Mega Lucario ex #228
Pokemon Japanese Mega Dream EX · #228 · Nov 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$10.00
Expected Value
$-1.45
Net Profit
$-1.50
Gem Rate
92.1%
ROI
-6%
Sales / Yr
2,589
Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.50 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
$10.00
BGS 10
$85.00
PSA 10
$45.00
SGC 10
$27.00
9
$26.01
BGS 9.5
$25.00
CGC 10
$23.50
8
$15.25
7
$10.25
92.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (10,729 total graded)
10,729Total
PSA 109,87992.1%
PSA 97136.6%
PSA 81051.0%
PSA 7190.2%
Below 7130.1%