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Check your printing9 different Golduck printings exist — is this your card? Sandstorm #17
Golduck Sandstorm #17 Pokémon card
Rare

Golduck

Sandstorm · 17/100 · Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima
70 HPWaterPokémonStage 1

Market value · ungraded · Normal

$3.26 15.6% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$1$3
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 20 August 2026. 2 sources agree within 9%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$3.26

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

37 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.

Median · Raw$3.0039 sales
Trimmed mean$3.35outliers removed
Range$1.01$45.00lowest to highest sale
Sales rate8/mo48 recorded

What each version actually sells for

PrintingNear MintLightly PlayedModerately Played
Common$3.50 19 sales$2.50 12 sales$2.20 5 sales

Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 6, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG EX Sandstorm #17/100 Golduck Reverse NMNM$45.00
  • Aug 3, 2026eBay — Golduck 17/100 Rare Sandstorm Pokemon Moderately PlayedMP$1.99
  • Aug 1, 2026eBay — Golduck 17/100 Rare Sandstorm Pokemon LPLP$4.29
  • Aug 1, 2026eBay — 2003 Pokemon EX Sandstorm Golduck #17/100$2.25
  • Jul 31, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Golduck EX Sandstorm 17/100 Regular Rare$6.49
  • Jul 28, 2026eBay — MINT GOLDUCK POKEMON CARD 17/100 SANDSTORM NON HOLO NEVER PLAYEDMP$15.00
  • Jul 24, 2026eBay — Golduck Sandstorm 17/100 Pokemon Card Normal$4.99
  • Jul 23, 2026eBay — Golduck 17/100 - R Sandstorm Pokemon NMNM$3.99

By grade

  • Raw$3.0039 sales
  • PSA 9$1322 sales
  • CGC 8$28.702 sales
  • CGC 9.5$23.001 sale
  • CGC 9$8.401 sale
  • CGC 8.5$18.001 sale
  • CGC 5.5$8.401 sale
  • CGC 10$39.601 sale

From 48 completed sales recorded between Feb 26, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 9 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Golduck is a Rare Pokémon card from Sandstorm (#17), illustrated by Hajime Kusajima. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Psyduck, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $3.26 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $43 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 13× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 20 August 2026.

The receipts

Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$3.26
Period high
$4.58
Period low
$2.00
Change
29.4%
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Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Should you grade it?

$52

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 28.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case $31); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)28.6%
Expected return$52
PSA 10 best case$31
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Golduck is a Rare in Sandstorm — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 13 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 19 packs.

Rare67%13 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)28.6%18 of 63
PSA 936.5%23 of 63
PSA graded so far63
Gem Mint 1018
Total graded63

Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.

Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$43.13$70$3113.2×
PSA 9$21.20$70$526.5×
PSA 8$13.47$70$604.1×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 63 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1028.6%$43.00
PSA 936.5%$21.00
PSA ≤834.9%$3.00

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.

Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates

Only 29% of 63 PSA-graded Golduck copies are a gem-mint 10 (18 of 63) — the rest grade lower.

PSA63 gradedPSA 10 · 18 · 29% gem
1018
923
816
73
61
41
CGC388 gradedCGC 10 · 66 · 17% gem
1066
9.516
9130
8.556
846

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Golduck 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$3.18
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 18$43$37$50
PSA 9pop 23$21$18$24
PSA 8pop 16$13$11$15
PSA 7pop 3$9$7$10
“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.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$3.26
LPLightly Played$2.27
MPModerately Played$1.06
HPHeavily Played$0.73
DMGDamaged$0.30
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 54.5%
All-time high$3
All-time low$1
Other printingsNormal · $2.77
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$31
Normal$3

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

9% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$3
TCGplayer · dearest$3

Currently 9% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. 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 +16%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 9% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

63% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$1
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Psyduck.

Chaos FlashPoké-Power

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Golduck is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon (choose 1 if there are 2) is now Confused. This power can't be used if Golduck is affected by a Special Condition.

Special Blow30+
Water · Psychic

If the Defending Pokémon has any Special Energy cards attached to it, this attack does 30 damage plus 40 more damage.

Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 1
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Duck PokémonGEN IPsyduckGolduck

Often seen swim­ ming elegantly by lake shores. It is often mistaken for the Japanese monster, Kappa.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#17
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeWater
HP70
Evolves fromPsyduck
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#55
Card IDex2-17
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Golduck (Sandstorm #17) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Golduck from Sandstorm is worth approximately $3.26 ungraded (near-mint), and around $43 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 Golduck?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Golduck from Sandstorm is worth around $43 — roughly 13× the raw ungraded value of $3.26.

Should I grade my Golduck?

A PSA 10 sells for about $43 versus $3.26 raw — roughly a 13× 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 Golduck rare?

Golduck is a Rare card from Sandstorm (card #17), illustrated by Hajime Kusajima. Its current blended market value is $3.26 ungraded.

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