How much is Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 Team Rocket Returns worth?

Rocket's Articuno ex sells for about $228 raw, $1,393 in PSA 9 and $7,087 in PSA 10, based on PriceCharting sold-price averages.

Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 from Team Rocket Returns

Team Rocket Returns · 96/109 · Rare Holo EX · illus. Ryo Ueda

Rocket's Articuno ex price & PSA value

Raw / ungraded: $228
PSA 10: $7,087
Grading upside: 31.1×; PSA 10 ÷ raw
If it gems: +$6,559; after $300 grading fee

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The decision

Is Rocket's Articuno ex worth grading?

Yes — even a PSA 9 Rocket's Articuno ex beats keeping it raw.

A 10 nets +$6,559 over the raw price and a 9 nets +$865. The grade only decides how much you make, not whether you do — so the question is just whether the copy is clean enough to avoid an 8 or worse.

Cost to grade: $528; $228 raw + $300 fee
Break-even gem rate: any; chance of a 10 you need
If it gets a 10: +$6,559
If it gets a 9: +$865

Fee uses PSA's value-tiered service levels ($300 for a card worth $7,087 graded); shipping and insurance are extra. Break-even assumes the copy comes back a 10 or a 9 — a lower grade is worse than either.

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Market value

What each grade sells for

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Grade	Sold price	vs raw	Net after gradingNet
Raw / ungraded	$228	—	—
PSA 7	$569	2.5×	+$40.85
PSA 8	$1,128	4.9×	+$600
PSA 9	$1,393	6.1×	+$865
PSA 10	$7,087	31.1×	+$6,559

Sold-price averages from PriceCharting (matched to “Rocket's Articuno EX #96”), updated daily. Grades with no recent sales are omitted. “Net after grading” is the sold price minus the raw price and the grading fee.

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