Question 1

Is Ninetales worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's the honest math: a raw, ungraded Ninetales sits at $37, but a PSA 10 in gem mint condition is valued at $2,047, which works out to about 55.6 times the raw price. That's a big jump, and it's tempting to send every decent-looking copy off to get graded. But only 8 copies out of 1,242 graded total have actually hit that PSA 10 mark, which tells you gem mint is genuinely hard to land on this card. Factor in grading fees, turnaround time, and the real chance your card comes back a Grade 9 worth just $8, and grading starts to look more like a calculated bet than a sure thing. If your copy has sharp corners, clean edges, and centering that looks right to your eye, it might be worth the shot. If it's got soft corners or print lines, you're probably better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.

Question 2

How rare is Ninetales?

Accepted Answer

With 1,242 total graded copies on record, Ninetales isn't the rarest card from this era, but the split at the top tells the real story. Only 8 of those graded copies have earned a PSA 10, which is a tiny slice of the overall population. That kind of scarcity at the gem mint level is a big part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above everything else. When so few copies exist in perfect condition, each one becomes something collectors actively hunt for rather than stumble onto.

Question 3

Where can you pull Ninetales?

Accepted Answer

PackSpy has recorded Ninetales being pulled 2 times across the pack sites we track, including lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $40. We've also seen it show up in packs called challenger and explorer. That low pull count lines up with what you'd expect from a 1999 Base Set card: it's simply not sitting in modern pack products very often, so most collectors chasing Ninetales end up buying it on the secondary market rather than hoping to rip it fresh. This is exactly the kind of real, cross-site pull data that price guides don't track, and it's worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble where most rips don't come close to covering their cost.

Question 4

How much is Ninetales worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Ninetales from Base Set Shadowless goes for $37. Once it's graded, the value shifts a lot depending on the grade, with a Grade 9 sitting at just $8 and a PSA 10 reaching $2,047. Condition really is everything with this card.

Question 5

Is Ninetales worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, but go in with your eyes open. A PSA 10 is worth 55.6 times the raw price, yet only 8 out of 1,242 graded copies have ever reached that grade. If your copy isn't close to flawless, grading fees can easily cost more than the card gains in value.

Question 6

Why is the Ninetales Shadowless #12 print worth more than the standard one?

Accepted Answer

Shadowless cards come from the earliest print runs of Base Set, before the shadow border was added to later prints, which makes them a distinct and earlier piece of Pokemon history. Collectors tend to value that early printing status, and it's part of why this specific Shadowless #12 Ninetales carries the pricing it does across raw and graded copies.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$2.0k	8	- / 8
PSA 9	$600	49	8 / 41
PSA 8	$221	233	25 / 208
PSA 7	$135	238	17 / 221
PSA 6	$78	248	37 / 211
PSA 5	$51	235	26 / 209
PSA 4	$45	148	29 / 119
PSA 3	$42	58	12 / 46
PSA 2	$37	17	6 / 11
PSA 1	$126	8	5 / 3
Raw / Ungraded	$43	-	-

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