Mega Lucario ex #29
Pokemon Japanese Mega Brave · #029 · Base · Aug 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.81
Expected Value
$-1.12
Net Profit
$-0.82
Gem Rate
85.1%
ROI
-5%
Sales / Yr
237
Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.82 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$1.81
BGS 9.5
$66.00
BGS 10
$41.00
PSA 10
$31.15
SGC 10
$19.00
CGC 10
$15.99
9
$14.43
8
$13.97
7
$9.50
85.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (464 total graded)
464Total
PSA 1039585.1%
PSA 95912.7%
PSA 871.5%
PSA 710.2%
Below 720.4%