Question 1

Is Sandshrew worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's where it gets interesting. A raw Sandshrew runs about $1, but a PSA 10 sells for $133, which works out to roughly 96.0x the ungraded price. That's a real jump, no question. A Grade 9 lands at $30, so even a near perfect copy pays off decently. But gem mint isn't a given, out of 2,810 total graded copies only 552 have made it to PSA 10, so plenty of submissions fall short. Grading costs money and takes time regardless of the outcome, so before you send one in, ask yourself if the copy in your hand actually looks flawless under a light, corners, centering, surface, all of it. For a card this cheap raw, grading only really makes sense if you love the process or you're chasing a complete graded set, not chasing profit alone.

Question 2

How rare is Sandshrew?

Accepted Answer

With 2,810 total copies graded and 552 of those earning a PSA 10, Sandshrew shows up in the graded population in real numbers, this is a card people have submitted a lot over the years. That said, PSA 10 still represents a smaller slice of that total pool, so pulling off a gem mint copy is far from automatic even on a common. The scarcity here isn't about the card being hard to find, Base Set commons were printed in huge numbers, it's about condition. A clean, well centered Sandshrew that survives decades without whitening or edge wear is what actually separates the $1 raw copies from the $133 PSA 10s.

Question 3

Where can you pull Sandshrew?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's tracking earns its keep, because no price guide tells you where cards are actually turning up in modern pack breaks. We've recorded Sandshrew pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, lastpack, courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $75. It's shown up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, noobie, Pokémon Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pack 5, so if you're opening budget or starter style packs, don't be surprised to see this little guy land in your rip. Worth saying plainly, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't come out ahead, Sandshrew is a nice nostalgic hit but it's not the card that's going to make your break.

Question 4

How much is Sandshrew worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Sandshrew from Base Set is worth about $1. Once graded, the value climbs a fair bit, with a Grade 9 sitting at $30 and a PSA 10 reaching $133, so condition really does most of the talking here.

Question 5

Is Sandshrew worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your goals. The jump from $1 raw to $133 for a PSA 10 is about 96.0x, which sounds great on paper, but only 552 of the 2,810 graded copies have hit that top grade, so there's real risk your copy comes back a Grade 9 or lower. If you're grading purely for profit on a $1 card, run the numbers first, but if you're completing a graded Base Set, it's a fun one to send in.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Sandshrew worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 Sandshrew is worth $133, which is roughly 96.0x what the raw card sells for. Out of 2,810 total graded copies, 552 have earned that gem mint PSA 10 grade, so it's achievable but not something every submission lands.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$584	686	649 / 37
PSA 9	$90	1,044	914 / 130
PSA 8	$55	735	547 / 188
PSA 7	$44	300	224 / 76
PSA 6	$20	126	89 / 37
PSA 5	$17	92	63 / 29
PSA 4	$13	28	21 / 7
PSA 3	$11	9	9 / -
PSA 2	$10	2	2 / -
PSA 1	-	5	5 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$28	-	-

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