7 | - | 1 |
| PSA 6 | - | - |
| PSA 5 | - | - |
| PSA 4 | - | - |
| PSA 3 | - | - |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.52 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Golem EX
Is Golem EX worth grading?
So is Golem EX worth grading? A raw copy sits at $2, a Grade 9 comes in around $3, and a PSA 10 sits at $8, which works out to about 4.8x the raw price. That jump sounds appealing on paper, but grading fees, shipping, and turnaround time eat into that margin fast, especially on a card valued this modestly. Gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to land, corners and centering on these prints can be unforgiving, and you will not know what you get until the card comes back. If you already own a sharp, clean copy and enjoy the process, grading can be fun and worthwhile. If you are doing it purely for profit on a $2 card, the math is tight enough that it is worth thinking twice.
How rare is Golem EX?
Only 12 total copies of Golem EX have been graded so far, and of those, 8 are PSA 10s. That is a small population overall, but it also means the ones that do get graded tend to come back in top condition, which is a little unusual and worth noting. It is not a card with a deep graded history yet, so every new submission actually shifts the picture. For now, scarcity here is more about how few people have bothered to grade it than about the card being hard to find raw.
Where can you pull Golem EX?
Here is where PackSpy's tracking actually helps: we have not recorded a single pull of Golem EX across any of the pack sites we monitor. That tells you plainly that this is not a card showing up in live rips very often, if at all. If you want one, your realistic path is the secondary market rather than hoping to hit it from a pack, and that is worth knowing before you spend money chasing it. Opening packs is always a gamble, and most rips do not pay for themselves, so going in with clear eyes matters more than the thrill of the pull.
Questions people ask
How much is Golem EX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Golem EX #181 from the Chinese 151 Collect set is valued at $2. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 around $3 and a PSA 10 reaching $8.
Is Golem EX worth grading?+
It depends on what you want out of it. The PSA 10 price of $8 is about 4.8x the raw $2 value, which sounds good in theory, but grading costs and the difficulty of pulling a true gem mint copy can eat into that gain quickly.
How much is a PSA 10 Golem EX worth?+
A PSA 10 Golem EX is valued at $8. Out of the 12 total graded copies recorded, 8 have reached that PSA 10 grade, so gem mint copies do exist, just not in huge numbers yet.
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