Is Steelix worth grading?

A grade 10 copy sells for around $64.81, about 7.9× the $8.18 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 $8.18 ungraded, with graded copies ranging from $10.00 at grade 7 to $64.81 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 $64.81, about 7.9× the $8.18 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	$64.81	7.9×
9.5	$45.00	5.5×
9	$22.71	2.8×
8	$12.47	1.5×
7	$10.00	1.2×
Raw (ungraded)	$8.18	1×

Worth grading? A grade 10 copy sells for around $64.81, about 7.9× the $8.18 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.

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