Tarountula #79 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Aug 2026Related Tarountula & chase cards
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Tarountula #79 comes out of the Japanese Violet Ex set, and it's the kind of card that quietly builds a following, not flashy, but the kind of pull that makes you pause and check what it's worth. If you're here looking up Tarountula value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $3, which feels low until you see what happens once one gets graded. That gap between a common pull and a gem mint slab is really the whole story with this card.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.80, up 24% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.11 in February 2023.
Recent pulls of Tarountula
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$13CGC 10 PRISTINEWildcard Basic PackCourtyard · 2h ago
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Tarountula price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 7,156 graded, only 3,699 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $33 | 3,699 | 2,052 / 1,647 |
| PSA 9 | $9.54 | 1,997 | 823 / 1,174 |
| PSA 8 | $7.78 | 1,171 | 193 / 978 |
| PSA 7 | - | 213 | 39 / 174 |
| PSA 6 | - | 51 | 22 / 29 |
| PSA 5 | - | 18 | 4 / 14 |
| PSA 4 | - | 6 | 2 / 4 |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.80 | - | - |
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 Tarountula
Is Tarountula worth grading?
Here's where Tarountula gets interesting. A raw, ungraded copy is worth $3, but a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $2,052, which works out to about 707.6 times the raw price. That's a massive spread, and it's the reason people send these off to get graded in the first place. But before you drop one in an envelope, know that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower. A Grade 9 still brings in $823, which isn't nothing, but it's a big step down from that PSA 10 number. If your copy looks sharp under a light with clean edges and no whitening, grading can make sense. If it's got soft corners or print lines, you're probably better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Tarountula?
Right now there are 7,001 graded copies of Tarountula on record, and of those, 3,642 have earned the PSA 10 label. That's actually a healthy chunk of the population sitting at the top grade, which tells you this card can be found in strong condition if you're patient and picky about what you buy. It also means the real scarcity isn't in finding a graded copy, it's in finding one worth paying up for, since so many collectors are already competing for those gem mint slots. Prices at the top hold up because demand for a clean PSA 10 stays steady even with that population size.
Where can you pull Tarountula?
We've tracked Tarountula being pulled 4 times so far, all recorded coming out of courtyard, with the biggest hit landing at $33. It's shown up in packs like the Wildcard Basic Pack and the Pokémon Starter Pack, so if you're chasing this one from a live break, those are the names to watch for. That said, four recorded pulls isn't a lot, and it lines up with what the raw price already tells you, this isn't a card people are ripping packs specifically to find. Most collectors end up buying Tarountula on the secondary market rather than pulling it themselves, and that's worth knowing before you spend money on packs hoping for one. Opening packs is fun, but it's gambling, and most rips don't pay for themselves.
Questions people ask
How much is Tarountula worth?+
A raw, ungraded Tarountula #79 from the Japanese Violet Ex set is valued at $3. Once graded, that value climbs sharply, with a Grade 9 sitting at $823 and a PSA 10 reaching $2,052. So the answer really depends on the condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Tarountula worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 707.6 times the raw price of $3. But gem mint copies aren't easy to pull off, and grading costs money regardless of what grade you get back. If your card looks clean and sharp, it's worth considering, otherwise the raw $3 value might not justify the risk.
How much is a PSA 10 Tarountula worth?+
A PSA 10 Tarountula is currently valued at $2,052. There are 3,642 copies graded at that gem mint level out of 7,001 total graded copies, so while it's not the rarest slab out there, it's still the number every collector chasing this card is hoping to hit.
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