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Magnemite 53/102

Set: Base Set Released: Jan 9, 1999
Pokémon: Magnemite Lightning Type Common Illustrator: Keiji Kinebuchi Pull Rate:1 in 5.3 packs (18.9%) Evolves To: Magneton

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Magnemite #53/102 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Magnemite #53/102 from Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Magnemite has moved down 6.4% to $0.73. PSA 10 copies are up 1.4% over the same period.

Magnemite #53/102 appears roughly 1 in 5.3 packs, which works out at 18.9% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Base Set.

Magnemite #53/102 is a Common, one of the higher rarity tiers in Base Set.

At $0.73 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $147.39, giving a net return of +$99.50 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$1.08 and PSA 8 returns −$10.70, so a PSA 9 or 10 can profit, while anything below that loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 1,545 copies of Magnemite #53/102, of which 465 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 30.1%, or roughly 1 in 3.3 graded copies.

No. At a 30.1% gem rate, Magnemite grades better than the Base Set average by 12.4 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Magnemite #53/102 was illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, who has illustrated 406 Pokémon cards in total.

Magnemite #53/102 was released on 9 January 1999 as part of Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.