Is Piplup worth grading?

A grade 10 copy sells for around $44.00 vs $47.00 raw. That's a modest premium, so grading only pays off for near-perfect copies. An AI pre-grade shows where your copy is likely to land before you pay for professional grading.

Piplup - Cosmic Eclipse

Piplup #239 from Cosmic Eclipse is a rare card that currently sells for about $47.00 ungraded, with graded copies ranging from $30.00 at grade 7 to $44.00 at grade 10. TCGrader's AI has graded 4 copies of Piplup (Cosmic Eclipse), averaging 8.3 overall. Only 25% scored 9 or higher, so genuinely mint copies of this card are scarce. A grade 10 copy sells for around $44.00 vs $47.00 raw. That's a modest premium, so grading only pays off for near-perfect copies.

TCGrader Population Report

AI grade distribution across every copy of Piplup graded on TCGrader

Graded

8.3

Avg Grade

25%

Hit 9+

9.5

1 (25%)

8.5

1 (25%)

7.5

1 (25%)

Price by Grade

Recent market prices for graded copies of Piplup

Grade	Market Price	vs Raw
💎 10	$44.00	0.9×
9.5	$49.99	1.1×
9	$74.49	1.6×
8	$51.25	1.1×
7	$30.00	0.6×
Raw (ungraded)	$47.00	1×

Worth grading? A grade 10 copy sells for around $44.00 vs $47.00 raw. That's a modest premium, so grading only pays off for near-perfect copies.

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