Should you grade Ho-Oh #1?
Borderline
+$26.61
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 0.3% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$17.20
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$21.66
PSA 10 sale$160.46
Net at PSA 10+$26.61
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-12.34
0.3% of the 308 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.
