Should you grade Blaine's Vulpix #65?
Borderline
+$13.78
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 17.7% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$2.89
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$17.52
PSA 10 sale$129.18
Net at PSA 10+$13.78
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-78.23
17.7% of the 124 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.
