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Volbeat 53/100

Set: Sandstorm Released: Sep 18, 2003
Pokémon: Volbeat Grass Type Uncommon Illustrator: Kyoko Umemoto Pull Rate:1 in 16.5 packs (6.1%)

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Volbeat #53/100 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Volbeat #53/100 from Sandstorm — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Volbeat has moved down 0.9% to $2.33. PSA 10 copies are up 5.3% over the same period.

Volbeat #53/100 appears roughly 1 in 16.5 packs, which works out at 6.1% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Sandstorm.

Volbeat #53/100 is a Uncommon, one of the higher rarity tiers in Sandstorm.

At $2.33 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $172.13, giving a net return of +$119.42 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$22.16 and PSA 8 returns −$23.81, so a PSA 9 or 10 can profit, while anything below that loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 23 copies of Volbeat #53/100, of which 12 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 52.2%, or roughly 1 in 1.9 graded copies.

No. At a 52.2% gem rate, Volbeat grades better than the Sandstorm average by 34.4 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Volbeat #53/100 was illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto, who has illustrated 365 Pokémon cards in total.

Volbeat #53/100 was released on 18 September 2003 as part of Sandstorm. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 3 Pokémon from the Hoenn region.