Should you grade Nidoqueen #7?
Borderline
+$477.04
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 1.1% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$16.00
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$90.27
PSA 10 sale$678.30
Net at PSA 10+$477.04
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-7.29
1.1% of the 5,261 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.