Should you grade Pidgeot #23?
Borderline
+$1759.21
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 6.6% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$79.72
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$295.84
PSA 10 sale$2229.76
Net at PSA 10+$1759.21
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead+$349.02
6.6% of the 700 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.