How much is a PSA 10 Carbink #242?

A PSA 10 Carbink #242 from Pokemon Ascended Heroes is currently priced at $46 based on recent eBay sales tracked on PokeInvest.

Is grading Carbink #242 worth it?

With a raw price of $6 and a PSA 10 selling for $46, grading Carbink #242 has a potential gross margin of $40 before PSA fees ($15-50 depending on service tier). Use the PokeInvest PSA Calculator for a full ROI breakdown.

PSA 9 vs PSA 10 Carbink #242: what's the price difference?

A PSA 10 Carbink #242 sells for about $45 versus about $16 for a graded 9 (PSA, CGC and BGS 9 sales combined), so the 10 carries a 2.9x premium based on recent sales tracked on PokeInvest.

What's the raw price of Carbink #242?

The raw (ungraded) price of Carbink #242 from Pokemon Ascended Heroes is currently $6, based on live market data tracked daily by PokeInvest.

Carbink #242

Name: Carbink #242
Brand: Pokémon

Pokemon Ascended Heroes

Ungraded

$5.50

36 sales

36 sold in 43 days · latest today

$0.99 $25.00

$4.07 today Carbink - 242/217 · Near Mint · Holofoil · English $4.11 today Carbink - 242/217 · Near Mint · Holofoil · English $4.87 today Carbink - 242/217 · Near Mint · Holofoil · English $3.49 today Carbink - 242/217 · Near Mint · Holofoil · English $4.00 today Carbink - 242/217 · Near Mint · Holofoil · English $5.33 2 days ago Pokémon TCG Carbink Illustration Rare ME: Ascended Heroes 242/217 NM 242/217 $7.06 2 days ago Carbink - 242/217 - ME: Ascended Heroes #242/217 - Holofoil - NM - Pokémon TCG 242/217 $4.50 2 days ago Carbink 242/217 Illustration Rare Holo Full Art - Ascended Heroes Pokemon TCG EN 242/217 $5.00 3 days ago Carbink 242/217 Illustration Rare Ascended Heroes Pokemon Holo Near Mint 242/217 $5.99 3 days ago Carbink 242/217 Holo Illustration Rare Ascended Heroes Pokemon English NM 242/217 $6.36 4 days ago Carbink 242/217 Illustration Rare Ascended Heroes Pokemon NM 242/217 $6.83 4 days ago Carbink 242/217 Illustration Rare Ascended Heroes Pokemon Holo Near Mint 242/217 $1.30 4 days ago 2026 Pokemon Ascended Heroes FULL ART ILLUSTRATION RARE HOLO #242 Carbink $0.99 4 days ago Carbink 242/217 Illustration Rare Ascended Heroes Pokemon Holo Near Mint 242/217 $5.99 5 days ago Carbink 242/217 IR Ascended Heroes Pokemon Holo NM/M 242/217 $3.00 5 days ago Carbink 242/217 Ascended Heroes Holo Pokemon Card NM Illustration Rare TCG #242 $5.50 5 days ago CARBINK 2026 POKEMON ASCENDED HEROES 242/217 ILLUSTRATION RARE Q2714 242/217 $7.99 6 days ago Carbink Illustration Rare - ASC 242/217 EN NM Holofoil Pokemon 242/217 $6.93 6 days ago Carbink 242/217 Pokemon TCG Ascended Heroes Holo Illustration Rare NM $10.99 6 days ago Carbink Pokemon Ascended Heroes 242/217 Full Art Illustration Rare NM 242/217 $6.49 6 days ago Carbink Holo ME: Ascended Heroes 242/217 NM Pokemon 242/217 $5.99 6 days ago 2026 Pokemon ASC Carbink Holo 242/217 242/217 $5.00 6 days ago Pokémon Carbink Ascended Heroes Illustration Rare Holo Full Art 242/217 ENG 242/217 $5.45 last week Pokemon TCG - Carbink - ME: Ascended Heroes - 242/217 EN NM 242/217 $5.49 last week Pokemon TCG Carbink 242/217 Ascended Heroes Illustration Rare NM $4.00 last week Pokémon Carbink 242/217 Ascended Heroes Set Rare Full Art Holo 242/217 $5.99 last week Carbink Illustration Rare ME: Ascended Heroes 242/217 NM Pokemon 242/217 $4.76 last week 2026 Pokemon Ascended Heroes Carbink Illustration Rare #242/217 $5.50 last week 2026 Pokemon Ascended Heroes Carbink Illustration Rare #242/217 $5.89 last week Carbink 242/217 Illustration Rare Ascended Heroes Pokemon Holo Near Mint 242/217 $4.00 last week Carbink 242/217 - Mega: Ascended Heroes Illustration Rare - Pokémon TCG (NM) 242/217 $4.00 last week Pokémon Carbink 242/217 Ascended Heroes Set Rare Full Art Holo (ASC) 242/217 $6.99 last week Carbink 242/217 Holo Illustration Rare Ascended Heroes Pokemon Card 242/217 $7.29 last week Carbink 242/217 Pokemon Ascended Heroes $8.06 last week Pokemon - 242/217 - Carbink - Ascended Heroes $25.00 6 weeks ago Carbink 242/217 (NM) - ME: Ascended Heroes - Illustration Rare - Pokemon TCG 242/217

2 sales well outside the rest ($10.99, $25.00). A median is barely moved by them, which is why it is the number shown.

Also held for this card: 1 ACE 10, 1 BGS 10, 2 CGC 10, 3 CGC Pristine 10, 30 PSA 10, 1 PSA 7, 3 PSA 8, 15 PSA 9, 4 TAG 10, 1 TAG 9. Priced separately, never mixed into this median.

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Price by grade

8 from real sales · 2 est

Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	ACE	TAG	SGC
10 Pristine	—		—	—	—	—
10			$82.00 est			$27.00 est
9		—	—	—	—	—
8		—	—	—	—	—

Medians of completed sales — click one to see them. Arrows compare the last 90 days with the period before. est is an estimate we have not confirmed. pop is how many exist at that grade.

Grade it? 68% of 797 PSA-graded copies came back a 10. Raw $5.50 → PSA 10 $45.22. Expected value after a $25 fee: +$5.32 per copy.

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Sales volume: Top 10% of cards