Charizard ex #234 from Paldean Fates is a illustration_rare card that currently sells for about $248 ungraded, with graded copies ranging from $257 at grade 7 to $520 at grade 10. TCGrader's AI has graded 28 copies of Charizard ex (Paldean Fates), averaging 8.9 overall. 68% scored 9 or higher, so clean copies are common and centering usually decides the top grades. A grade 10 copy sells for around $520, about 2.1× the $248 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.