M Sceptile-EX8/98 · Ancient Origins Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 9$454 sold · 90d · pop 307
- PSA 10$22510 sold · 90d · pop 226
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Ancient Origins #8/98, 2015. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
M Sceptile-EX is a Rare Holo EX Pokémon card from Ancient Origins (#8, released 2015), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. It's a MEGA EX Grass-type Pokémon with 220 HP, evolving from Sceptile-EX, weak to Fire ×2. It's listed among our ex cards. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 12 September 2026.
M Sceptile-EX price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence63 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 3 auctions, 5 accepted offers, 2 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 3 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$14.9979 sales · 63 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 10$22515 sales · 10 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 9$41.498 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$45.004 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 7$41.003 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 8.5$23.402 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- TAG 9$28.001 sale
- TAG 3$20.501 sale
Is M Sceptile-EX worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $45 against the $90 you put in, a $45 loss. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $45–$225. Averaged over every outcome that is −$7 a card.
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Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
M Sceptile-EX is a Holo / V / ex in Ancient Origins — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 27.9% of the time, split across 19 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 68 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $224.95 | $72 | +$134 | 12.0× |
| PSA 9 | $44.50 | $70 | −$45 | 2.4× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 889 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 24.4% | $224.95 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 33.1% | $44.50 |
| PSA 8 | 17.1% | $39.99 † |
| PSA 7 | 12.9% | $41.00 |
| PSA 6 | 6.9% | $10.99 |
| PSA 5 | 3.4% | $9.11 |
| PSA 4 | 0.6% | $9.11 |
| PSA 3 | 0.3% | $9.11 |
| PSA 2 | 0.2% | $9.11 |
| PSA 1 | 0.8% | $9.11 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.3% | $18.79 |
† Priced from PriceCharting's graded ladder — we hold no completed sale of our own at that grade. Every other row is our own sold data.
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
226 of the 925 PSA-graded M Sceptile-EX copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 24%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 925.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 164.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 17.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a M Sceptile-EX 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
M Sceptile EX #8 Pokemon Ancient OriginsRaw · eBay$9.99
Pokemon M Sceptile EX 8/98 XY Ancient Origins Holo Mega EX Ultra Rare 220 HPRaw · eBay$10.00
Pokemon TCG M Sceptile EX 8/98 Holo Rare Ancient Origins Heavily playedRaw · eBay$10.99
M Sceptile EX Pokemon XY - Ancient Origins AOR #8/98 Holo DamagedRaw · eBay$11.00
M Sceptile EX 8/98 UR Full Art Holo XY Ancient Origins Pokemon 2015 HPRaw · eBay$11.49
M Sceptile EX 8/98 Pokemon TCG XY - Ancient Origins HPRaw · eBay$11.56Cheapest raw copy $9.99 — 47% below our near-mint estimate of $19
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 226 | $225$191–$259 | |
| PSA 9pop 307 | $45$38–$51 | |
| PSA 7pop 123 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$41$26–$41 | |
| PSA 6pop 63 | modelled$11$9–$11 | |
| PSA 5pop 31 | modelled$9$9–$15 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $41 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
67% spreadCurrently 67% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Sceptile-EX.
You may attach up to 2 Grass Energy cards from your hand to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like. If you attached Energy to a Pokémon in this way, heal all damage from that Pokémon.
Mega Evolution rule: When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends.
Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other M Sceptile-EX cards
There are 2 different M Sceptile-EX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Ancient Origins #8 (Rare Holo EX).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is M Sceptile-EX (Ancient Origins #8) worth?
As of 12 September 2026, M Sceptile-EX from Ancient Origins is worth approximately $18.79 ungraded (near-mint), and around $225 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for M Sceptile-EX?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) M Sceptile-EX from Ancient Origins is worth around $225 — roughly 12× the raw ungraded value of $18.79.
Should I grade my M Sceptile-EX?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is M Sceptile-EX rare?
M Sceptile-EX is a Rare Holo EX card from Ancient Origins (card #8).
How do I know if my M Sceptile-EX is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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