Metal Frying Pan #144 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Metal Frying Pan & chase cards
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The Metal Frying Pan #144 is one of those Secret Rares that makes Forbidden Light such a fun set to chase, a quirky item card from 2018 illustrated by Toyste Beach that still gets collectors smiling. If you are trying to pin down Metal Frying Pan value, the short version is that a raw copy sits around $10, which feels about right for a card that is charming rather than chase-worthy, but still worth knowing before you buy or sell one.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $11, up 9% over the past year, with an all-time high of $11 in August 2026.
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Metal Frying Pan price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 130 graded, only 67 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $100 | 67 | 64 / 3 |
| PSA 9 | $38 | 39 | 32 / 7 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 16 | 10 / 6 |
| PSA 7 | - | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| PSA 6 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 4 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $11 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 144 of 146
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Illustrator
- Toyste Beach
- Released
- 2018
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The collector's take on Metal Frying Pan
Is Metal Frying Pan worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Honestly, it depends on what you already have in hand. A raw Metal Frying Pan runs about $10, while a PSA 10 sits at $64, which works out to roughly 6.4 times the raw price if you land that perfect grade. A Grade 9 comes in at $32, so the gap between a nine and a ten is real money, and that gap is exactly why grading feels tempting. But grading costs money and time no matter what comes back, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back gem mint. If your raw copy already has soft corners or print lines, sending it in is probably not worth the gamble. If it looks clean under a light, it might be worth the shot, just go in with realistic expectations.
How rare is Metal Frying Pan?
Across all grading services, only 130 copies of this card have been graded, and of those, 67 have come back PSA 10. That is actually a pretty high gem rate for a card this age, meaning Metal Frying Pan was not a particularly hard card to pull in top condition, at least among the copies people bothered to send in. It is a useful reminder that population numbers do not always mean scarcity in the way people assume. A small pop report can still mean a common card, just one that not many collectors thought was worth grading.
Where can you pull Metal Frying Pan?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we record real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on guesswork. We have logged Metal Frying Pan being pulled 2 times so far, both through Collector Crypt, with the biggest recorded pull worth $13, and we have also seen it show up in Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. That tells you it is not a card people are ripping open packs specifically to chase, it turns up more as a nice surprise than a headline pull. If you want one, buying on the secondary market is honestly the more reliable route, and if you do open packs hoping for it, just remember that pack opening is a gamble where most rips do not pay for themselves.
Questions people ask
How much is Metal Frying Pan worth?+
A raw, ungraded Metal Frying Pan is valued at $10. That number can shift a bit depending on condition and where you are buying or selling, but $10 is the baseline for an untouched copy.
Is Metal Frying Pan worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is already in strong shape. A PSA 10 sells for $64 against a raw value of $10, which is a solid jump, but grading costs money upfront and there is real risk your card comes back as a Grade 9 at $32 or lower. Look closely at the corners and surface before you decide.
How much is a PSA 10 Metal Frying Pan worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint copy of Metal Frying Pan is worth $64. That is about 6.4 times the raw price, and with only 67 PSA 10s in the current population of 130 graded copies, gem mint examples make up a good chunk of what has been graded so far.
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