Should I Grade My Mega Meganium ex?
Mega Meganium ex · Ascended Heroes 272/217 · Special Illustration Rare
Short answer: Only if a PSA 10 sells for more than $124.42. At the recent eBay raw sold median of $49.50 (PokémonTCG.io has no TCGplayer price for this card yet), PSA Value grading ($39.99, the cheapest level whose $500 max value covers the recent PSA 10 median and that sale), $25.00 shipping and 13.25% selling fees break even at that graded sale price. Recent PSA 10 sales fall short of that bar (see the sold comps). Check your card’s centering before you pay to grade, and remember many cards come back a 9 or lower.
- Set
- Ascended Heroes
- Year
- 2026
- Number
- 272/217
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- Artist
- Tika Matsuno
- Raw price
- $49.50 eBay sold median, 24 sales, Oct 25 – Nov 8, 2026, via PriceCharting, as of Nov 9, 2026 (PokémonTCG.io has no TCGplayer price for this card yet)
- PSA 10 median
- $122.50 (25 eBay sales)
Prices as of Nov 9, 2026. Raw price: eBay sold median via PriceCharting (PokémonTCG.io has no TCGplayer price for this card yet). Graded figures are eBay sold comps via PriceCharting as of Nov 9, 2026, not estimates.
See recent PSA 10 sales on eBayRecent graded sales
Median eBay sold prices for Mega Meganium ex 272/217 by PSA grade, from sales listed on PriceCharting[4] in the 90 days to Nov 9, 2026. Each sale there links to its eBay listing. These are real sales, not our estimates. Grades with fewer than 3 sales are not shown.
| Grade | Median sold | Sales | Sale dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $122.50† | 25 | Oct 24 – Nov 8 |
| PSA 9 | $55.00† | 25 | Oct 12 – Nov 8 |
| PSA 8 | Not enough recent sales: only 2 in 90 days (we need at least 3), so no median is shown. | ||
† PriceCharting lists only its most recent sales for this grade, so its median covers only the sale dates shown (often just the last few weeks), not the full 90 days. The real 90-day sale count is higher.
Break-even check: the PSA 10 median, $122.50[4], is $1.92 below this page’s $124.42 break-even, so even a PSA 10 selling at that price would not beat selling raw.
Raw price: eBay sold median, $49.50† from 24 sales, Oct 25 – Nov 8, 2026, via PriceCharting[4], as of Nov 9, 2026 (PokémonTCG.io has no TCGplayer price for this card yet). The calculator uses it as the raw price. Sealed, foreign-language, lot and wrong-card sales are not counted. We switch to the TCGplayer price once one is available.
Our take: At the recent PSA 10 median ($122.50), a 10 would net about $1.66 less than selling raw at the $49.50 eBay raw sold median, after PSA Value grading ($39.99), $25.00 shipping and 13.25% selling fees. At the PSA 9 median ($55.00), a 9 would net about $60.22 less than selling raw (also PSA Value, $39.99). So this is too close to call: the PSA 10 edge over selling raw is only $1.66, so a small move in prices could flip it. We don’t call it either way until the deciding price has at least 5 sales and a $10+ edge over selling raw.[4]
PSA population
PSA has graded 2,615 copies; 1,861 are PSA 10s (71.2% gem rate) and 689 are PSA 9s. That means 28.8% of graded copies did not get a 10, so check that a PSA 9 sale would still beat selling raw before you count on a 10.
Source: PriceCharting PSA population report, checked Nov 3, 2026.
The calculator below is prefilled with this card, its raw price and the recent PSA 10 sold median. Change the graded value if your copy or the market differs (we never estimate graded prices: the figures on this page are real sales with sources), then add it to My Collection or share the result.
PSA 10 vs raw calculator
Assuming a PSA 10 (recent median). Change it if you expect a 9.
See recent PSA 9 sales on eBay Pick a card firstAuto-picked Value: the cheapest tier whose $500 max value covers the graded value and break-even.
Max value is what the card's worth after grading, not raw. A $60 raw card you expect to be a $700 PSA 10 needs a tier with a cap of at least $700. If it comes back worth more than its tier's cap, PSA bumps it up to the right tier and charges the difference. How PSA tiers work
PSA fees per card as of Oct 29, 2026, from psacard.com, verified 2026-11-09. Value ($39.99, cards up to $500) reopened Oct 29, 2026; Value Bulk is still paused. Premium tiers for cards worth over $10,000 (Premium 1 to Premium 10, 5–7 business days) from psacard.com/pricing, checked Nov 3, 2026.
Only for your profit on the card. It doesn’t change the grade-or-sell-raw verdict: you’ve paid it either way.
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Counting on a PSA 10? It needs about 55/45 front centering (PSA 9: about 60/40). Measure your card's centering from a photo before you pay to grade.
Assumes the card actually gets the grade you chose. Lower grades are common — try PSA 8/9 values too.
Grading notes for Mega Meganium ex 272/217
- Ascended Heroes has two English Mega Meganium ex prints: 010/217 (Double Rare, 5ban Graphics) and 272/217, the Special Illustration Rare by Tika Matsuno. This page is for 272/217.[1]
- General guidance for any card: PSA says a Gem Mint 10 needs four sharp corners, full original gloss, no staining and centering within about 55/45 on the front and 75/25 on the back.[2] Measure yours with the centering checker and read the PSA grading guide before you submit.
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FAQ
Is Mega Meganium ex 272/217 worth grading?
Only if recent PSA 10 sales are above $124.42. That is the break-even at the eBay raw sold median of $49.50 (24 sales via PriceCharting, as of Nov 9, 2026; PokémonTCG.io has no TCGplayer price for this card yet) with PSA Value grading ($39.99), $25.00 shipping and 13.25% selling fees. The median of 25 recent PSA 10 eBay sales (Oct 24 – Nov 8, 2026, listed on PriceCharting) is $122.50, below that break-even. We never estimate graded prices: these are real sold listings, and the calculator’s graded value is editable.
Which Mega Meganium ex is the Special Illustration Rare?
272/217 from Ascended Heroes, illustrated by Tika Matsuno. 010/217 is the Double Rare.
Which PSA service level do I need for Mega Meganium ex 272/217?
PSA prices each service level by the card's declared value, which should be what the graded card is worth, not its raw price. Recent PSA 10 sales have a median of $122.50, and a PSA 10 has to sell above $124.42 to beat selling raw. The cheapest level whose max value covers both is Value ($39.99 per card, max value $500; fees checked 2026-11-09). If recent PSA 10 sales are above $500, PSA may upcharge you to Standard ($59.99, max $1,000) or higher. The calculator below picks the right level from the graded value you enter.
Sources
- PokémonTCG.io: every English Mega Meganium ex print in Ascended Heroes (number, rarity, artist)
- PSA Grading Standards (psacard.com)
- PokémonTCG.io card record (set, number, image; no TCGplayer price yet)
- PriceCharting: Mega Meganium ex 272/217 (Ascended Heroes) completed sales (raw and PSA), eBay sold listings (retrieved Nov 9, 2026)
Prices change daily. We refresh raw prices from PokémonTCG.io (this card uses the eBay raw sold median until it has a TCGplayer price) and graded sold comps from PriceCharting (eBay sold listings), and show the dates above. Not affiliated with PSA, The Pokémon Company, TCGplayer, PriceCharting or eBay.