Pokémon card grading calculator
Is your card worth grading? Pick the card and a grading service, add what a 10 sells for, and see the break-even price and your profit after every fee.
What the slab sells for
Look up recent sold listings for the graded card to fill in what a 10 and a 9 sell for. The chance of a 10 is your estimate after checking centering, corners, edges and surface.
How the grading calculator works
- Cost of grading. The grading fee plus shipping and insurance, per card. The service is picked so its value limit covers what the card is worth after grading.
- Break-even price. Grading only pays if the slab, after selling fees, brings in more than selling the card raw plus the grading cost. That is the raw price plus the grading cost divided by what you keep after selling fees.
- Profit for a 10 or a 9. What you make on top of selling it raw for each grade. With your chance of a 10, the calculator averages the two into an expected profit and gives a verdict.
Grading fees per card
| Company | Service | Per card | Max card value | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | Standard | $59.99 | $1,000 | 90–100 days |
| PSA | Priority | $79.99 | $1,500 | 70–80 days |
| PSA | Express | $199.00 | $2,500 | 20–30 days |
| PSA | Super Express | $349.00 | $5,000 | 10–15 days |
| PSA | Premier | $599.00 | $10,000 | 7–10 days |
| CGC | Bulk (25+ cards) | $17.00 | $500 | 150 days |
| CGC | Economy | $20.00 | $1,000 | 90 days |
| CGC | Standard | $55.00 | $3,000 | 10 days |
| CGC | Express | $100.00 | $10,000 | 5 days |
| CGC | WalkThrough | $300.00 | $100,000 | 2 days |
| BGS | Base | $14.95 | — | Not open now |
| BGS | Standard | $34.95 | — | Not open now |
| BGS | Express | $79.95 | — | 15 days |
| BGS | Priority | $124.95 | — | Not open now |
Fees from each grading company’s own price list, checked October 20, 2026. They change often, so confirm the current price and turnaround before you send cards. Turnaround is in business or working days and is only an estimate.
Questions
Is my Pokémon card worth grading?
Grading pays when the slab sells for more than the raw card plus the grading fee, shipping and selling fees. The calculator works out that break-even price for your card, and with what a 10 sells for and your chance of getting one, whether grading is worth it on average.
How much does it cost to grade a Pokémon card?
As of October 20, 2026: PSA Standard is $59.99 per card for cards worth up to $1,000 (its cheaper Value tiers are paused), CGC starts at $17 per card in bulk (25 cards or more) or $20 for Economy, and Beckett Express is $79.95 with its cheaper tiers sold out. Shipping and insurance both ways come on top.
Which grade do I need to make money?
Usually a 10. Most modern cards sell for much less in a 9 than in a 10, so the calculator shows the result for a 10, for a 9 (or less) and the average given your chance of a 10. Check centering, corners, edges and surface before you send a card.
Why do the fees depend on the card’s value?
Graders price their tiers by the declared value: what the card is worth after grading. A card that would be worth more than a tier’s limit has to go in a higher tier, so the calculator picks the cheapest tier that covers the value of a 10.
Track your slabs and what you paid: portfolio tracker. Check a raw price: card price checker.