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Tulip Paradox Rift #259 Pokémon card
Special Illustration Rare

Tulip Paradox Rift #259

Card #259 · Illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA
TrainerSupporter
Market value · ungraded
$9.09
10.7% · 30d
PSA 10
$94
10× raw
Blended across Fanatics + TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
Confidence high · How we price →
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$9.09
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3 different Tulip printings exist — is this your card? Paradox Rift #259

Tulip is a Special Illustration Rare Pokémon card from Paradox Rift (#259), illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA. It's a Supporter Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $9.09 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $94 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 10× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$8.60
LPLightly Played$7.50
MPModerately Played$6.88
HPHeavily Played$5.00
DMGDamaged$4.83
7-day 2.0%
30-day 8.4%
90-day 21.0%
All-time high$9
All-time low$5
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$8.78
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 337$94$65$120
PSA 9pop 639$24$15$26
PSA 8.5pop 3$19$19$19
PSA 8pop 160$17$10$25
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · Raw

1 Aug 20251 Jul 2026
Latest
$9.06
Period high
$9.06
Period low
$7.53
Change
15.1%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$22
CGC 10 · 5 May 2025
Typical CGC 10
$22
Sales · last 90 days
0
How often it sells
Rarely sells
0 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

Only 29% of 1,155 PSA-graded Tulip copies are a gem-mint 10 (337 of 1,155) — the rest grade lower.

PSA1,155 gradedPSA 10 · 337 · 29% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (8 grades)
10337
9639
8.53
8160
78
65
51
41
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Tulip 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$38
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 29.2% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$14); most land at PSA 9 or below.
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$94.07$70.93+$1410.3×
PSA 9$24.14$70.23$552.7×
PSA 8.5$19.00$70.18$602.1×
PSA 8$17.29$70.16$621.9×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,155 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
29.2%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$38
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$14
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1029.2%$94.00
PSA 955.3%$24.00
PSA ≤815.5%$9.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

15% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$8
TCGplayer$9
PriceCharting · dearest$9

Currently 15% cheaper on Cardmarket than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +11%
Cross-marketSome gap 15% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

13% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$8

Card text

Put up to 4 in any combination of Psychic Pokémon and Basic Psychic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.

Card details

Number#259
RaritySpecial Illustration Rare
SupertypeTrainer
SubtypesSupporter
Card IDsv4-259
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Tulip cards

There are 3 different Tulip printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Paradox Rift #259 (Special Illustration Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Tulip (Paradox Rift #259) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Tulip from Paradox Rift is worth approximately $9.09 ungraded (near-mint), and around $94 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Tulip?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Tulip from Paradox Rift is worth around $94 — roughly 10× the raw ungraded value of $9.09.

Should I grade my Tulip?

A PSA 10 sells for about $94 versus $9.09 raw — roughly a 10× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Tulip rare?

Tulip is a Special Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift (card #259), illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA. Its current blended market value is $9.09 ungraded.