Should you grade Dark Vaporeon #9?
Borderline
+$3054.71
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 1.5% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$70.00
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$492.23
PSA 10 sale$3711.93
Net at PSA 10+$3054.71
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead+$381.13
1.5% of the 1,126 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.