Iron Hands ex
SV04: Paradox Rift · 248/182 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
248/182
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Iron Hands ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Iron Hands ex in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #248/182 of the SV04: Paradox Rift set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Iron Hands ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Iron Hands ex (Ultra Rare, SV04: Paradox Rift #248/182) changes hands at roughly $10.90, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $10.90, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $11.25. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $10.90, Lightly Played $10.73, Moderately Played $11.20, Heavily Played $12.06, Damaged $11.25 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Iron Hands ex is valued near $69.99 — about 6.4x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Iron Hands ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Iron Hands ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Iron Hands ex sits around $69.99 — roughly 6.4x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $25.07, CGC 10 $45.00, CGC 9.5 $17.50 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $17.93 | $17.93 | $17.93 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $16.76 | $15.30 | $18.22 | 68 |
| ebay | ACE 9 | $31.28 | $31.28 | $31.28 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | 19 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $16.50 | $16.50 | $16.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $17.50 | $17.50 | $17.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $69.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | 39 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $19.37 | $19.37 | $19.37 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $20.50 | $20.50 | $20.50 | 20 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $25.07 | $25.07 | $25.07 | 27 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | 3 |
| ebay | SGC 8 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $11.25 | $11.25 | $11.25 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $12.06 | $12.06 | $12.06 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $10.73 | $10.62 | $10.77 | 181 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $11.20 | $11.20 | $11.20 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $10.90 | $8.79 | $13.74 | 2,315 |
Collector Outlook for Iron Hands ex
As an Ultra Rare, Iron Hands ex carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Iron Hands ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
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