Magnemite #81 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Magnemite & chase cards
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Magnemite #81 comes from the Japanese Expansion Pack set, and there's something charming about seeing this little magnet Pokemon show up on a checklist collectors still chase today. If you're digging into Magnemite value, the short version is that this is a card worth around $2 raw, but it tells a much more interesting story once you look at graded copies. It's one of those cards that reminds you the hobby isn't always about the flashy holos, sometimes it's the humble ones that have the best stories in high grade.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.73, up 72% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.57 in November 2025.
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Magnemite price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 514 graded, only 191 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $255 | 191 |
| PSA 9 | $36 | 237 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 50 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 15 |
| PSA 6 | $5.99 | 7 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 6 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | 4 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 3 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | 1 |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.73 | - |
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 Magnemite
Is Magnemite worth grading?
So is Magnemite worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits at $2, but a PSA 10 is worth $191, which works out to about 77.0x the raw price. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint isn't a given just because you send it in hopeful. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's always a chance your copy comes back a Grade 9 instead of a 10, which here is worth $237, interestingly higher than the PSA 10 figure in this case. Before you mail anything off, take a hard look at your card's corners and centering under good light. If it looks clean to your eye, grading can make sense. If it's got soft corners or an off-center print, you might be better off enjoying it raw or reselling as is.
How rare is Magnemite?
Across all grading submissions, only 514 copies of Magnemite have been graded, and of those, 191 made it to PSA 10. That's actually a fairly high percentage hitting gem mint compared to a lot of vintage era cards, which tells you Magnemite wasn't printed with the worst quality control, or that surviving copies held up well. Still, population reports only capture what's been sent in, so plenty of raw copies are out there sitting in binders, uncounted and unclaimed. Scarcity like this matters because it puts a ceiling on how many PSA 10s can ever exist, and that scarcity is a big part of why the graded price sits so far above the raw price.
Where can you pull Magnemite?
This is where PackSpy's real pull data comes in handy, because we track actual pack openings across sites rather than just guessing. We've recorded Magnemite pulled 138 times across tilt-rips, courtyard, lastpack, collector-crypt, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull hitting $123. It's shown up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, rookie, Pokémon Starter Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore. Worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to that $123 high, so if you're chasing Magnemite specifically, keep expectations grounded and treat any big hit as a bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Magnemite worth?+
A raw or ungraded Magnemite #81 from the Expansion Pack set is valued at $2. Graded copies are worth considerably more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $237 and a PSA 10 at $191, so condition really does change the picture here.
Is Magnemite worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 77.0x the raw price of $2. That said, grading costs money and there's no guarantee of gem mint, so it's worth inspecting your copy closely before you commit to sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Magnemite worth?+
A PSA 10 Magnemite is currently valued at $191. Out of 514 total graded copies, 191 have reached that PSA 10 gem mint grade, which gives you a sense of how attainable, or not, that top grade really is.
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