Should you grade Bulbasaur #45?
Borderline
+$521.36
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 20.9% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$7.85
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$95.80
PSA 10 sale$720.00
Net at PSA 10+$521.36
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-84.16
20.9% of the 187 copies PSA has graded came back a 10. Pop gem rates are a ceiling — centering and surface on your copy decide.
Prices from real completed sales, updated daily. Population data from PSA's public population report.
