Question 1

Is Spearow worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is it worth grading? Here's the honest answer: a raw, ungraded Spearow sits around $10, and a PSA 10 comes in at $46, which works out to about 4.6x the raw price. That's a real jump, but it's not the kind of multiplier that makes grading a no brainer on its own, especially once you factor in what it costs to actually submit a card and the weeks of waiting that come with it. Interestingly, a Grade 9 copy is currently valued higher than a PSA 10 at $102, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market pricing don't always move in a straight line, so it pays to check current numbers before you send anything in. Gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on vending-era cards because of how they were printed and stored decades ago, so go in with your eyes open and treat grading as a considered bet, not a guaranteed win.

Question 2

How rare is Spearow?

Accepted Answer

Across every grading company combined, there are 220 graded copies of this Spearow out there, and of those, 46 have earned a PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a decent slice of the total population rather than being some impossibly rare needle in a haystack, which helps explain why the PSA 10 price sits where it does. It's scarce enough to matter to collectors who care about condition, but not so scarce that a PSA 10 feels out of reach if you're patient and hunting the right listing.

Question 3

Where can you pull Spearow?

Accepted Answer

We track real pack pulls across sites like courtyard, tilt-rips, and collector-crypt, and Spearow has actually shown up 108 times in our recorded data, which tells us it's not a total ghost in the pack-opening world. The biggest pull value we've logged for it sits at $66, and we've seen it turn up in a mix of products including the Pokemon Starter Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, and Pokemon Expert Pack. That said, opening packs for a card like this is still a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid, so if you're chasing this specific Spearow, buying a known raw or graded copy on the secondary market is usually the steadier route.

Question 4

How much is Spearow worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Spearow from Series II #21 is valued at $10. Grading changes the picture quite a bit, with a Grade 9 sitting at $102 and a PSA 10 at $46, so the exact Spearow price really depends on the condition and grade of the specific copy you're looking at.

Question 5

Is Spearow worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your goals. A PSA 10 is worth about 4.6x the raw price at $46 versus $10, which is a solid jump, but gem mint copies aren't easy to pull off with vending-era cards, and grading costs and wait times eat into that margin, so it's worth thinking it through rather than assuming it's an easy profit.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Spearow worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 Spearow is currently valued at $46, and out of 220 total graded copies, only 46 have reached that top grade. Interestingly, a Grade 9 copy is actually valued higher right now at $102, which is worth knowing before you assume a perfect 10 is automatically the most valuable outcome.

Grade	Value	Population
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$561	46
PSA 9	$96	102
PSA 8	$20	58
PSA 7	-	6
PSA 6	-	3
PSA 5	$15	3
PSA 4	$13	-
PSA 3	$11	2
PSA 2	$10	-
PSA 1	-	-
Raw / Ungraded	$10	-

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