Is Steelix worth grading?

A grade 10 copy sells for around $50.00, about 5.5× the $9.05 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading. An AI pre-grade shows where your copy is likely to land before you pay for professional grading.

Steelix - Mega Evolution

Steelix #150 from Mega Evolution is a illustration_rare card that currently sells for about $9.05 ungraded, with graded copies ranging from $12.00 at grade 7 to $50.00 at grade 10. TCGrader's AI has graded 3 copies of Steelix (Mega Evolution), averaging 9.4 overall. 100% scored 9 or higher, so clean copies are common and centering usually decides the top grades. A grade 10 copy sells for around $50.00, about 5.5× the $9.05 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.

TCGrader Population Report

AI grade distribution across every copy of Steelix graded on TCGrader

Graded

9.4

Avg Grade

100%

Hit 9+

9.5

2 (67%)

1 (33%)

Price by Grade

Recent market prices for graded copies of Steelix

Grade	Market Price	vs Raw
💎 10	$50.00	5.5×
9.5	$33.00	3.6×
9	$21.35	2.4×
8	$14.73	1.6×
7	$12.00	1.3×
Raw (ungraded)	$9.05	1×

Worth grading? A grade 10 copy sells for around $50.00, about 5.5× the $9.05 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.

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