Should you grade Pidgeot #10?
Borderline
+$275.61
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 5.4% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$12.85
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$59.03
PSA 10 sale$442.48
Net at PSA 10+$275.61
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-17.16
5.4% of the 462 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.