Should you grade Pidgeot #33?
Borderline
+$12.08
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 32.2% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$6.88
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$17.86
PSA 10 sale$131.81
Net at PSA 10+$12.08
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-16.39
32.2% of the 90 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.