Ruffian #181 value & price
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Ruffian is the #181 Ultra Rare from Journey Together, the 2025 set that's been keeping collectors busy this year, and this one carries some nice art from Hideki Ishikawa that makes it worth a second look in the binder. If you're here checking Ruffian value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $1, so it's more of a fun pull than a big payday unless you land a high grade. Still, understanding where it sits in the market helps you know what you've actually got.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $0.93, down 55% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.79 in July 2025.
Recent pulls of Ruffian
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$0.78Ultra RarePokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 1m ago$0.78Ultra RarePokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 8m ago
$0.72RawnoobieLastpack · 10m ago
$0.16UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 10m ago$0.78Ultra RarePokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 12m ago$0.72RawnoobieLastpack · 17m ago
$0.77RawnoobieLastpack · 17m ago$0.72RawnoobieLastpack · 19m ago
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Ruffian price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 464 graded, only 198 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $45 | 198 | 82 / 116 |
| PSA 9 | $11 | 205 | 155 / 50 |
| PSA 8 | $6.00 | 52 | 37 / 15 |
| PSA 7 | $5.00 | 8 | 6 / 2 |
| PSA 6 | $4.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 5 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $0.93 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 181 of 190
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Illustrator
- Hideki Ishikawa
- Released
- 2025
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The collector's take on Ruffian
Is Ruffian worth grading?
So is Ruffian worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs about $1, while a PSA 10 sells for $38, which works out to roughly 34.4 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, grading has its own fees on top of shipping and turnaround time, and there's always a chance your card comes back a 9 or lower, which only brings $11. If you've got a copy that looks sharp with clean edges and centering, it might be worth the shot, but go in knowing the outcome isn't guaranteed and the raw value alone doesn't justify the risk for most copies.
How rare is Ruffian?
Right now there are 458 total graded copies of Ruffian on record, and out of those, 193 have come back as PSA 10. That's actually a pretty high share landing in gem mint, which tells you this card isn't the toughest to grade well, but it also means the population of true gems isn't razor thin either. For collectors, that balance matters: it's scarce enough to matter, but not so rare that a PSA 10 becomes a trophy piece purely on population numbers.
Where can you pull Ruffian?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually comes in handy, because we don't just guess at value, we record real pulls happening across pack sites. Ruffian has shown up 200 or more times across places like tilt-rips, lastpack, and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull coming in at $14. It's also been spotted in packs like the Pokemon Dollar Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, noobie, and Wildcard Basic Pack, so if you're chasing this one, those are the kinds of packs where it's actually turned up. Worth remembering though, opening packs is gambling, and most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Ruffian worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ruffian is valued at $1 right now. Its worth climbs a good bit with grading, up to $11 for a Grade 9 and $38 for a PSA 10, so condition really does the heavy lifting here.
Is Ruffian worth grading?+
It depends on the copy. The PSA 10 price of $38 is about 34.4 times the raw value, which sounds tempting, but gem mint isn't guaranteed and grading costs money regardless of the result. If your card looks clean already, it might be worth trying, but don't count on it as a sure profit.
How much is a PSA 10 Ruffian worth?+
A PSA 10 Ruffian currently sits at $38. Out of 458 total graded copies on record, 193 have come back as PSA 10, so gem mint copies exist in decent numbers but still carry a solid premium over raw.
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