Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence67 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
What each version actually sells for
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 16, 2026eBay — Pokémon Kabutops ex 97/100 EX Sandstorm Holo 2003 EN 150 HP$105
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon Kabutops ex 97/100 Sandstorm Holo Rare MP (light Crease On Front)DM$70.00
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon Kabutops ex 97/100 Sandstorm Holo Rare MPMP$70.00
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Vintage Kabutops EX Sandstorm Holo Rare Card 97/100$245
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Nintendo Kabutops ex 97/100 EX Sandstorm Holo Ultra Rare *DAMAGED**DM$55.00
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Kabutops ex 97/100 EX Sandstorm Holo Ultra Rare English 2003 150HP$113
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card Kabutops ex 97/100 Ex Sandstorm Ultra Rare Holo Swirl$75.00
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Kabutops EX Sandstorm Holo Rare Card 97/100 NM Condition 2003NM$105
By grade
- Raw$80.0087 sales
- PSA 9$37013 sales
- PSA 7$1228 sales
- PSA 10$2,5005 sales
- PSA 8$1764 sales
- CGC 10$1,1134 sales
- PSA 5$79.203 sales
- TAG 8.5$1932 sales
From 135 completed sales recorded between Feb 5, 2024 and Aug 16, 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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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Kabutops ex is a Rare Holo EX Pokémon card from Sandstorm (#97), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. It's a Stage 2 ex Water-type Pokémon with 150 HP, evolving from Kabuto, weak to Grass ×2, Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $110.96 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $3,000 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 27× 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
Graded a PSA 10? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history24 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $450 · PSA 9 · 27 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 6.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$2,664); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Kabutops ex is a Holo / V / ex in Sandstorm — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 21 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 64 packs.
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 grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $3,000.00 | $225 | +$2,664 | 27.0× |
| PSA 9 | $343.00 | $73 | +$159 | 3.1× |
| PSA 8 | $159.00 | $72 | −$24 | 1.4× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,506 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 6.8% | $3,000.00 |
| PSA 9 | 26.2% | $343.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 67% | $111.00 |
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 7% of 1,506 PSA-graded Kabutops ex copies are a gem-mint 10 (102 of 1,506) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Kabutops ex 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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Market check
PSA 10: price guides list this around $1,700 — it actually sells for $3,000 (median of 8 cert-verified PSA sales, 2 recent)
Every sale behind this figure is tied to a specific PSA certificate — see the verified sales in the grading section below.
All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 102 | ✓ 8 cert-verified$3,000$2,107–$3,000 | |
| PSA 9pop 395 | ✓ 34 cert-verified$343$215–$343 | |
| PSA 8pop 394 | 2 sold$159$135–$183 | |
| PSA 7pop 249 | $120$102–$138 | |
| PSA 6pop 198 | ✓ 12 cert-verified$86$81–$110 | |
| PSA 5pop 93 | ✓ 7 cert-verified$70 | |
| PSA 4pop 37 | $31$31–$31 | |
| PSA 2pop 5 | $15$15–$15 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 3 slab of this card sells for about $75 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
171% spreadCurrently 171% cheaper on Cardmarket 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
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🔥 Trending in the community
#101 on the radarKabutops is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Dex Binder - Gen 1 Complete” · 53↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Kabuto.
Flip a number of coins equal to the amount of Energy attached to Kabutops ex. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. You can't flip more than 3 coins in this way.
Remove 2 damage counter from Kabutops ex (remove 1 if there is only 1).
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Kabutops ex (Sandstorm #97) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Kabutops ex from Sandstorm is worth approximately $110.96 ungraded (near-mint), and around $3,000 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 Kabutops ex?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Kabutops ex from Sandstorm is worth around $3,000 — roughly 27× the raw ungraded value of $110.96.
Should I grade my Kabutops ex?
A PSA 10 sells for about $3,000 versus $110.96 raw — roughly a 27× 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 Kabutops ex rare?
Kabutops ex is a Rare Holo EX card from Sandstorm (card #97), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. Its current blended market value is $110.96 ungraded.
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