Top Player value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 1 Sept 2026Related Top Player & chase cards
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Top Player comes out of the Japanese Old Maid set, a quirky little corner of Pokemon history that card game fans and Pokemon collectors both keep an eye on. It is not a card that is going to fund your retirement, but there is something charming about a piece this affordable still holding real collector interest. If you are here checking Top Player value, the short answer is that it is a budget-friendly card with a surprisingly wide gap between its raw and graded prices.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.13, down 14% over the past year, with an all-time high of $23 in March 2023.
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Top Player price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $51 | - |
| PSA 9 | $12 | - |
| PSA 8 | $4.90 | - |
| PSA 7 | - | - |
| PSA 6 | - | - |
| PSA 5 | - | - |
| PSA 4 | - | - |
| PSA 3 | - | - |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.13 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Top Player
Is Top Player worth grading?
Here is the honest math: a raw, ungraded Top Player sits around $2, while a PSA 10 climbs to $43, which works out to about 21.5x the raw price. That is a real jump, and on paper it looks tempting. But grading fees, shipping, and turnaround time eat into a card in this price range fast, and gem mint is genuinely hard to hit since Old Maid cards can carry surface and centering issues straight out of the pack. A Grade 9 brings $13, which is a nice middle ground if your copy is clean but not flawless. For a $2 card, grading only makes sense if you are doing it in bulk with other cards, or if you already love the set and want a graded piece for the collection rather than the payout.
How rare is Top Player?
There is no official population data to lean on here, so it is worth talking about this in general terms. Old Maid is a niche Japanese set, not a mainline Pokemon TCG release, so print runs and surviving raw copies tend to be smaller than what you see with mainstream sets, even if demand is modest too. That combination, lower supply but also lower demand, is part of why the raw price stays low while a genuine gem mint copy can still command a real premium. Scarcity alone does not drive value here, condition does, and that is exactly why the gap between raw and PSA 10 exists.
Where can you pull Top Player?
PackSpy has tracked 18 real pulls of Top Player across pack sites, specifically courtyard and collector-crypt, which is the kind of cross-site data you will not find in a static price guide. The biggest recorded pull value on this card came in at $25, giving you a sense of what a lucky rip has actually returned. We have seen it turn up in the Pokémon Starter Pack, the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Wildcard Basic Pack, so if you are chasing this one specifically, those are the packs worth watching. Just remember that pack opening is a gamble by nature, and most rips do not beat what you paid, so treat any pull of Top Player as a nice bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Top Player worth?+
A raw, ungraded Top Player from the Japanese Old Maid set is worth around $2. That is the baseline collector price before grading changes anything, and it reflects the card's status as a fun but low-cost piece rather than a chase card.
Is Top Player worth grading?+
It depends on your goal. Grading can take Top Player from $2 raw up to $43 for a PSA 10, but gem mint copies are tough to land and grading fees eat into a card this affordable, so it makes more sense as a passion project or part of a bulk submission than a quick profit play.
How much is a PSA 10 Top Player worth?+
A PSA 10 Top Player is valued at $43, which is about 21.5 times the raw price of $2. A Grade 9 comes in lower at $13, showing just how much that last grade point matters for this card.
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