Sandy Shocks ex #42 value & price
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Sandy Shocks ex #42 comes from the Japanese Ancient Roar set, and it's the kind of card that shows up on a lot of collector want-lists even though it isn't a flashy chase card. If you're checking Sandy Shocks ex value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $1, while a well-preserved PSA 10 can bring $76. It's a nice example of how much a couple of grading points can change a card's story.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.35, down 23% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.50 in November 2023.
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Sandy Shocks ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 278 graded, only 202 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $22 | 202 | 76 / 126 |
| PSA 9 | $9.16 | 45 | 3 / 42 |
| PSA 8 | - | 26 | - / 26 |
| PSA 7 | - | 4 | - / 4 |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.35 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Sandy Shocks ex
Is Sandy Shocks ex worth grading?
Here's the honest math on Sandy Shocks ex price by grade: raw copies trade around $1, a Grade 9 sits at $3, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $76, which works out to about 59.8 times the raw value. That's a real gap, and it's tempting to think every copy should get sent in. But grading costs money and takes time, and there's always a chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, which barely moves the needle compared to what a gem mint copy pays out. Looking at the population, 202 of the 278 graded copies have come back PSA 10, which tells you this card does grade well when it's clean, but it's still worth being honest with yourself about the centering and surface before you spend on submission fees.
How rare is Sandy Shocks ex?
Only 278 copies of Sandy Shocks ex have been graded in total, and 202 of those sit at PSA 10. That's a small population overall, and it means most of the graded copies out there are already top grade, which keeps the price gap between a 9 and a 10 wide even though total numbers are low. For a card with this kind of pop report, the value story is less about a flood of copies and more about how few people have bothered to grade it at all, which is worth knowing if you're holding one and wondering what it's really worth.
Where can you pull Sandy Shocks ex?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing. We've recorded Sandy Shocks ex pulled 89 times across courtyard, collector-crypt, and tilt-rips, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $98. It's turned up in a mix of packs including the Pokémon Starter Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Dollar Pack, and Pokémon Pro Pack. It's not a card you'll see in every rip, but the spread across different pack types and sites shows it's genuinely out there if you're opening rather than buying on the secondary market. Just remember that pack opening is a gamble no matter what, and most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull of this card as a nice bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Sandy Shocks ex worth?+
It depends entirely on condition and grade. A raw, ungraded Sandy Shocks ex is worth about $1, a Grade 9 comes in at $3, and a PSA 10 sits at $76, so the grade you hold makes a big difference to the price.
Is Sandy Shocks ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth roughly 59.8 times the raw card. That said, 202 of the 278 graded copies are already PSA 10, so the card does grade well, but you're still paying grading fees with no guarantee of a perfect result, so check your copy's condition closely before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Sandy Shocks ex worth?+
A PSA 10 Sandy Shocks ex is currently valued at $76, a big step up from the $1 raw price and the $3 Grade 9 price. With 202 PSA 10 copies out of 278 total graded, gem mint is the grade most people are hoping to land.
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